958 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 958 Hz Wavelength?

A 958 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.36 meters, 35.83 cm, 1.18 feet (1 feet and 2.1 inches) or 14.1 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 = 958 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.36 meters, or 1.18 feet.

958 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 958 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 958 Hz wavelength (cm)958 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4031.950212.5788
-35-3132.290912.7130
-30-2232.628212.8457
-25-1332.961912.9771
-20-433.292313.1072
-15533.619513.2360
-101433.943513.3636
-52334.264513.4900
03234.582513.6151
54134.897513.7392
105035.209813.8621
155935.519313.9840
206835.826214.1048
257736.130414.2246
308636.432114.3433
359536.731314.4611
4010437.028114.5780

958 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 958 Hz sound wave is 0.18 meters, 17.91 cm, 0.59 feet (0 feet and 7.05 inches) or 7.05 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 958 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 958 Hz wavelength = 0.36 meters, or 1.18 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

958 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 958 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 958 Hz To ms

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

Because a 958 Hz wave will ocillate 958 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 = 958 Hz

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

1 / 958 Hz * 1000 = 1.04 ms.