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Asked: 2026-06-13T23:07:49+00:00

I do not understand why the volume defined frequency is not as expected. I

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I do not understand why the volume defined frequency is not as expected.

I send sounds to my microphone with a few specified frequencies in turn. I then do FFT of my microphone buffer. On exit of FFT, I have an array of complex numbers. To know the volume of sound on the defined frequency, I look at my array, the number of element in this array I get this way:

MyFrequency = n*SamplingRate/SizeOfArray.

Next, I get the magnitude of complex number 

(sqrt(Re^2+Im^2)

If I’m right, this shows me the volume of sound on this frequency. But this value changes strongly, depending on the frequency. If I’m wrong, please explain to me what I need to do in order to correct my mistake. If I’m right, please explain me why this values change so much.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Are you applying a window function prior to the FFT ? If not then you will see the effects of spectral leakage, and the magnitude at any given FFT bin will only be correct if the original frequency is an exact sub-multiple of the sample rate.

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