# Play audio when a tag alarms?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/play-audio-when-a-tag-alarms/8369>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [April 25, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/play-audio-when-a-tag-alarms/8369 "2014-04-25T15:19:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![SonicClang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@SonicClang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SonicClang)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/play-audio-when-a-tag-alarms/8369/1 "2014-04-25T15:19:48Z")

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How do you go about playing a sound when a tag alarms? I have the alarms sending emails, which is great, but I’d like the operator at the machine to hear a notification so they know something is bad.

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**Author:** ![adamaustin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@adamaustin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adamaustin)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/play-audio-when-a-tag-alarms/8369/2 "2014-04-28T19:58:28Z")

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Try the [Sound Player](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC/Sound+Player)