How do you get the system to BEEP!

Jan 31 2022 | 8:25 pm

This is probably a dumb question but is there a way to get Max to issue a sound via the OS?

I have an idea to create an alarm to go with the clock display that I have running on my MIDI controller. I'm sure that there are plenty of ways in which I could get Max to play an alert sound via my audio interface but to keep things simple I was wondering if there was a simple way to get Max to output an alert sound via the OS?

Andy Maskell
Feb 02 2022 | 4:17 pm
So, I've got my alarm clock working and at present it's generating an alarm sound by playing the telephone sound on the GS Wavetable Synth as well as flashing a lamp on my X-Touch MIDI controller. However, hearing the sound is dependent on the sound from my PC audio going through the amp I'm controlling with the patch and the MIDI controller but I won't hear anything if the amp is muted. I really would like to find a way to beep the built in speaker at OS level as a backup.
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Dan Laut
May 04 2023 | 9:26 pm
Getting to the system beep is well nigh impossible. I use this:
Max Patcher
In Max, select New From Clipboard.
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