tones

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 20 November 1989
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NAME

tones - play sine-wave tones on the speaker  

SYNOPSIS

tones <dhz1> [<dhz2> [<thz> [<rhz>]]]  

DESCRIPTION

The SPARCstation's audio chip has four different sine-wave generators: two "DTMF generators", one "tone generator", and one "tone ringer". This tool exercises them, using the specified frequencies.  

ENVIRONMENT

SST_PLAY - playback gain, from 0 to 99, default 75
SST_EARPHONES - if set, send output to the earphone jack
 

SEE ALSO

tune(1), dial(1)  

BUGS

Needs a better user interface, for instance to specify tone duration.  

AUTHOR

Copyright (C) 1989 by Jef Poskanzer.

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation. This software is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
ENVIRONMENT
SEE ALSO
BUGS
AUTHOR

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