# How to make beep sounds?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-make-beep-sounds/100383>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 2, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-make-beep-sounds/100383 "2006-02-02T16:57:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-make-beep-sounds/100383/1 "2006-02-02T16:57:49Z")

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Dear all,

is there an easy way to output a beep sound (maybe with  
length/frequency  
parameters?) in Ruby?

Thanks,

Axel

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-make-beep-sounds/100383/2 "2006-02-02T18:34:43Z")

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Tanner B. wrote:

> > 
> 
> puts 7.chr
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> It’s just a normal annoying system beep. I’m sure there are other ways, but  
> for just a simple “get your attention” beep, it works fine.

puts “\aThe pot is boiling over!”

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-make-beep-sounds/100383/3 "2006-02-02T17:03:54Z")

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On 2/2/06, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

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puts 7.chr

It’s just a normal annoying system beep. I’m sure there are other ways,  
but  
for just a simple “get your attention” beep, it works fine.