WHITE_SOUND(1)							WHITE_SOUND(1)



NAME
       white_sound - generate white noise directly to the sound card

SYNOPSIS
       white_sound [-d device] [-i infilename] [-v]

DESCRIPTION
       White_sound is for generating white noise directly to the sound card.

       The  amplitude  is  read  from  stdin, as an EOL terminated record, The
       amplitude must be greater than zero, and less than or equal  to	unity;
       unity is 0 dBFS.

       The  default, for a null record, -15 dBFS, (with instantaneous peaks of
       -13 dBFS, i.e., 7136.)

OPTIONS
       -d device
	      sound device, (/dev/dsp).

       -i infilename
	      Input filename, (stdin).

       -v     Print the version and copyright banner of the program.

AUTHORS
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       A license is hereby granted to reproduce this software source code and
       to create executable versions from this source code for personal,
       non-commercial use.  The copyright notice included with the software
       must be maintained in all copies produced.

       THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS". THE AUTHOR PROVIDES NO WARRANTIES
       WHATSOEVER, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF
       MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE
       AUTHOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT USE OF THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT INFRINGE THE
       INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY IN ANY COUNTRY.

       Copyright (c) 1994-2008, John Conover, All Rights Reserved.

       Comments and/or bug reports should be addressed to:

	   john@email.johncon.com (John Conover)

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			       February 18, 2008		WHITE_SOUND(1)