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+//
+// $Id: SoundCodes.java,v 1.1 2003/11/26 01:43:31 mdb Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.media.sound;
+
+import com.threerings.media.sound.SoundManager.SoundType;
+
+/**
+ * A basic set of sound types.
+ */
+public interface SoundCodes
+{
+    /**
+     * Alert sounds are the type of sounds a player would hear when
+     * getting a puzzle challenge.
+     */
+    public static final SoundType ALERT = new SoundType("alert");
+
+    /**
+     * Feedback sounds are the type of sounds a player would here when
+     * clicking on buttons or performing an action.
+     */
+    public static final SoundType FEEDBACK = new SoundType("feedback");
+
+    /**
+     * Ambient sounds are birds chirping, waves lapping, boats creaking.
+     */
+    public static final SoundType AMBIENT = new SoundType("ambient");
+
+    /**
+     * Game alert sounds are used to indicate that it's a player's turn.
+     */
+    public static final SoundType GAME_ALERT = new SoundType("game_alert");
+
+    /**
+     * General game sound effects.
+     */
+    public static final SoundType GAME_FX =new SoundType("game_fx");
+}