modulator
Frequency control device
A modulator is a device or component that modifies a signal, typically by varying its amplitude, frequency, or phase to encode information for transmission.
In electronics and telecommunications, modulators prepare signals for broadcasting or data transfer.
The term extends to anything that adjusts or regulates: a voice modulator, a mood modulator.
In music production, modulators shape sound by altering parameters over time.
Maximum oscillation displacement
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- carrierOne that transports
- waveformGraphed oscillation pattern
transmitter · receiver · encoding · decoding · radio frequency · bandwidth · sideband · mixer
Sub-audio frequency cycler
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
- tremoloRapid tonal wavering
- filterPorous separation device
oscillator · pitch bend · vocoder · synthesizer · sound design · timbre · depth · rate
Protein that hastens reactions
- geneHereditary information unit
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- hormoneBody's chemical messenger
neurotransmitter · inhibitor · activator · expression · pathway · cofactor · phosphorylation · upregulation
Rounded gripping fixture
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- faderAudio level slider
- sliderAdjustable interface element
- potentiometerAdjustable electronic resistance component
encoder · parameter · adjustment · calibration · fine-tuning · setting · trim · bias
Concentrated light device
- electro-opticLight controlled by voltage
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- photonicsLight particle science and engineering
- waveguideStructure directing energy propagation
lithium niobate · intensity · Kerr effect · fiber optic · interferometer
amplitude
Maximum oscillation displacement
waveform · transmitter · receiver · encoding · decoding · radio frequency · bandwidth · sideband · mixer · oscillator
LFO
Sub-audio frequency cycler
filter · oscillator · pitch bend · vocoder · synthesizer · sound design · timbre · depth · rate
enzyme
Protein that hastens reactions
- geneHereditary information unit
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
hormone · neurotransmitter · inhibitor · activator · expression · pathway · cofactor · phosphorylation · upregulation · downregulation
knob
Rounded gripping fixture
potentiometer · encoder · parameter · adjustment · calibration · fine-tuning · setting · trim · bias · gain
laser
Concentrated light device
- electro-opticLight controlled by voltage
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- photonicsLight particle science and engineering
waveguide · lithium niobate · intensity · Kerr effect · fiber optic · interferometer
- broadcastingbroadcasting, TV, radio, television, news
- transmissionbroadcast, broadcasting, transmitter, relay, signal
- audio effectsreverb, delay, flanger, chorus effect, phaser
- broadcast equipmentbroadcast camera, broadcast tower, broadcast antenna, antenna array, transmitter
- control devicesregulator, valve, thermostat, controller, switch
- lab equipmentmicroscope, microscopes, beaker, beakers, test tube
modulatoramplifier
Signal-strengthening electronic device
stabilizer · regulator · limiter · passthrough · buffer
modulatorinhibitor
Agent that slows reactions
blocker · suppressor · activator · antagonist · agonist
- frequency modulationEncoding via wave pitch
- voice modulationVarying pitch and tone
- voice modulatorDevice altering vocal output
- amplitude modulationCarrier intensity conveys information
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