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==Frequencies and descriptions== {| class="wikitable" ! Frequency (Hz) ! [[Octave]] ! Description |- | 16 to 32 | 1st | The lower human threshold of hearing, and the lowest pedal notes of a pipe organ. |- | 32 to 512 | 2nd to 5th | Rhythm frequencies, where the lower and upper bass notes lie. |- | 512 to 2,048 | 6th to 7th | Defines human [[speech intelligibility]], gives a horn-like or tinny quality to sound. |- | 2,048 to 8,192 | 8th to 9th | Gives presence to speech, where [[Labial consonant|labial]] and [[fricative]] sounds lie. |- | 8,192 to 16,384 | 10th | Brilliance, the sounds of bells and the ringing of cymbals and [[sibilance]] in speech. |- | 16,384 to 32,768 | 11th | Beyond brilliance, nebulous sounds approaching and just passing the upper human threshold of hearing |} [[File:Middle C, or 262 hertz, on a virtual oscilloscope.png|thumb|[[Oscilloscope|Oscillogram]] of a [[pure tone]] [[C (musical note)|middle C]] (262 Hz). (Scale: 1 square is equal to 1 [[millisecond]])]] [[File:C5 523 Hz oscillogram.png|thumb|C5, an octave above middle C. The frequency is twice that of middle C (523 Hz).]] [[File:C3 131 Hz oscillogram.png|thumb|C3, an octave below middle C. The frequency is half that of middle C (131 Hz).]] {| class="wikitable" ! MIDI note ! Frequency (Hz) ! Description ! Sound file |- | 0 | 8.17578125 | Lowest [[Organ (music)|organ]] note | n/a ([[fundamental frequency]] inaudible) |- | 12 | 16.3515625 | Lowest note for tuba, large pipe organs, [[Bösendorfer]] Imperial grand piano | n/a ([[fundamental frequency]] inaudible under average conditions) |- | 24 | 32.703125 | Lowest C on a standard 88-key [[piano]] | [[File:Audio Frequency tone, C1, 32.70hz.ogg]] |- | 36 | 65.40625 | Lowest note for [[cello]] | [[File:Audio frequency tone, C2, 65.41hz.ogg]] |- | 48 | 130.8125 | Lowest note for [[viola]], [[mandola]] | [[File:Audio frequency tone, C3, 130.81hz.ogg]] |- | 60 | 261.625 | [[Middle C]] | [[File:Audio Frequency tone, Middle C, C4, 261.63hz.ogg]] |- | 72 | 523.25 | C in middle of [[treble clef]] | [[File:Audio Frequency tone, C5, 523.25hz.ogg]] |- | 84 | 1,046.5 | Approximately the highest note reproducible by the average female [[human voice]] | [[File:Audio Frequency tone, C6, 1046.50hz.ogg]] |- | 96 | 2,093 | Highest note for a [[flute]] | [[File:Audio Frequency tone, C7, 2093hz.ogg]] |- | 108 | 4,186 | Highest note on a standard 88-key piano | [[File:Audio frequency tone, C8, 4186hz.ogg]] |- | 120 | 8,372 | | [[File:Audio frequency tone, C9, 8372hz.ogg]] |- | 132 | 16,744 | Approximately the tone that a typical [[CRT television]] emits while running. | [[File:Audio frequency tone, C10, 16744hz.ogg]] |}
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