Simple soundwaves (sinewaves) of various frequencies add up to a single complex waveform. A single guitar note, for example, is a complex.waveform made up of various simple waves of different frecuencies. This is the Fourier theorem.
So a speaker reproduces a single waveform, which is the sum of all the frequencies of whatever it is playing.
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Reply to ELI5: How does a single speaker produce multiple, simultaneous frequencies? by awwfuckme
Simple soundwaves (sinewaves) of various frequencies add up to a single complex waveform. A single guitar note, for example, is a complex.waveform made up of various simple waves of different frecuencies. This is the Fourier theorem.
So a speaker reproduces a single waveform, which is the sum of all the frequencies of whatever it is playing.