Perceived pitch compresses against frequency above roughly 500 Hz

Evidence

Figure 5.2 shows en linear scales the relationship between ratio pitch and frequency. The proprotionality of frequency and ratio pitch at frequencies up to about 500 Hz becomes clear from the steep increase at the start of the curve near the origin. At higher frequencies, the curve bends more and more and rtaches a ratio pitch of only 2400 mel at a frequency near 16 kHz. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 663

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to auditory-place/cochlear mechanics and roughly parallels critical-band widening at high frequencies.