957 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 957 Hz Wavelength?

A 957 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.36 meters, 35.86 cm, 1.18 feet (1 feet and 2.12 inches) or 14.12 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 = 957 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.36 meters, or 1.18 feet.

957 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 957 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 957 Hz wavelength (cm)957 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4031.983512.5919
-35-3132.324712.7263
-30-2232.662212.8592
-25-1332.996412.9907
-20-433.327113.1209
-15533.654613.2499
-101433.979013.3776
-52334.300313.5041
03234.618613.6294
54134.934013.7535
105035.246613.8766
155935.556413.9986
206835.863614.1195
257736.168214.2394
308636.470214.3583
359536.769714.4763
4010437.066814.5932

957 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 957 Hz sound wave is 0.18 meters, 17.93 cm, 0.59 feet (0 feet and 7.06 inches) or 7.06 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 957 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 957 Hz wavelength = 0.36 meters, or 1.18 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

957 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.180.59
20.361.18
30.541.76
40.722.35
50.902.94

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

Given the relatively small 957 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 957 Hz To ms

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

Because a 957 Hz wave will ocillate 957 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 = 957 Hz

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

1 / 957 Hz * 1000 = 1.04 ms.