Abstract
A large part of the characteristic sound of the electric guitar comes from nonlinearities in the signal path.
Such nonlinearities may come from the input- or output-stage of the amplier, which is often equipped with
vacuum tubes or a dedicated distortion pedal. In this paper the Volterra series expansion for non linear
systems is investigated with respect to generating good distortion. The Volterra series allows for unlimited
adjustment of the level and frequency dependency of each distortion component. Subjectively relevant ways
of linking the dierent orders are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 129. Convention of the Audio Engineering Society |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Publication date | 2010 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Event | 129th Convention of the Audio Engineering Society - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: 4 Nov 2010 → 7 Nov 2010 Conference number: 129 http://www.aes.org/events/129/ |
Conference
| Conference | 129th Convention of the Audio Engineering Society |
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| Number | 129 |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Francisco, CA |
| Period | 04/11/2010 → 07/11/2010 |
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