Synthesis Theory - Chapter 7
Physical Modeling and Formant Synthesis
- Physical Modeling Synthesis (Feb. 13)
- Efficiency of Physical Modeling Synthesis
- Background: Physical Modeling
- Excitation and Resonance
- Classical Physical Modeling Methodology
- Difference Equations
- The Mass-spring Paradigm for Vibrating Strings
- The Mass-spring Paradigm for Vibrating Surfaces and Volumes
- The Mass-spring Paradigm for Excitation
- Modal Synthesis
- MOSAIC: A Practical Implementation of Modal Synthesis
- McIntyre, Schumacher, and Woodhouse Synthesis
- Nonlinear Excitation and Linear Resonance
- Sketch of MSW Synthesis
- Waveguide Synthesis
- Waveguide Model of Plucked Strings
- Generic Waveguide Instrument Model
- Waveguide Clarinet
- Waveguide Horn
- Input Devices for Physical Modeling Synthesis
- Assessment of Physical Modeling Synthesis
- Source and Parameter Analysis for Physical Modeling
- Parameter Estimation Experiments
- Source Separation
- Higher-order Spectrum Analysis
- Karplus-Strong (Plucked String and Drum) Synthesis (Feb 25)
- Plucked Strings
- Drumlike Timbres
- Stretching Out the Decay Time
- Extensions to KS
- Formant Synthesis (Feb 27)
- Formant Wave-function Synthesis and CHANT
- Fundementals of FOF Synthesis
- Anatomy of a FOF
- FOF Parameters
- The CHANT Program
- FOF Analysis/Resynthesis
- Models of Resonance
- MOR Transformations
- Matching the Spectrum Envelope with FOFs
- VOSIM
- VOSIM Waveform
- Window Function Synthesis
- Conclusion
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