Rather than think about distortion in terms of wave-shaping, we can also consider the effect it has on the harmonic content of a signal. Different wave shapes (square, sine, sawtooth and so on) ...

Creatively, distortion can do very interesting things to sounds that can change depending on the type of source material used. A distortion effect won’t sound identical on all sources; due to the way ...

The 2nd-order distortion harmonic at 800 Hz is a little higher in level, and now it’s joined by the 3rd harmonic at 1,200 Hz and the 4th harmonic at 1,800 Hz. Figure 4 shows 5% THD. At this ...

Harmonic Distortion Malekko Heavy Industry's pedal to the mettle By Darcie Stevens, Fri., Dec. 21, 2007. ... still in the music scene, and just a bit wiser. From this little room in Round Rock, ...

Voltage distortion appears to have little effect on operation of nonlinear loads connected either phase-to-phase or phase-to-neutral. On the other hand, 5th harmonic voltage distortion can cause ...

Operation of these devices represents a double-edged sword. Although they provide greater efficiency, they can also cause serious consequences to power distribution systems — in the form of harmonic ...

Two phrases are commonly encountered in discussions of harmonic distortion. One is total harmonic distortion (THD), and the other is distortion factor (DF). The definition of the first phrase is ...

Audiophiles spend a lot of time and effort worrying about audio specs like Total Harmonic Distortion (THD). Makes sense, because THD affects the quality of audio reproduction. However, THD can also… ...

Playing back is REproducing music, and any added distortion gives you something the original artist didn’t intend. That’s why overdriven amps are fine for guitars, but not for use in your ...

Tape J-37 is an exacting model of the vacuum tube-driven Studer J37. It was the very first true multi-track recorder and was a fixture of the hallowed halls of Abbey Road, regularly relied upon by ...

Multiplying harmonic amplitudes by n^2/4 (n = harmonic order) before rms summing produced better correlation between objective measurement and subjective assessment. 3 . P.A Fryer/1979. Listening ...