[Pd] Complex audio signals

Mathieu Bouchard matju at artengine.ca
Sun Jun 11 20:23:43 CEST 2006


On Sun, 11 Jun 2006, Chuckk Hubbard wrote:

> I didn't think of that.  But then why have objects using complex signals?

Because a Fourier transform of complex signals is a more basic operation 
than a Fourier transform of real signals. the complex Fouriers work in a 
more uniform fashion: sine and cosine are replaced by a single operation 
that includes both.

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