TapNoiseFor coding, keep ordinary key sounds subtle and give completion events a clear meaning. Hearing every key and hearing that a task has finished are different kinds of feedback.
Test real editing actions
Use your editor normally: move through a file, write a function name, add punctuation and undo a change. A typing test made only of words will not represent shortcut-heavy code editing.
Check that the sound app does not get in the way of your keybindings. TapNoise listens for key events to play audio; its optional shortcut and knock tools have their own permissions and controls.
Keep event sounds meaningful
A chime should answer a question such as “is the agent ready for me?” Avoid attaching the same sound to every tool call, keystroke and successful command. Too many events make the important one harder to recognise.
TapNoise can play agent cues within the theme you choose. Done is the end of a reported turn, not proof that tests passed or that the code is safe to ship.
Compare with silence
Try a short coding task with ordinary typing audio off while leaving useful completion cues enabled. Then try a quiet theme. Keep the combination that gives you useful feedback with less attention spent on the audio itself.
If you run builds directly in Terminal, a command completion sound can be enough. For agent connections, use the setup guide rather than adding duplicate hooks by hand.
Sources: TapNoise themes, agent cue meanings.