soundEffects

Alert sound

System Settings > Sound > Sound Effects > Alert sound

Option Module: home-manager

Option Path: applications.systemSettings.sound.soundEffects.alertSound

Option Value Description: null or one of "Boop", "Breeze", "Bubble", "Crystal", "Funky", "Heroine", "Jump", "Mezzo", "Pebble", "Pluck", "Pong", "Sonar", "Sonumi", "Submerge", "unset"

Boop:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.sound -string "/System/Library/Sounds/Tink.aiff" 2>/dev/null || true

Breeze:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.sound -string "/System/Library/Sounds/Blow.aiff" 2>/dev/null || true

Bubble:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.sound -string "/System/Library/Sounds/Pop.aiff" 2>/dev/null || true

Crystal:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.sound -string "/System/Library/Sounds/Glass.aiff" 2>/dev/null || true

Funky:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.sound -string "/System/Library/Sounds/Funk.aiff" 2>/dev/null || true

Heroine:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.sound -string "/System/Library/Sounds/Hero.aiff" 2>/dev/null || true

Jump:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.sound -string "/System/Library/Sounds/Frog.aiff" 2>/dev/null || true

Mezzo:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.sound -string "/System/Library/Sounds/Basso.aiff" 2>/dev/null || true

Pebble:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.sound -string "/System/Library/Sounds/Bottle.aiff" 2>/dev/null || true

Pluck:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.sound -string "/System/Library/Sounds/Purr.aiff" 2>/dev/null || true

Pong:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.sound -string "/System/Library/Sounds/Morse.aiff" 2>/dev/null || true

Sonar:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.sound -string "/System/Library/Sounds/Ping.aiff" 2>/dev/null || true

Sonumi:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.sound -string "/System/Library/Sounds/Sosumi.aiff" 2>/dev/null || true

Submerge:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.sound -string "/System/Library/Sounds/Submarine.aiff" 2>/dev/null || true

unset:

/usr/bin/defaults delete ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.sound 2>/dev/null || true

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Alert volume

System Settings > Sound > Sound Effects > Alert volume

Option Module: home-manager

Option Path: applications.systemSettings.sound.soundEffects.alertVolume

Option Value Description: null or integer or floating point number between 0.0 and 1.0 (both inclusive) or value "unset" (singular enum)

unset:

/usr/bin/defaults delete ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.volume 2>/dev/null || true

value:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.volume -float "value" 2>/dev/null || true

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Play feedback when volume is changed

System Settings > Sound > Sound Effects > Play feedback when volume is changed

Option Module: home-manager

Option Path: applications.systemSettings.sound.soundEffects.playFeedbackWhenVolumeIsChanged

Option Value Description: null or boolean or value "unset" (singular enum)

false:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.feedback -bool "false" 2>/dev/null || true

true:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.feedback -bool "true" 2>/dev/null || true

unset:

/usr/bin/defaults delete ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.beep.feedback 2>/dev/null || true

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Play user interface sound effects

System Settings > Sound > Sound Effects > Play user interface sound effects

Option Module: home-manager

Option Path: applications.systemSettings.sound.soundEffects.playUserInterfaceSoundEffects

Option Value Description: null or boolean or value "unset" (singular enum)

false:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.uiaudio.enabled -bool "false" 2>/dev/null || true

true:

/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.uiaudio.enabled -bool "true" 2>/dev/null || true

unset:

/usr/bin/defaults delete ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.sound.uiaudio.enabled 2>/dev/null || true

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