Play Start Up song

Gets the base64-encoded text of the Apple start up song from their keynote, decodes it, and plays the sound out loud.

Actions Used

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Play Sound
Plays the audio file passed as input, or a default notification sound if no audio file was passed.
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Base64 Encode
Encodes or decodes text or files using Base64 encoding.
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Text
Passes the specified text to the next action.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Play%20Start%20Up%20song
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Play%20Start%20Up%20song
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Play Start Up song” end tell

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