Phase distortion

In signal processing, phase distortion or phase-frequency distortion is distortion, that is, change in the shape of the waveform, that occurs when (a) a filter's phase response is not linear over the frequency range of interest, that is, the phase shift introduced by a circuit or device is not directly proportional to frequency, or (b) the zero-frequency intercept of the phase-frequency characteristic is not 0 or an integral multiple of 2π radians.

For the method of sound synthesis, see Phase distortion synthesis.

Audibility of phase distortion

Grossly changed phase relationships, without changing amplitudes, can be audible but the degree of audibility of the type of phase shifts expected from typical sound systems remains debated.[1][2][3]

See also

References
  1. Arthur C Ludwig Sr. (1997). "Audibility of Phase Distortion". Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  2. Lipshitz, Stanley P.; Pocock, Mark; Vanderkooy, John (1 September 1982). "On the Audibility of Midrange Phase Distortion in Audio Systems". Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. 30 (9): 580–595.
  3. "Human Hearing - Phase Distortion Audibility".

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