signal distortion
Corrupted wave pattern
Signal distortion is any unwanted change to a signal as it travels from source to destination.
In audio, distortion makes sound fuzzy or clipped; in video, it causes visual artifacts.
Some distortion is intentional—guitar amplifiers are often driven into distortion for a gritty, overdriven tone.
The recording suffered from signal distortion due to a faulty cable.
- dirty powerElectricity with interference
- ground loopCurrent flowing between grounds
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- clippingPiece cut out
- tape hissHigh-frequency recording interference
aliasing · scattering · jitter · saturation · miscommunication · crosstalk · shielding · attenuation · radio static · echo · phase shift · radar technology · broadcasting equipment · wireless networks · nonlinearity · wow · satellite communications · flutter
- Signal Transmissiontransmission line, attenuation, crosstalk, jitter, noise
- radioFM radio, crystal set, AM radio, radio station, radio broadcast
- noisewhite noise, pink noise, brown noise, static, hiss
signal distortionnoise reduction
Decreasing auditory interference
error correction · equalization · noise cancellation · signal processing
signal, signals, signaled, signaling, signaller, signatory, signature, sign, signs