Convolution theorem

Ever wondered how mixing sounds is like mixing colors?

Imagine you're mixing different musical notes to create a new harmony. Each note can be thought of as a wave, and when you combine them, they create a new wave pattern.

Think of each musical note as a unique wave. When you blend these waves together, you're essentially combining them. The new wave pattern is like a fingerprint of the original notes, showing how they interact.

Example

If you have two waves, one with peaks at 1-second intervals and another with peaks at 2-second intervals, combining them results in a wave pattern that repeats every 2 seconds, with peaks at 1-second intervals.

Remember this

Convolution helps us understand how different wave patterns combine to create new patterns.

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