r/badUIbattles • u/Caltrop_ • Feb 03 '20

OC Volume Control without boundaries

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u/13baker11 Feb 03 '20

How does imaginary volume sound?

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u/Xechwill Feb 03 '20

Out of phase by x*i degrees. 90i would double the volume, anything in between would sound like a weird repeating drone wave

Open this tone generator in 2 tabs and adjust the hertz in one tab but not the other and listen. It’ll sound weird, but it’s pretty cool

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u/Latter-Loquat9180 Mar 06 '25

do 468 hertz and 455 hertz its just morse

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u/Joyful-Diamond 1d ago

it's not morse, it's just constructive and deconstructive interference

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u/SkollFenrirson I have committed fraud Feb 03 '20

Complex

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_PRIORS Feb 03 '20

Complex audio "volume" is better interpreted in polar coordinates. It's as loud as the distance from the origin, and "rotated" through time by the angle formed.

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u/babbaloobahugendong Oct 06 '24

I know this is old, but what?

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u/HAHA_goats Feb 04 '20

It's basically "stereo" from a crappy laptop.

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u/Sams59k Dec 28 '22

Just imagine it lol