diff --git a/src/AppDelegate.swift b/src/AppDelegate.swift
index 2178b05..0ad2967 100644
--- a/src/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/src/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -112,8 +112,19 @@ public final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
     }
     
     private func playSystemSound(name: String) {
-        if SonioxSettings.shared.playSounds {
-            NSSound(named: NSSound.Name(name))?.play()
+        guard SonioxSettings.shared.playSounds else { return }
+        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+            if let sound = NSSound(named: NSSound.Name(name)) {
+                sound.volume = 1.0
+                sound.play()
+            } else {
+                DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated).async {
+                    let p = Process()
+                    p.executableURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: "/usr/bin/afplay")
+                    p.arguments = ["/System/Library/Sounds/\(name).aiff"]
+                    try? p.run()
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
     
@@ -193,7 +204,7 @@ public final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         
         do {
             try audioRecorder.startRecording()
-            playSystemSound(name: "Tink")
+            playSystemSound(name: "Hero")
             statusBarController.updateIcon(state: .recording)
             statusBarController.buildMenu(isRecording: true)
             HUDOverlayController.shared.show(state: .recording(level: 0.1, isLagging: false, pingQuality: PingMonitor.shared.currentQuality))