Am 05.10.2007 um 09:24 schrieb IOhannes m zmoelnig:
the simplest one is: play at low volumes. you can destroy your PA and permanently damage the ears of a large audience with something as simple as the apple startup sound. no pd involved.
at least for PPC machines there is relief: http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~arcana/StartupSound/index.en.html