Best tone generator for Ubuntu/Gnome?

KF4SQB · 09-08-2010, 07:45 PM

I'm running Ubuntu, with the Gnome desktop. I need a tone generator that will allow me to generate a timed sequence of tones. To be more specific, I need to be able to do something like a one-second 457.9 Hz tone, followed by a three-second 368.5 Hz tone. Is there anything out there that can do what I need?

never say never · 09-08-2010, 10:58 PM

Have you looked at siggen?

It's in the package manager. has a command line tones.

looks like it might do what you need.

KF4SQB · 09-11-2010, 08:28 AM

Tried siggen. Nice little program, but I can't get it to do what I need. Unless I'm missing something, the longest it will generate a tone for is 2 seconds, and I need a 3 second tone. Any ideas?

schachwizard · 09-11-2010, 09:24 AM

Have you tried Audacity? In Audacity, you go to Generate->Tone, then determine frequency, duration, waveform, and amplitude.

KF4SQB · 09-11-2010, 06:44 PM

After playing with Siggen some more, I've determined what my problem is. When trying to generate a sequence of tones, all tones are the same duration as the first. Unless I'm missing something, I can't do a 1-second/3-second sequence like I need.

No, schachwizard, I haven't tried Audicity, but I will.

unSpawn · 09-11-2010, 07:19 PM

How about ye aulde 'beep -f 457.9 -l 1000 -n -f 368.5 -l 3000'?

KF4SQB · 09-11-2010, 07:46 PM

Audacity worked like a champ! Thanks for the suggestion, schachwizard. I thought Audacity was just a sound player, like Rhythmbox. I'd never even opened it before.

unSpawn, I already had it by the time I saw your post, but I tried "beep" anyway, just for the fun of it. I can't get "beep" to make a sound on my computer. I'm sure I have something configured wrong. It accepts the command, pauses like its performing the task, but no sound comes out of the speakers.

MTK358 · 09-11-2010, 07:52 PM

AFAIK "beep" uses the built in buzzer inside your PC, not audio output.

unSpawn · 09-11-2010, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTK358

AFAIK "beep" uses the built in buzzer inside your PC, not audio output.

Indeed it does.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KF4SQB

I can't get "beep" to make a sound on my computer.

Might have needed root rights for the ioctl to work, in any case you've installed a 10M app that works so why bother with a 6K binary ;-p