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Tone Generator Overview

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Test your hearing, headphones, speakers, or other audio equipment – easily and accurately.

🔊 How It Works

  • Set the frequency: Use the control wheels to select your desired frequency.
  • Start & Stop: Tap “Start” to begin tone generation. The tone plays continuously until you press “Stop.”
  • Note detection: As you adjust the frequency, the nearest musical note (including octave) is shown – perfect for musicians.
  • Choose by note: Tap the note display to select a frequency by musical note (only available on larger screens).

🧠 Key Features

  • 🔁 Recent Frequencies: Recently used frequencies are saved and can be recalled at any time.
    • Remove entries individually or all at once via the 3-dot menu or long press (context menu).
  • 📊 Frequency Visualization: Option to display the frequency graphically.
  • 🔄 Waveform Selection: Switch between Sine, Sawtooth, Square, and Triangle waveforms.
  • 🎼 Tuning: Use the menu to view the full list of note frequencies based on your current tuning.
  • 🎼 Notes: Use the menu to view the standard note frequencies for C4 to B4.

💡 Tips & Notes

  • Better Sound Range: Your phone or tablet speaker has a limited frequency range. For better results, use external speakers or high-quality headphones.
  • Quick Navigation: Tap on the title (e.g., of a song, set list, or quiz) to open the table of contents.
  • Save and organize: Save multiple frequency sets for exercises or tests – and switch between them easily. Ideal for training, teaching, or technical use.

⚙️ Settings Overview

  • Auto-Save: When enabled, changes are automatically saved when leaving the screen.
  • Note-based Frequency Selection: Choose a musical note and octave to directly set the corresponding frequency.
  • Signal Type: Choose the waveform type for tone generation. Default: Sine.