Definition of frequency response in English English dictionary
Frequency response is the quantitative measure of the output spectrum of a system or device in response to a stimulus, and is used to characterize the dynamics of the system
The frequency response of a system is a curve showing how well the system passes various frequencies A filter is characterized by the shape of its frequency response Good audio systems have a flat frequency response in the audible range of 20 to 20,000 Hertz
The range of frequencies over which the transducer voltage output will follow the sinusoidally varying mechanical input within specified limits
A term which describes the relationship between a device's input and output with regard to signal frequency and amplitude 2
The range of signal frequencies supplied by an amplifier or reproduced by a speaker or microphone, as specified by the upper and lower bounds of the frequency range in Hertz (Hz) Typically, 20Hz to 20kHz encompasses the full range of human hearing and separate audio speakers generally serve different segments of this range
A measure of the output of gain of a device across a range of frequencies of the input signal
How sensitive an electronic device (mic, amplifier, speaker, etc ) is to various frequencies; often communicated with a graph
The portion of the frequency spectrum over which a device can be used, within specified limits of amplitude error
How well a circuit or system transmits the frequencies that are applied to it (e g , The frequency response of my new amplifier was virtually flat from 20 Hz up to 20,000 Hz )
How the different frequencies are reproduced in a system The human ear, at its best, has a frequency response of about 20 Hz to about 20 KHz (20,000 cycles per second) Good electronic audio equipment may have a response of 20 Hz to 20 KHz plus or minus 1 dB
Range of frequencies that will operate in a given electrical circuit See optical frequency response
(electronics) a response depicting the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency
The frequency domain response of a circuit to a periodic input signal; a description of how a circuit will behave in the presence of an input signal that continuously repeats
The characteristic of a device denoting the range of frequencies over which it may be used effectively
The range of frequencies that a device can reproduce or record The human ear has a frequency response of roughly 20 to 20,000 Hz
- The range of frequencies that a component is capable of playing This measurement is meaningless unless a tolerance is included, like +/- 3dB A wider frequency response and narrower tolerances indicate better performance
The ability of a system or elements of the system to react or respond to a change in system frequency
a measure of how "wide" a set of frequencies an amplifier will pass Typically, this is specified as the frequency span between the lower and upper points where the amplitude of the signal has fallen off -3dB, or 0 707 times the midband voltage level Closely related is the term "flatness", which specifies the deviation from center in the passband
the frequency range to which a system, or any part of it, can respond Unless a limit of variation in intensity is stated, this specification is meaningless
(electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency
A graph which shows how a system or piece of equipment or even an environment such as a room responds to different frequencies Ideally, for audio work the graph should plot a flat line from below 20 Hz to above 20 kHz In practise this is often not achieved, and the line will fluctuate up and down between these points, indicating that the equipment or environment makes some frequencies louder or quieter than others Humans have a well documented "non-flat" response and this is the response used to specify the dB(A) scale for determining loudness The term should not be confused with bandwidth which concerns itself only with the attenuation above an upper limit frequency and below a lower limit frequency and does not concern itself with the range between them
The range of frequencies the speaker will reproduce (lowest frequency to the highest) The wider the range, the better While the optimal normal is 20 - 20,000 Hz (Hertz), the range of human hearing for individuals is often much more restricted A good speaker system however, will reproduce as much of this range as possible, to cover all variations
The range of frequencies that are reproducible by a speaker or electronic component
The range where a consistent or constant level (in decibels) is found after testing a speaker system with sine waves Also, the statement of the results of this measurement, expressed in decibels of the change in amplitude within the constant frequency amplitude range, for example: +/- 3 dB from 35 Hz to 20 kHz Generally, a wide range with low variation in amplitude in that range is desirable
1 The portion of the frequency spectrum which can be sensed by a device within specified limits of amplitude error