measure amplitude of modulated signal

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How must the amplitude of a modulated signal be measured, so that it can be compared to an unmodulated signal ?

With the cursor as in the picture ?
 

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I want to measure the frequency response of a sweep on CD to make corrections on the analog filter for a nonos DAC.
@ 20kHz it is already modulated like in the picture, and I am not sure how the amplitude should be to have a linear response.

The question might be, what does the ear detect, the maximum peak value or something else ?
 
Ah, now we have this in context, you are witnessing "aliasing" - a beatnote when the sample frequency is (hideously complex math) with the recorded frequency.

When I encounter this, I usually try a different playback device 🙂

The ear detects average and when two signals are concerned, the linear sum.


Anybody that can be more helpful, jump in... :clown:

Cheers!
 
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