Sounds

Shame

Gets the base64-encoded text for the Shame sound from Game of Thrones, decodes it, and plays it twice at 75% volume with a short break in between.

Actions

Documents, Text

Text

Passes the specified text to the next action.

Files, Scripting

Base64 Encode

Encodes or decodes text or files using Base64 encoding.

Device, Media, Playback, Scripting

Set Volume

Sets the system volume. If you set the volume using a variable, use a number between 0 and 1 (for example, pass 0.5 for half volume).

Control Flow, Scripting

Repeat

Repeats the contained actions, running them the specified number of times.

Device, Scripting

Play Sound

Plays the audio file passed as input, or a default notification sound if no audio file was passed.

Control Flow, Scripting

Wait to Return

Pauses execution until you leave the Shortcuts app and return to it. This action might be useful after an action that switches apps, to pause execution until you return to the Shortcuts app.

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Play Mac sound

Gets the sound library from macOS, picks a random file, and plays it out loud.

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Open Sounds settings

Takes you into the Sounds settings, located in Settings > Sounds and Haptics on iOS and System Settings > Sounds on macOS.

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Benny Hill

Plays the track from The Benny Hilly Show in Apple Music.

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Make fun of me

Takes three lists of Shakespearean insults and combines them into one remark, making it appear as if Siri is making fun of you using old English slang.

I built this after being inspired by a similar website, wanting to see if I could recreate it in Shortcuts. Original material: http: or or www.pangloss.com or seidel or shake_rule.html

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