Turn off iChat sounds when busy?

I can't quite believe this isn't a feature as it is in every other IM program, but...
Say I'm on a Gmail phone call. I set iChat to 'Busy'. But still people typing messages make the popup sound. I can find no way to mute iChat sounds when I'm Busy. As a result, the caller hears all these weird sound effects as the MacBook Pro speaker is right by the mic!
My only option is to quit iChat and appear offline to the person who was mid-conversation with me. Not very friendly, not very 'Apple'.
Surely there is an easier way to 'mute sounds when busy'?

Hi,
As Video and Audio Chats are Peer-to-Peer you can in fact log the Buddy List Off Line so it cannot make a noise.
Unfortunately this does not allow you to keep Text or sending Files to the Buddy you are chatting with.
You can also set System Preferences > Sound > Sound Effects to a lower volume as this is the Volume the Alerts sounds are played at. (It will also reduce the sound of " New Mail" if you have one set).
I tend to balance the Sound Effects Volume against the Master/output Volume so that they don't interrupt/distract from any conversation
They can be Turned Off In iChat Preferences > Alerts (Albeit one by one)
There is no Mute Alert Sounds button or setting in any of the menus.
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