No, they are not the same Cycles per second is how many times the air vibrates back and forth per second to create a certain pitch. Beats per second is the difference in the rate of two sound's cycles per second. Example, one string is vibrating at 440 cycles per second, and another string is vibrating at 442 cycles per second. This results in 2 beats per second. Dave
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