SoundBeep()

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SoundBeep

Emits a tone from the PC speaker.

SoundBeep Frequency, Duration
Command  Example: SoundBeep 1000, 10
Function Example: SoundBeep(1000, 10)

Parameters

Frequency

The frequency of the sound. It should be a number between 37 and 32767. If omitted, the frequency will be 523.

Duration

The duration of the sound, in milliseconds. If omitted, the duration will be 150.

Remarks

The script waits for the sound to finish before continuing. In addition, system responsiveness might be reduced during sound production.

If the computer lacks a sound card, a standard beep is played through the PC speaker.

To produce the standard system sounds instead of beeping the PC Speaker, see the asterisk mode of SoundPlay.

Related

SoundPlay

Example

SoundBeep  ; Play the default pitch and duration.
SoundBeep, 750, 500  ; Play a higher pitch for half a second.