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Yes, it does. Denser media will produce lower tones, whereas less dense media will produce higher tones. A clear example of this is the change in the pitch of the voice that occurs when people speak after inhaling helium. I disagree. The same pitch can be obtained through any type of medium by shortening or lengthing the string to compensate for the density of the medium in which the string resides. I believe your query should be in regard to the tone which is dictated by the medium, the pitch is dictated by the intervention.Of course you could compensate, if the medium did alter the pitch. My question was, does it (all other factors remaining unchanged)? On a Scientific American site a professor stated that it does not. The helium voice is a change of timbre, but the fundamental frequency remains the same. Another scientist told me that the helium voice is not comparable to a vibrating string anyway. Can anyone find an experimental report?

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