Strange Audio

BobTheDog · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:29 am Post subject: Strange Audio

Hi Guys,

My MacPro has started making a Bubble type sound three note sequence every so often, I have no idea what it is.

It is not the alert sound and I have played all of them to make sure.

Anyone any ideas?

Cheers

Andy

elektro80 · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:37 am Post subject:

???

Hmmm

EdisonRex · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:10 pm Post subject:

can you print a screenshot of your Activity Monitor? or the output from a ps in Terminal. Something that gives us a clue what's running on it.

rlainhart · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:00 am Post subject:

Go to your Universal Access Preference Pane in System Preferences and see if Voice Over is turned on. If it is, turn it off.

One of the Voice Over voices is called Bubbles - that may be what you're hearing.

BobTheDog · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:03 am Post subject:

Hi Guys,

Thanks for all the replies, I am away from the Mac at the moment in Vista land when I get back I will have another look.

Cheers

Andy

BobTheDog · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:38 am Post subject:

Hi,

Voiceover is turned off.

Ps listing is here:

andrew-capons-computer:~ andrewcapon$ ps -eAm
PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND
368 ?? S 0:13.95 /Applications/Live 6.0.9 OS X/Live.app/Contents/MacOS/Live -psn_0_4194305 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME=/Users/andrewcapon SHELL=/bin/bash USER=an
94 ?? Ss 0:07.31 /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Frameworks/CoreGraphics.framework/Resources/WindowServer -daemon
338 ?? S 0:03.45 /Applications/Skype.app/Contents/MacOS/Skype -psn_0_2752513 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME=/Users/andrewcapon SHELL=/bin/bash USER=andrewcapon GL_E
351 ?? S 0:05.92 /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari -psn_0_3407873 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME=/Users/andrewcapon SHELL=/bin/bash USER=andrewcapon GL
363 ?? S 0:00.59 /Applications/System Preferences.app/Contents/MacOS/System Preferences -psn_0_3801089 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME=/Users/andrewcapon SHELL=/bin/
337 ?? S 0:00.71 /Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail -psn_0_2621441 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME=/Users/andrewcapon SHELL=/bin/bash USER=andrewcapon GL_ENA
325 ?? S 0:00.51 /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder -psn_0_1572865 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME=/Users/andrewcapon SHELL=/bin/bash USER
370 ?? R 0:00.98 /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app/Contents/MacOS/Terminal -psn_0_4325377 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME=/Users/andrewcapon SHELL=/bin/bash USER=
339 ?? S 0:04.39 /Applications/HardwareMonitor.app/Contents/MacOS/HardwareMonitor -psn_0_2883585 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME=/Users/andrewcapon SHELL=/bin/bash U
116 ?? Ss 0:00.38 /System/Library/CoreServices/coreservicesd
324 ?? S 0:00.53 /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app/Contents/MacOS/SystemUIServer -psn_0_1441793 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME=/Users/andrewcapon SHEL
329 ?? S 0:00.64 /Applications/Fireface Mixer.app/Contents/MacOS/Fireface Mixer -psn_0_1835009 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin __CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1F5:0:0
319 ?? S 0:00.34 /Applications/Fireface Settings.app/Contents/MacOS/Fireface Settings -psn_0_917505 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin __CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1F5:0:0
320 ?? S 0:00.29 /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/MacOS/Dock -psn_0_1048577 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME=/Users/andrewcapon SHELL=/bin/bash USER=and
331 ?? SNs 0:00.25 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Versions/A/Support/mdimportserver PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
143 ?? Ss 0:00.26 /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow console
142 ?? Ss 0:00.33 /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Frameworks/ATS.framework/Support/ATSServer
254 ?? Ss 0:00.29 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Versions/A/Support/mds
359 ?? Ss 0:00.16 /System/Library/Frameworks/SyncServices.framework/Resources/SyncServer.app/Contents/MacOS/SyncServer PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME=/Users/andrewca
332 ?? S 0:00.38 /System/Library/PreferencePanes/UniversalAccessPref.prefPane/Contents/Resources/UniversalAccess.app/Contents/MacOS/UniversalAccess -psn_0_1966081 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
