What is the difference of a radio wave than a sine wave?
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A sine wave is simply the way in which sound an other waveforms manifest, because the way in which they’re created involves some form of oscillation. And that’s represented in the smooth wave pattern of a Sine. Other types of waveforms are simply just zoom d out versions of a sine wave, and it makes more sense to visualize it when thinking about what sound each creates.
A Saw wave makes a sort of buzzing sound, and the shape shows why; it’s essentially a chord that decreases in intensity. Zooming in on the shape shows multiple sine waves that are offset and at different heights.
A Square wave makes a flat sound, and again, the shape of the wave shows why; it’s a sine wave with no attack or decay.
A triangle wave is just an offset saw wave, so it adds a bit of attack.
What I think you mean by other radio waves, is Noise, which is just a wave form that keeps changing between both, it’s frequency and height, as well as the waveform type. It’s still just a sine wave, but it’s not uniform anymore. Because I’m order to create recognizable sound, look a song or voice, the wave needs to change.
There is also white noise, but that’s just noise that doesn’t resolve to anything and so sounds like static. As that is, exactly what it is: noise without information.
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