The singer adjusted her tone to match the orchestra's A at 440 Hz.

Before we started mixing, we captured several room tones to preserve the natural ambience of each scene.

When two pure tones are played together, listeners sometimes hear combination tones that are not present in the original signals.

Composers often use leading tones to create a strong sense of resolution before the final chord.

During the jazz workshop, the instructor explained how passing tones can add color to a solo.

The composer emphasized the escape tones in the bridge to create a fleeting, unresolved feeling.

In the composition class, the professor explained how neighbor tones add color to a melody.

Linguists examined the tendency tones in the speech corpus to identify subtle regional differences.

Linguists compared the checked tones across several dialects to trace historical sound changes.

When I called the automated support line, I could hear the touch-tones guiding me through the menu.