This visualization demonstrates how composite signals are affected when their component waves go out of phase. A composite signal is made up of multiple sine waves with different amplitudes and frequencies. When these components experience phase shifts, the resulting composite signal becomes distorted.
The yellow line shows the current composite signal with phase shifts applied. The magenta line shows what the composite signal would look like without any phase distortion. Use the sliders to adjust each component's amplitude, frequency, and phase shift to see how these parameters affect the overall signal.
The "Simulate Phase Drift" button demonstrates what happens when component signals gradually drift out of phase over time - a common issue in signal processing and communication systems.