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6,000 Hz tone
6,000 Hz is close to the note F#8 (A4 = 440 Hz), in the range of high "s" sounds and the shimmer of a cymbal. People who hear a tonal ringing often compare their sound with tones like this.
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About this pitch
6,000 Hz sits about 23 cents above F#8, which is 5,920 Hz. The nearest piano key with the same note name is F#7 (2,960 Hz), one octave lower. One octave down from this tone is 3,000 Hz. It is about 6 half steps above C8 (4,186 Hz), the top key on a piano. Most headphones and speakers play this pitch well, but how loud it seems still varies a lot from person to person.
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A guided match sets levels for your ears, checks the octave and gives you a range. It takes about four minutes.
Notched is a Mac app that filters a one-octave band at a pitch you set out of what your Mac plays.