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 |
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Musical Range and Frequency
(Piano Keyboard Equal Temperament)
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| 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 |
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