Balanced Noise

Toggles background sounds and sets it to Balanced Noise.

Scripting Actions

Change Background Sound
Turns background sounds on or off. Background sounds mask unwanted environmental noise and can be used when media is playing. Background sounds can also be enabled under Accessibility in Settings.
Set Background Sounds
Change the background sound that will play when background sounds is turned on off. Background sounds mask unwanted environmental noise. Background sounds can also be enabled under Accessibility in Settings.

Extra Details

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AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Balanced Noise” end tell

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