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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca

What is a sine wave's sinewave onomatopoeia?

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[-] Nyadia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Lyrics? There are none, as that's purely instrumental. Onomatopoeia? Assuming it's a pure sine wave, probably just an "ooooooo" without any glottal plosive at the beginning. A pure sine wave wouldn't be a "woooo", that would be a sine wave with some kind of envelope filter or something at the beginning of it. It wouldn't be "ooooOOOOOooooo" unless there's an increase in amplitude in the middle or like, another additional sine wave of a slightly different frequency than the first and going in and out of phase with it or something along those lines. An "iiiiiiiiiii" sung in a head voice might be appropriate if the sine wave is really high in pitch.

[-] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 weeks ago

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[-] harmbugler@piefed.social 5 points 3 weeks ago
[-] sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

We like the meme

[-] Fetus@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Depends on the frequency. Could be DOOOOOOOOOOOOOON, could be DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN, could be DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN.

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

How about: IIIIIIIII

Roller coaster noises? WwooooOOOoooooo Siren? Not lyrics Anything that's a palindrome? Or at least short ones: radar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palindrome#Classical_music

[-] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 weeks ago

Sequential or concurrent playback of the sinewaves?
Or even both?
Then lyrics could be anything you want, look up Fourier Transform.

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Mongolian throat singing.

Tuva.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

Boop (if you can make it go off and on)

Depending on its frequency it can be anything from a womp to a shrieking eeeeeee.

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