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mikehalloran wrote:
The first thing I did after purchase yesterday was to re-check my top end. 13kHz, no problem. 15k, I know when it's there or not though I can't say I really hear it anymore. 17k... uh... is this thing working? I see the meters move...
Mike, I am certain you realize this but nothing can take the place of having your hearing checked by a professional audiologist every so often. We can make guesses or maybe even estimates as to what's going on with our ears based on our gear and experience but it's best to establish a scientific baseline so we have a real possibility of tracking trends.
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James Steele wrote:Doesn't AudioEase have something called "Make A Test Tone"? It's not an actual signal generator, but I think it allows you to create an audio file test tone? One could make that file into a clipping and have it ready in any project. Not necessarily ideal, but it might work?
I used to have this back in the OS9 days, I don't think it was ever recompiled for Intel or Universal Binary.
Mastering: Mac Studio M1 MAX 2TB SSD, 64GB RAM, 32-core GPU, OS 12.6; DP 11.22, Waves, Izotope RX10 Advanced, Alloy, Nectar, PSP stuff, Plug-In Alliance, Metric Halo ULN-8 MkIV, Euphonix MC Control & MC Mix, Presonus Central Station, and (still) no air conditioning (but at least now there is airflow)
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philbrown wrote:Thanks for the info in this thread.
I was wondering what specific uses a tone generator might have and
Subwoofer calibration.
I can better adjust the crossover point and subwoofer level of my monitors.
That 100-200 range is always tricky for me.
Besides checking your hearing, specifically what else do you guys use these for?
This article is a good place to start. It also has a links to downloadable test tones (not necessary with a good tone generator app).
Those of us who go back to analog have other uses for a good tone generator app. I still have my old battery powered Teac for testing preamps, mixers and analog tape machines. I do some restoration and find them useful for calibrating Dolby B and dbx decoders.
Thanks, Mike. Good info in the linked article.
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