Autocorrelation & Pitch

Finding the note in a sound by asking how well it resembles itself, shifted — and the octave error that catches every naive detector once.

5 tasks

1. Compare a Signal With Itself
2. From Lag to Pitch
3. Three Ways to Get It Wrong
4. The Note That Isn't There
5. Payoff: The Same Curve, via the FFT

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