2006-08-27 05:06:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The lowest note the human ear can hear (as a note) is reckoned to be about 32 Hz (some people claim to be able to distinguish *pitch* lower than that, and that is what defines a 'note', really). Whales, however, produce subsonic sounds lower than this and can presumably 'hear' them whereas we can feel a pressure wave but it doesn't register on our ears as sound.
2006-08-27 05:12:34 · answer #1 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I have a hard time distinguishing much below 40 cycles, the low E on a bass guitar. You can sort-of tell when the bass player tunes it down to a low D. Lower than that, you can feel it, but you can't really tell what note it is.
2006-08-27 12:23:42 · answer #2 · answered by szydkids 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lowest note humans can actually hear would be around 25hz. It is possible that we can still perceive (feel) notes lower than that. Wikipedia has an interesting article on this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_frequency
2006-08-27 12:13:03 · answer #3 · answered by chef13007 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no lowest note.
2006-08-27 12:41:32 · answer #4 · answered by yahoohoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uh im assuming you mean what is the lowest frequency we can hear? 20Hz but you can feel lower than that. 5 Hz can make you poo your pants it just rumbles and makes you queezy. uhh i guess .00000001 or something would be the lowest Hz but you would never hear it.
2006-08-27 12:10:40 · answer #5 · answered by knowitall 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
AW DANGIT AND I KNOW THE LOWEST NOTE EVER ON AN INSTRUMENT!!
2006-08-27 12:12:15 · answer #6 · answered by EMO cupcake 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Then you are talking about frequencies. I don't think the lower frequencies are classed as notes. :)
2006-08-27 12:10:43 · answer #7 · answered by JeffE 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To blow ones own metaphorical trumpet.
2006-08-27 12:10:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The brown note i think.............
2006-08-27 12:09:39 · answer #9 · answered by ChissaSedai 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