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modify sound for notifications

Notifications come with a loud noise. I can't find a way to modify (change the volume or mute it) the alert.

Notifications come with a loud noise. I can't find a way to modify (change the volume or mute it) the alert.

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There is a default volume preference for HTML5 media. I don't know if that applies to the notifications you're getting, but I think it's worth a try.

(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button promising to be careful or accepting the risk.

(2) In the search box above the list, type or paste VOL and pause while the list is filtered

(3) Double-click the media.default_volume preference to display an edit dialog and change 1.0 to 0.5 and then click OK

Note that this is global for Firefox media players.

Does that drop the volume by half?