327 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 327 Hz Wavelength?

A 327 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 1.05 meters, 104.96 cm, 3.44 feet (3 feet and 5.32 inches) or 41.32 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 = 327 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 1.05 meters, or 3.44 feet.

327 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 327 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 327 Hz wavelength (cm)327 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4093.603236.8517
-35-3194.601637.2447
-30-2295.589537.6337
-25-1396.567338.0186
-20-497.535338.3997
-15598.493938.7771
-101499.443139.1508
-523100.383439.5210
032101.315039.8878
541102.238140.2512
1050103.152940.6114
1559104.059740.9684
2068104.958641.3223
2577105.849941.6732
3086106.733842.0212
3595107.610442.3663
40104108.479942.7086

327 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 327 Hz sound wave is 0.52 meters, 52.48 cm, 1.72 feet (1 feet and 8.66 inches) or 20.66 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 327 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 327 Hz wavelength = 1.05 meters, or 3.44 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

327 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.521.72
21.053.44
31.575.17
42.106.89
52.628.61
63.1510.33
73.6712.05
84.2013.77
94.7215.50
105.2517.22
115.7718.94
126.3020.66
136.8222.38
147.3524.10
157.8725.83
168.4027.55
178.9229.27
189.4530.99
199.9732.71
2010.5034.44
2111.0236.16
2211.5537.88
2312.0739.60
2412.6041.32
2513.1243.04
2613.6444.77
2714.1746.49
2814.6948.21
2915.2249.93

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

Given the relatively small 327 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 327 Hz To ms

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

Because a 327 Hz wave will ocillate 327 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 = 327 Hz

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

1 / 327 Hz * 1000 = 3.06 ms.