610 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 610 Hz Wavelength?

A 610 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.56 meters, 56.26 cm, 1.85 feet (1 feet and 10.15 inches) or 22.15 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 = 610 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.56 meters, or 1.85 feet.

610 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 610 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 610 Hz wavelength (cm)610 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4050.177519.7549
-35-3150.712619.9656
-30-2251.242220.1741
-25-1351.766420.3805
-20-452.285320.5848
-15552.799220.7871
-101453.308020.9874
-52353.812121.1859
03254.311521.3825
54154.806321.5773
105055.296721.7704
155955.782821.9617
206856.264722.1515
257756.742522.3396
308657.216322.5261
359557.686222.7111
4010458.152322.8946

610 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 610 Hz sound wave is 0.28 meters, 28.13 cm, 0.92 feet (0 feet and 11.08 inches) or 11.08 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 610 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 610 Hz wavelength = 0.56 meters, or 1.85 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

610 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.280.92
20.561.85
30.842.77
41.133.69
51.414.61

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

Given the relatively small 610 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 610 Hz To ms

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

Because a 610 Hz wave will ocillate 610 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 = 610 Hz

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

1 / 610 Hz * 1000 = 1.64 ms.