Drum head mode ratio explorer calculator

Calculate selected ideal membrane mode frequency and frequency ratio to fundamental with your own figures.

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Examples

Examples

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Fundamental membrane frequency (Hz)
100
Mode index (1–8)
4
Selected ideal membrane mode frequency (Hz)
229.541727
Frequency ratio to fundamental
2.295417

Try another scenario

Fundamental membrane frequency (Hz)
110.00000000000001
Mode index (1–8)
4
Selected ideal membrane mode frequency (Hz)
252.495899
Frequency ratio to fundamental
2.295417
Calculation method

Calculation method

Selected ideal membrane mode frequency (Hz)

Ideal circular fixed-edge membrane: use first eight ordered distinct Bessel roots including degenerate angular modes once.

Frequency ratio to fundamental

Ideal circular fixed-edge membrane: use first eight ordered distinct Bessel roots including degenerate angular modes once.

Symbols and units
a
Fundamental membrane frequency (Hz)
b
Mode index (1–8)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Ideal uniform membrane; shell, air loading and nonuniform tuning excluded. Supported limits: All required fields must be finite values of the exact declared type and within displayed bounds. Lists contain1–1000 finite numbers. JSON tables are numeric rectangular rows, at most100 rows and30 columns; individual tools have stricter shape/domain constraints. Ideal uniform membrane; shell, air loading and nonuniform tuning excluded.
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