Measure the musical interval between two frequencies in cents.
Cents express the size of any interval on a logarithmic scale where twelve semitones equal one octave. Precise tuning and microtonal work use cents because they measure pure ratios cleanly rather than linear frequency differences.
Interval in Cents
Cents = 1200 x log2(high / low)
Cents = 1200 x log2(high / low) Cents express the size of any interval on a logarithmic scale where twelve semitones equal one octave.
Precise tuning and microtonal work use cents because they measure pure ratios cleanly rather than linear frequency differences.
This calculator takes 2 inputs: Lower frequency, Higher frequency. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.