Multiple sine waves (or pure tones) can compile together to form a complex wave (or complex sound),

though there isnt just one type of complex wave. One type, according to Johnson (2012), are periodic complex waves that have a repeated pattern to their waveform and are made up of two or more sine waves (p. 12). There are two specific forms of periodic complex waves that participants focus on during this lab, they are Square and Sawtooth waves. Sawtooth waves are those that occur at or below the vocal folds and produce a voice signal. Square waves occur within the vocal tract and create a speech signal. As Lass & Woodford (2007) states, these waveforms are depicted with the amplitude on the y-axis and time on the x-axis to display how amplitude changes over time (p. 19). The purpose of this lab is to become familiar with not only how the two different types of periodic complex waves (Sawtooth and Square waves) look, but also how to generate and measure those waves.

BIBLIOGRAPHY Johnson, K. (2012). Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics. United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. Lass, N., & Woodford, C. (2007). Hearing Science Fundamentals. Missouri: Mosby Inc.