When you receive a notification in Apple's Notification Center for Mountain Lion, the system will use the built-in "Basso" sound. If you do not want this sound to play whenever you receive a notification, then you have a couple of options.
The first is to disable the sound completely, which can be done on a per-application basis in the Notifications system preferences. Simply select an application and then uncheck the "Play sound when receiving notifications" option, which should silence it.
Unfortunately this is a relatively limited option and one that requires you to change it for every application. Additionally, Apple does not provide any settings for adjusting the sound to use; however, Erica Sadun at TUAW recently outlined a workaround to change the sound globally for all notifications, which may be useful to those who dread the dull, thud Basso sound.
Adding a custom AIFF sound to your user library and naming it Basso will replace the use of the system sound of this name when loaded into your user account.
(Credit: Screenshot by Topher Kessler/CNET)
To do this, simply create or copy a small sound bite in the AIFF format to your user's Library folder, name it "Basso.aiff... [Read more]
by Topher Kessler via CNET How To
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