diff --git a/msg/tune_control.msg b/msg/tune_control.msg
index 3820c239d95a063c7d5c5911e34e9c2e66c69540..c788dcfc96d77c49caf0919af9bd9d1aea16598b 100644
--- a/msg/tune_control.msg
+++ b/msg/tune_control.msg
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ uint8 tune_id        # tune_id corresponding to TuneID::* from the tune_defaults
 uint8 tune_override  # if set to 1 the tune which is playing will be stopped and the new started
 uint16 frequency     # in Hz
 uint32 duration      # in us
-uint32 silence	     # in us
-uint8 strength       # value between 0-100 if supported by backend
+uint32 silence       # in us
+uint8 volume         # value between 0-100 if supported by backend
 
-uint8 STRENGTH_MIN = 0
-uint8 STRENGTH_NORMAL = 40
-uint8 STRENGTH_MAX = 100
+uint8 VOLUME_LEVEL_MIN = 0
+uint8 VOLUME_LEVEL_DEFAULT = 40
+uint8 VOLUME_LEVEL_MAX = 100
diff --git a/src/lib/tunes/tunes.cpp b/src/lib/tunes/tunes.cpp
index 3061d0fc072efa9920c988b93fc38afb06e79016..ea81d0403397b43280c8d9f6254937d6c7a10ac8 100644
--- a/src/lib/tunes/tunes.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/tunes/tunes.cpp
@@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ int Tunes::set_control(const tune_control_s &tune_control)
 		// Reset octave, tempo etc.
 		reset(_repeat);
 
-		// Strength will remain valid for the entire tune, unless interrupted.
-		if ((unsigned)tune_control.strength <= TUNE_MAX_STRENGTH) {
-			_strength = (unsigned)tune_control.strength;
+		// Volume will remain valid for the entire tune, unless interrupted.
+		if (tune_control.volume <= tune_control_s::VOLUME_LEVEL_MAX) {
+			_volume = tune_control.volume;
 
 		} else {
-			_strength = TUNE_MAX_STRENGTH;
+			_volume = tune_control_s::VOLUME_LEVEL_MAX;
 		}
 
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ int Tunes::set_control(const tune_control_s &tune_control)
 	return OK;
 }
 
-void Tunes::set_string(const char *const string, uint8_t strength)
+void Tunes::set_string(const char *const string, uint8_t volume)
 {
 	// Only play new tune if nothing is being played currently.
 	if (_tune == nullptr) {
@@ -138,26 +138,26 @@ void Tunes::set_string(const char *const string, uint8_t strength)
 		_tune_start_ptr = string;
 		_next_tune      = _tune;
 
-		if (strength <= TUNE_MAX_STRENGTH) {
-			_strength = strength;
+		if (volume <= tune_control_s::VOLUME_LEVEL_MAX) {
+			_volume = volume;
 
 		} else {
-			_strength = TUNE_MAX_STRENGTH;
+			_volume = tune_control_s::VOLUME_LEVEL_MAX;
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 int Tunes::get_next_note(unsigned &frequency, unsigned &duration,
-			 unsigned &silence, uint8_t &strength)
+			 unsigned &silence, uint8_t &volume)
 {
 	int ret = get_next_note(frequency, duration, silence);
 
-	// Check if note should not be heard -> adjust strength to 0 to be safe.
+	// Check if note should not be heard -> adjust volume to 0 to be safe.
 	if (frequency == 0 || duration == 0) {
-		strength = 0;
+		volume = 0;
 
 	} else {
-		strength = _strength;
+		volume = _volume;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/src/lib/tunes/tunes.h b/src/lib/tunes/tunes.h
index 8ebeecc5d5b2988d3274a55bcd33d3d222498662..4ab08804a77276d6379161918c594f3bc6b5667f 100644
--- a/src/lib/tunes/tunes.h
+++ b/src/lib/tunes/tunes.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #define TUNE_DEFAULT_OCTAVE 4
 #define TUNE_DEFAULT_TEMPO 120
 
-#define TUNE_MAX_STRENGTH 100
 #define TUNE_MAX_UPDATE_INTERVAL_US 100000
 
 
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 * @param  string    tune input string
 	 */
-	void set_string(const char *const string, uint8_t strength);
+	void set_string(const char *const string, uint8_t volume);
 
 	/**
 	 * Get next note in the current tune, which has been provided by either
@@ -106,13 +105,13 @@ public:
 	 * Get next note in the current tune, which has been provided by either
 	 * set_control or play_string
 	 * @param  frequency return frequency value (Hz)
-	 * @param  duration  return duration of the tone (us)
+	 * @param  duration  return duration of the note (us)
 	 * @param  silence   return silence duration (us)
-	 * @param  strength  return the strength of the note (between 0-100)
+	 * @param  volume    return the volume level of the note (between 0-100)
 	 * @return           -1 for error, 0 for play one tone and 1 for continue a sequence
 	 */
 	int get_next_note(unsigned &frequency, unsigned &duration,
-			  unsigned &silence, uint8_t &strength);
+			  unsigned &silence, uint8_t &volume);
 
