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.
Ocean Sounds
Toggles background sounds and changes it to Ocean noises.
Scripting Actions
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
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Ocean%20Sounds
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Ocean%20Sounds
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Ocean Sounds”
end tell
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Presents a menu from 10%-50% in 5% increments and sets background sounds to that percentage out of the total volume.
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