When two notes are an octave apart, one has double the frequency of the other yet we perceive them as being the same note – a “C” for example. Why is this? Readers give their take This question has a ...

This experiment demonstrates how water affects sound waves and pitch. You'll discover how different water levels create different musical notes and learn about the relationship between mass, vibration ...

Previous correspondence on this topic refers to the different patterns of overtones that enable us to distinguish one instrument from another. This isn’t the only factor involved. Many years ago when ...

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INDIANAPOLIS, March 26, 2023 — In chemistry, we have He, Fe and Ca — but what about do, re and mi? Hauntingly beautiful melodies aren’t the first things that come to mind when looking at the periodic ...

University of Southern Queensland provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Last week’s announcement on the existence of gravitational waves confirms something philosophers and musicians ...

PUSHING MUSIC TECHNOLOGY FORWARD: The three-man Evil Note Lab (from left, Phill Bronson, Ben Hovey and Derrick Johnson) combines Ableton Live sequencing software and other instruments to create an ...

A popular meme on social media makes a series of allegations about the musical tune pitch A=432Hz and A=440Hz, including that the latter was a standard imposed by the Nazis to manipulate their enemies ...