I was having an IM conversation with Jason Harris, about extracting the sounds that Google Talk uses for rings, etc., for other uses (ringtones, etc.). We did some poking around, and discovered that the sound files aren’t just sitting around in the Google Talk directory structure.
However, they are embedded in googletalk.exe as WAV resources. A quick trip to Visual Studio later, we had extracted and saved them. Small, clean .WAV files, suitable for whatever use you want them for.
I’ve posted a ZIP file of the 5 Google Talk sounds - the whole thing is only 150KB. I’ll take that down if anyone at Google asks me to, but since two of the sounds are standard telephone “ring” and “busy” sounds, and two are just beeps, I can’t imagine that Google would get too worked up about it. The only unique sound is the ring (gtalk5.wav), which is now my new ringtone on my Pocket PC Phone.
Anyway, if you want the sound files, go get them, or extract them yourself. Let me know if you come up with any cool uses for them! 
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Oh wow,
Thank you so much for doing this task of extracting these awesome sound files and sharing them with the world. I’ve been looking for these sounds ever since I heard Leo Laporte play one of them on a earlier episode of Security Now! I personally want them to use with Skype and as my mobile phone ringer.
Thanks for this!
Thank you! Greatly appreciate it! That would have cost me several hours searching for the sound files! Perfect new ringer for my Treo.
Yeah thanks! I spend a lot of time to search this sounds. thank you mister Vbseb
Great! Thank you for your efforts.
I want to use these sounds for the quiet setting on my mobile too!
Options… DOWNROAD!
Thanks! I have been looking for this for weeks.
But, unfortunately the volume is too small for my treo.
Thanks, now my MSN Messenger and Google Talk have the same sounds
hey, just wanted to say thanks for uploading these sounds. i appreciate the work you did to get these.
Many thanks.
MSN had some very aphonic sounds that simply distracted me.
Now i can use these.
Sweet! Replacing the GAIM sounds now. Thanks!
Thank you for posting this! I wanted the sounds to use in GAIM and wondered why there wasn’t a Google Talk sound folder. Thanks for saving me time. =)
Is the “DING” sound in there? I’d love it as a message alert
i have find a google talk sounds
Is there anyway to import a sound I hate that default #1 file.
Cheers! - Plain marvellous!
thanks, i used it in my video..
This is awesome! Just thought of getting these sounds and found your entry. Tweaking my BlackBerry now. ^_^ Thanks dude.
the best thing u have done dude.
Thanks.
Is there a way to change those sounds in the google talk application?
Mil gracias por los sonidos, los estaba buscando hace un buen tiempo.
Thank you so much for these sounds!
Wow thanks a lot for this !
‘been looking for those for a while !
Hi Josh,
I appreciate that!! really kool, am using the ringtone on my mobile now.
I have a problem tho with Gtalk and was wondering whether u could solve it or help me to:
I am looking for an addon which allows me to change the incoming chat notification for gtalk. it is just to silent and if I am in the room next to the one where the computer is then I just can’t hear it and I miss out on chatting with people who rarely come online, even on full volume.
PLEASE refer me to a download which allows me to modifiy the incoming chat notification from that ping to a manual .wav or mp3 which I personally would set to a louder and longer tone.
thanx m8
Thank you so much!
er… question though… Do u believe it is possible to change the sounds on gTalk?
I think it would be awesome if possible.