How to make sound using C under UNIX - UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

trapeze · #1 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007

i'm programming using C under UNIX. i wonder to how make sound using C ? any sound like "beep" would be fine. thx.

porter · #2 (**permalink**) 12-10-2007

Code:

int main(int argc,char **argv) {
printf("%c",7);
return 0;
}

also see

Xlib Programming Manual: XBell

trapeze · #3 (**permalink**) 12-10-2007

thanks... it worked. however, some questions.

1. i tried 8 and 6 instead of 7 but did not work. why ? what's magical about this 7 ? lucky 7 ?

2. (int argc, char **argv)......... what is this ?

3. the sound was like ... dong...dong... are there more sharp sounds ?

porter · #4 (**permalink**) 12-10-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by trapeze

1. i tried 8 and 6 instead of 7 but did not work. why ? what's magical about this 7 ? lucky 7 ?

Find an ASCII table.

Quote:

Originally Posted by trapeze

2. (int argc, char **argv)......... what is this ?

C programming 101

Quote:

Originally Posted by trapeze

3. the sound was like ... dong...dong... are there more sharp sounds ?

Refer to your terminal/emulation.

SebaM6 · #5 (**permalink**) 12-10-2007

Did you try use '\a' i.e.:

Code:

printf("Something\a");

trapeze · #6 (**permalink**) 12-10-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by SebaM6

Did you try use '\a' i.e.:

Code:

printf("Something\a");

thanks...it still gives dong dong sound...not like sharp beep beep sound...maybe it's related to my laptop's(i'm using laptop to get connected to remote server) or the server's terminal settings.. which i've no ideas at all

porter · #7 (**permalink**) 12-10-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by trapeze

any sound like "beep" would be fine

So we're getting picky now?

A serial terminal normally has a single bell which it will sound on receipt of the ASCII bell character. The program has no control over this because all it sends is the bell character, what the terminal does with that is up to it.

XBell gives you a little more control on an X terminal, but not much more.

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