title: Achieving normal volume for '\a' output from C program on Windows 7
body: <p>I have written a simple C program that outputs '\a' to the standard output via printf(). I have compiled it with gcc under Cygwin on a PC running Windows 7. The sound I hear when I execute the program is a VERY faint version of the one of the usual Windows alert sounds (it sounds like a chord being struck on some kind of musical instrument). But I cannot get a sound that has the usual volume of this sound. Is there a way to get that volume?</p>