 	/**
 	 *  Get the number of default tunes. This is useful for when a tune is
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ private:
 	unsigned int _duration  = 0;
 	unsigned int _frequency = 0;
 	unsigned int _silence   = 0;
-	uint8_t      _strength  = 0;
+	uint8_t      _volume    = 0;
 
 	bool  _using_custom_msg = false;
 };
diff --git a/src/modules/commander/commander_helper.cpp b/src/modules/commander/commander_helper.cpp
index cd089d998c6dff694d365e5002647b7dcae97808..26e5bdfafe5528e990bb8e14aa0c54b4c2b31fc5 100644
--- a/src/modules/commander/commander_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/commander/commander_helper.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void buzzer_deinit()
 void set_tune_override(int tune)
 {
 	tune_control.tune_id = tune;
-	tune_control.strength = tune_control_s::STRENGTH_NORMAL;
+	tune_control.volume = tune_control_s::VOLUME_LEVEL_DEFAULT;
 	tune_control.tune_override = 1;
 	tune_control.timestamp = hrt_absolute_time();
 	orb_publish(ORB_ID(tune_control), tune_control_pub, &tune_control);
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void set_tune(int tune)
 		/* allow interrupting current non-repeating tune by the same tune */
 		if (tune != tune_current || new_tune_duration != 0) {
 			tune_control.tune_id = tune;
-			tune_control.strength = tune_control_s::STRENGTH_NORMAL;
+			tune_control.volume = tune_control_s::VOLUME_LEVEL_DEFAULT;
 			tune_control.tune_override = 0;
 			tune_control.timestamp = hrt_absolute_time();
 			orb_publish(ORB_ID(tune_control), tune_control_pub, &tune_control);
diff --git a/src/modules/events/rc_loss_alarm.cpp b/src/modules/events/rc_loss_alarm.cpp
index ccab1a26f20b3ed69c701cfd7bef9f71baf9b0fe..4e18db32c432e4e1cf26595854b3317cb9129f71 100644
--- a/src/modules/events/rc_loss_alarm.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/events/rc_loss_alarm.cpp
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ void RC_Loss_Alarm::process()
 void RC_Loss_Alarm::play_tune()
 {
 	struct tune_control_s tune_control = {};
-	tune_control.tune_id = static_cast<int>(TuneID::ERROR_TUNE);
-	tune_control.strength = tune_control_s::STRENGTH_MAX;
+	tune_control.timestamp     = hrt_absolute_time();
+	tune_control.tune_id       = static_cast<int>(TuneID::ERROR_TUNE);
 	tune_control.tune_override = 1;
-	tune_control.timestamp = hrt_absolute_time();
+	tune_control.volume        = tune_control_s::VOLUME_LEVEL_MAX;
 
 	if (_tune_control_pub == nullptr) {
 		_tune_control_pub = orb_advertise(ORB_ID(tune_control), &tune_control);
diff --git a/src/systemcmds/tests/test_tone.cpp b/src/systemcmds/tests/test_tone.cpp
index b3d9b274926e851c9334ed5c9132b3ad9bfc72df..79de97216e4f9629680e587b8230b39d7ce3d3e3 100644
--- a/src/systemcmds/tests/test_tone.cpp
+++ b/src/systemcmds/tests/test_tone.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int test_tone(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	if (argc == 1) {
 		PX4_INFO("Volume silenced for testing predefined tunes 0-20.");
-		tune_control.strength = 0;
+		tune_control.volume = tune_control_s::VOLUME_LEVEL_MIN;
 
 		for (size_t i = 0; i <= 20; i++) {
 			tune_control.tune_id = i;
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ int test_tone(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	if (argc == 3) {
-		int volume = 40;
+		int volume = tune_control_s::VOLUME_LEVEL_DEFAULT;
 		Tunes tunes{};
 		tunes.set_string(argv[2], volume);
 		PX4_INFO("Custom tune.");
 	}
 
-	tune_control.strength = 40;
+	tune_control.volume = tune_control_s::VOLUME_LEVEL_DEFAULT;
 	result = orb_publish(ORB_ID(tune_control), tune_control_pub, &tune_control);
 
 	orb_unadvertise(tune_control_pub);
diff --git a/src/systemcmds/tune_control/tune_control.cpp b/src/systemcmds/tune_control/tune_control.cpp
index d044781013d5a1b3e6c5061e5e66b210057c83d7..4063630c7a77c3de6a147d23f22393acef7f135a 100644
--- a/src/systemcmds/tune_control/tune_control.cpp
+++ b/src/systemcmds/tune_control/tune_control.cpp
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ $ tune_control play -t 2
 )DESCR_STR");
 
