On Thu, 7 May 1998, Colin Wood wrote:

> SamMaEl wrote:
> > 	"Higher" frequency, lower pitch. Just like when you pluck a
> > string, then shorten the string by a half, the note will sound an octave
> > higher. Or, so said Pythagoras. And just the same, cutting the
> > frequency in half raises the pitch an octave. So, 880 Hz would be the A
> > above middle C, and 440 Hz would be the A an octave higher than the 880 A.
> 
> Ah.  I'm glad someone knows something about music and sound.  I've learned
> quite a bit in the few months since I've started this, but I'm still
> basically clueless :-)  Thanks for the explanation.

This is incorrect - the A that is one octave higher than "A above middle C" 
has a frequency that is twice as high.  440 is NOT an octave higher than
880, 440 is one octave LOWER.  

Think speakers:  Bass (low pitch) response is in the 20-30 Hz range,
while the higher pitch tones are handles by your tweeters in the 12-20
KHz range.


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