-- card: 50641 from stack: in -- bmap block id: 0 -- flags: 0000 -- background id: 3551 -- name: -- part contents for background part 16 ----- text ----- 174 -- part contents for background part 3 ----- text ----- FM (Frequency Modulation) -- part contents for background part 4 ----- text ----- A change in the frequency or pitch of a signal. At low speeds, frequency modulation is perceived as vibrato or some type of trill, depending on the shape of the modulating waveform. When the modulating wave is in the audio range (above 16Hz), frequency modulation is perceived as a change in tone quality coupled with an overall change in pitch.