Fix recorder alarm sound path

README.md

@@ -349,12 +349,13 @@ The repository deliberately does not publish live user configuration, signed pla
 
 ## Optional sounds
 
-Recorder and the Coordinator use separate optional local sound files:
+Recorder and the Coordinator use optional local sound files from the shared `sounds/` folder:
 
 ```text
-alarm.wav
-sounds/refresh.wav
-sounds/launch.wav
+sounds/
+    alarm.wav
+    refresh.wav
+    launch.wav
 ```
 
 - `alarm.wav` — recording-engine alarm sound for serious runtime conditions.

record_dynamic.py

@@ -2316,12 +2316,16 @@ def _alarm_beep_fallback_loop(
         stop_event.wait(float(NM3U8DL_ALARM_BEEP_GAP_SEC))
 
 def _resolve_alarm_sound_path() -> Optional[str]:
-    # ALARM_SOUND_FILENAME may be absolute or relative to this script folder.
+    # ALARM_SOUND_FILENAME may be absolute or relative to the shared sounds folder.
     try:
         if os.path.isabs(ALARM_SOUND_FILENAME):
             p = ALARM_SOUND_FILENAME
         else:
-            p = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), ALARM_SOUND_FILENAME)
+            p = os.path.join(
+                os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
+                "sounds",
+                ALARM_SOUND_FILENAME,
+            )
     except Exception:
         return None
     return p

tests/test_architecture.py

@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ def test_recorder_and_coordinator_share_sound_snooze_runtime_core(self):
         self.assertIn("from recorder_runtime import sound as runtime_sound", recorder)
         self.assertIn("from recorder_runtime import sound as runtime_sound", coordinator)
 
+    def test_recorder_alarm_uses_shared_sounds_directory(self):
+        recorder=(ROOT/"record_dynamic.py").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        start=recorder.index("def _resolve_alarm_sound_path()")
+        end=recorder.index("def _shared_alarm_sound_loop(", start)
+        resolver=recorder[start:end]
+        self.assertIn('"sounds"', resolver)
+        self.assertIn("ALARM_SOUND_FILENAME", resolver)
+
     def test_coordinator_config_and_acquisition_have_single_module_owners(self):
         entry=(ROOT/"recorder_event_coordinator.py").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         config=(ROOT/"recorder_coordinator"/"configuration.py").read_text(encoding="utf-8")