In general, a good math model for a sine wave is: y=A*sin(ωt+Φ) Let’s dissect what this equation to see what it’s all about. The sine angle is in radians and ω is the frequency in radians.

Sine-wave speech can be thought of as a sort of auditory illusion, a sensory edge case in which one’s experience has a clear “before” and “after” moment, like going through a one-way door.

This motion may be approximated by that of the tines of a tuning fork when struck, and could be seen as a sinusoidal or SINE WAVE from the trace of a pen attached to the tine and moving against paper ...