diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/audiodevicevolumesetupcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/audiodevicevolumesetupcomponent.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a7add54c
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+++ b/src/blackgui/components/audiodevicevolumesetupcomponent.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2019
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution. No part of swift project, including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated,
+ * or distributed except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "blackcore/context/contextaudio.h"
+#include "blackgui/components/audiodevicevolumesetupcomponent.h"
+#include "blackgui/guiapplication.h"
+#include "blackmisc/audio/audiodeviceinfo.h"
+#include "blackmisc/audio/notificationsounds.h"
+#include "blackmisc/audio/audiosettings.h"
+#include "blackmisc/sequence.h"
+#include "ui_audiodevicevolumesetupcomponent.h"
+
+#include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QComboBox>
+#include <QToolButton>
+#include <QtGlobal>
+#include <QPointer>
+#include <QFileDialog>
+
+using namespace BlackCore;
+using namespace BlackCore::Context;
+using namespace BlackMisc;
+using namespace BlackMisc::Aviation;
+using namespace BlackMisc::Audio;
+using namespace BlackMisc::PhysicalQuantities;
+
+namespace BlackGui
+{
+    namespace Components
+    {
+        CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent::CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent(QWidget *parent) :
+            QFrame(parent),
+            ui(new Ui::CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent)
+        {
+            ui->setupUi(this);
+
+            // deferred init, because in a distributed swift system
+            // it takes a moment until the settings are sychronized
+            // this is leading to undesired "save settings" messages and played sounds
+            QPointer<CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent> myself(this);
+            QTimer::singleShot(2500, this, [ = ]
+            {
+                if (!myself || !sGui || sGui->isShuttingDown()) { return; }
+                this->init();
+            });
+        }
+
+        void CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent::init()
+        {
+            if (!sGui || sGui->isShuttingDown() || !sGui->getIContextAudio()) { return; }
+
+            // audio is optional
+            const bool audio = this->hasAudio();
+            this->setEnabled(audio);
+            this->reloadSettings();
+
+            bool c = connect(ui->cb_SetupAudioLoopback, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent::onLoopbackToggled);
+            Q_ASSERT(c);
+
+            if (audio)
+            {
+                ui->le_ExtraInfo->setText(audio ? sGui->getIContextAudio()->audioRunsWhereInfo() : "No audio, cannot change.");
+
+                this->initAudioDeviceLists();
+
+                // default
+                ui->cb_SetupAudioLoopback->setChecked(sGui->getIContextAudio()->isAudioLoopbackEnabled());
+
+                // the connects depend on initAudioDeviceLists
+                c = connect(ui->cb_SetupAudioInputDevice,  qOverload<int>(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged), this, &CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent::onAudioDeviceSelected);
+                Q_ASSERT(c);
+                c = connect(ui->cb_SetupAudioOutputDevice, qOverload<int>(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged), this, &CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent::onAudioDeviceSelected);
+                Q_ASSERT(c);
+
+                // context
+                c = connect(sGui->getIContextAudio(), &IContextAudio::changedAudioDevices, this, &CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent::onAudioDevicesChanged, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+                Q_ASSERT(c);
+                c = connect(sGui->getIContextAudio(), &IContextAudio::changedSelectedAudioDevices, this, &CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent::onCurrentAudioDevicesChanged, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+                Q_ASSERT(c);
+            }
+            Q_UNUSED(c);
+        }
+
+        CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent::~CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent()
+        { }
+
+        void CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent::reloadSettings()
+        {
+            const CSettings as(m_audioSettings.getThreadLocal());
+        }
+
+        void CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent::initAudioDeviceLists()
+        {
+            if (!this->hasAudio()) { return; }
+            this->onAudioDevicesChanged(sGui->getIContextAudio()->getAudioDevices());
