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Loop-Length to Pitch Conversions

Piano range is shown shaded.

Use this when you want to know how long to make a loop to create a desired pitch. Also useful if you have a resonant feedback sample delay.

Loop Lengths are measured in number of samples. The Error column shows how much the actual pitch is above or below the target pitch. To Fine Tune your loop, just reverse the sign; for example, if the Error is -10 cents, raise your sampler's Fine Tune parameter by +10 cents.

Sample Rate (kHz): 44.1 | 48.0 | 88.2 | 96.0 | 176.4 | 192.0


Target Pitch MIDI Note Target Freq. Target Period Loop Length Actual Pitch Actual Period Error
(A3 = 440 Hz) (Note No.) (Hz) (msec) @ 48.0 kHz (Hz) (msec) (Cents)
C-1 12 16.352 61.156 2935 16.354 61.146 0
C#-1 13 17.324 57.724 2771 17.322 57.729 0
D-1 14 18.354 54.484 2615 18.356 54.479 0
Eb-1 15 19.445 51.426 2468 19.449 51.417 0
E-1 16 20.602 48.540 2330 20.601 48.542 0
F-1 17 21.827 45.815 2199 21.828 45.813 0
F#-1 18 23.125 43.244 2076 23.121 43.250 0
G-1 19 24.500 40.817 1959 24.502 40.813 0
Ab-1 20 25.957 38.526 1849 25.960 38.521 0
A-1 21 27.500 36.364 1745 27.507 36.354 0
Bb-1 22 29.135 34.323 1647 29.144 34.313 1
B-1 23 30.868 32.396 1555 30.868 32.396 0
C0 24 32.703 30.578 1468 32.698 30.583 0
C#0 25 34.648 28.862 1385 34.657 28.854 0
D0 26 36.708 27.242 1308 36.697 27.250 -1
Eb0 27 38.891 25.713 1234 38.898 25.708 0
E0 28 41.203 24.270 1165 41.202 24.271 0
F0 29 43.654 22.908 1100 43.636 22.917 -1
F#0 30 46.249 21.622 1038 46.243 21.625 0
G0 31 48.999 20.408 980 48.980 20.417 -1
Ab0 32 51.913 19.263 925 51.892 19.271 -1
A0 33 55.000 18.182 873 54.983 18.188 -1
Bb0 34 58.270 17.161 824 58.252 17.167 -1
B0 35 61.735 16.198 778 61.697 16.208 -1
Target Pitch MIDI Note Target Freq. Target Period Loop Length Actual Pitch Actual Period Error
C1 36 65.406 15.289 734 65.395 15.292 0
C#1 37 69.296 14.431 693 69.264 14.438 -1
D1 38 73.416 13.621 654 73.394 13.625 -1
Eb1 39 77.782 12.856 617 77.796 12.854 0
E1 40 82.407 12.135 582 82.474 12.125 1
F1 41 87.307 11.454 550 87.273 11.458 -1
F#1 42 92.499 10.811 519 92.486 10.813 0
G1 43 97.999 10.204 490 97.959 10.208 -1
Ab1 44 103.826 9.631 462 103.896 9.625 1
A1 45 110.000 9.091 436 110.092 9.083 1
Bb1 46 116.541 8.581 412 116.505 8.583 -1
B1 47 123.471 8.099 389 123.393 8.104 -1
C2 48 130.813 7.645 367 130.790 7.646 0
C#2 49 138.591 7.215 346 138.728 7.208 2
D2 50 146.832 6.810 327 146.789 6.813 -1
Eb2 51 155.563 6.428 309 155.340 6.438 -2
E2 52 164.814 6.067 291 164.948 6.063 1
F2 53 174.614 5.727 275 174.545 5.729 -1
F#2 54 184.997 5.405 259 185.328 5.396 3
G2 55 195.998 5.102 245 195.918 5.104 -1
Ab2 56 207.652 4.816 231 207.792 4.813 1
A2 57 220.000 4.545 218 220.183 4.542 1
Bb2 58 233.082 4.290 206 233.010 4.292 -1
B2 59 246.942 4.050 194 247.423 4.042 3
