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+function x = generate_white(amplitude, fs, duration)
+%GENERATE_WHITE: returns a matrix of sampled white noise
+
+%CONTRIBUTORS:
+%Benjamin Liou: Original author
+
+%DOCUMENTATION:
+% white noise can then be filtered to produce different hues of noises
+
+
+%time domain matrix of random sample points between +-amplitude
+x = amplitude * 2 * (rand(1, fs * duration) - 0.5);
+end
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