A doorbell project for Arduino with ATMEGA328P device. The firmware works for SD or SDHC cards 1-32GB. The code detects whether the card is SD or SDHC and selects the proper addressing system for the card. The quality of the audio is reasonable.
The software has the functions needed to read SD/SDHC card formatted in FAT32. The software can play only PCM 22.050KHz, 8 bits, mono. The bytes from the file are streamed to PWM generator. The PWM gives 64KHz wave with duty cycle modulated to the audio amplitude. A 2 transistors buffer drives the speaker. SD card interfaces the microcontroller in SPI mode. Reading data is in multi-blocks. The Error LED indicates error of communication with the SD card. The software searches for files entries in the root directory only.

TO SET UP THE CARD:
Create sound file type .wav using PC.
Name the file with short name, 8 low case characters max.
Save the file as 22.050KHz, 8 bits, mono.
Format the card with FAT32.
Add the files to the root directory of the card (don't use a subdirectory).

A doorbell project for Arduino Uno with ATMEGA328P device.
The EEPROM 24C512 is 512Kbits and it can store up to 3 seconds wave file of  22.050KHz, 8 bits, mono.
The Arduino reads the ROM bytes in a sequential read mode and stream each byte to the PWM generator at a rate of about 22 KHz. The I2C bus works at 200 KHz for the purpose of managing to process 22 Kbits per second. Changing the bus frequency changes the speed of the sound.
The I2C lib doesn't have a function for sequential read, so I added a routine. 
Included in the software is HEX file for the EEPROM. It has a sound of a rooster crowing.

To convert sound file to hex do this:
Convert sound file to .wav PCM  22.050KHz, 8 bits, mono.
Use the CH341 project below to load the EEPROM, or change the file name extension from wav to bin and load the bin file to the EEPROM Programmer or PICKIT.

The EEPROM 24C512 is 512Kbits and it can store up to 3 seconds wave file of  22.050KHz, 8 bits, mono.
The PIC reads the ROM bytes in a sequential read mode and stream each byte to the PWM generator at a rate of about 22 KHz. The I2C bus works at 400 KHz for the purpose of managing to process 22 Kbits per second. Changing the bus frequency changes the speed of the sound.
Included in the software is HEX file for the EEPROM. It has a sound of a rooster crowing.

To convert sound file to hex do this:
Convert sound file to .wav PCM  22.050KHz, 8 bits, mono,
Use the CH341 project below to load the EEPROM, or change the file name extension from wav to bin and load the bin file to the EEPROM Programmer or PICKIT.

Programmer to upload WAV file to I2C EEPROM 24c512. WAV files up to 65,536 bytes can be uploaded and played by Arduino or PIC Doorbell above projects. Writing the memory takes up to 10 seconds. The app is in Visual Basic VS2010.
Sound files have to be converted to wav type files PCM 22,050 KHz 8 bit Mono.
In the app click Connect, find the file to upload and click Write, wait until indicated that writing is completed (up to 10 seconds).

The EEPROM 24C512 is 512Kbits and it can store up to 3 seconds wave file of  22.050KHz, 8 bits, mono.
The PIC reads the ROM address 0 first and then reads bytes in a sequential read mode and stream each byte to the PWM generator at a rate of about 22 KHz. The I2C bus works at about 300 KHz for the purpose of managing to process 22 Kbits per second. Changing the bus frequency changes the speed of the sound.
I use resistors DAC (Digital to Analogue Converter) because the PIC's PWM is too slow.
It is easy to get 6 seconds sound at 11.025 KHz wave file by changing the crystal osc to 4 MHz.
Included in the software is HEX file for the EEPROM. It has a sound of a rooster crowing, I use this one in my house.

To convert sound file to hex do this:
Convert sound file to .wav PCM  22.050KHz, 8 bits, mono
Change the file name extension from wav to bin.
Load the bin file to the EEPROM Programmer, I used PICKIT2.
To remove the file header you can change the first 44 bytes to zeros or remove them using any BIN FILE EDIT software.
Export the file from the programmer as HEX.

BC337 and BC307 switch on the audio amp for the duration of the ring. You can omit this switch and connect the amp directly to the supply if the hiss noise from the amp isn't a problem.
pin 7 of 24C512 can be connected to 5V to inhibit writing.
1R resistors can be 10K or 7.5K and 2R 20K or 15K. Values aren't critical, 20% error is acceptable.