How low can you go?

[ImUrOBGYN]

What is the Mosquito Ringtone?

The short version, A tone outside the audible range of hearing for most people over the age of 30.

 

This website gives you multiple tone frequencies and their related "average" age cutoffs. I was able to hear 17.4khz but it's not anything I would pick up without listening for it. Remember, when listening, it's not the audible click your speakers may make when you first play the clip.

 

http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/

[Putty]

These are stupid dumb.

[RedRocket1647545505]

It should also be said that if the sound isn't within your speakers Hz range, you won't hear a damn thing either, because there won't be any sound coming out.

[RedRocket1647545505]

BTW, 14khz is as high as I could hear via old ipod earbuds.

 

Either the earbuds suck (they do) or I haven't been wearing adequate ear protection whilst shooting guns. Probably a combo of both.

 

Edit* - 15khz with the volume at 100%. 'doh!

Edit2* - 16khz using just my laptops speakers. Barely.

[Skinner]

I could hear them all 22khz sounded more like a feedback.

[Casper]

I could hear them all.

[87GT]

I could hear them all with my speakers on low. The last one only sounds like feedback if you turn up the volume. Keep it low and its just a hum like the rest.

[FourString]

That info is completely wrong. You do not have to be 18 or younger to hear 22kHz. As long as your hearing has not been damaged then it should be fine. Now, 22kHz at 50 years old and on would be interesting, but not completely unheard of.

 

Wanna fuck with your ears? Listen to a Shepard Scale at a moderate volume. It is known to make some people nauseous (not all though). Here is a decent one if you ignore the goofy spiral in the video. Just listen to it.

[ImUrOBGYN]

That info is completely wrong. You do not have to be 18 or younger to hear 22kHz. As long as your hearing has not been damaged then it should be fine. Now, 22kHz at 50 years old and on would be interesting, but not completely unheard of.

 

Wanna fuck with your ears? Listen to a Shepard Scale at a moderate volume. It is known to make some people nauseous (not all though). Here is a decent one if you ignore the goofy spiral in the video. Just listen to it.

 

Isn't the Shepard's scale supposed to sound like it's steadily getting lower but isn't really? Sort of a like a audio illusion instead of an optical illusion.

 

Dammit. I used to have a link to a bunch of audio illusion shit but I can't find it, now.

[Rustlestiltskin]

play these with ur dog in the room LOL. I did and he was going nuts

[Mr. Jones]

Can't hear shit above 16K. To many 135db+ stereo rigs.

[Buckeye1647545503]

HUH ??????

[Mopar]

I could hear 18k normal, without adjusting volume.

 

141db was my best on the floor. Back seat up, I miss it

[AutoFreak57]

I heard all of those

[FourString]

Isn't the Shepard's scale supposed to sound like it's steadily getting lower but isn't really? Sort of a like a audio illusion instead of an optical illusion.

 

Dammit. I used to have a link to a bunch of audio illusion shit but I can't find it, now.

 

Correct.

 

If you find the link then let me know. I am minoring in Music/Sound in college so I find this kind of stuff interesting.

[GonneVille]

I could hear 20khz clearly, but nothing above. I think it's my speakers. I'll try it with phones later.

[ImUrOBGYN]

Correct.

 

If you find the link then let me know. I am minoring in Music/Sound in college so I find this kind of stuff interesting.

 

You can probably find most of the ones I had by looking up audio illusions or auditory illusions. I think Wiki even has links to quite a few in their article. Here's one I grabbed real quick with a couple interesting ones. If I have time, I'll try to find the one I used to have, later.

 

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13355-music-special-five-great-auditory-illusions-.html