Sine-wave speech can be thought of as a sort of auditory illusion, a sensory edge case in which one’s experience has a clear “before” and “after” moment, like going through a one-way door. Sine-wave ...

In which we embark on a quest to forge a precise triangle wave, and use that to help set a gold standard for fake sine waves. How well will we fare? A while ago, I needed (or wanted) a pocket-sized ...