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If you aren't satisfied with the standard Beep command (who is?) you can use the Beep API function instead, that lets you control both the frequency (in Hertz) and the duration (in milliseconds) of the beep. Note that you need an aliased Declare to avoid a name conflict with the VB command: Click here to copy the following block Private Declare Function BeepAPI Lib "kernel32" Alias "Beep" (ByVal dwFrequency _   As Long, ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long) As Long The standard Beep command has a frequency of 440 Hertz and a duration of 200 milliseconds (more or less), so you can produce a short beep with a higher pitch with the following statement: Click here to copy the following block BeepAPI 600, 100 And of course you can even produce more complex sounds, when a simple beep won't suffice: Click here to copy the following block Dim i As Long For i = 100 To 1000 Step 10   BeepAPI i, 20 Next

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