In this paper, a new approach for modelling bowed-string excitation in physical modelling sound synthesis of violin is presented. A major improvement is achieved by estimating the excitation area by the computation of fractional delay (FD) coefficients representing the contact locations. This gives rise to a more complex behaviour in the string model, thus corresponding better to natural sound and vibration produced in real bowed strings. This computationally efficient method gives feasible results for improvement of musical instrument sound synthesis.

Author: Holm, Jan-Markus
Affiliation: Department of Music, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
AES Conference: 22nd International Conference: Virtual, Synthetic, and Entertainment Audio (June 2002)
Paper Number: 000253
Publication Date: June 1, 2002
Subject: Virtual, Synthetic and Entertainment Audio

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