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Error
The flat buzz of an action the game will not let you do.
Art: Torghast, Tower of the Damned loading screen · Blizzard Entertainment. Torghast: plenty of 'cannot do that yet'
0:00 / 0.6s
Where you hear it
error.ogg is the dull buzz that accompanies every red error message at the top of the screen. It fires for a failed cast, a full bag, a target out of range and dozens of other refusals. The spoken complaints a character makes, such as running out of mana, are separate voice files that layer on top. Button-mashing a spell on cooldown can trigger it repeatedly, which is why it is one of the most heard sounds in the game. As a clip it works as a universal 'wrong answer'.
TriggerPlays with red UI error messages such as 'Out of range', 'Not enough rage' or 'Inventory is full'.
In the game client
| Client path | sound/interface/error.ogg |
|---|---|
| FileDataID | 567415 |
| Expansion | Classic |
| Game versions | Retail, Classic, Forever |
| Duration | 0.6s |
| Sample rate | 22,050 Hz |
| Channels | Mono |
| MP3 size | 10 KB |
| M4R size | 6 KB |
| OGG size | 7 KB |
Use it as
Notification sound
Over a text, a 0.6-second buzz everyone reads as 'wrong' registers instantly and is hard to confuse with a stock phone chime.
Discord soundboard
On a soundboard the 0.6-second Error clip lands and finishes before anyone has to stop talking.
iPhone
- Tap iPhone ringtone (.m4r) above and choose Download.
- Open the Files app, go to Downloads and open the file.
- Tap Share, then Use as Ringtone (iOS 26).
- Pick it in Settings, Sounds & Haptics, Ringtone or Text Tone.
Android
- Tap Download MP3 above.
- Open Settings, Sound & vibration, then Phone ringtone or Default notification sound.
- Tap My sounds, then +, and pick the MP3 from Downloads.
Discord
- Download the OGG or MP3 above.
- Open Server Settings, Soundboard, Upload Sound, and pick the file.
- Name it and choose an emoji. You need the Manage Expressions permission.
Discord takes clips up to 5.2 seconds and 512 KB; this one fits.
Windows
- Windows sound schemes only take WAV files, so convert the MP3 to WAV first (Audacity or any audio converter does it in one export).
- Open Settings, System, Sound, More sound settings, then the Sounds tab.
- Pick an event such as Notification, click Browse, choose the WAV, then Apply.
OBS alert
- Download the MP3 above.
- In your alert tool (Streamlabs or StreamElements) set it as the alert sound file.
- Or in OBS add a Media Source with the MP3, untick Loop, and fire it with a hotkey.
Related sounds
Level Up (Alternate) 5.0s
A second level-up fanfare stored next to the original ding in the interface folder.
Ready Check 2.9s
The raid leader's ready check: a sharp bell that demands a click on Ready or Not Ready.
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