Set alarm without hearing alarm on set

[GarryJones]

If I have forgotten an alarm and go to bed how can I choose a loud song, set an alarm on max volume without waking the hous?
This is what I want to do:
Set an alarm.
Chose an alarm sound
Slide alarm sound level from minimum to maximum.
But I want to do this without the chosen alarm sounding / whilst I am setting it /
I tried plugging in earphones but the alarm still came out of the phone.
So what's the solution?
(Samsung S6 Edge Plus)

 

[Hadron]

Silence the alarm, choose the tone, then unmute it using something other than the system volume control - I have a task in Tasker that sets the alarm volume to max and that doesn't play a sound while doing it, and I expect any other automation app or audio profile/manager app will do the same.

 

[AZgl1500]

I use Alarm Clock Plus, and it has never, ever, played an alarm tone when I set an alarm.

It will, if you choose to set it to do so, Over-ride any other setting that is made on the phone when that prescribed alarm occurs. Indeed, I have it programmed to Over-Ride all other volume settings. Even if the volume control is at minimum and I go to bed.... come wake up time, the Alarm goes out at Full volume.... then the phone returns back the way it was before.

* Alarm Clock Plus★ - Android Apps on Google Play

 

[electricpete]

I think the key step here is choosing the alarm file.

On my phone when I choose an alarm I am given a choice of "media storage" or various file explorers.

If I select "media storage", then it shows a list of all my alarms and plays as a scroll through them.

If I select solid explorer (or ES file explorer or whichever one you have), then I have to know what directory to go to in order to find the alarm files, but if I can find them and recognize them from the name, I can pick a sound file without playing anything If this is what you want to do then:
1 - make sure you have a file explorer installed
2 - go to settings / apps / media storage and clear defaults... so you'll have a choice to use the file explorer for sound picking rather than the system "media storage" app.

 

[AZgl1500]

Picking a new sound file, versus what I do which is simply set an alarm, is quite different.
Once I have the Alarm Tone set, it never changes. "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly" wakes me up every time.

 

[electricpete]

Picking a new sound file, versus what I do which is simply set an alarm, is quite different.

Yes, that is my point. The op mentioned choosing a sound file. I'm thinking maybe that part of the process is when the sound is occuring. Maybe op can comment.