715 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 715 Hz Wavelength?

A 715 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.48 meters, 48 cm, 1.57 feet (1 feet and 6.9 inches) or 18.9 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 = 715 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.48 meters, or 1.57 feet.

715 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 715 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 715 Hz wavelength (cm)715 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4042.808716.8538
-35-3143.265317.0336
-30-2243.717217.2115
-25-1344.164417.3875
-20-444.607117.5618
-15545.045417.7344
-101445.479617.9053
-52345.909618.0747
03246.335718.2424
54146.757818.4086
105047.176218.5733
155947.590918.7366
206848.002018.8984
257748.409719.0589
308648.813919.2181
359549.214819.3759
4010449.612519.5325

715 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 715 Hz sound wave is 0.24 meters, 24 cm, 0.79 feet (0 feet and 9.45 inches) or 9.45 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 715 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 715 Hz wavelength = 0.48 meters, or 1.57 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

715 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.240.79
20.481.57
30.722.36
40.963.15
51.203.94

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

Given the relatively small 715 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 715 Hz To ms

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

Because a 715 Hz wave will ocillate 715 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 = 715 Hz

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

1 / 715 Hz * 1000 = 1.4 ms.