In the new window, navigate to the directory with the default dictation sounds (for the novice do this: by highlighting, then copying (command-c) the following line (it works, it's different from the actual directory path, given at the top of the answer, if you want you can use that one instead, the Resources in the following string is merely an in-built alias or sym-link):
#How to turn dictation on mac windows#
Go to Finder and open a new Finder window (command-shift-n) so you have two windows open. Then from either menu from the first sentence of this step select Show In Finder, or hit command-shift-r. Just go to /System/Library/Sounds and copy your favorite alert sound(s) and rename as appropriate (see the following steps).Ĭontrol-click, or right-click, or File(menu)>Create New Version> and select Create AIFF Version. You can use other built-in system sounds, like alerts, etc.
You can use any combination of the default sounds and your own. Follow the directions herein and make a "silent" piece of audio from a quiet part of a song. **If you want NO sound, DO NOT simply remove the relevant files from the framework. (Do not worry, this is non-destructive and the times will be reset back to the correct ones down to the thousandth of a second if you uncheck the boxes and click OK again, I will remind you at the end to do this.) The check-box(es) will automatically tick themselves if you edit the time(s). Go to the Options tab.Įdit the Start and Stop times to bracket the portion you want for the new sound (this may be 10 milliseconds of silence, up to you). Get Info on the song (command-i, or right-click, or control-click, or File(menu)>Get Info). General(tab)>Import Settings.(button)>Import Using(menu)>įind a song with a silent intro (fastest), or segment, or any sound that you like. Turn off Dictation: (System Preferences>System(tab)>Dictation&Speech(button)) To convert a bit of (optionally silent) audio in iTunes 11 to an aiff file: If you convert files with other programs you may be able to choose, or set ahead of time, or will simply get what the devs decided you get. If you convert files with iTunes you will end up with. If you put a CD in your computer the files will have. Power users should mostly be able to take it from here, and/or skip to Step 10.ĪIFF stands for Audio Interchange File Format. The only difference I know of being you can set different programs to open each by default. If you put a store-bought music CD in your computer you will often see the tracks as. aiff in iTunes, Garageband, most audio editing programs, etc. You can convert from another format or create a. caf audio file by simply changing the extension of a. 
They are located in: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/amework/Versions/A/Resources/.These have a mid, low, and high tone (respectively). There are 3 sound files for the 3 functions: start, cancel, and stop.ĭt-begin.caf, dt-cancel.caf, and dt-confirm.caf (respectively).
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