Customize system/alarm sounds

Hi there,
How can I customize the alarm/event/system sounds?
For instance if I receive an email to play a concret sound.mp3.
Something like that...
Many thanks in advance.

Re: “they have to be AIFF”…
Most of mine are .aiff, but several are .wav and they all work perfectly. That's why I wrote what I did. The uncertainty I expressed was because I am not sure whether OTHER formats will also work.

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