Yves Jans
Who am I ?
Hi, I’m Yves from Belgium
I’m going to give some info regarding sound frequency
Headphones recommended
Audio Frequency
Periodic vibration
Pitch of sound
How often a wave repeats within a fixed amount of
time
Measured in hertz (Hz)
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
Human hearing
Humans can hear frequencies between 20 and 20.000
Hz (20 kHz)
The older a person gets the less frequencies one can
hear
Hear damage can also be caused by exposure to loud
music/sound
Which ones can you hear ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-iCZElJ8m0
Animal hearing
Animals can often hear other frequency levels and/or a
wider range
Dogs: 40 Hz – 60 kHz
Cats: 55 Hz – 79 kHz
Bats: 1 kHz – 200 kHz
Wavelength
Sound propagates as longitudinal waves in air
But sound waves are most often represented as a
transverse wave:
Wavelength
The wavelength of a sound with a 20 Hz frequency is 17
meters
This explains why you mostly hear bass (low frequency
sounds) from a distance when a party/festival is going
on
Wavelength
The wavelength of a sound with a 20 kHz frequency is
1,7 centimeters
Wavelength
A 1500 Hz frequency is more profound for humans as
its wavelength fits between the ears
This is because of the interaural time difference (ITD),
the difference in arrival time of a sound between two
ears
Instrument frequencies
Piano
First key (lowest note): 27,5 Hz
Last key (highest note): 4186,01 Hz
Instrument frequencies
Guitar
1st string (E): 329,63 Hz
2nd string (B): 246,94 Hz
3rd string (G): 196,00 Hz
4th string (D): 146,83 Hz
5th string (A): 110,00 Hz
6th string (E): 82,41 Hz
Vocal frequency range
Soprano: 262 Hz – 1047 Hz
Mezzo-soprano: 110 Hz – 880 Hz
Contralto: 175 Hz – 698 Hz
Tenor: 130 Hz – 523 Hz
Baritone: 87 Hz – 349 Hz
Bass: 87 Hz – 330 Hz
Thank you
Thank you for watching this slideshow and I hope you
picked up something new from it !
Feedback/corrections always welcome !

Sound frequency

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  • 2.
    Who am I? Hi, I’m Yves from Belgium I’m going to give some info regarding sound frequency Headphones recommended
  • 3.
    Audio Frequency Periodic vibration Pitchof sound How often a wave repeats within a fixed amount of time Measured in hertz (Hz) Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
  • 4.
    Human hearing Humans canhear frequencies between 20 and 20.000 Hz (20 kHz) The older a person gets the less frequencies one can hear Hear damage can also be caused by exposure to loud music/sound Which ones can you hear ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-iCZElJ8m0
  • 5.
    Animal hearing Animals canoften hear other frequency levels and/or a wider range Dogs: 40 Hz – 60 kHz Cats: 55 Hz – 79 kHz Bats: 1 kHz – 200 kHz
  • 6.
    Wavelength Sound propagates aslongitudinal waves in air But sound waves are most often represented as a transverse wave:
  • 7.
    Wavelength The wavelength ofa sound with a 20 Hz frequency is 17 meters This explains why you mostly hear bass (low frequency sounds) from a distance when a party/festival is going on
  • 8.
    Wavelength The wavelength ofa sound with a 20 kHz frequency is 1,7 centimeters
  • 9.
    Wavelength A 1500 Hzfrequency is more profound for humans as its wavelength fits between the ears This is because of the interaural time difference (ITD), the difference in arrival time of a sound between two ears
  • 10.
    Instrument frequencies Piano First key(lowest note): 27,5 Hz Last key (highest note): 4186,01 Hz
  • 11.
    Instrument frequencies Guitar 1st string(E): 329,63 Hz 2nd string (B): 246,94 Hz 3rd string (G): 196,00 Hz 4th string (D): 146,83 Hz 5th string (A): 110,00 Hz 6th string (E): 82,41 Hz
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    Vocal frequency range Soprano:262 Hz – 1047 Hz Mezzo-soprano: 110 Hz – 880 Hz Contralto: 175 Hz – 698 Hz Tenor: 130 Hz – 523 Hz Baritone: 87 Hz – 349 Hz Bass: 87 Hz – 330 Hz
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    Thank you Thank youfor watching this slideshow and I hope you picked up something new from it ! Feedback/corrections always welcome !