
Convert Hertz (Hz) to Milliseconds (ms)
Hertz | Milliseconds | Milliseconds (half cycle) | Note (Yamaha) | Note (Roland) | Samples (44.1 kHz) | Samples (48 kHz) | Samples (88.2 kHz) | Samples (96 kHz) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
440 | 2.273 ms | 1.136 ms | A 3 | A 4 | 101 | 110 | 201 | 219 |
Quickly perform the calculations to convert Hertz (Hz) to Milliseconds (ms), hertz to samples, & hertz/frequency to note.
Use this tool to precisely time oscillators, LFOs, filters, and other frequency-based audio effects in Ableton Live, FL Studio, Pro Tools, and other commercial or custom built audio software/plugins.
What is Hertz (Hz) ?
In audio, Hertz (Hz) is the unit of frequency, representing the number of cycles per second of a waveform. It's fundamental to understanding pitch, timbre, and various audio effects.
Note & Sample Measurements
Included in the conversion results is the equivalent note & octave of a given frequency, as well as the minimum number of samples required to fully resolve an entire period of an audio signal with the same fundamental frequency at different sample rates.
Yamaha (Scientific Pitch Notation) vs Roland:
DAWs & other audio programs map frequencies to different octaves depending on their choice of pitch notation. It is more common to have 440 hz map to A4 - this is referred to as Scientific Pitch Notation, or Yamaha notation. However, several popular DAWs use Roland Pitch notation, which shifts these measurements down an octave. Notable software that use or support Roland pitch notation include Ableton Live and Pro Tools.
Hz/Ms to Samples
The columns marked with "samples" indicate the number of audio samples for a full cycle of a waveform to occur at common audio sample rates. This is calculated based on the milliseconds value given for the inspected frequency.
While the millisecond values in the table feature a degree of precision, the sample values will always be whole numbers, as samples are discrete and, in practice, cannot be fractional at constant sample rates. Thus, if the resulting value is fractional, it is rounded up to the nearest whole number before display, giving us the minimum number of samples required for one full cycle of an audio signal at that given frequency.
The Hz to ms Formula:
1 second = 1000 milliseconds (ms)
To get the duration of one cycle of a waveform at any frequency in Hertz, we divide the number of milliseconds per second by the frequency. So:
1000 (ms) ÷ Hz = duration of one cycle in milliseconds
Example:
1000 ÷ 440 Hz = 2.273 ms per cycle
For your convenience, the following table uses the frequencies of the first 8 octaves of each note to provide a quick lookup table with their associated Hz values, duration in milliseconds, and samples. We start at C0, where C0 equals 16.32150 hz, consistent with Yamaha/Scientific Pitch Notation using standard tuning.
Note (Yamaha) | Hertz | Milliseconds | Milliseconds (half cycle) | Samples (44.1 kHz) | Samples (48 kHz) | Samples (88.2 kHz) | Samples (96 kHz) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C0 | 16.352 hz | 61.156 ms | 30.578 ms | 2697 | 2936 | 5394 | 5871 |
C#0 | 17.324 hz | 57.724 ms | 28.862 ms | 2546 | 2771 | 5092 | 5542 |
D0 | 18.354 hz | 54.484 ms | 27.242 ms | 2403 | 2616 | 4806 | 5231 |
D#0 | 19.445 hz | 51.426 ms | 25.713 ms | 2268 | 2469 | 4536 | 4937 |
