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# speaker-test

> Speaker test tone generator for ALSA.
> See also: `aplay`, `arecord`, `amixer`.
> More information: <https://manned.org/speaker-test>.

- Test the default speakers with pink noise:

`speaker-test`

- Test the default speakers with a sine wave:

`speaker-test {{-t|--test}} sine {{-f|--frequency}} {{frequency}}`

- Test the default speakers with a predefined WAV file:

`speaker-test {{-t|--test}} wav`

- Test the default speakers with a WAV file:

`speaker-test {{-t|--test}} wav {{-w|--wavfile}} {{path/to/file}}`
