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GAMME AMPLIFICATION [1 record]

Record 1 2003-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

The range of signal amplitudes from the loudest to the quietest that can be reproduced effectively by an equipment.

OBS

Limited by the intrinsic noise of the amplifier and the ambient background noise level of the listening environment and by the power capacity of the amplifier and speaker system.

OBS

dynamic range: term standardized by thethe International Electrotechnical Commission and the USA Standards Institute.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Intervalle compris entre les niveaux extrêmes d'intensité acoustique c'est-à-dire des plus forts (fortissimi) aux plus faibles (pianissimi).

OBS

dynamique : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Key term(s)
  • gamme d'amplification
  • gamme dynamique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electroacústica
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