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Middle C is 261.63 Hz. The next half-step up (C#) is 277.183 Hz.

Why are these notes, while a tone at, say, 265 Hz, is not? Or what about 269.1488 Hz -- nearly absolute middle of the two?

Why do we recognize certain frequencies as notes?

Middle C is 261.63 Hz. The next half-step up (C#) is 277.183 Hz. Why are these notes, while a tone at, say, 265 Hz, is not? Or what about 269.1488 Hz -- nearly absolute middle of the two? Why do we recognize certain frequencies as notes?

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Scales and modes are the same thing. Tones are reached by using different scales and tunings. Tune your instrument a a quarter step down and you'll achieve different tones on when playing the same notes. This is music theory 101.

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Tones are reached by using different scales

False.

and tunings

True.