19,200 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 19200 Hz Wavelength?

A 19200 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.02 meters, 1.79 cm, 0.06 feet (0 feet and 0.7 inches) or 0.7 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 = 19200 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.02 meters, or 0.06 feet.

19200 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 19200 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 19200 Hz wavelength (cm)19200 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-401.59420.6276
-35-311.61120.6343
-30-221.62800.6409
-25-131.64470.6475
-20-41.66110.6540
-1551.67750.6604
-10141.69360.6668
-5231.70970.6731
0321.72550.6793
5411.74120.6855
10501.75680.6917
15591.77230.6977
20681.78760.7038
25771.80280.7097
30861.81780.7157
35951.83270.7216
401041.84750.7274

19200 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 19200 Hz sound wave is 0.01 meters, 0.89 cm, 0.03 feet (0 feet and 0.35 inches) or 0.35 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 19200 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 19200 Hz wavelength = 0.02 meters, or 0.06 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

19200 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.010.03
20.020.06
30.030.09
40.040.12
50.040.15

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

Given the relatively small 19200 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 19200 Hz To ms

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

Because a 19200 Hz wave will ocillate 19200 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 = 19200 Hz

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

1 / 19200 Hz * 1000 = 0.05 ms.