FM Spectrum

The frequencies present in an FM spectrum are $ f_c \pm kf_m$, where $ k$ is an integer greater than zero (the carrier frequency component is at $ k=0$).

Figure 13: Spectrum of a simple FM instrument, where $ f_c = 220$, $ f_m = 110$, and $ I = 2$.
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Figure 14: Spectrum of a simple FM instrument, where $ f_c = 900$, $ f_m = 600$, and $ I = 2$.
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``Music 270a: Modulation'' by Tamara Smyth, Department of Music, University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
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