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I searched Google for 60 min + /r/software + Donation coder but couldn't find anything useful.
I want something like Cuckoo for Mac.
Requirements:
1) Simple.
2) MUST be portable (this is the reason I don't want to use Windows Task Scheduler as the settings are tied to Windows).
3) Must be able to choose mp3, wav, or m4a file for sound.
4) Decent interfaceknow if such an app exists?
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:) Chime plays a sound file or tells the time on the hour and every x minutes.
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Chime is portable, it saves it's settings to Chime.ini, just copy the file to the folder you put the script in on your other computers.
Download and install AutoHotkey (http://www.autohotkey.com) to run the script.
Save the script as Chime.ahk and doubleclick to run.
17.07.2017: Added code to the Browse button. @stisev
18.07.2017: Added option to chime multiple times on the hour. @nogojoe
18.07.2017: The program checks for files 0.wav, 1. wav... 23.wav to be played on the hour. @mouser
21.07.2017: Added volume bar. @orbis. Removed a bug affecting playing individual hour files. @nogojoe
16.08.2017: Changed timing
21.10.2017: Added checkbox to ignore the volume
Skrommel
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skrommer to the rescue as usual. Was this coded for me or was it done before? Never seen this app from you before.
Some comments/questions
1) Play button doesn't seem to do anything with "C:\Windows\InfusedApps\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection_3.14.1181.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Arkadium.Win10.DailyChallenges\Assets\Audio\badgeEarned.wav"
It says "playing soundfile" but nothing happens. I've confirmed the directory has that sound file as winamp plays it just fine.
EDIT: I tried this file too but nothing happens when I hit play: http://i.imgur.com/j7bBpvz.png
2) Browse button does nothing
3) You mentioned that Chime can play a sound "on the hour" - is this really true? I see options for Chime every 60 minutes, but that's not the same as on the hour right?
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After a quick peek in the code, the sound is played on the hour (the interval for that function starts from 00:00)
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nexthour:=next
nexthour+=1,Hour
Is Winamp configured as the default player? Or not? Do you have different audio-devices installed in your computer? I ask, because there can be some (unintended) configuration confusion going on, when this is the case. And could explain the silence.
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Just to confirm: I've tested it here on Win10, and it worked just fine, right out of the box.
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After a quick peek in the code, the sound is played on the hour (the interval for that function starts from 00:00)
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nexthour:=next
nexthour+=1,Hour
Is Winamp configured as the default player? Or not? Do you have different audio-devices installed in your computer? I ask, because there can be some (unintended) configuration confusion going on, when this is the case. And could explain the silence.
-Shades
1. Yes Winamp is default player.
2. Yes I have audio-devices but only one actually processes sound. Volumouse screeny: http://i.imgur.com/4felKwf.png I use only USB DAC. Shouldn't it, uh, use the default player like most apps?
Just to confirm: I've tested it here on Win10, and it worked just fine, right out of the box.
Thank you! That means it's probably my system. I will do some more testing + in VM and report back. Thanks for the help guys. <3 <3 <3
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If you're a Chrome user, there is also the Cool Clock extension in the Chrome Web Store that can do this.
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If you're a Chrome user, there is also the Cool Clock extension in the Chrome Web Store that can do this.
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It would have to be on a windows computer without Chrome, but also the problem with Chrome is that its extensions are notoriously non-portable (by google design). Thanks for the suggestion. I am hoping to Skrommel's solution working too.
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I am hoping to skwire's solution working too.-stisev
In this case, I assume you mean Skrommel, right?
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I am hoping to skwire's solution working too.-stisev
In this case, I assume you mean Skrommel, right?
-skwire
lol! yes... man.. I was using sPlayistmaker you made for me for the past 24 hours keep thinking your name :D
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Confirmed it works now. No idea what the problem was. It just went off on the hour at midnight. THANK YOU Skrommel!! <3 <3 <3
I'm going to use this to run on the HTPC in living room to replicate grandfather clock :)
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:) Made just for you, stisev!
It's was a quick hack, so I forgot to put code in the browse button! Updated the code on top. I also uploaded an .exe-file.
