Sinusoids

Superposition mixer

The waveform of three simultaneous tones is their sample-by-sample sum, and two equal tones at f₁ and f₂ pulse |f₁ − f₂| times per second.

Taught in Sines & Spectra.

Tune three sinusoids by frequency and amplitude, watch the dim components add into the bright sum, and play the sum through live oscillators. The beats preset sets 440 + 444 Hz so the predicted 4 Hz pulsing is audible.

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