But Marty, "tone" in English can also refer to the quality of the sound: th=
e
difference in sound say between a clarinet and a fiddle playing the same
note, which results from the presence (or not) and the strength of the uppe=
r
partials (harmonics).
"Tone" is also used in connection with the (Western) musical scale, where,
following the lead of old Johann Sebastian and his well-tempered clavichord=
,
we divide the octave (doubling of frequency) into twelve equal parts
(semitones), two of which make a tone.
So one needs to consider the context in which the word is used.
Syd Curtis
> From: Marty Michener <>
> Reply-To:
> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 13:16:51 -0500
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Help
>
> Saludos, Amigo:
>
> Yes, the two are used to mean pretty much the same in English, measured a=
s
> frequency Hz or kHz. Many terms in music have the equivalent in audio or
> sound engineering.
>
> Volume and loudness also mean similar measures (=3D voltage, or sound
> pressure), but some technical literature distinguishes "loudness" as bein=
g
> corrected for the different pitch sensitivity of the human ear. This is
> because a tone of 10 kHz sounds to a human less loud than a tone of the
> SAME VOLUME for 1 kHz. Most of us use the terms the same.
>
> marty
>
> At 12:09 PM 2/11/02 -0600, you wrote:
>> Hola amigos y amigas:
>> I need your help. Pitch and tone is the same?.
>>
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