1,070 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 1070 Hz Wavelength?

A 1070 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.32 meters, 32.08 cm, 1.05 feet (1 feet and 0.63 inches) or 12.63 inches when traveling in air at 20°C (68°F).

The formula for the wavelenght is λ = c/f where:

  • c is the celerity (speed) of sound = 343.21 m/s or 1126.03 ft/s in air at 20°C (68°F).
  • f is the frequency = 1070 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.32 meters, or 1.05 feet.

1070 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 1070 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 1070 Hz wavelength (cm)1070 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4028.605811.2621
-35-3128.910911.3823
-30-2229.212911.5011
-25-1329.511711.6188
-20-429.807511.7352
-15530.100511.8506
-101430.390611.9648
-52330.677912.0779
03230.962612.1900
54131.244712.3011
105031.524312.4111
155931.801412.5202
206832.076112.6284
257732.348512.7356
308632.618612.8420
359532.886512.9475
4010433.152313.0521

1070 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 1070 Hz sound wave is 0.16 meters, 16.04 cm, 0.53 feet (0 feet and 6.31 inches) or 6.31 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 1070 Hz in rooms where two opposing walls (axial mode), edges (tangential mode) or corners (oblique mode) are spaced by a distance d = nλ/2 where:

  • n is a natural (positive integer greater than or equal to 1)
  • λ is the 1070 Hz wavelength = 0.32 meters, or 1.05 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

1070 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.160.53
20.321.05
30.481.58
40.642.10
50.802.63

We typically don't treat rooms for standing waves above 300 Hz.

Given the relatively small 1070 Hz half wavelength, you can treat your room by using thick acoustic foam. This will absorb frequencies as low as 250 Hz, and all the way up to 20,000 Hz.

How To Convert 1070 Hz To ms

A Hz (Hertz) is a cycle (or period) per second.

Because a 1070 Hz wave will ocillate 1070 times per second, we can find the time of a single cycle (or period) with the formula p = 1/f where:

  • f is the frequency of the wave = 1070 Hz

The result will be expressed in seconds, so let's multiply by 1000 to get miliseconds:

1 / 1070 Hz * 1000 = 0.93 ms.