+            this->onCurrentAudioDevicesChanged(sGui->getIContextAudio()->getCurrentAudioDevices());
+        }
+
+        bool CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent::hasAudio() const
+        {
+            return sGui && sGui->getIContextAudio() && !sGui->getIContextAudio()->isEmptyObject();
+        }
+
+        void CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent::onAudioDeviceSelected(int index)
+        {
+            if (!sGui || sGui->isShuttingDown() || !sGui->getIContextAudio()) { return; }
+            if (index < 0) { return; }
+
+            CAudioDeviceInfoList devices = sGui->getIContextAudio()->getAudioDevices();
+            if (devices.isEmpty()) { return; }
+            CAudioDeviceInfo selectedDevice;
+            const QObject *sender = QObject::sender();
+            if (sender == ui->cb_SetupAudioInputDevice)
+            {
+                const CAudioDeviceInfoList inputDevices = devices.getInputDevices();
+                if (index >= inputDevices.size()) { return; }
+                selectedDevice = inputDevices[index];
+                sGui->getIContextAudio()->setCurrentAudioDevice(selectedDevice);
+            }
+            else if (sender == ui->cb_SetupAudioOutputDevice)
+            {
+                const CAudioDeviceInfoList outputDevices = devices.getOutputDevices();
+                if (index >= outputDevices.size()) { return; }
+                selectedDevice = outputDevices[index];
+                sGui->getIContextAudio()->setCurrentAudioDevice(selectedDevice);
+            }
+        }
+
+        void CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent::onCurrentAudioDevicesChanged(const CAudioDeviceInfoList &devices)
+        {
+            for (auto &device : devices)
+            {
+                if (device.getType() == CAudioDeviceInfo::InputDevice)
+                {
+                    ui->cb_SetupAudioInputDevice->setCurrentText(device.toQString(true));
+                }
+                else if (device.getType() == CAudioDeviceInfo::OutputDevice)
+                {
+                    ui->cb_SetupAudioOutputDevice->setCurrentText(device.toQString(true));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        void CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent::onAudioDevicesChanged(const CAudioDeviceInfoList &devices)
+        {
+            ui->cb_SetupAudioOutputDevice->clear();
+            ui->cb_SetupAudioInputDevice->clear();
+
+            for (const CAudioDeviceInfo &device : devices)
+            {
+                if (device.getType() == CAudioDeviceInfo::InputDevice)
+                {
+                    ui->cb_SetupAudioInputDevice->addItem(device.toQString(true));
+                }
+                else if (device.getType() == CAudioDeviceInfo::OutputDevice)
+                {
+                    ui->cb_SetupAudioOutputDevice->addItem(device.toQString(true));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        void CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent::onLoopbackToggled(bool loopback)
+        {
+            if (!sGui || sGui->isShuttingDown() || !sGui->getIContextAudio()) { return; }
+            if (sGui->getIContextAudio()->isAudioLoopbackEnabled() == loopback) { return; }
+            sGui->getIContextAudio()->enableAudioLoopback(loopback);
+        }
+    } // namespace
+} // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/audiodevicevolumesetupcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/audiodevicevolumesetupcomponent.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e57ff6ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/audiodevicevolumesetupcomponent.h
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2019
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution. No part of swift project, including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated,
+ * or distributed except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKGUI_COMPONENTS_AUDIODEVICEVOLUMESETUPCOMPONENT_H
+#define BLACKGUI_COMPONENTS_AUDIODEVICEVOLUMESETUPCOMPONENT_H
+
+#include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
+#include "blackmisc/audio/audiosettings.h"
+#include "blackmisc/audio/audiodeviceinfolist.h"
+#include "blackmisc/settingscache.h"
+
+#include <QFrame>
+#include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QScopedPointer>
+
+namespace Ui { class CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent; }
+namespace BlackGui
+{
+    namespace Components
+    {
+        //! Audio setup such as input / output devices
+        class BLACKGUI_EXPORT CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent : public QFrame
+        {
+            Q_OBJECT
+
+        public:
+            //! Constructor
+            explicit CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+
+            //! Destructor
