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HalFoster:
I came across a topic yesterday that had me thinking about the slew rates present in audio and the max/min required for processing equipment - specifically, how to fill in the blanks in the following statement:

The highest slew rates are in the vicinity of <slew rate> and are frequently found in the waveforms generated by <instrument/voice/etc>.

My first guess (admittedly a WAG) would be the initial hard strike of a cymbal or something along those lines. Does anyone have any specific numbers and/or references on this topic?

Let me clarify that I am not referring to typical audio equipment's bandwidth - more like in an orchestra or concert in real life.

Thanks,

Hal

tom66:
Would it matter - if the human ear can't typically hear above 20kHz, the maximum slew rate is a function of frequency, since any energy above that frequency is going to be ignored by the low pass filter that is the human auditory system.  There will be some audiophiles who claim that sampling above ~44kHz is necessary for one reason or another but AFAIK there's no scientific basis for those claims.

I'd imagine it's possible that striking a cymbal could produce frequencies well above 20kHz and therefore slew rates well above what we would see from e.g. voice or wind instruments.

HalFoster:
Well, no in real life it wouldn't matter at all - in spite of what Audiophools might think.  It was just curiosity on my part, nothing more.

Hal

tggzzz:
The question is ill-formed. The slew rate is a function of frequency and amplitude.

A 1kHz 100V signal has a slew rate 10 times higher than that of a 1kHz 10V signal.

BrianHG:

--- Quote from: tggzzz on September 15, 2023, 06:47:03 pm ---The question is ill-formed. The slew rate is a function of frequency and amplitude.

A 1kHz 100V signal has a slew rate 10 times higher than that of a 1kHz 10V signal.

--- End quote ---
I was getting to that....
What if you have a 1kv or 1 megavolt driver amp?  What happens to the slew rate?

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