564 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 564 Hz Wavelength?

A 564 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.61 meters, 60.85 cm, 2 feet (1 feet and 11.96 inches) or 23.96 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 = 564 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.61 meters, or 2 feet.

564 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 564 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 564 Hz wavelength (cm)564 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4054.270021.3661
-35-3154.848821.5940
-30-2255.421621.8195
-25-1355.988522.0427
-20-456.549822.2637
-15557.105522.4825
-101457.655922.6992
-52358.201022.9138
03258.741123.1264
54159.276323.3371
105059.806723.5460
155960.332523.7529
206860.853723.9581
257761.370424.1616
308661.882924.3633
359562.391124.5634
4010462.895324.7619

564 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 564 Hz sound wave is 0.3 meters, 30.43 cm, 1 feet (0 feet and 11.98 inches) or 11.98 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 564 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 564 Hz wavelength = 0.61 meters, or 2 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

564 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.301.00
20.612.00
30.912.99
41.223.99
51.524.99

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

Given the relatively small 564 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 564 Hz To ms

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

Because a 564 Hz wave will ocillate 564 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 = 564 Hz

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

1 / 564 Hz * 1000 = 1.77 ms.