The general purposes of these experiments were to: (1) replicate earlier findings that release from masking could not be obtained using a pure‐tone masker, (2) determine whether the release from masking could be obtained for remote masking of low‐frequency tones by higher‐frequency noise, and (3) determine if there was a relation between the amount of masking and the release from masking. Results indicated that, in confirmation of earlier work, release from masking could not be obtained using a pure‐tone masker. Also, the use of high‐frequency noise to mask lower‐frequency tones did not result in release from masking. Research on the possible relation of the amount of masking to the amount of release from masking is still in progress.