How well can we approximate a sound wave as such a superposition?.What are the sound waves that can be expressed as superpositions of sinusoids?.Vector spaces are natural structures in which to view sounds waves as superimposed simple elements, and in this framework, we can formalize some important questions: When we superimpose sinusoids whose frequencies are integer multiples of one another we produce sounds that are closer to what is produced by a typical musical instrument. Signals/waves can be viewed as objects in what is referred to as a vector space, and such a space is equipped with two very important operations involving its objects: objects can be added together resulting in which is referred to as linear superposition, and an object can be multiplied by a number, which, in the context of sound waves would correspond to changing a sound’s volume. When modeling what is happening mathematically, we are led one of the fundamental algebraic structures in mathematics, namely, that of a vector space. When sound waves are combined, the results can be quite complicated, yet, our ears are able to disentangle some sound components and hear them as separate units. This is a stereo recording, so there are two plots displayed, one for each channel. So two sinusoids at different phases end up producing the effect of a single sinusoid.įor example, here are two sinusoids at the same frequency but with different amplitudes and phases. We can use some standard trigonometric identities to write this asįor some appropriate choice of \(A\) and \(\phi\).
More generally, what happens when we play two sinusoids of given amplitudes and phases but the same frequency simultaneously? When we combine the sinusoid \(A_1 \sin(2\pi (ft + \phi_1))\) and \(A_2 \sin(2\pi (ft + \phi_2))\) to produceĪ_1 \cos(2\pi (ft + \phi_1)) + A_2 \cos(2\pi (ft + \phi_2)) So we see that it is possible for two sinusoids with the same frequency and different amplitudes and at different phases can combine to form a single sinusoid at the same frequency with some new amplitude and phase. Using basic trigonometric identities, the basic sinusoid above can be expressed as a superposition of two different sinusoidsĪ \sin(2\pi (ft+\phi)) = A_1 \sin(2\pi ft) + A_2\sin(2\pi (ft+1/4)) We can create the sound of a sinusoid with a given amplitude and frequency using a synthesizer and when we have two synthesizers we playing together, the result is the sum of two function formed by summing two functions. We can represent the \(x\)-coordinate of the position at any future time \(t\) by the formula \(\cos(2\pi ft).\) On the other hand, the formula \(\sin(2\pi ft)\) defines the \(y\)-coordinate of the position at a future time \(t\) which is the \(x\)-coordinate phase-shifted by a quarter of a cycle i.e. moves a distance \(2\pi f\) per second), then in Cartesian coordinates, the position at time \(t\) is given by
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If our point starts at \((1,0)\) at time \(t=0\) and moves at a speed of \(f\) full cycles of the circle per time unit (i.e. We assume our circle has a radius of 1 unit, making the circumference \(2\pi\). Assuming that the point has moved by an angle \(\theta\) from the point \((1,0)\) on the \(x\)-axis, we call its \(y\)-coordinate the sine of the angle \(\theta\), denoted by \(\sin(\theta)\) and we call its \(x\)-coordinate the cosine of \(\theta\), denoted by \(\cos(\theta).\) The result is shown in the bottom portion of the figure. At each moment in time, the Cartesian coordinates \((x,y)\) of the point can be recorded, and we can plot either the \(x\) or \(y\) coordinate as a function of time. This quantity is referred to as the sinusoid’s frequency. They all picked a track that had a connection to them and the venue and their very own bespoke design was theirs to enjoy forever.Ĭheck out the Kings Place branding in action on the venue's website (opens in new tab).The speed at which the point rotates about the orign can be measured in terms of the number of complete cycles made per second. So, whenever a new event or mini festival needs some new unique branding, it simply a matter of choosing a sound file from the event and calling upon the the SoundWaveMachine to work its magic.īut it wasn't just events that got the bespoke treatment, every single member of staff got their own unique business card and email sign off. The beauty of the SoundWaveMachine is that bespoke sub brands can be created at will. To show off the new logotype at launch, a flick-book was produced with an animated logotype based on a Bach Cello Suite in G Major Prelude piece (the first piece of music performed in the hall when it opened in 2008).
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