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- Subject: Re: Fundamental Frequencies of Musical Notes
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- From: ngan_m@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
- Date: 2 Jan 1993 21:17:38 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan1.104912.46019@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>, rsl11@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
- >Hello there,
- >
- > I would like to know what the fundamental frequencies of the musica
- >notes are if someone is aware of them. Tha is what frequencies do they
- >correspond to the notes
- >
- >do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do.
- >or
- >C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C
- >
- > I would appreciate any relevant response
-
- The frequency of A above middle C is 440hz, semitone is a factor of 2^(1/12)
- higher/lower, so A# is about 466.1638 hz and G# is about 415.3047hz.
- As there are 12 semitones in an octave, the A in the octave above is 880hz.
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- I hope this information all makes sense.
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- Milton Ngan
- ngan_m@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
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