Sounds and media volume

Nock can play short recording ticks and chat notifications. Interaction sounds is on by default; manage it in Settings → General → Audio & Speech. When enabled, Nock can play dictation start/stop ticks, notices, and chat sounds. Agent recording itself has no start or stop tick.

Choose and adjust sounds

In Settings → General → Audio & Speech, choose a message sound—Whoosh (the default), Pop, or Tap—and adjust Nock’s sound Volume (60% by default). These controls affect Nock’s sounds, not your computer’s overall volume or spoken agent playback. Turning Interaction sounds off silences these effects.

Sounds may stay quiet while Nock is recording or speaking, while a game is in front, or when you have asked Nock to be quiet. This avoids overlapping alerts.

Lower media volume while talking

On Mac, Lower media volume while talking is on by default. Find it in Settings → General → Advanced → Audio & Speech. It reduces the Mac’s overall output volume while you hold a dictation or agent shortcut, then restores it when you release or cancel. It affects all apps, not only music. If you change volume during the recording, your newer level takes precedence. If Nock quits unexpectedly while volume is lowered, restore it in macOS sound controls.

Windows does not currently use this macOS system-volume ducking behavior. You can still select the speaker Nock uses under Settings → General → Microphone & speaker.

If there is no sound

• Check Interaction sounds and the Nock sound volume.
• Select and test the intended speaker in Settings → General → Microphone & speaker.
• Remember that agent recording ticks are not played, and that sounds are suppressed during speech or some game-mode situations.

See Microphone, Voice settings, and Game mode.