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Riddle: what is this waveform, and what does it *sound* like? I knew what the answer was going to be, but it surprised me anyway.pic.twitter.com/024W9LWsqh
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Okay, so
@jix got it first without spoiling it too much, and@datenwolf said it out loud. The answer is that it sounds exactly the same as a square wave, because it is a square wave, with every frequency component phase shifted by 90 degrees.Show this thread -
So take the Hilbert transform, or multiply every component of the (positive/real) FFT by i.
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That looks like a Tan wave. No idea what it would sound like though.
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At what frequency?
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Doesn't really matter, periodic waveforms sound similar no matter the pitch. Pick something like 440Hz if you must.
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It looks like it would be buzzy and full of high frequency, but I think that's just a visual trick and it sounds the same as a sine wave
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I don't think anything but a sine wave can sound like a sine wave, given that it's a pure tone!
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If you turn it by 90 degree maybe you can fit a square peg into a uh somewhat round and spikey hole
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You just knew this one didn't you.
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