335 ?? S 0:00.09 /Library/PreferencePanes/Witch.prefPane/Contents/Resources/witchdaemon.app/Contents/MacOS/witchdaemon -psn_0_2359297 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME
76 ?? Ss 0:00.19 /usr/sbin/DirectoryService
336 ?? S 0:00.06 /Applications/DejaMenu.app/Contents/MacOS/DejaMenu -psn_0_2490369 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME=/Users/andrewcapon SHELL=/bin/bash USER=andrewcapo
369 ?? Ss 0:00.23 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreMIDIServer.framework/MIDIServer PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
340 ?? S 0:00.03 /Library/Printers/hp/hpio/HPEventHandler.app/Contents/MacOS/HPEventHandler -psn_0_3014657 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME=/Users/andrewcapon SHELL=/
107 ?? S 0:00.26 /usr/sbin/blued
293 ?? SNs 0:00.11 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Versions/A/Support/mdimportserver
312 ?? Ss 0:00.21 /System/Library/CoreServices/pbs PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110
333 ?? S 0:00.06 /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/iTunesHelper.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper -psn_0_2097153 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME=/Users/andre
334 ?? S 0:00.20 /Library/PreferencePanes/Microsoft Mouse.prefPane/Contents/Resources/MicrosoftMouseHelper.app/Contents/MacOS/MicrosoftMouseHelper -psn_0_2228225 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin S
27 ?? Ss 0:01.43 kextd
367 ?? S 0:00.03 /System/Library/Services/AppleSpell.service/Contents/MacOS/AppleSpell -psn_0_4063233 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME=/Users/andrewcapon SHELL=/bin/b
73 ?? Ss 0:00.11 /usr/sbin/securityd
67 ?? Ss 0:00.65 /usr/sbin/configd
271 ?? Ss 0:00.03 /Library/Printers/hp/hpio/HPIO Trap Monitor.app/Contents/MacOS/HPIO Trap Monitor
262 ?? Ss 0:00.05 /usr/sbin/automount -f -m /Network -nsl -mnt /private/var/automount
68 ?? Ss 0:00.94 /usr/sbin/coreaudiod
154 ?? Ss 0:00.11 /usr/sbin/lookupd
152 ?? S 0:00.01 /System/Library/Extensions/MOTUFireWireAudio.kext/Contents/MacOS/MOTUFireWireConsoleLauncher.app/Contents/MacOS/MOTUFireWireConsoleLauncher -psn_0_262145 PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbi
69 ?? Ss 0:00.18 /usr/sbin/diskarbitrationd
270 ?? Ss 0:00.02 /usr/sbin/automount -f -m /automount/Servers -fstab -mnt /private/Network/Servers -m /automount/static -static -mnt /private/var/automount
62 ?? Ss 0:00.07 /usr/sbin/mDNSResponder -launchdaemon
97 ?? S 0:00.06 /usr/sbin/pcscd -f
79 ?? Ss 0:00.05 /usr/sbin/distnoted
373 p1 S 0:00.01 -bash PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME=/Users/andrewcapon SHELL=/bin/bash USER=andrewcapon GL_ENABLE_DEBUG_ATTACH=YES __CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1F5:0
60 ?? Ss 0:00.01 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DedicatedNetworkBuilds.framework/Resources/bfobserver
220 ?? Ss 0:00.02 /Library/Frameworks/HPServicesInterface.framework/Runtime/hpusbmond
70 ?? Ss 0:00.01 /usr/sbin/memberd -x
61 ?? Ss 0:00.02 /usr/sbin/KernelEventAgent
372 p1 Ss 0:00.01 login -pf andrewcapon PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin SECURITYSESSIONID=5a3110 HOME=/Users/andrewcapon SHELL=/bin/bash USER=andrewcapon GL_ENABLE_DEBUG_ATTACH=YES __CF_USER_TEXT_
301 ?? S 0:00.04 /Library/StartupItems/Parallels/pvsnatd
342 ?? Ss 0:00.01 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.framework/Versions/A/Resources/usbmuxd -launchd
63 ?? Ss 0:00.12 /usr/sbin/netinfod -s local
1 ?? S<s 0:00.11 /sbin/launchd
74 ?? Ss 0:00.11 /usr/sbin/notifyd
395 p1 R+ 0:00.00 ps -eAm TERM_PROGRAM=Apple_Terminal TERM=xterm-color SHELL=/bin/bash TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION=133 USER=andrewcapon __CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1F5:0:0 PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin P
278 ?? Ss 0:00.03 ntpd -f /var/run/ntp.drift -p /var/run/ntpd.pid
64 ?? Ss 0:00.22 /usr/sbin/syslogd
200 ?? Ss 0:00.08 /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsTransporter/llipd
80 ?? Ss 0:00.46 /usr/sbin/update
170 ?? Ss 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/crashreporterd
252 ?? Ss 0:00.00 rpc.lockd -w
237 ?? Ss 0:00.00 nfsiod -n 4
23 ?? Ss 0:00.00 /sbin/dynamic_pager -F /private/var/vm/swapfile
57 ?? S+ 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/ipfwloggerd

Having a quick look through Skype jums out at me, I will investigate.

Cheers

Andy

BobTheDog · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:41 am Post subject:

Yep its Skype, is is the sound for Contact Available.

I have disabled it.

Thanks for your help guys.

Cheers

Andy

EdisonRex · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:10 pm Post subject:

good one to know.