Cents to Hertz

[John Delacour]

At 12:50 pm -0800 27/3/02, Bradley M. Snook wrote:

| Does anyone know how to calculate Hertz from cents? I am trying to work out
| some problems dealing with inharmonicity.
|
| I know the fundamental frequency, and I know how much the overtones differ
| (in cents). But how can I find the frequencies based on that information?
|
| Specifically what I would like is a formula. Can anyone help?
|
| Bradley M. Snook

If the note two octaves above f = 440 is 3 cents sharp, then

( f * 2^(1/12)^24  =  1760.00 )

f * 2^(1/12)^24 * 2^(1/1200)^3  =  1763.052492

JD