Background Sounds

Set background sound volume

Presents a menu from 10%-50% in 5% increments and sets background sounds to that percentage out of the total volume.

Scripting Actions

Lists, Scripting

List

Allows you to specify a list of items to be passed to the next action.

Documents, Text

Text

Passes the specified text to the next action.

Lists, Scripting

Choose from List

Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection. Prompt The instruction provided when the list is presented. Select Multiple When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.

Documents, Text Editing

Replace Text

Replaces some text passed into the action with other text.

Apps, Settings

Set Background Sounds Volume

Sets the volume for background sounds. Background sounds mask unwanted environmental noise and can be used when media is playing. Background sounds can also be enabled under Accessibility in Settings.

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Set%20background%20sound%20volume

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Set%20background%20sound%20volume

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Set background sound volume” end tell

Membership

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Set background sound during media only

Toggles “Background Sounds When Media is Playing” and sets “Volume When Media Is Playing” to 10%.

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Reset Background Sounds

Deactivates Background Sounds and the same “When Media Is Playing,” plus resets the volume to 10% and sound to Balanced Noise.

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Set background sounds

Presents a menu of the six options for Background Sounds available in Accessibility—balanced noise, bright noise, dark noise, ocean, ra, and stream sounds—then activates the choice, turns on the sounds, sets the volume to 20%, and also allows sounds during background media at 10%.

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