A#5 note frequency calculator
A#5 is MIDI note 82, 13 semitones from A4. At the standard A4 = 440 Hz that puts it at 932.328 Hz.
- Period
- 0.001 072 58 s
- Wavelength in air
- 0.3679
- Quarter wavelength
- 0.0920
- One octave up
- 1864.6550 Hz
- One octave down
- 466.1638 Hz
- Equal-tempered fifth above
- 1396.9129 Hz
- Just fifth above
- 1398.4913 Hz
- How flat the tempered fifth is
- 1.9550 cents
- String length at that tension
- 0.0678
- MIDI note number
- 82
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- Reference pitch for A4 = 440
- Detune = 0
- Speed of sound = 343
- String tension = 80
- String mass per metre = 0.005
- semitones = 13 = 13
- Frequency = 440 * 2^(13/12) * 2^(0/1200) = 932.328
- Period = 932.328 > 0 ? 1/932.328 : 0 = 0.001 072 58
- Wavelength in air = 932.328 > 0 ? 343 / 932.328 : 0 = 0.367 896
- Quarter wavelength = 0.367 896 / 4 = 0.091 974 1
- One octave up = 932.328 * 2 = 1864.66
- One octave down = 932.328 / 2 = 466.164
- Equal-tempered fifth above = 932.328 * 2^(7/12) = 1396.91
- Just fifth above = 932.328 * 1.5 = 1398.49
- How flat the tempered fifth is = 1396.91 > 0 ? 1200 * log2(1398.49/1396.91) : 0 = 1.955
- String length at that tension = 932.328 > 0 ? sqrt(80 / 0.005) / (2 * 932.328) : 0 = 0.067 836 2
- MIDI note number = 82 = 82
Values are shown to six significant figures here; the arithmetic itself runs on exact fractions and is only rounded where a number is printed.
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The formula
- f = 440 x 2^((n - 69)/12), with n the MIDI note number
- one cent is 2^(1/1200), so a detune of c cents multiplies by 2^(c/1200)
- string frequency = sqrt(tension / linear density) / (2 x length)
Equal temperament divides the octave into twelve equal ratios of 2^(1/12), which is irrational. Every interval except the octave is therefore slightly out of tune against the simple whole-number ratios the ear prefers.
The tempered fifth is about 1.955 cents flat of a just fifth, which is close enough that almost nobody notices.
Concert pitch is not universal: many orchestras tune to 442 or 443 Hz, and baroque performance often uses 415.
A#5 at different concert pitches
| A4 reference | A#5 frequency |
|---|---|
| 415 Hz | 879.354 Hz |
| 430 Hz | 911.138 Hz |
| 432 Hz | 915.376 Hz |
| 435 Hz | 921.733 Hz |
| 440 Hz | 932.328 Hz |
| 442 Hz | 936.565 Hz |
| 443 Hz | 938.684 Hz |
| 444 Hz | 940.803 Hz |
Frequently asked
What frequency is A#5?
932.328 Hz in equal temperament with A4 at 440 Hz.
How is the frequency of a note calculated?
Multiply the reference pitch by two raised to the number of semitones divided by twelve.