776 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 776 Hz Wavelength?

A 776 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.44 meters, 44.23 cm, 1.45 feet (1 feet and 5.41 inches) or 17.41 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 = 776 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.44 meters, or 1.45 feet.

776 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 776 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 776 Hz wavelength (cm)776 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4039.443615.5290
-35-3139.864315.6946
-30-2240.280615.8585
-25-1340.692716.0207
-20-441.100616.1813
-15541.504516.3404
-101441.904516.4978
-52342.300716.6538
03242.693316.8084
54143.082316.9615
105043.467817.1133
155943.849917.2637
206844.228717.4129
257744.604317.5607
308644.976717.7074
359545.346117.8528
4010445.712517.9971

776 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 776 Hz sound wave is 0.22 meters, 22.11 cm, 0.73 feet (0 feet and 8.71 inches) or 8.71 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 776 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 776 Hz wavelength = 0.44 meters, or 1.45 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

776 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.220.73
20.441.45
30.662.18
40.882.90
51.113.63

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

Given the relatively small 776 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 776 Hz To ms

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

Because a 776 Hz wave will ocillate 776 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 = 776 Hz

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

1 / 776 Hz * 1000 = 1.29 ms.