+            virtual ~CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent() override;
+
+        private:
+            //! Init
+            void init();
+
+            //! Reload settings
+            void reloadSettings();
+
+            //! Audio device selected
+            //! \param index audio device index (COM1, COM2)
+            void onAudioDeviceSelected(int index);
+
+            //! Current audio devices changed
+            void onCurrentAudioDevicesChanged(const BlackMisc::Audio::CAudioDeviceInfoList &devices);
+
+            //! Audio devices changed
+            void onAudioDevicesChanged(const BlackMisc::Audio::CAudioDeviceInfoList &devices);
+
+            //! Loopback toggled
+            void onLoopbackToggled(bool loopback);
+
+            //! Notification flags toggled
+            void onNotificationsToggled(bool checked);
+
+            //! Audio device lists from settings
+            void initAudioDeviceLists();
+
+            //! Audio is optional, check if available
+            bool hasAudio() const;
+
+            QScopedPointer<Ui::CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent> ui;
+            BlackMisc::CSetting<BlackMisc::Audio::TSettings> m_audioSettings { this, &CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent::reloadSettings };
+        };
+    } // namespace
+} // namespace
+
+#endif // guard
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/audiodevicevolumesetupcomponent.ui b/src/blackgui/components/audiodevicevolumesetupcomponent.ui
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87d246ffb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/audiodevicevolumesetupcomponent.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent</class>
+ <widget class="QFrame" name="CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>194</width>
+    <height>216</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Audio setup</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+   <item row="0" column="1">
+    <widget class="QLineEdit" name="le_ExtraInfo">
+     <property name="readOnly">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="placeholderText">
+      <string>extra info goes here</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="8" column="1">
+    <widget class="QProgressBar" name="pb_LevelOut">
+     <property name="value">
+      <number>24</number>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="2" column="1">
+    <widget class="QComboBox" name="cb_SetupAudioOutputDevice">
+     <property name="sizeAdjustPolicy">
+      <enum>QComboBox::AdjustToMinimumContentsLength</enum>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="7" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_VolumeOut">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Out</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="1" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_SetupAudioInputDevice">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>In</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="2" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_SetupAudioOutputDevice">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Out</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="7" column="1">
+    <widget class="QSlider" name="hs_VolumeOut">
+     <property name="value">
+      <number>50</number>
+     </property>
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="4" column="1">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cb_SetupAudioLoopback">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Loopback, test sound in- to output</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="1" column="1">
+    <widget class="QComboBox" name="cb_SetupAudioInputDevice">
+     <property name="sizeAdjustPolicy">
+      <enum>QComboBox::AdjustToMinimumContentsLength</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="frame">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="6" column="1">
+    <widget class="QProgressBar" name="pb_LevelIn">
+     <property name="value">
+      <number>24</number>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="5" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_VolumeIn">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>In</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="5" column="1">
+    <widget class="QSlider" name="hs_VolumeIn">
+     <property name="value">
+      <number>50</number>
+     </property>
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="0" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_Info">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Info</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="4" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_SetupAudioLoopback">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Test</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="3" column="1">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Disable realistic audio simulation</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <tabstops>
