On Thu, 7 May 1998, SamMaEl wrote:

> 	Sorry, for the confusion... I had put the "Higher" in quotes
> meaning that the higher NUMBER didn't mean it was a higher pitch, but that
> the higher the frequency that a note has, the LOWER the note will
> actually be. This was the 2nd correction I got, so I thought I'd clear up the
> confusion. So yes, 880 Hz would be an octave lower than 440 Hz... the 880
> being twice that of 440. Sorry for not being more clear with my meaning
> ;-)

I think you still got it wrong, Ryan!  A tone at 880Hz will sound one
octave HIGHER in pitch than will a tone at 440Hz.

As Bill Studenmund pointed out, the wavelength of an 880Hz tone will be
half the wavelength of a 440Hz tone.  Shorter wavelength <==> Higher
Pitch.  Higher Frequency <==> Higher Pitch.  Higher Frequency <==>
Shorter Wavelength.


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