Skrommel
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Damn, you're so awesome. Thank you very much!
It's surprising that I couldn't find a portable lightweight utility that does this (and OSX does have it).
I'll re-download it and test it out asap! My living room has an hourly chime again. Now to find a decent sounding grandfather clock chime.
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Damn, you're so awesome. Thank you very much!
It's surprising that I couldn't find a portable lightweight utility that does this (and OSX does have it).
I'll re-download it and test it out asap! My living room has an hourly chime again. Now to find a decent sounding grandfather clock chime.
-stisev
try
https://freesound.org/people/joedeshon/packs/7926/
You may have to get Skommel to modify the setup to allow each hour chime to the correct wav. file then you would have the complete grandfather clock .The sounds files are really authentic.
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:) Added an option to play the sound multiple times on the hour, nogojoe.
I could maybe add a second sound file to make the clock sound reverb on the last chime. Or maybe 12 separate files?
Skrommel
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Maybe one way to let user customize the chime souds without adding any gui options, is simply to let user specify sound file "Whatever.wav", but before playing the sound file, check if "Whatever_X.wav" exists and play that if it does, where X = hour number from 0-23 (or 1-24 whatever). That way if they want they could use a different sound file for each different hour of the day.
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:) Added an option to play sound files 0.wav, 1.wav... 23.wav on the hour if they exist in the program's folder, mouser.
Or just 0 through 12, it checks if files >12 exists, and if not it chooses the earlier ones.
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skrommel :D
Age is just a number ! You proved it :Thmbsup:
After so loooog years DC is again filled with useful codes. I am the one (but not the only) who has benefited the most from your codes and learn AutoHotkey.
Thank you.
Regards,
Anand
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Added an option to play sound files 0.wav, 1.wav... 23.wav on the hour if they exist in the program's folder, mouser. :)
Or just 0 through 12, it checks if files >12 exists, and if not it chooses the earlier ones.
-skrommel
Hi Skommel
I have downloaded wav files and have renamed them 0.wav, 1.wav... 23.wav as you have suggested but I am having no luck with them chiming on the hour I have the wav files in the same folder as the program.
I am running the AHK setup as the exe setup brings up a virus warning and quarantines the the exe.
it plays the chimes if you use play in the options setup .
This is the ini file :
[Settings]
interval=60
chime=Sound + Voice
silent1h=00
silent1m=00
silent2h=00
silent2m=00
soundfile=C:\Program Files\Chime\6.wav
repeat=1
voice=Microsoft Sam
voicetest=The time is <Time1>. Today is <Time2>.
time1=H:mm
time2=dddd d. MMMM yyyy
replace1a=:00
replace1b=o'clock
replace2a=.
replace2b=of
hidden=0
Regards nogojoe
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Hi, Skommel,
Just found this. What an excellent little program!
How possible would it be to have it use an independent volume control, so I could have, say, music louder, and this softer?
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How possible would it be to have it use an independent volume control, so I could have, say, music louder, and this softer?
-orbis
can this not be done via the volume mixer?
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In cases like this I think the simpler thing is find a utility that can change the volume of your chime wav files to be what you want.
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:) Added a master volume control, orbis, I'll see if I can add a more targeted volume solution. Also, I found the error in the hourly files code, nogojoe, and I added a checkbox to choose between the play options.
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Many thanks indeed, skrommel!
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Sorry to be a bother, skrommel, but the volume control (on the .exe.file, which is what I'm using) only seems to work on sound, not voice, nor sound+voice.
Would you mind having a look?
Many thanks!
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:) Added a master volume control, orbis, I'll see if I can add a more targeted volume solution. Also, I found the error in the hourly files code, nogojoe, and I added a checkbox to choose between the play options.
-skrommel
Hi Skommel,
Can you post the new update as a ahk script my antivirus keeps on neutralizing the chime exe. Scans the exe file ok but when I try to run to install the exe the antivirus neutralises it. glad to see that you have found the error in the code but it frustrating not being able to check it out.
regards nogojoe
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my antivirus keeps on neutalizing the chime exe. Scans the exe file ok but when I try to run to install the exe the antivirus neutralises it.