+  <tabstop>le_ExtraInfo</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>cb_SetupAudioInputDevice</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>cb_SetupAudioOutputDevice</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>checkBox</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>cb_SetupAudioLoopback</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>hs_VolumeIn</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>hs_VolumeOut</tabstop>
+ </tabstops>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/audionotificationcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/audionotificationcomponent.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..571a64d29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/audionotificationcomponent.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2019
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution. No part of swift project, including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated,
+ * or distributed except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "blackgui/components/audionotificationcomponent.h"
+#include "blackgui/guiapplication.h"
+#include "blackcore/context/contextaudio.h"
+#include "blackmisc/audio/audiodeviceinfo.h"
+#include "blackmisc/audio/notificationsounds.h"
+#include "blackmisc/audio/audiosettings.h"
+#include "blackmisc/sequence.h"
+#include "ui_audionotificationcomponent.h"
+
+#include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QComboBox>
+#include <QToolButton>
+#include <QtGlobal>
+#include <QPointer>
+#include <QFileDialog>
+
+using namespace BlackCore;
+using namespace BlackCore::Context;
+using namespace BlackMisc;
+using namespace BlackMisc::Aviation;
+using namespace BlackMisc::Audio;
+using namespace BlackMisc::PhysicalQuantities;
+
+namespace BlackGui
+{
+    namespace Components
+    {
+        CAudioNotificationComponent::CAudioNotificationComponent(QWidget *parent) :
+            QFrame(parent),
+            ui(new Ui::CAudioNotificationComponent)
+        {
+            ui->setupUi(this);
+
+            // deferred init, because in a distributed swift system
+            // it takes a moment until the settings are sychronized
+            // this is leading to undesired "save settings" messages and played sounds
+            QPointer<CAudioNotificationComponent> myself(this);
+            QTimer::singleShot(2500, this, [ = ]
+            {
+                if (!myself || !sGui || sGui->isShuttingDown()) { return; }
+                this->init();
+            });
+        }
+
+        void CAudioNotificationComponent::init()
+        {
+            if (!sGui || sGui->isShuttingDown()) { return; }
+            this->reloadSettings();
+
+            // checkboxes for notifications
+            bool c = connect(ui->cb_SetupAudioPTTClickDown,                      &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &CAudioNotificationComponent::onNotificationsToggled, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            Q_ASSERT(c);
+            c = connect(ui->cb_SetupAudioPTTClickUp,                        &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &CAudioNotificationComponent::onNotificationsToggled, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            Q_ASSERT(c);
+            c = connect(ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationVoiceRoomLeft,         &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &CAudioNotificationComponent::onNotificationsToggled, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            Q_ASSERT(c);
+            c = connect(ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationVoiceRoomJoined,       &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &CAudioNotificationComponent::onNotificationsToggled, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            Q_ASSERT(c);
+            c = connect(ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextMessagePrivate,    &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &CAudioNotificationComponent::onNotificationsToggled, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            Q_ASSERT(c);
+            c = connect(ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextMessageSupervisor, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &CAudioNotificationComponent::onNotificationsToggled, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            Q_ASSERT(c);
+            c = connect(ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextCallsignMentioned, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &CAudioNotificationComponent::onNotificationsToggled, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            Q_ASSERT(c);