E0 | 20.602 hz | 48.540 ms | 24.270 ms | 2141 | 2330 | 4282 | 4660 |
F0 | 21.827 hz | 45.815 ms | 22.908 ms | 2021 | 2200 | 4041 | 4399 |
F#0 | 23.125 hz | 43.244 ms | 21.622 ms | 1908 | 2076 | 3815 | 4152 |
G0 | 24.500 hz | 40.817 ms | 20.408 ms | 1801 | 1960 | 3601 | 3919 |
G#0 | 25.957 hz | 38.526 ms | 19.263 ms | 1699 | 1850 | 3398 | 3699 |
A0 | 27.500 hz | 36.364 ms | 18.182 ms | 1604 | 1746 | 3208 | 3491 |
A#0 | 29.135 hz | 34.323 ms | 17.161 ms | 1514 | 1648 | 3028 | 3296 |
B0 | 30.868 hz | 32.396 ms | 16.198 ms | 1429 | 1556 | 2858 | 3111 |
C1 | 32.703 hz | 30.578 ms | 15.289 ms | 1349 | 1468 | 2697 | 2936 |
C#1 | 34.648 hz | 28.862 ms | 14.431 ms | 1273 | 1386 | 2546 | 2771 |
D1 | 36.708 hz | 27.242 ms | 13.621 ms | 1202 | 1308 | 2403 | 2616 |
D#1 | 38.891 hz | 25.713 ms | 12.856 ms | 1134 | 1235 | 2268 | 2469 |
E1 | 41.203 hz | 24.270 ms | 12.135 ms | 1071 | 1165 | 2141 | 2330 |
F1 | 43.654 hz | 22.908 ms | 11.454 ms | 1011 | 1100 | 2021 | 2200 |
F#1 | 46.249 hz | 21.622 ms | 10.811 ms | 954 | 1038 | 1908 | 2076 |
G1 | 48.999 hz | 20.408 ms | 10.204 ms | 900 | 980 | 1800 | 1960 |
G#1 | 51.913 hz | 19.263 ms | 9.631 ms | 850 | 925 | 1699 | 1850 |
A1 | 55.000 hz | 18.182 ms | 9.091 ms | 802 | 873 | 1604 | 1746 |
A#1 | 58.270 hz | 17.161 ms | 8.581 ms | 757 | 824 | 1514 | 1648 |
B1 | 61.735 hz | 16.198 ms | 8.099 ms | 715 | 778 | 1429 | 1556 |
C2 | 65.406 hz | 15.289 ms | 7.645 ms | 675 | 734 | 1349 | 1468 |
C#2 | 69.296 hz | 14.431 ms | 7.215 ms | 637 | 693 | 1273 | 1386 |
D2 | 73.416 hz | 13.621 ms | 6.810 ms | 601 | 654 | 1202 | 1308 |
D#2 | 77.782 hz | 12.856 ms | 6.428 ms | 567 | 618 | 1134 | 1235 |
E2 | 82.407 hz | 12.135 ms | 6.067 ms | 536 | 583 | 1071 | 1165 |
F2 | 87.307 hz | 11.454 ms | 5.727 ms | 506 | 550 | 1011 | 1100 |
F#2 | 92.499 hz | 10.811 ms | 5.405 ms | 477 | 519 | 954 | 1038 |
G2 | 97.999 hz | 10.204 ms | 5.102 ms | 450 | 490 | 900 | 980 |
G#2 | 103.826 hz | 9.631 ms | 4.816 ms | 425 | 463 | 850 | 925 |
A2 | 110.000 hz | 9.091 ms | 4.545 ms | 401 | 437 | 802 | 873 |
A#2 | 116.541 hz | 8.581 ms | 4.290 ms | 379 | 412 | 757 | 824 |
B2 | 123.471 hz | 8.099 ms | 4.050 ms | 358 | 389 | 715 | 778 |
C3 | 130.813 hz | 7.645 ms | 3.822 ms | 338 | 367 | 675 | 734 |
C#3 | 138.591 hz | 7.215 ms | 3.608 ms | 319 | 347 | 637 | 693 |
D3 | 146.832 hz | 6.810 ms | 3.405 ms | 301 | 327 | 601 | 654 |
D#3 | 155.563 hz | 6.428 ms | 3.214 ms | 284 | 309 | 567 | 618 |
E3 | 164.814 hz | 6.067 ms | 3.034 ms | 268 | 292 | 536 | 583 |
F3 | 174.614 hz | 5.727 ms | 2.863 ms | 253 | 275 | 506 | 550 |
F#3 | 184.997 hz | 5.405 ms | 2.703 ms | 239 | 260 | 477 | 519 |
G3 | 195.998 hz | 5.102 ms | 2.551 ms | 225 | 245 | 450 | 490 |
G#3 | 207.652 hz | 4.816 ms | 2.408 ms | 213 | 232 | 425 | 463 |
A3 | 220.000 hz | 4.545 ms | 2.273 ms | 201 | 219 | 401 | 437 |
A#3 | 233.082 hz | 4.290 ms | 2.145 ms | 190 | 206 | 379 | 412 |
B3 | 246.942 hz | 4.050 ms | 2.025 ms | 179 | 195 | 358 | 389 |
C4 | 261.626 hz | 3.822 ms | 1.911 ms | 169 | 184 | 338 | 367 |
C#4 | 277.183 hz | 3.608 ms | 1.804 ms | 160 | 174 | 319 | 347 |
D4 | 293.665 hz | 3.405 ms | 1.703 ms | 151 | 164 | 301 | 327 |
D#4 | 311.127 hz | 3.214 ms | 1.607 ms | 142 | 155 | 284 | 309 |
E4 | 329.628 hz | 3.034 ms | 1.517 ms | 134 | 146 | 268 | 292 |
F4 | 349.228 hz | 2.863 ms | 1.432 ms | 127 | 138 | 253 | 275 |
F#4 | 369.994 hz | 2.703 ms | 1.351 ms | 120 | 130 | 239 | 260 |
G4 | 391.995 hz | 2.551 ms | 1.276 ms | 113 | 123 | 225 | 245 |
