Tone Generator

All modern computers are fitted with a default audio board, because it’s the age of multimedia. Not only this, but even regular audio boards can be used for capturing and processing sound. For instance, Tone Generator is the type of tool to use if you need to generate audio tones, with the liberty of selecting output frequency.

Although you’re first taken through a setup process to ensure functionality of the application, it’s also possible to have it deployed on a thumb drive in case you want to use it on the go. This is because it doesn’t rely on any modifications of system registry entries to function, thus keeping the health status of the target PC intact.

The design doesn’t come with any special styles to attract attention, but is intuitive enough to quickly get you up and running, regardless of experience. A section is used to write down the desired frequency in Hertz, while the other is where you select the audio output device.

The application relies on your default audio device, but this can easily be changed, which comes in handy especially if you’re using a powerful audio board, be in internal or external, besides the default one. You can instantly obtain feedback, which lasts several seconds, but doesn’t change in real-time as you adjust the frequency.

Note that the range input goes from 100 to 15000 Hertz. The target value can either be manually written down, or defined through the numerical pad in the interface. There is, however, a major downside to the whole operation, and that’s the lack of an export option. This makes the application a mere test environment for custom frequencies.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that Tone Generator comes with good intentions, making it quite easy to generate tones of custom frequencies. However, the lack of an export option has quite a considerable impact on overall practicality.