 	PRINT_MODULE_USAGE_NAME("tune_control", "system");
-	PRINT_MODULE_USAGE_COMMAND_DESCR("play","Play system tune, tone, or melody");
+	PRINT_MODULE_USAGE_COMMAND_DESCR("play","Play system tune or single note.");
 	PRINT_MODULE_USAGE_PARAM_INT('t', 1, 1, 21, "Play predefined system tune", true);
-	PRINT_MODULE_USAGE_PARAM_INT('f', -1, 0, 22, "Frequency of tone in Hz (0-22kHz)", true);
-	PRINT_MODULE_USAGE_PARAM_INT('d', -1, 1, 21, "Duration of tone in us", true);
-	PRINT_MODULE_USAGE_PARAM_INT('s', 40, 0, 100, "Strength of tone (0-100)", true);
+	PRINT_MODULE_USAGE_PARAM_INT('f', -1, 0, 22, "Frequency of note in Hz (0-22kHz)", true);
+	PRINT_MODULE_USAGE_PARAM_INT('d', -1, 1, 21, "Duration of note in us", true);
+	PRINT_MODULE_USAGE_PARAM_INT('s', 40, 0, 100, "Volume level (loudness) of the note (0-100)", true);
 	PRINT_MODULE_USAGE_PARAM_STRING('m', nullptr,  R"(<string> - e.g. "MFT200e8a8a")",
 					 "Melody in string form", true);
 	PRINT_MODULE_USAGE_COMMAND_DESCR("libtest","Test library");
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ tune_control_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	unsigned int value;
 	tune_control_s tune_control = {};
 	tune_control.tune_id = 0;
-	tune_control.strength = tune_control_s::STRENGTH_NORMAL;
+	tune_control.volume = tune_control_s::VOLUME_LEVEL_DEFAULT;
 
 	while ((ch = px4_getopt(argc, argv, "f:d:t:m:s:", &myoptind, &myoptarg)) != EOF) {
 		switch (ch) {
@@ -172,11 +172,11 @@ tune_control_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		case 's':
 			value = (uint8_t)(strtol(myoptarg, nullptr, 0));
 
-			if (value > 0 && value < 100) {
-				tune_control.strength = value;
+			if (value <= tune_control_s::VOLUME_LEVEL_MAX) {
+				tune_control.volume = value;
 
 			} else {
-				tune_control.strength = tune_control_s::STRENGTH_NORMAL;
+				tune_control.volume = tune_control_s::VOLUME_LEVEL_MAX;
 			}
 
 			break;
@@ -194,20 +194,20 @@ tune_control_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	unsigned frequency, duration, silence;
-	uint8_t strength;
+	uint8_t volume;
 	int exit_counter = 0;
 
 	if (!strcmp(argv[myoptind], "play")) {
 		if (string_input) {
 			PX4_INFO("Start playback...");
-			tunes.set_string(tune_string, tune_control.strength);
+			tunes.set_string(tune_string, tune_control.volume);
 
-			while (tunes.get_next_note(frequency, duration, silence, strength) > 0) {
+			while (tunes.get_next_note(frequency, duration, silence, volume) > 0) {
 				tune_control.tune_id = 0;
 				tune_control.frequency = (uint16_t)frequency;
 				tune_control.duration = (uint32_t)duration;
 				tune_control.silence = (uint32_t)silence;
-				tune_control.strength = (uint8_t)strength;
+				tune_control.volume = (uint8_t)volume;
 				publish_tune_control(tune_control);
 				px4_usleep(duration + silence);
 				exit_counter++;
@@ -236,9 +236,10 @@ tune_control_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			PX4_WARN("Tune ID not recognized.");
 		}
 
-		while (tunes.get_next_note(frequency, duration, silence, strength) > 0) {
-			PX4_INFO("frequency: %d, duration %d, silence %d, strength%d",
-				 frequency, duration, silence, strength);
+		while (tunes.get_next_note(frequency, duration, silence, volume) > 0) {
+			PX4_INFO("frequency: %d, duration %d, silence %d, volume %d",
+				 frequency, duration, silence, volume);
+
 			px4_usleep(500000);
 			exit_counter++;
 
@@ -256,6 +257,7 @@ tune_control_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		tune_control.silence = 0;
 		tune_control.tune_override = true;
 		publish_tune_control(tune_control);
+
 		// We wait the maximum update interval to ensure
 		// The stop will not be overwritten
 		px4_usleep(tunes.get_maximum_update_interval());