jerrypettit
Didn't realize Sonitus had that. I just Googled "pink noise mp3" to get mine--and it's in my project template as Track 1, since I use it to help set all of my initial volumes.
I would not be dropping any old pink noise test signal into your sessions and aligning everything to it. So the big question is what is the rms level of the pink noise you have downloaded. Could be anything!
I have uploaded a -20 dB rms pink noise test signal here on my Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_2Jb7O_b5BkanhGUmlTdXZzeXc/view?usp=sharing Click the download symbol top right in order to download it. It is also 44.1K 16 bit.
*Note This is a stereo wave file so the track that is playing it also needs to be stereo as well. You may need to add gain to this if you are working at an rms ref signal other than -20. For example if you are working at a reference of say -18 then you need to add 2 dB of gain to this signal. (-14 would be 6 dB of extra gain etc)
Due to the nature of pink noise rms levels being slightly random you will see some slight variation but it is basically hovering around -20. Also note that if you have an accurate VU meter installed such as the Klanghelm meter set for a -20 ref it will show a little under 0 dB VU. This is normal compared to a sine wave signal.
Here is the -20 sine wave at 440 Hz. Also stereo wave file.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_2Jb7O_b5BkdjdzOHpmSzNvc1k/view?usp=sharing