You're skipping something if you're referring to the stock alarm clock. Start the app, push the menu key - not in the settings for a specific alarm, but right when you start the app - push settings, first one is "Alarm in silent mode". Make sure that's enabled.
+5 kajillion!!!
I totally forgot about that!! Yep. That'll do it. :icon_ banana:
(I'm seriously THAT excited that there's a solution! Haha Too much coffee today!)