1,210 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 1210 Hz Wavelength?

A 1210 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.28 meters, 28.36 cm, 0.93 feet (0 feet and 11.17 inches) or 11.17 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 = 1210 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.28 meters, or 0.93 feet.

1210 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 1210 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 1210 Hz wavelength (cm)1210 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4025.29619.9591
-35-3125.565910.0653
-30-2225.832910.1704
-25-1326.097110.2745
-20-426.358710.3775
-15526.617810.4794
-101426.874310.5804
-52327.128410.6805
03227.380210.7796
54127.629610.8778
105027.876910.9751
155928.121911.0716
206828.364811.1673
257728.605711.2621
308628.844611.3561
359529.081511.4494
4010429.316511.5419

1210 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 1210 Hz sound wave is 0.14 meters, 14.18 cm, 0.47 feet (0 feet and 5.58 inches) or 5.58 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 1210 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 1210 Hz wavelength = 0.28 meters, or 0.93 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

1210 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.140.47
20.280.93
30.431.40
40.571.86
50.712.33

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

Given the relatively small 1210 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 1210 Hz To ms

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

Because a 1210 Hz wave will ocillate 1210 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 = 1210 Hz

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

1 / 1210 Hz * 1000 = 0.83 ms.