tldr/pages/linux/speaker-test.md

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 predefined WAV file:

speaker-test {{[-t|--test]}} wav

• Test multichannel speaker configurations:

speaker-test {{[-t|--test]}} wav {{[-c|--channels]}} {{1..8}}

• Test the default speakers with a specific WAV file:

speaker-test {{[-t|--test]}} wav {{[-w|--wavfile]}} {{path/to/file.wav}}

• Test the default speakers with a sine wave:

speaker-test {{[-t|--test]}} sine {{[-f|--frequency]}} {{frequency}}