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Toolbox essential
If you work in live sound this is a toolbox essential. Most consoles these days have a pink noise facility on the console which can be sent to various outputs.
The pink stick though is more of a test tool. If you work as a stage patch on a festival or need to perform line checks this is the tool you need.
The pink stick has various modes apart from pink including pulse, and 1khz tone. In between each tone is a mute function which is more like power off as you can hear a nosie from a pa system or through headphones when this is switched to a position.
To make the pink stick easier to use and plug into stage boxes I have added a short xlr lead, by short i mean 30-50cm ish, I find It makes it easier to use.
I am very surprised at the low cost of the pink stick. The build quality seems good although the weakest part seems to be the switch knob on the end.
Overall I find the pink stick a great toolbox tool.
The pink stick though is more of a test tool. If you work as a stage patch on a festival or need to perform line checks this is the tool you need.
The pink stick has various modes apart from pink including pulse, and 1khz tone. In between each tone is a mute function which is more like power off as you can hear a nosie from a pa system or through headphones when this is switched to a position.
To make the pink stick easier to use and plug into stage boxes I have added a short xlr lead, by short i mean 30-50cm ish, I find It makes it easier to use.
I am very surprised at the low cost of the pink stick. The build quality seems good although the weakest part seems to be the switch knob on the end.
Overall I find the pink stick a great toolbox tool.
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Excellent product at a bargain price
This is phantom powered tone generator in the shape of a long XLR plug. It produces tone, clicks, or white noise as selected by a rotary switch on the far end. I've found it works well and is ideal for setting up equipment in sound systems. I was once doing live sound at an event that was being filmed for TV and the cameraman (from a major broadcaster) needed some tone to line up his camera. I plugged this into a spare mic input on the mixer, problem solved, and the camerman was well impressed. It is solidly made with a metal body and has survived several years in a bag of adaptors and connectors. It's simple, effective, and very cheaply priced. I'd say that every sound engineer should have one!
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Perfect
I use this signal generator to check the levels when connecting a sub-mixer to the main mixer. It always works perfectly for this task. If handled with care it should have a long life. The rotating knob is somewhat fragile.
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Very useful cheap tool for sound techs
Pink noise burst's at 0dBFS be very careful with your signals.
It needs 48V to work
Quality built is dead cheap, I believe if it falls once it's gone.
Again, yet this is a very useful tool for sound techs needing testing signals quickly.
It needs 48V to work
Quality built is dead cheap, I believe if it falls once it's gone.
Again, yet this is a very useful tool for sound techs needing testing signals quickly.
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good noise generator, unsure of knob durability
I like this unit, it does what I need. I wonder about longterm durability of it, and if a switch on the side would not be a bit more rugged.
have used it a lot for finding levels and tracking down routing issues, and it works great.
have used it a lot for finding levels and tracking down routing issues, and it works great.
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Handy gadget - always keep it in the gig toolbox
A really neat gadget for identifying mic lines, testing cables and of course providing a source of pink noise for basic system setting up.
I've not used it for the latter, but have found it of most use for when there's an error in the stagebox plugging list, and something's either not working or not appearing where it's supposed to. Simply plug this thing in on intermittent, and look for the ticking using the PFL buttons. Nicely made and weighty too.
I've not used it for the latter, but have found it of most use for when there's an error in the stagebox plugging list, and something's either not working or not appearing where it's supposed to. Simply plug this thing in on intermittent, and look for the ticking using the PFL buttons. Nicely made and weighty too.
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Imprecise, but it works
As a basic cable tester, the Pink Stick is a great purchase. The build quality is stellar, though I was a bit concerned about the pladtic knob on top.
Unfortunately it is not to be considered a measurement device of any kind. The 1 kHz tone is more like 1.1 kHz, and there is considerable distortion.
I was hoping to use it to help take some measurements but it's just not precise enough for that purpose.
Unfortunately it is not to be considered a measurement device of any kind. The 1 kHz tone is more like 1.1 kHz, and there is considerable distortion.
I was hoping to use it to help take some measurements but it's just not precise enough for that purpose.
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Loved it...... until it broke.
Really enjoyed using this until the rotary switch broke....... It's not very durable. Haven't got round to replacing it as I have another XLR noise generator
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A Small Tool with Big Utility
Compact, simple, and surprisingly reliable. It’s not sophisticated, but it gives you clean test tones fast — perfect for quick troubleshooting or calibrating without overthinking.
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All audio guys should have one of these !
All audio guys should have one of these !in their work case !
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