Doorbell sound on MacBook every once in a while...

[Cyroceon]

What is that from? Every once in a while I hear ding dong and nothing happens. I don't necessarily have something open or are doing something specific. I can't zero in on what it is. Anyone have any idea?

 

[drichards]

See if its dinging for the hour in clock preferences possibly...

 

[imac9556]

You wouldn't have Adium chat software installed? Because when I first installed it, the default sounds were like door bell, knocking, etc.

 

[iShater]

Yahoo Messenger uses a door bell for when someone sends you a buzz I believe.

 

[VSMacOne]

My MB used to make a sound when Entourage was open, after each time it Automatically Sent/Received emails, and it used to DRIVE ME CRAZY until I realized what it was and turned it off. So look into the Preferences for Entourage if you have that running....

 

[Cyroceon]

Sorry guys, no Yahoo Messenger, Entourage, or Mail use.

 

[VSMacOne]

Have you tried online openning applications one at a time and trying to see which one causes the sound?

 

[Cyroceon]

It doesn't happen when I open or close any application. It happens randomly or at some random time interval.

 

[shady825]

maybe someones really ringing your doorbell!? 😀

 

[Cyroceon]

maybe someones really ringing your doorbell!? 😀

I wish it was that simple.

 

[shady825]

I wish it was that simple.

just looked at my sound options, all the boxes are checked!? i didnt really see anything that would be making that noise on yours either... hmmmm.. strange
😕

 

[VSMacOne]

It has to be an App you have installed... Can you post a list of your apps?

 

[rodman109110]

if you have any webclip widgets that you made in safari that could be it. i had a similar issue with one that had streaming video as part of the clip and every so often a movie from the site would start playing.

 

[jaredtomas]

Sounds like Adium to me..

 

[jshelton]

iChat?

Do you keep iChat open? When a "buddy" becomes available or unavailable, it dings.

 

[Cyroceon]

if you have any webclip widgets that you made in safari that could be it. i had a similar issue with one that had streaming video as part of the clip and every so often a movie from the site would start playing.

I don't have webclip widgets.

Sounds like Adium to me..

Don't have it installed.

Do you keep iChat open? When a "buddy" becomes available or unavailable, it dings.

I don't keep iChat open.

 

[Cyroceon]

It has to be an App you have installed... Can you post a list of your apps?

Here are my apps...

 

[VSMacOne]

I would check sound setting in the following: E-trade, Limewire, and Azureus... That's about all I can think of. Like I said, the same thing happened to me and it was Entourage.
Good luck ...

 

[Cyroceon]

I would check sound setting in the following: E-trade, Limewire, and Azureus... That's about all I can think of. Like I said, the same thing happened to me and it was Entourage.
Good luck ...

I checked Azureus and nothing about sounds that is on. Limewire and E-Trade havn't been open when this happens.

 

[mperkins37]

sounds like torrent client , end of download or some other software.

 

[VSMacOne]

sounds like torrent client , end of download or some other software.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but his list of Apps doesn't show a torrent client.... so that would be a negative.

EDIT: my bad, Azureus is a torrent client. So YES, check that too.

 

[RahX]

isn't azureus a torrent client?

 

[VSMacOne]

isn't azureus a torrent client?

That would be correct.. I just use Transmission so I didn't know ab Azureus.

 

[Cyroceon]

Ok, I figured something out. But I still need your help. The doorbell sound happens when I receive an email at my Yahoo mail account. I know this because my iPhone alerted me at the same second as my Mac. However, this is odd because I don't have my Yahoo mail account linked to the Mail app or Thunderbird or anything else that I know of. Anyone know why this is happening?

 

[California]

I have the same mail sound. I think it is a delayed sound coming up after sleep.