simple way to add harmonics to a fundamental signal

Conrad Scott Conrad.Scott at dial.pipex.com
Wed May 26 21:38:48 CEST 1999


Martin Czech wrote:
> Ok, some light...

Thank you, I think I've got the idea now.

> I mean, this is really interesting.
> I didn't expect this to happen (in school).

I never thought in these terms before at all, i.e. f(x) = x**n only
looks at the amplitude but still generates new frequencies.

> Nevertheless, it could be interesting to have such a polynome
> approximation network driven with sine waves of varying amplitude,
> ie. envelope or such.
>
> This would mean going from sine to some distorted product.
>
> And you have only "one knob" to turn: amplitude.

Ah! now I've lost track again. Could you expand a little on this last
comment?

// Conrad




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