well it turns out it was not the OS playing the music (though I never did find out what it was) thanks m On Jul 10, 2004, at 4:31 PM, Charles Martin wrote: >> From: matblack at mac.com >> >> Two questions... new to panther and still occasionally surprised and >> mystified. >> Why is Panther playing an ambient loop all the time? How do I change >> it >> or stop it? >> > It should not be doing that. I'm at a loss to explain that one. > > When you hear the loop, hit cmd-tab and see what other programs are > open. You may have accidentally set up something that plays ambient > sound as a startup, sorry "login" item inadvertently (you can find out > what login items you have by checking your "Accounts" system > preference. ISTR there are a few programs that play ambient sound to > sooth you -- maybe you tried one a while back and it left behind a > present? :) > > > _Chas_ > _______________________________________ Matthew Guemple c. 646.734.6601 matblack at mac.com www.creativehotlist.com/m_guemple