928 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 928 Hz Wavelength?

A 928 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.37 meters, 36.98 cm, 1.21 feet (1 feet and 2.56 inches) or 14.56 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 = 928 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.37 meters, or 1.21 feet.

928 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 928 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 928 Hz wavelength (cm)928 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4032.983012.9854
-35-3133.334813.1239
-30-2233.682913.2610
-25-1334.027513.3967
-20-434.368613.5309
-15534.706313.6639
-101435.040813.7956
-52335.372213.9261
03235.700414.0553
54136.025714.1833
105036.348114.3103
155936.667614.4361
206836.984314.5608
257737.298414.6844
308637.609914.8070
359537.918714.9286
4010438.225115.0493

928 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 928 Hz sound wave is 0.18 meters, 18.49 cm, 0.61 feet (0 feet and 7.28 inches) or 7.28 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 928 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 928 Hz wavelength = 0.37 meters, or 1.21 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

928 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.180.61
20.371.21
30.551.82
40.742.43
50.923.03

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

Given the relatively small 928 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 928 Hz To ms

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

Because a 928 Hz wave will ocillate 928 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 = 928 Hz

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

1 / 928 Hz * 1000 = 1.08 ms.