Hamming window properties:

• Discontinuous ``slam to zero'' at endpoints.
• Asymptotic roll-off is approximately -6 dB per octave.
• Side lobes are closer to ``equal ripple''.
• First side lobe is dB down = dB better than Hann.^4.3

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written by Julius Orion Smith III
Julius Smith's background is in electrical engineering (BS Rice 1975, PhD Stanford 1983). He is presently Professor of Music and Associate Professor (by courtesy) of Electrical Engineering at Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), teaching courses and pursuing research related to signal processing applied to music and audio systems. See http://ccrma.stanford.edu/~jos/ for details.