How do I make the computer's internal speaker beep in C# without external speakers?
How do I make the computer's internal speaker beep in C# without external speakers?
In .Net 2.0, you can use Console.Beep.
// Default beep
Console.Beep();
You can also specify the frequency and length of the beep in milliseconds.
// Beep at 5000 Hz for 1 second
Console.Beep(5000, 1000);
Use System.Media.SystemSounds to get the sounds for various events, then Play them:
System.Media.SystemSounds.Beep.Play();
System.Media.SystemSounds.Asterisk.Play();
System.Media.SystemSounds.Exclamation.Play();
System.Media.SystemSounds.Question.Play();
System.Media.SystemSounds.Hand.Play();
Print the bell character (ASCII code 7). You can use the escape sequence \a from alert/alarm 1.
Console.WriteLine("\a")
1 \b is for backspace
I just came across this question while searching for the solution for myself. You might consider calling the system beep function by running some kernel32 stuff.
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
public static extern bool Beep(int freq, int duration);
public static void TestBeeps()
{
Beep(1000, 1600); //low frequency, longer sound
Beep(2000, 400); //high frequency, short sound
}
This is the same as you would run powershell:
[console]::beep(1000, 1600)
[console]::beep(2000, 400)