Music 206: Introduction to Physical Modelling

Tamara Smyth, trsmyth@ucsd.edu
Department of Music,

• The Computer as a Musical Instrument
• Physical Modelling Synthesis
• Virtual Musical Instruments
• Physical vs. Signal Based Models
• Guitar String
• Open-Open Instrument Bore
• Closed-Open Instrument Bore
• Traveling Wave Simulation
• Variable Length Circular Delay Line
• Practical Example
• Waves on a String
• Modeling 9000 year old Chinese Flutes
• The Clarinet Reed
• Modeling the Avian Syrinx
• Changing the Parameters
• Expressive Voice Synthesis
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