+            c = connect(ui->cb_SetupAudioNoTransmission,                    &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &CAudioNotificationComponent::onNotificationsToggled, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            Q_ASSERT(c);
+            c = connect(ui->pb_SoundReset, &QPushButton::released, this, &CAudioNotificationComponent::resetNotificationSoundsDir, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            Q_ASSERT(c);
+            c = connect(ui->pb_SoundDir,   &QPushButton::released, this, &CAudioNotificationComponent::selectNotificationSoundsDir, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            Q_ASSERT(c);
+
+            // volumes
+            c = connect(ui->sb_NotificationValueVolume, qOverload<int>(&QSpinBox::valueChanged), this, &CAudioNotificationComponent::onNotificationVolumeChanged);
+            Q_ASSERT(c);
+        }
+
+        CAudioNotificationComponent::~CAudioNotificationComponent()
+        { }
+
+        bool CAudioNotificationComponent::playNotificationSounds() const
+        {
+            return ui->cb_SetupAudioPTTClickDown->isChecked() || ui->cb_SetupAudioPTTClickUp->isChecked() ||
+                   ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextMessagePrivate->isChecked() || ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextMessageSupervisor->isChecked() ||
+                   ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationVoiceRoomLeft->isChecked() || ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationVoiceRoomJoined->isChecked() ||
+                   ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextCallsignMentioned->isChecked() || ui->cb_SetupAudioNoTransmission->isChecked();
+        }
+
+        void CAudioNotificationComponent::reloadSettings()
+        {
+            const CSettings as(m_audioSettings.getThreadLocal());
+
+            ui->cb_SetupAudioPTTClickDown->setChecked(as.isNotificationFlagSet(CNotificationSounds::PTTClickKeyDown));
+            ui->cb_SetupAudioPTTClickUp->setChecked(as.isNotificationFlagSet(CNotificationSounds::PTTClickKeyUp));
+
+            ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationVoiceRoomLeft->setChecked(as.isNotificationFlagSet(CNotificationSounds::NotificationVoiceRoomLeft));
+            ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationVoiceRoomJoined->setChecked(as.isNotificationFlagSet(CNotificationSounds::NotificationVoiceRoomJoined));
+            ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextMessagePrivate->setChecked(as.isNotificationFlagSet(CNotificationSounds::NotificationTextMessagePrivate));
+            ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextMessageSupervisor->setChecked(as.isNotificationFlagSet(CNotificationSounds::NotificationTextMessageSupervisor));
+            ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextCallsignMentioned->setChecked(as.isNotificationFlagSet(CNotificationSounds::NotificationTextCallsignMentioned));
+            ui->cb_SetupAudioNoTransmission->setChecked(as.isNotificationFlagSet(CNotificationSounds::NotificationNoAudioTransmission));
+
+            ui->le_SoundDir->setText(as.getNotificationSoundDirectory());
+            ui->sb_NotificationValueVolume->setValue(as.getNotificationVolume());
+        }
+
+        void CAudioNotificationComponent::onNotificationVolumeChanged(int volume)
+        {
+            volume = qMax(25, qMin(100, volume));
+            CSettings as(m_audioSettings.getThreadLocal());
+            if (as.getNotificationVolume() == volume) { return; }
+            as.setNotificationVolume(volume);
+            m_audioSettings.set(as);
+        }
+
+        CNotificationSounds::NotificationFlag CAudioNotificationComponent::checkBoxToFlag(const QCheckBox *cb) const
+        {
+            if (!cb) { return CNotificationSounds::NoNotifications; }
+
+            if (cb == ui->cb_SetupAudioPTTClickDown) { return CNotificationSounds::PTTClickKeyDown; }
+            if (cb == ui->cb_SetupAudioPTTClickUp)   { return CNotificationSounds::PTTClickKeyUp; }
+
+            if (cb == ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationVoiceRoomJoined)       { return CNotificationSounds::NotificationVoiceRoomJoined; }
+            if (cb == ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationVoiceRoomLeft)         { return CNotificationSounds::NotificationVoiceRoomLeft; }
+            if (cb == ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextCallsignMentioned) { return CNotificationSounds::NotificationTextCallsignMentioned; }
+            if (cb == ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextMessagePrivate)    { return CNotificationSounds::NotificationTextMessagePrivate; }
+            if (cb == ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextMessageSupervisor) { return CNotificationSounds::NotificationTextMessageSupervisor; }
