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Play sound effects in Messages on Mac
You can make sound effects play when a text message is received.
In the Messages app
on your Mac, choose Messages > Preferences, then click General.
Select “Play sound effects”.
Click the “Message received sound” pop-up menu, then choose the sound that plays when you receive messages.