-nogojoe
what is your anti-virus?
Can you report this to them as a false positive?
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my antivirus keeps on neutalizing the chime exe. Scans the exe file ok but when I try to run to install the exe the antivirus neutralises it.
-nogojoe
what is your anti-virus?
Can you report this to them as a false positive?
-tomos
It's Panda antivirus.
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Can you report this to them as a false positive?
-tomos
:)
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Can you report this to them as a false positive?
-tomos
:)
-tomos
Hi Tomos
Have sent them an incident report with the offending exe
nogojoe
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Uploaded the script, orbis.
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Thanks. I've discovered the EarTrumpet app/program, which allows individual programs to run different volume levels, and it seems to work well here: https://github.com/File-New-Project/EarTrumpet/releases.
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:) Added a master volume control, orbis, I'll see if I can add a more targeted volume solution. Also, I found the error in the hourly files code, nogojoe, and I added a checkbox to choose between the play options.
-skrommel
LOL guys.
I just came back to this thread to ask for independent volume control...someone already requested it and skrommel already implemented it.
This site is so awesome
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@Skrommel: Thanks!
@stisev: If you're satisfied with Skrommel's app, do you mind if I move this to the Finished section?
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@Skrommel, great piece of software. Thanks!
Any ideas why (Win 10, system time kept regularly up to date via http://www.thinkman.com/dimension4/) Chime should invariably notify me up to 60 seconds after system time indicates the time specified? It announces actual system time correctly, but is not off its marks as soon as that time arrives.
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Uploaded the script, orbis.
-skrommel
Hi Skommel
I am having trouble getting this to work properly .
I get the sound files to work ok on the ui interface however won't chime on the hour through my speakers.
Going on the interface if I activate play say at 3.30 actual time it chimes 3 gongs .If I activate play at 11.30 it chimes 11 gongs .(that is even with another wav. file showing on the interface ).However if I let it work through the normal hours it doesnt chime at all . I am running Win XP 3. Hope you or anybody can help.
Regards nogojoe .
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@orbis: I use a timer set to 60 seconds, so it can be off by almost a minute. It's just to be as easy on the CPU as possible, but I can easily change it.
@nogojoe: So the test works, but when you click Run, there's no sound?
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@orbis: I use a timer set to 60 seconds, so it can be off by almost a minute. It's just to be as easy on the CPU as possible, but I can easily change it.
@nogojoe: So the test works, but when you click Run, there's no sound?
-skrommel
Yes that's correct.
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@orbis: I use a timer set to 60 seconds, so it can be off by almost a minute. It's just to be as easy on the CPU as possible, but I can easily change it.
-skrommel
Thanks. I'd certainly sacrifice some CPU for a bit more accuracy here.
Or is there a setting which users can change, perhaps?
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Thanks. I'd certainly sacrifice some CPU for a bit more accuracy here.
Or is there a setting which users can change, perhaps?
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Or perhaps two versions - higher and lower CPU?
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Thanks. I'd certainly sacrifice some CPU for a bit more accuracy here.
Or is there a setting which users can change, perhaps?
-orbis
The source code doesn't have this as a user-definable setting but, if you have AutoHotkey installed, and are using the .ahk file instead of the .exe, you can easily modify the source on line 189 to do what you want.
The 60000 is 60000 milliseconds, or, 60 seconds. If you want it checking every second, close the script, change the 60000 to 1000, and relaunch the script. Make sense?
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Thanks. I'd certainly sacrifice some CPU for a bit more accuracy here.
Or is there a setting which users can change, perhaps?
-orbis
The source code doesn't have this as a user-definable setting but, if you have AutoHotkey installed, and are using the .ahk file instead of the .exe, you can easily modify the source on line 189 to do what you want.
The 60000 is 60000 milliseconds, or, 60 seconds. If you want it checking every second, close the script, change the 60000 to 1000, and relaunch the script. Make sense?