Target Pitch MIDI Note Target Freq. Target Period Loop Length Actual Pitch Actual Period Error
C3 60 261.626 3.822 183 262.295 3.813 4
C#3 61 277.183 3.608 173 277.457 3.604 2
D3 62 293.665 3.405 163 294.479 3.396 5
Eb3 63 311.127 3.214 154 311.688 3.208 3
E3 64 329.628 3.034 146 328.767 3.042 -5
F3 65 349.228 2.863 137 350.365 2.854 6
F#3 66 369.994 2.703 130 369.231 2.708 -4
G3 67 391.995 2.551 122 393.443 2.542 6
Ab3 68 415.305 2.408 116 413.793 2.417 -6
A3 69 440.000 2.273 109 440.367 2.271 1
Bb3 70 466.164 2.145 103 466.019 2.146 -1
B3 71 493.883 2.025 97 494.845 2.021 3
C4 72 523.251 1.911 92 521.739 1.917 -5
C#4 73 554.365 1.804 87 551.724 1.813 -8
D4 74 587.330 1.703 82 585.366 1.708 -6
Eb4 75 622.254 1.607 77 623.377 1.604 3
E4 76 659.255 1.517 73 657.534 1.521 -5
F4 77 698.456 1.432 69 695.652 1.438 -7
F#4 78 739.989 1.351 65 738.462 1.354 -4
G4 79 783.991 1.276 61 786.885 1.271 6
Ab4 80 830.609 1.204 58 827.586 1.208 -6
A4 81 880.000 1.136 55 872.727 1.146 -14
Bb4 82 932.328 1.073 51 941.176 1.063 16
B4 83 987.767 1.012 49 979.592 1.021 -14
Target Pitch MIDI Note Target Freq. Target Period Loop Length Actual Pitch Actual Period Error
C5 84 1046.502 0.956 46 1043.478 0.958 -5
C#5 85 1108.731 0.902 43 1116.279 0.896 12
D5 86 1174.659 0.851 41 1170.732 0.854 -6
Eb5 87 1244.508 0.804 39 1230.769 0.813 -19
E5 88 1318.510 0.758 36 1333.333 0.750 19
F5 89 1396.913 0.716 34 1411.765 0.708 18
F#5 90 1479.978 0.676 32 1500.000 0.667 23
G5 91 1567.982 0.638 31 1548.387 0.646 -22
Ab5 92 1661.219 0.602 29 1655.172 0.604 -6
A5 93 1760.000 0.568 27 1777.778 0.563 17
Bb5 94 1864.655 0.536 26 1846.154 0.542 -17
B5 95 1975.533 0.506 24 2000.000 0.500 21
C6 96 2093.005 0.478 23 2086.957 0.479 -5
C#6 97 2217.461 0.451 22 2181.818 0.458 -28
D6 98 2349.318 0.426 20 2400.000 0.417 37
Eb6 99 2489.016 0.402 19 2526.316 0.396 26
E6 100 2637.020 0.379 18 2666.667 0.375 19
F6 101 2793.826 0.358 17 2823.529 0.354 18
F#6 102 2959.955 0.338 16 3000.000 0.333 23
G6 103 3135.963 0.319 15 3200.000 0.313 35
Ab6 104 3322.438 0.301
A6 105 3520.000 0.284 14 3428.571 0.292 -46
Bb6 106 3729.310 0.268 13 3692.308 0.271 -17
B6 107 3951.066 0.253 12 4000.000 0.250 21
Target Pitch MIDI Note Target Freq. Target Period Loop Length Actual Pitch Actual Period Error
C7 108 4186.009 0.239
C#7 109 4434.922 0.225 11 4363.636 0.229 -28
D7 110 4698.636 0.213 10 4800.000 0.208 37
Eb7 111 4978.032 0.201
E7 112 5274.041 0.190 9 5333.333 0.188 19
F7 113 5587.652 0.179
F#7 114 5919.911 0.169 8 6000.000 0.167 23
G7 115 6271.927 0.159
Ab7 116 6644.875 0.150
A7 117 7040.000 0.142 7 6857.143 0.146 -46
Bb7 118 7458.620 0.134
B7 119 7902.133 0.127 6 8000.000 0.125 21
C8 120 8372.018 0.119
C#8 121 8869.844 0.113
D8 122 9397.273 0.106 5 9600.000 0.104 37
Eb8 123 9956.063 0.100
E8 124 10548.082 0.095
F8 125 11175.303 0.089
F#8 126 11839.822 0.084 4 12000.000 0.083 23
G8 127 12543.854 0.080
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