general acoustics

 

Frequency Range of Vocals and Musical Instruments   Vocal Woodwind Brass Strings Keyboards Percussion VOCAL Approximate Frequency Range Soprano 250Hz - 1K Contralto 200Hz - 700Hz Baritone 110Hz - 425Hz Bass 80Hz - 350Hz WOODWIND Top Piccolo 630Hz - 5K Flute 250Hz - 2.5K Oboe 250Hz - 1.5K Clarinet (B flat or A) 125Hz - 2K Clarinet (E flat) 200Hz - 2K Bass Clarinet 75Hz - 800Hz Basset Horn 90Hz - 1K Cor Anglais 160Hz - 1K Bassoon 55Hz - 575Hz Double Bassoon 25Hz - 200Hz Soprano Saxophone 225Hz - 1K Alto Saxophone 125Hz - 900Hz Tenor Saxophone 110Hz - 630Hz Baritone Saxophone 70Hz - 450Hz Bass Saxophone 55Hz - 315Hz BRASS Top Trumpet (C) 170Hz - 1K Trumpet (F) 300Hz - 1K Alto Trombone 110Hz - 630Hz Tenor Trombone 80Hz - 600Hz Bass Trombone 63Hz - 400Hz Tuba 45Hz - 375Hz Valve Horn 63Hz - 700Hz STRINGS Top Violin 200Hz - 3.5K Viola 125Hz -1K Cello 63Hz - 630Hz Double Bass 40Hz - 200Hz Guitar 80Hz - 630Hz KEYBOARDS Top Piano 28Hz - 4.1K Organ 20Hz - 7K PERCUSSION Top Celeste 260Hz - 3.5K Timpani 90Hz - 180Hz Glockenspiel 63Hz - 180Hz Xylophone 700Hz - 3.5K Typical Sound Pressure Levels   Sound Pressure (N/m2) Sound Pressure Level (dB) Environment Description 200 140 Military Aircraft Taking Off Intolerable 63 130 Pneumatic Drill Very Loud 20 120 Ships Engine Room 6.3 110 Factory 6.3 X 10-1 90 Heavy Lorry (6m) 2 X 10-1 80 Busy Road (kerbside) Loud 2 X 10-2 60 Restaurant Noisy 6.3 X 10-3 50 Conversational Speech Quiet 2 X 10-3 40 Nightime (residential area) 2  X 10-5 0 Normal Hearing Threshold Reverberation Targets Reverb time Function Only Speech 0.6 - 1.2 secs Lecture/Conference Halls Speakers (trained) 1.0 - 1.4 secs Theatres Reproduced Sound 0.8 - 1.2 secs Cinemas Multi-purpose use 1.0 - 1.5 secs Multi- purpose Halls Opera 1.0 - 1.6 secs Opera Houses Solo Instruments 1.2 - 1.6 secs Recital Halls Orchestras 1.6 - 2.2 secs Concert Halls Choirs/Organs 2.0 - 4.0 secs Churches Musical Range and Frequency  (Piano Keyboard Equal Temperament) Note 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 28Hz 55Hz 110Hz 220Hz 440Hz 880Hz 1.760K 3.520K B 31Hz 62Hz 123Hz 247Hz 494Hz 987Hz 1.974K 3.949K C 33Hz 65Hz 131Hz 262Hz 523Hz 1.47K 2.093K 4.186K D 37Hz 73Hz 147Hz 294Hz 587Hz 1.175K 2.350K E 41Hz 82Hz 165Hz 330Hz 659Hz 1.318K 2.637K F 44Hz 87Hz 175Hz 349Hz 698Hz 1.397K 2.794K G 49Hz 98Hz 196Hz 392Hz 784Hz 1.568K 3.136K