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Time-Frequency Analysis

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A spectrogram, a visual output of time-frequency analysis, can reveal the exact words spoken in a recording even when the signal is buried in noise, which is why it is used in forensic audio analysis.

Why this is interesting

When you listen to a song, you hear notes changing over time—how can a single mathematical tool capture both the pitch (frequency) and its rhythm (time)?