+            if (cb == ui->cb_SetupAudioNoTransmission) { return CNotificationSounds::NotificationNoAudioTransmission; }
+            return CNotificationSounds::NoNotifications;
+        }
+
+        void CAudioNotificationComponent::onNotificationsToggled(bool checked)
+        {
+            if (!sGui || sGui->isShuttingDown() || !sGui->getIContextAudio()) { return; }
+            CSettings as(m_audioSettings.getThreadLocal());
+
+            as.setNotificationFlag(CNotificationSounds::PTTClickKeyDown, ui->cb_SetupAudioPTTClickDown->isChecked());
+            as.setNotificationFlag(CNotificationSounds::PTTClickKeyUp,   ui->cb_SetupAudioPTTClickUp->isChecked());
+
+            as.setNotificationFlag(CNotificationSounds::NotificationVoiceRoomLeft,         ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationVoiceRoomLeft->isChecked());
+            as.setNotificationFlag(CNotificationSounds::NotificationVoiceRoomJoined,       ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationVoiceRoomJoined->isChecked());
+            as.setNotificationFlag(CNotificationSounds::NotificationTextMessagePrivate,    ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextMessagePrivate->isChecked());
+            as.setNotificationFlag(CNotificationSounds::NotificationTextMessageSupervisor, ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextMessageSupervisor->isChecked());
+            as.setNotificationFlag(CNotificationSounds::NotificationTextCallsignMentioned, ui->cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextCallsignMentioned->isChecked());
+            as.setNotificationFlag(CNotificationSounds::NotificationNoAudioTransmission,   ui->cb_SetupAudioNoTransmission->isChecked());
+
+            const CStatusMessage msg = m_audioSettings.set(as);
+            CLogMessage(this).preformatted(msg);
+
+            const QCheckBox *sender = qobject_cast<const QCheckBox *>(QObject::sender());
+            if (checked && sGui && sGui->getIContextAudio() && sender)
+            {
+                const CNotificationSounds::NotificationFlag f = this->checkBoxToFlag(sender);
+                sGui->getIContextAudio()->playNotification(f, false, as.getNotificationVolume());
+            }
+        }
+
+        void CAudioNotificationComponent::selectNotificationSoundsDir()
+        {
+            CSettings s = m_audioSettings.get();
+            const QString dir = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(this, QStringLiteral("Open directory"), s.getNotificationSoundDirectory(), QFileDialog::ShowDirsOnly | QFileDialog::DontResolveSymlinks);
+            const QDir d(dir);
+            if (d.exists())
+            {
+                s.setNotificationSoundDirectory(dir);
+                ui->le_SoundDir->setText(s.getNotificationSoundDirectory());
+                const CStatusMessage m = m_audioSettings.setAndSave(s);
+                CLogMessage::preformatted(m);
+            }
+        }
+
+        void CAudioNotificationComponent::resetNotificationSoundsDir()
+        {
+            CSettings s = m_audioSettings.get();
+            s.setNotificationSoundDirectory("");
+            const CStatusMessage m = m_audioSettings.setAndSave(s);
+            CLogMessage::preformatted(m);
+            ui->le_SoundDir->clear();
+        }
+
+    } // namespace
+} // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/audionotificationcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/audionotificationcomponent.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1add59161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/audionotificationcomponent.h
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2019
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution. No part of swift project, including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated,
+ * or distributed except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKGUI_AUDIONOTIFICATION_COMPONENT_H
+#define BLACKGUI_AUDIONOTIFICATION_COMPONENT_H
+
+#include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
+#include "blackmisc/audio/audiosettings.h"
+#include "blackmisc/audio/audiodeviceinfolist.h"
+#include "blackmisc/settingscache.h"
+
+#include <QFrame>
+#include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QScopedPointer>
+
+namespace Ui { class CAudioNotificationComponent; }
+namespace BlackGui
+{
+    namespace Components
+    {
+        //! Audio component, volume, ...
+        class BLACKGUI_EXPORT CAudioNotificationComponent : public QFrame
+        {
+            Q_OBJECT
+
+        public:
+            //! Constructor
+            explicit CAudioNotificationComponent(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+
+            //! Destructor
+            virtual ~CAudioNotificationComponent() override;
+
+            //! Play any sounds?
