Shruti Box (Drone)
261.63 Hz
Nearest note: C4 in standard tuning
A small bellows-driven reed organ producing sustained drone tones.
How well is this supported?
Part of a musical, cultural or practitioner tradition. Included because people use it, not because it has been tested.
This entry gives a typical pitch for an instrument. Real instruments vary.
The button plays a plain tone. Start with the volume low.
About this number
A small bellows-driven reed organ producing sustained drone tones. In Indian classical music it holds the tonic (Sa) under the melody. It is also used to accompany chanting and vocal toning.
History
Drone accompaniment in Indian classical music.
Facts
- Frequency
- 261.63 Hz
- Wavelength in air (20 °C)
- 1.31 m
- Nearest note
- C4 in standard tuning
- Kind of statement
- Instrument
- Filed under
- Instruments & gongs
Sources
- No specific source recorded
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More about the pitch
The same note in every octave
Each step doubles or halves the frequency. Tap one to hear it.
Entries close in pitch
Within 35 cents of this tone, in any octave. A cent is one hundredth of the step between two neighboring piano keys. Being close in pitch does not mean two things are connected.