diff --git a/docs/AUTHORS.txt b/docs/AUTHORS.txt
index 1f47ccaab..17a736260 100644
--- a/docs/AUTHORS.txt
+++ b/docs/AUTHORS.txt
@@ -332,6 +332,9 @@ $Id$
       One second of white noise generated by audacity
       Uploaded by C Ford.
 
+    * string2.ogg and string3.ogg
+      Made messing around in audacity by C Ford.
+
 * Translations
 
   * Afrikaans
diff --git a/magic/sounds/string2.ogg b/magic/sounds/string2.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d82ce271a
Binary files /dev/null and b/magic/sounds/string2.ogg differ
diff --git a/magic/sounds/string3.ogg b/magic/sounds/string3.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..baee8d668
Binary files /dev/null and b/magic/sounds/string3.ogg differ
diff --git a/magic/src/string.c b/magic/src/string.c
index 598b98ed4..457d28d36 100644
--- a/magic/src/string.c
+++ b/magic/src/string.c
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ int string_init(__attribute__((unused)) magic_api * api)
            api->data_directory);
   string_snd[STRING_TOOL_FULL_BY_OFFSET] = Mix_LoadWAV(fname);
 
-  snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname), "%s/sounds/magic/string.ogg",
+  snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname), "%s/sounds/magic/string2.ogg",
            api->data_directory);
   string_snd[STRING_TOOL_TRIANGLE] = Mix_LoadWAV(fname);
 
-  snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname), "%s/sounds/magic/string.ogg",
+  snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname), "%s/sounds/magic/string3.ogg",
            api->data_directory);
   string_snd[STRING_TOOL_ANGLE] = Mix_LoadWAV(fname);