Sounds

UI sound effects for Spacedrive.

Adding New Sounds

1. Convert to Web Formats

Use ffmpeg to convert your audio file to both OGG and MP3 for broad compatibility:

bash

# From WAV, AIFF, or any audio format
ffmpeg -i YourSound.wav -acodec libvorbis -q:a 4 output.ogg
ffmpeg -i YourSound.wav -acodec libmp3lame -q:a 4 output.mp3

Quality settings:

-q:a 4 = Good quality (range: 0-10, lower is better)
-q:a 2 = Higher quality, larger file
-q:a 6 = Lower quality, smaller file

Tips:

Keep sounds short (< 2 seconds for UI feedback)
Normalize volume to avoid jarring loud sounds
OGG usually gives better quality at smaller sizes than MP3

2. Add to index.ts

typescript

import newSoundOgg from "./new-sound.ogg";
import newSoundMp3 from "./new-sound.mp3";

export const sounds = {
  copy: () => playSound(copyOgg, copyMp3, 0.3),
  newSound: () => playSound(newSoundOgg, newSoundMp3, 0.5), // Add here
};

3. Use in Components

typescript

import { sounds } from "@sd/assets/sounds";

// Play the sound
sounds.copy();
sounds.newSound();

Current Sounds

copy - Plays when file copy/move completes (volume: 30%)
startup - Plays when the app first loads (volume: 50%)

Advanced Conversion

Adjust Volume

bash

# Reduce volume by 50%
ffmpeg -i input.wav -af "volume=0.5" output.ogg

# Normalize audio (make consistent volume)
ffmpeg -i input.wav -af "loudnorm" output.ogg

Trim Length

bash

# Take first 1 second
ffmpeg -i input.wav -t 1 output.ogg

# Take from 0.5s to 1.5s
ffmpeg -i input.wav -ss 0.5 -t 1 output.ogg

Fade In/Out

bash

# Fade in over 0.2s, fade out over 0.2s
ffmpeg -i input.wav -af "afade=t=in:st=0:d=0.2,afade=t=out:st=0.8:d=0.2" output.ogg

File Size Guidelines

UI feedback sounds: < 50KB
Notification sounds: < 100KB
Background music: < 500KB

Keep sounds minimal to avoid bloating the app bundle.