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Where are magnitude and phase in the output of the FFT?

Mark Newman 21,802 3 years ago
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The output of the FFT is just a list of complex numbers. But, we are used to seeing the FFT of a signal represented as a graph of magnitude or phase plotted against frequency. In this video, I explain how to convert the output of the FFT into the magnitude and phase graphs we know and love. Schedule a one-on-one consultation: https://calendly.com/mark_newman/one-hour-consultation Last Video: Output of the FFT | Frequency: https://youtu.be/3aOaUv3s8RY How the Fourier Series Works (Book and Kindle eBook) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1BY5H6T 0:00 - Introduction 0:45 - Ident 0:49 - Welcome 1:18 - Pythagoras' Triangles 1:38 - The FFT output list 2:28 - Rotating triangles, sines, and cosines 3:22 - Representing a sinusoid using a triangle - Part 1 3:39 - The difference between magnitude and amplitude 4:42 - Representing a sinusoid using a triangle - Part 2 5:08 - Adding sines and cosines 5:16 - Calculating magnitude and phase, an analogy - Part 1 6:57 - Calculating the magnitude using Pythagoras' Theorem 7:34 - Calculating magnitude and phase, an analogy - Part 2 7:44 - Calculating the phase using the inverse tangent rule 9:22 - Applying what we've learned to the output of the FFT 9:40 - Book a consultation 9:53 - Something strange in the FFT output 10:11 - Challenge 3D Model: Portrait of the philosopher Pythagoras Geoffrey Marchal https://skfb.ly/6F7CJ Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license

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