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1336 Hz

Midrange (250 Hz–4 kHz) · E6

Turn the volume down before you play. A pure tone is harder on the ears than music at the same level.

748.5 µs

Phone keypad

The sound a phone key makes. Four row tones and four column tones form a grid, and each key sounds two of them at once.

2 · 5 · 8 · 0

Wavelength25.7 cm
Period748.5 µs
Nearest noteE6
Off by+23 cents
AudibleYes
Harmonics2672 Hz · 4008 Hz · 5344 Hz
One octave down668 Hz
One octave up2672 Hz

How to read this

  • Hertz counts how many times the air vibrates per second. The bigger the number, the higher the pitch.
  • Wavelength is the speed of sound (343 m/s at 20 °C) divided by the frequency. That makes 20 Hz seventeen metres long and 20 kHz under two centimetres.
  • People hear roughly 20 Hz to 20 kHz, but the upper limit drops with age. Past about 15 kHz, some hear the tone and some do not.
  • Hearing nothing does not mean the equipment is broken. Small speakers cannot reach the low notes, and for the high ones it is the ear that gives up first.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What does 1336 Hz sound like?

It is a pure tone vibrating 1336 times a second. It falls inside the range people hear, and the nearest musical note is E6.

Q. What is the wavelength of 1336 Hz?

25.7 cm in air. Sound travels 343 metres per second through 20 °C air, so the wavelength is that distance divided by 1336.

Q. What note is 1336 Hz?

The nearest note is E6, and it is 23 cents sharp. A semitone is 100 cents, so that is about 23% of a semitone away.

Q. I cannot hear 1336 Hz — is something wrong?

This band is comfortable for most equipment and most ears, so check the volume and the output device first.

Q. What are the harmonics of 1336 Hz?

The whole-number multiples: 2672 Hz, 4008 Hz, 5344 Hz. An octave up is double, 2672 Hz; an octave down is half, 668 Hz.

Nearby frequencies

Frequency doubles for every octave, so closeness is measured in ratios, not differences.