+            bool playNotificationSounds() const;
+
+        private:
+            //! Init
+            void init();
+
+            //! Reload settings
+            void reloadSettings();
+
+            //! Notification flags toggled
+            void onNotificationsToggled(bool checked);
+
+            //! Notification sounds dir
+            void selectNotificationSoundsDir();
+
+            //! Notification sounds dir
+            void resetNotificationSoundsDir();
+
+            //! Volume has been changed
+            void onNotificationVolumeChanged(int volume);
+
+            //! CheckBox to flag
+            BlackMisc::Audio::CNotificationSounds::NotificationFlag checkBoxToFlag(const QCheckBox *cb) const;
+
+            QScopedPointer<Ui::CAudioNotificationComponent> ui;
+            BlackMisc::CSetting<BlackMisc::Audio::TSettings> m_audioSettings { this, &CAudioNotificationComponent::reloadSettings };
+        };
+    } // namespace
+} // namespace
+
+#endif // guard
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/audionotificationcomponent.ui b/src/blackgui/components/audionotificationcomponent.ui
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..450014036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/audionotificationcomponent.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>CAudioNotificationComponent</class>
+ <widget class="QFrame" name="CAudioNotificationComponent">
+  <property name="minimumSize">
+   <size>
+    <width>200</width>
+    <height>200</height>
+   </size>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Notification</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="vl_AudioComponent">
+   <property name="spacing">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="leftMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="topMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="rightMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="bottomMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QScrollArea" name="sa_AudioComponent">
+     <property name="widgetResizable">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="sa_AudioComponentInner">
+      <property name="geometry">
+       <rect>
+        <x>0</x>
+        <y>0</y>
+        <width>241</width>
+        <height>238</height>
+       </rect>
+      </property>
+      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+       <item row="11" column="1">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cb_SetupAudioPTTClickUp">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>PTT click (key up)</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="1" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_SoundDirectory">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Dir.:</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="9" column="1">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cb_SetupAudioNoTransmission">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>No audio transmission warning</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="6" column="1">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextCallsignMentioned">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>notfication for text msg. with my callsign</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="10" column="1">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cb_SetupAudioPTTClickDown">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>PTT click (key down)</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="5" column="1">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextMessageSupervisor">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>supervisor messages</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="3" column="1">
+        <widget class="QSpinBox" name="sb_NotificationValueVolume">
+         <property name="suffix">
+          <string> volume 25-100 (notifications)</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="minimum">
+          <number>25</number>
+         </property>
+         <property name="maximum">
+          <number>100</number>
+         </property>
+         <property name="value">
+          <number>90</number>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="8" column="1">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cb_SetupAudioNotificationVoiceRoomLeft">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>notification leaving a voice room</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="3" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_Notifications">
+         <property name="toolTip">
+          <string>Notifications</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Volume:</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="7" column="1">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cb_SetupAudioNotificationVoiceRoomJoined">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>notification joining a voice room</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="4" column="1">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextMessagePrivate">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>notification for private text messages</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="1" column="1">
+        <widget class="QWidget" name="wi_SoundDir" native="true">
+         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="hl_SoundDir" stretch="0,0,0">
+          <property name="leftMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="topMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="rightMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="bottomMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="le_SoundDir">
+            <property name="placeholderText">
+             <string>your private sound directory</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pb_SoundReset">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>reset</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item alignment="Qt::AlignRight">
+           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pb_SoundDir">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>[...]</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <tabstops>
