Latest Audio Technical Articles

In Part 5 of this series on composite amplifiers, we'll discuss how to achieve higher DC precision.

In Part 5 of this series on composite amplifiers, we'll discuss how to achieve higher DC precision.

Learn how to get faster composite op-amp dynamics by raising the slew rate.

Learn how to get faster composite op-amp dynamics by raising the slew rate.

This is Part 3 of the series of articles about composite amplifiers. In this section, we are going to show how to achieve…

This is Part 3 of the series of articles about composite amplifiers. In this section, we are going to show how to achieve faster op-amp dynamics by expanding the frequency bandwidth.

Learn how simulating a voltage buffer can help you implement it more effectively to boost the output current drive of an op-amp.

Learn how simulating a voltage buffer can help you implement it more effectively to boost the output current drive of an op-amp.

In the first part of this series on composite amplifiers, we'll investigate one method of boosting an op-amp’s output…

In the first part of this series on composite amplifiers, we'll investigate one method of boosting an op-amp’s output current drive capability.

In this article, we will see how we can determine the SFDR for an ADC used in a radio receiver. Also, we’ll examine the…

In this article, we will see how we can determine the SFDR for an ADC used in a radio receiver. Also, we’ll examine the ADC SNR requirement for this application.

This article will discuss the basic idea behind the synchronous demodulation technique.

This article will discuss the basic idea behind the synchronous demodulation technique.

In this article, we’ll look at the spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) which is a popular specification for quantifying…

In this article, we’ll look at the spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) which is a popular specification for quantifying the linearity of a circuit.

This is Part 3 of a series of articles about the Moog ladder filter. In this article, we'll define the characteristics of…

This is Part 3 of a series of articles about the Moog ladder filter. In this article, we'll define the characteristics of the Moog filter, including its properties.

This article explores the Butterworth low-pass filter, also known as the maximally flat filter, from the perspective of…

This article explores the Butterworth low-pass filter, also known as the maximally flat filter, from the perspective of its pole-zero diagram.

Learn more about these two classic oscillator network topologies, including their simulations.

Learn more about these two classic oscillator network topologies, including their simulations.

In this first part of a series of articles, we investigate the role of the op-amp’s gain-bandwidth product (GBP).

In this first part of a series of articles, we investigate the role of the op-amp’s gain-bandwidth product (GBP).

We are analyzing the behavior of the Moog ladder filter. In this section, we will analyze the heart of the topology and…

We are analyzing the behavior of the Moog ladder filter. In this section, we will analyze the heart of the topology and express the small-signal open-loop transfer function of the filter as a whole.

Learn about one of the only audio filter topologies out there, the Moog filter!

Learn about one of the only audio filter topologies out there, the Moog filter!

This article is an intuitive introduction to the statistical nature of noise and the basic calculations required to…

This article is an intuitive introduction to the statistical nature of noise and the basic calculations required to combine noise sources in a circuit.

Learn more about decompensated vs. fully-compensated op-amps and external methods of achieving compensation.

Learn more about decompensated vs. fully-compensated op-amps and external methods of achieving compensation.

In this article, we'll discuss how shunt capacitance can be used to achieve frequency compensation in op-amps and we'll…

In this article, we'll discuss how shunt capacitance can be used to achieve frequency compensation in op-amps and we'll also see why this is not the preferred technique.

What is filtering? Learn what resistor-capacitor (RC) low-pass filters are and where you can use them.

What is filtering? Learn what resistor-capacitor (RC) low-pass filters are and where you can use them.

This article continues a discussion of microcontroller features and characteristics that are particularly important when…

This article continues a discussion of microcontroller features and characteristics that are particularly important when you’re thinking in terms of DSP capabilities.