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However, the output was nothing more than a 1 kHz sine wave. I braced myself for the worst as I released the reset, but I was left feeling deflated by the result. On reflection, however, this result proved that the design was mathematically correct. I was left feeling deflated by this success.

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November 2020: The FPGA implementation on the Terasc C5G board had been completed, and this was the moment just before the system was to be powered up and produce its first sound. At that moment, I was filled with tension and dread due to the configuration, which involved summing all 10,240 sine wave oscillators at maximum level.....

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