what are "cycles"??

[infinity1412 10+ year member]

yo, i have a bass test CD that counts down from 300 "cycles" to 10 cycles, what exactly are cycles, is it the same thing as hz?? peace

Mike

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[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Chances are the maker of the CD was trying to be cool and use "cycles" interchangibly with "hz." Unfortunately they are not interchangable. A cycle is one full swing of a AC waveform. From 0 to + to 0 to - back to 0. Hz is defined as cycles per second; the number of times that full swing takes place in a second. 300hz is a frequency. 300 cycles is 300 swings with no reference to time. It could take 5 seconds (60hz), 1 second (300hz) or 1/10th of a second (3000 hz). It's like revolutions and RPM when talking about an engine. Revolutions refers to the number of times the crankshaft turns. RPM tells you how fast it's turning.

 

[Jim Boom 10+ year member]

if it says cycles per second, then its hz.

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

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[mattj 5,000+ posts]

Cycles is common for those who use the metric system, mainly overseas. Yes its just Hz.