+  <tabstop>sa_AudioComponent</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>le_SoundDir</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>pb_SoundReset</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>pb_SoundDir</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>sb_NotificationValueVolume</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextMessagePrivate</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextMessageSupervisor</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>cb_SetupAudioNotificationTextCallsignMentioned</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>cb_SetupAudioNotificationVoiceRoomJoined</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>cb_SetupAudioNotificationVoiceRoomLeft</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>cb_SetupAudioNoTransmission</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>cb_SetupAudioPTTClickDown</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>cb_SetupAudioPTTClickUp</tabstop>
+ </tabstops>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/cockpitinfoareacomponent.ui b/src/blackgui/components/cockpitinfoareacomponent.ui
index fc45f7a12..d9500f819 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/cockpitinfoareacomponent.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/cockpitinfoareacomponent.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>161</width>
+    <width>357</width>
     <height>55</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -42,13 +42,7 @@
     </size>
    </property>
   </widget>
-  <widget class="BlackGui::CDockWidgetInfoArea" name="dwp_CockpitVoiceRooms">
-   <property name="sizePolicy">
-    <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
-     <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-     <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-    </sizepolicy>
-   </property>
+  <widget class="BlackGui::CDockWidgetInfoArea" name="dwp_DeviceVolume">
    <property name="floating">
     <bool>false</bool>
    </property>
@@ -59,12 +53,12 @@
     <set>Qt::BottomDockWidgetArea</set>
    </property>
    <property name="windowTitle">
-    <string>Voice rooms</string>
+    <string>Devices and volumes</string>
    </property>
    <attribute name="dockWidgetArea">
     <number>8</number>
    </attribute>
-   <widget class="QWidget" name="qw_CockpitVoiceRoomsOuter">
+   <widget class="QWidget" name="qw_DeviceVolumeOuter">
     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="vl_CockpitVoiceRoomsOuter">
      <property name="spacing">
       <number>0</number>
@@ -82,7 +76,7 @@
       <number>0</number>
      </property>
      <item>
-      <widget class="QFrame" name="fr_CockpitVoiceRoomsInner">
+      <widget class="QFrame" name="fr_DeviceVolumeInner">
        <property name="frameShape">
         <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
        </property>
@@ -109,14 +103,7 @@
          <number>0</number>
         </property>
         <item>
-         <widget class="BlackGui::Components::CVoiceRoomsComponent" name="comp_VoiceRooms">
-          <property name="frameShape">
-           <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="frameShadow">
-           <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
+         <widget class="BlackGui::Components::CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent" name="comp_DeviceVolume"/>
         </item>
        </layout>
       </widget>
@@ -124,13 +111,7 @@
     </layout>
    </widget>
   </widget>
-  <widget class="BlackGui::CDockWidgetInfoArea" name="dwp_Audio">
-   <property name="sizePolicy">
-    <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
-     <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-     <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-    </sizepolicy>
-   </property>
+  <widget class="BlackGui::CDockWidgetInfoArea" name="dwp_AudioNotificaton">
    <property name="floating">
     <bool>false</bool>
    </property>
@@ -141,12 +122,12 @@
     <set>Qt::BottomDockWidgetArea</set>
    </property>
    <property name="windowTitle">
-    <string>Audio</string>
+    <string>Notifications</string>
    </property>
    <attribute name="dockWidgetArea">
     <number>8</number>
    </attribute>
-   <widget class="QWidget" name="qw_AudioOuter">
+   <widget class="QWidget" name="qw_AudioNotificatonOuter">
     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="vl_AudioOuter">
      <property name="spacing">
       <number>0</number>
@@ -164,7 +145,7 @@
       <number>0</number>
      </property>
      <item>
-      <widget class="QFrame" name="fr_AudioInner">
+      <widget class="QFrame" name="fr_AudioNotificatonInner">
        <property name="frameShape">
         <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
        </property>
@@ -191,12 +172,9 @@
          <number>0</number>
         </property>
         <item>
-         <widget class="BlackGui::Components::CAudioComponent" name="comp_Audio">
-          <property name="frameShape">
-           <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
-          </property>
+         <widget class="BlackGui::Components::CAudioNotificationComponent" name="comp_AudioNotificaton">
           <property name="frameShadow">
-           <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
+           <enum>QFrame::Sunken</enum>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
@@ -215,15 +193,15 @@
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
-   <class>BlackGui::Components::CVoiceRoomsComponent</class>
+   <class>BlackGui::Components::CAudioDeviceVolumeSetupComponent</class>
    <extends>QFrame</extends>
-   <header>blackgui/components/voiceroomscomponent.h</header>
+   <header>blackgui/components/audiodevicevolumesetupcomponent.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
-   <class>BlackGui::Components::CAudioComponent</class>
+   <class>BlackGui::Components::CAudioNotificationComponent</class>
    <extends>QFrame</extends>
-   <header>blackgui/components/audiocomponent.h</header>
+   <header>blackgui/components/audionotificationcomponent.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>