On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 04:02:03AM +0100, mick.crane wrote: > On 2023-08-28 08:29, gene heskett wrote: > > Somewhere, for some unk reason, there is a sound file file that plays > > at max volume, usually around 2 AM or slightly later, that is very > > similar to the 40 yo doorbell in this house. A bing-bong sound that > > differs from the real doorbell by maybe 5hz in pitch. Wakes me up, > > spoiling a good nights sleep, maybe a dozen times a year an apparently > > random dates. > > > As this happens when you are asleep it could be in your head. > You'd need to have a sound activated recorder on for a year to find out.
It would be easier to set up cron jobs that mute the outgoing audio channels at bed time, and unmute them at wake-up time. Of course, figuring out which of your desktop environment's features is doing this, and stopping it, would be greatly preferred. And let's face it, this is almost 100% guaranteed to be some kind of DE alarm clock feature or something similar. I'm inclined to think that it actually happens *every* night, but it only wakes him up a few times a year. But that's a guess.
