# What's wrong with BEEP()?

**URL:** <https://clarionhub.com/t/whats-wrong-with-beep/5346>\
**Category:** questions\
**Tags:** windows, language\
**Created:** [August 11, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/whats-wrong-with-beep/5346 "2022-08-11T08:53:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Rudik](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/439d5e/32.png) [@Rudik](https://clarionhub.com/u/Rudik)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/whats-wrong-with-beep/5346/1 "2022-08-11T08:53:39Z")

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No matter which beep() you use, everything makes the same noise.

C11 und Window11

BEEP:SystemDefault  
BEEP:SystemHand  
BEEP:SystemQuestion  
BEEP:SystemExclamation  
BEEP:SystemAsterisk

Is this also the case for you, or what could be the reason?

Thanks  
RudiK

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**Author:** ![Mike\_Duglas](https://clarionhub.com/user_avatar/clarionhub.com/mike_duglas/32/1061_2.png) [@Mike\_Duglas](https://clarionhub.com/u/Mike_Duglas)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 9:58am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/whats-wrong-with-beep/5346/2 "2022-08-11T09:58:15Z")

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It may relate to OS’ sound settings. For example, on my pc all these events are assigned to “Windows background” sound.

 ![image](https://clarionhub-uploads.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/6/6bf7ed99285bf302e49a820230b2b52a418c4ea4.png)

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**Author:** ![Rudik](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/439d5e/32.png) [@Rudik](https://clarionhub.com/u/Rudik)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/whats-wrong-with-beep/5346/3 "2022-08-11T11:50:55Z")

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Cool, now it is clear. The old Windows versions had a better distinction here.

The translation (German Windows) doesn’t exactly make it easy to find the right setting - probably even more difficult with Russian😉, but as soon as you change it, you hear a difference again.

Thanks  
RudiK