-skwire
Thanks. Moved over to AHK to try that out. It's certainly more accurate with line 189 at 1000, but it has the unfortunate side-effect of making the chime and voice sound every second for the minute it's set to run.
I have it set up to ring on the hour, and every 15 minutes thereafter. At those times, it constantly chimes/speaks for every second for a minute on the hour, at 15, etc.
Might there be a way round this?
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but it has the unfortunate side-effect of making the chime and voice sound every second for the minute it's set to run.-orbis
Ah, apologies for that. I didn't look too closely at the source. :-[
Might there be a way round this?-orbis
To answer your question, yes, it'll take further code modifications to do what you want. Unfortunately, I do not have time today to look at the source more closely (regular job getting in the way :P). If Skrommel doesn't get to it first, I'll try to find time later this week.
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but it has the unfortunate side-effect of making the chime and voice sound every second for the minute it's set to run.-orbis
Ah, apologies for that. I didn't look too closely at the source. :-[
Might there be a way round this?-orbis
To answer your question, yes, it'll take further code modifications to do what you want. Unfortunately, I do not have time today to look at the source more closely (regular job getting in the way :P). If Skrommel doesn't get to it first, I'll try to find time later this week.
-skwire
That is very good of you. Appreciated!
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@orbis: Uploaded a new version with corrected timing.
@nogojoe: I'm sorry, but I can't replicate your problem.
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@orbis: Uploaded a new version with corrected timing.
-skrommel
I am extremely grateful.
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Just a reminder to everyone that if you want to encourage the coders on the site, you can make a donation to them by clicking the gold coin under their name.
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Just a reminder to everyone that if you want to encourage the coders on the site, you can make a donation to them by clicking the gold coin under their name.
-mouser
Good reminder. Donations made, to express my gratitude for this site and the skill and expertise offered.
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I wasn't meaning to pick on you orbis, it was just a general comment. But thank you so much for your support of the site and the coders who live here. :-*
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@orbis: Uploaded a new version with corrected timing.
@nogojoe: I'm sorry, but I can't replicate your problem.-skrommel
Thanks Skommel there must be some issue with my computer.
Nogojoe
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@orbis: Uploaded a new version with corrected timing.
@nogojoe: I'm sorry, but I can't replicate your problem.-skrommel
Thanks Skommel there must be some issue with my computer.
Nogojoe
-nogojoe
Hi Skommel,
did some fiddling around and got it to go :Thmbsup: :Thmbsup:
A thing of beauty and a joy forever :-* :-*
Regards Nogojoe
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Hi guys,
I've downloaded the latest Chime and had some issues. Here's a picture with my settings: https://i.imgur.com/vffl0Tn.png
The big problem has to do with the volume feature on Chime. I use this program on my HTPC where we watch movies frequently or listen to music on. I have Chime to play a special clock tone hourly to replicate a grandfather type atmosphere, but what ends up happening is the volume of the movie is affected drastically during the playing of the music.
This can get really disconcerting during the night when the volume increases by 50% or more because of the Chime app for a period of a few seconds in our apartment and the movie or music volume increases with it drastically.
In the old version this wasn't an issue because it was tied to the system volume. In the new version, there seems to be no way to disable the volume option or prevent this from happening.
Please help! We're so close to achieving grandfather-clock nirvana :(
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Try Chime v1.6, @stisev! :)
I added a checkbox so you can ignore the volume slider.
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Confirmed it works now. TY!!
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I have download Chime.exe from page 1 (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=44048.0) but I can't run it on Windows 10. Error message: This app can't run on your PC
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It works fine for me on Windows 10 v1709 build 16299.19.
I do get a warning from Windows Smart Screen that it may be dangerous to run the program, but since I trust Skrommel and because Jotti said no malware was found (https://virusscan.jotti.org/en-US/filescanjob/9ac1zuuw8n), I told it to run anyway and it works just fine.
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I also had warning from Smart Screen but I allowed Chime to run and got the error message. Windows 10 Pro 32 bit (version 1703 build 15063.674). No complaint from Avira.
I wil try to run it on my laptop then.