3. ALIEN VOICE EFFECT

In this exercise, we will create a simple voice effect, namely taking the microphone's input signal and producing an "alien" version of it. During the implementation, we will come across a few limitations that arise when trying to realize digital signal processing (DSP) in real-time.

In Section 3.1, we will explain the effect that we will be implementing. In Section 3.2, we will discuss some important points that need to be considered when implementing real-time DSP. In Section 3.3, we propose a Python framework for simulating a real-time environment with your laptop's sound card the sounddevice library. Finally, we will guide you through the implementation on the STM32 board in Section 3.4.

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