Hi all
I’m trying to get rid of ALL sounds on MT4 cos its also the computer that I watch TV on…
now I disabled Alerts on the MT4 options…
Still sound from my MDP EA when it opens/closes trades.
So I deleted all the .WAV files in MT4.
now it plays a Window ding sounds whenever it opens/closes trades.
So i went into the EA settings and turned off Alerts there…
Same thing…
Any idea how to mute all sounds in MT4 guys?
thanks
I think the easiest thing is to mute MT4 completely, using the ‘Mixer’ setting of your volume control (Windows 7).
If you’re using Windows XP, just mute all MIDIs and WAVs, also using the PC’s sound controls.
O.
On the MT4 platform, go to the “Tools” tab at the top, select Options>Events: Uncheck the “Enable” button.
lol, oops … of course; that’s way faster and easier.
I’m so used to controlling my PC with the operating system that I haven’t even thought about application settings.
thanks guys, but I already tried that
Ive got the Events unchecked
And also the Alerts unchecked in each EA…
Still makes noise 
Even tried deleting .WAV files, now it makes windows ding sound.
My windows doesn’t really have a mixer… just microphone, line out etc
Very annoying cos my MT4 is on the same computer I watch TV on.
Then the EA is running a default setting that overrides the manual stuff. And MT4 won’t go into your Windows program to select an alert. There are plenty to choose from in MetaTrader itself.
Try opening the events window with all the alerts, and double click the name of each event. A little red x will show up on each of them.
The EA shouldn’t be equipped to override that.
Yes, that should work.
And if not, try disabling all MIDIs and WAVs in your PC’s sound settings (from what you’ve said it looks like you’re using WinXP).
That’s a bit cumbersome to do and undo every time you need the sounds again for other applications, but it’ll work 100%.
O.
Had no idea you could double click them
But still that didnt work
Seems to only happen when my EA opens a trade… and with Million Dollar pips it does it several times a minute when at the right time… very annoying to get those beeps and dings
Just mute all MIDIs and WAVs, using your Windows Sound Settings (the settings window that looks like a sound mixer, accessible via the Control Panel).
That will kill the annoying beeps and dings for sure.
O.
What version of Windows are you currently using?
Im using Windows 7, about to give up now and just use a VPS
any last help?
If you use Win7 it is [B]very[/B] easy to mute applications selectively; if you don’t have the sound settings in your task bar (which you should have, because it makes things much faster), do this:
1.) Open MT4.
2.) Click the [I]Start[/I] button on the very left of your taskbar.
3.) Choose [I]Control Panel[/I].
4.) Choose [I]Hardware and Sound[/I].
5.) [I]Choose Adjust system volume[/I].
6.) A pop-up window will open, showing you a mixer each for you [I]Speakers[/I], [I]System Volume[/I], and every [I]Application[/I] you have currently running (e.g. [I]browser, MT4, TV[/I] etc); at the bottom of each mixer you’ll find a blue speaker symbol. Click on the speaker symbol of [I]MT4[/I]; the symbol will now show a little red circle, indicating that the sound for [I]MT4[/I] has been muted.
7.) Close the pop-up window again; close the Control Panel again. You’re done: whatever beeps and dings [I]MT4[/I] or any EA running on it would ordinarily make are now muted.
You might want to incorporate this [I]Volume Mixer[/I] into your taskbar, so that you can access it at a single click.
Cheers,
O.
oh wow! thanks! ill give that a go during the week when my EAs start kicking in with trades and ding sounds
Didnt know such feature existed!
Yeah, some of Win7’s new features are pretty cool (and others are totally useless, hehe).
You can test it with your TV application or a webbrowser playing music, so you’ll know right away.
If you encounter any more problems with it, just post here and we’ll fix it.
Cheers,
O.