[ale] Generating sound

[ale at jayloden.com (Jay Loden)]

Chuck Huber wrote:
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> Okay, admittedly I'm new to using sound cards beyond playing alert sounds and
> hooking up speakers for video/audio playback.
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> I need to generate a 1kHz tone and
>    a) emit this through a sound card to speakers

Just to add to the other useful suggestions I've seen on this topic...you should take a look at the "beep" utility. It allows you to beep the PC speaker, but it's highly configurable including frequency and all kinds of stuff, might be at least part of what you're looking for. 

-Jay