Skip to main content

MT4 desktop: How do I change system-event sounds?

Enable, mute or change MT4 event sounds and troubleshoot missing audio.

System-event sounds report terminal status. They are separate from price alerts and mobile push notifications.


Change event sounds

  1. Open Tools → Options → Events. Select Enable to activate the event list.

  2. Double-click an event’s name or icon to disable its signal; double-click again to enable it.

  3. Double-click its Action filename, select an available sound and press Enter to assign it.

  4. Choose OK to save.


Common event signals

Event

Meaning or next check

Connect

Successful server connection.

Disconnect

Server connection lost.

Email Notify

Check Terminal → Mailbox.

News

Check Terminal → News.


If no sound plays

  • Check Enable, the individual event signal and the selected sound file.

  • Check the computer’s audio output and volume. On Mac, use your installed version’s menus.

Use trusted sound files. Executable event actions are outside this guide. A sound does not independently prove order execution: check the trade record and Journal. This does not configure mobile notifications.

Did this answer your question?