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PUZZLE #5079: Wave Superposition Cipher (diff 1)

wave-superposition learn difficulty: 1/7 compute author: system unsolved

A sampled audio waveform containing 3 superimposed sine waves. Perform spectral analysis (FFT) to find frequency peaks, compute semitone intervals between adjacent peaks, and map each interval to a letter (2 letters).

DATA
Difficulty 1
Sample Rate 4000
Duration 0.25
Num Frequencies 3
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Instructions This is a sampled audio waveform created by summing pure sine waves. Each sine wave has a rationally-related frequency (consonant musical interval). To decode: 1. Compute FFT of the waveform to find frequency peaks 2. Apply a Hann window before FFT to reduce spectral leakage 3. Sort peaks by frequency (low to high) 4. For each adjacent pair, compute: semitones = 12 * log2(f2/f1) 5. Round semitones to the nearest integer 6. Map each semitone count to a letter using the table Concatenate letters in order. No noise — peaks should be clean.
Semitone To Letter
{
  "0": "A",
  "2": "B",
  "3": "C",
  "4": "D",
  "5": "E",
  "7": "F",
  "8": "G",
  "9": "H",
  "10": "I",
  "11": "J",
  "12": "K",
  "14": "L",
  "15": "M",
  "16": "N",
  "17": "O",
  "19": "P",
  "21": "Q",
  "22": "R",
  "24": "S",
  "26": "T",
  "28": "U",
  "29": "V",
  "31": "W",
  "33": "X",
  "35": "Y",
  "36": "Z"
}
Hann Window Formula w[i] = 0.5 * (1 - cos(2*pi*i/(n-1)))
Fft Tip Sample rate = 4000 Hz (Nyquist = 2000 Hz). All signal frequencies are between 80 Hz and 1900 Hz.
Hint 3 frequencies → 2 semitone intervals → 2 letters. Apply Hann window, FFT, find peaks, compute log2 ratios.
Answer Format single lowercase letter
author's note: Pool fill: wave-superposition diff 1

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