How can I turn off sound notifications?

[David Rosenstrauch]

On 10/28/2009 09:29 AM, Peter N. Spotts wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I'm migrating over to Xfce (Xubuntu variety) from Gnome on Ubuntu 9.10b
> (continuously upgraded) and find that I get a horrid buzz instead of an
> error tone (unless that really is the tone!). I have turned off sound
> notification within individual applications when they give me that
> option. But I still get the buzz. 
> 
> I still have Gnome on the laptop and don't get any error tones when I
> use Gnome. Just when I use XFCE. And I don't find a ready remedy in any
> of the Xfce settings -- although I can't discount the fact that it may
> be present, by my morning coffee hasn't kicked in yet.
> 
> Any way to shut off the buzz without turning all sound off?
> 
> With best regards,
> 
> Pete

Go into xfce4-mixer, and mute the "PC Beep" channel.

HTH,

DR