beepLoudness

Sets the volume of the sound played by the beep command.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server OS: linux Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

set the beepLoudness to level

# Examples

set the beepLoudness to 0

set the beepLoudness to 50

put the beepLoudness into storedBeepVolume

# Description

Use the beepLoudness property to vary the volume of the beep, in order to increase or decrease its urgency.

Set the beepLoudness to -1 to use the default system setting.

The beepLoudness has no effect on Mac OS or Windows, and on some Unix which don't allow changing the beep loudness.

# Tags

multimedia,

# See

- **keyword:** default, integer - **command:** beep - **function:** recordLoudness - **glossary:** property, Windows, Unix, command, Mac OS