1.0Sonarworks Bloghttps://www.sonarworks.com/blogKatrina Cabulehttps://www.sonarworks.com/blog/author/katrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="S0rg5URDoX"><a href="https://www.sonarworks.com/blog/glossary/harmonic-distortion">Harmonic distortion</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.sonarworks.com/blog/glossary/harmonic-distortion/embed#?secret=S0rg5URDoX" width="600" height="338" title="“Harmonic distortion” — Sonarworks Blog" data-secret="S0rg5URDoX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.sonarworks.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Electronic circuitry creates distortions or added content which is partly comprised of signals that are whole multiples of the fundamental frequencies of the original signal. This type of distortion is known as harmonic distortion. (See also: total harmonic distortion)https://blog-uploads.imgix.net/2024/04/Frame-3531.png?auto=compress%2Cformat19201080