Acoustics
Rectangular room modes
Estimate the standing-wave frequencies of a rectangular room and list its lowest modes.
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The calculation
f(n,m,p) = (c/2) × √[(n/L)² + (m/W)² + (p/H)²] n, m, p are non-negative integers, not all zero c = 343 m/s
Assumptions & limits
A rectangular room with rigid boundaries. Frequencies alone do not predict level, decay time or audibility at a listening position. Openings, non-rectangular shapes and flexible walls change the result.
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