G#4 | 415.305 hz | 2.408 ms | 1.204 ms | 107 | 116 | 213 | 232 |
A4 | 440.000 hz | 2.273 ms | 1.136 ms | 101 | 110 | 201 | 219 |
A#4 | 466.164 hz | 2.145 ms | 1.073 ms | 95 | 103 | 190 | 206 |
B4 | 493.883 hz | 2.025 ms | 1.012 ms | 90 | 98 | 179 | 195 |
C5 | 523.251 hz | 1.911 ms | 0.956 ms | 85 | 92 | 169 | 184 |
C#5 | 554.365 hz | 1.804 ms | 0.902 ms | 80 | 87 | 160 | 174 |
D5 | 587.330 hz | 1.703 ms | 0.851 ms | 76 | 82 | 151 | 164 |
D#5 | 622.254 hz | 1.607 ms | 0.804 ms | 71 | 78 | 142 | 155 |
E5 | 659.255 hz | 1.517 ms | 0.758 ms | 67 | 73 | 134 | 146 |
F5 | 698.456 hz | 1.432 ms | 0.716 ms | 64 | 69 | 127 | 138 |
F#5 | 739.989 hz | 1.351 ms | 0.676 ms | 60 | 65 | 120 | 130 |
G5 | 783.991 hz | 1.276 ms | 0.638 ms | 57 | 62 | 113 | 123 |
G#5 | 830.609 hz | 1.204 ms | 0.602 ms | 54 | 58 | 107 | 116 |
A5 | 880.000 hz | 1.136 ms | 0.568 ms | 51 | 55 | 101 | 110 |
A#5 | 932.328 hz | 1.073 ms | 0.536 ms | 48 | 52 | 95 | 104 |
B5 | 987.767 hz | 1.012 ms | 0.506 ms | 45 | 49 | 90 | 98 |
C6 | 1046.502 hz | 0.956 ms | 0.478 ms | 43 | 46 | 85 | 92 |
C#6 | 1108.731 hz | 0.902 ms | 0.451 ms | 40 | 44 | 80 | 87 |
D6 | 1174.659 hz | 0.851 ms | 0.426 ms | 38 | 41 | 76 | 82 |
D#6 | 1244.508 hz | 0.804 ms | 0.402 ms | 36 | 39 | 71 | 78 |
E6 | 1318.510 hz | 0.758 ms | 0.379 ms | 34 | 37 | 67 | 73 |
F6 | 1396.913 hz | 0.716 ms | 0.358 ms | 32 | 35 | 64 | 69 |
F#6 | 1479.978 hz | 0.676 ms | 0.338 ms | 30 | 33 | 60 | 65 |
G6 | 1567.982 hz | 0.638 ms | 0.319 ms | 29 | 31 | 57 | 62 |
G#6 | 1661.219 hz | 0.602 ms | 0.301 ms | 27 | 29 | 54 | 58 |
A6 | 1760.000 hz | 0.568 ms | 0.284 ms | 26 | 28 | 51 | 55 |
A#6 | 1864.655 hz | 0.536 ms | 0.268 ms | 24 | 26 | 48 | 52 |
B6 | 1975.533 hz | 0.506 ms | 0.253 ms | 23 | 25 | 45 | 49 |
C7 | 2093.005 hz | 0.478 ms | 0.239 ms | 22 | 23 | 43 | 46 |
C#7 | 2217.461 hz | 0.451 ms | 0.225 ms | 20 | 22 | 40 | 44 |
D7 | 2349.318 hz | 0.426 ms | 0.213 ms | 19 | 21 | 38 | 41 |
D#7 | 2489.016 hz | 0.402 ms | 0.201 ms | 18 | 20 | 36 | 39 |
E7 | 2637.020 hz | 0.379 ms | 0.190 ms | 17 | 19 | 34 | 37 |
F7 | 2793.826 hz | 0.358 ms | 0.179 ms | 16 | 18 | 32 | 35 |
F#7 | 2959.955 hz | 0.338 ms | 0.169 ms | 15 | 17 | 30 | 33 |
G7 | 3135.963 hz | 0.319 ms | 0.159 ms | 15 | 16 | 29 | 31 |
G#7 | 3322.438 hz | 0.301 ms | 0.150 ms | 14 | 15 | 27 | 29 |
A7 | 3520.000 hz | 0.284 ms | 0.142 ms | 13 | 14 | 26 | 28 |
A#7 | 3729.310 hz | 0.268 ms | 0.134 ms | 12 | 13 | 24 | 26 |
B7 | 3951.066 hz | 0.253 ms | 0.127 ms | 12 | 13 | 23 | 25 |
C8 | 4186.009 hz | 0.239 ms | 0.119 ms | 11 | 12 | 22 | 23 |
C#8 | 4434.922 hz | 0.225 ms | 0.113 ms | 10 | 11 | 20 | 22 |
D8 | 4698.636 hz | 0.213 ms | 0.106 ms | 10 | 11 | 19 | 21 |
D#8 | 4978.032 hz | 0.201 ms | 0.100 ms | 9 | 10 | 18 | 20 |
E8 | 5274.041 hz | 0.190 ms | 0.095 ms | 9 | 10 | 17 | 19 |
F8 | 5587.652 hz | 0.179 ms | 0.089 ms | 8 | 9 | 16 | 18 |
F#8 | 5919.911 hz | 0.169 ms | 0.084 ms | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 |
G8 | 6271.927 hz | 0.159 ms | 0.080 ms | 8 | 8 | 15 | 16 |
G#8 | 6644.875 hz | 0.150 ms | 0.075 ms | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 |
A8 | 7040.000 hz | 0.142 ms | 0.071 ms | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 |
A#8 | 7458.620 hz | 0.134 ms | 0.067 ms | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 |
B8 | 7902.133 hz | 0.127 ms | 0.063 ms | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 |