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440 Hz and 220 Hz waves with microphone probes

440 Hz and 220 Hz waves with microphone probes diagram.

The note A at two different octaves – one vibrating at 440 vibrations per second and the other at 220.

Wave images, Paul Falstad Falstad.com

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