Publications
International Peer-Reviewed Conferences/Proceedings
In this paper we report preliminary observations from an ongoing study into how musicians explore
and adapt to the parameter space of a virtual-acoustic string bridge plate instrument. These
observations inform (and are informed by) a wider approach to…
The virtual exploration of the domain of mechano-acoustically produced sound and music is a
long-held aspiration of physical modelling. A physics-based algorithm developed for this purpose
combined with an interface can be referred to as a virtual-acoustic instrument…
Exploration is an intrinsic element of designing and engaging with acoustic as well as digital
musical instruments. This paper reports on the ongoing development of an explorative
virtual-acoustic instrument based on simulation of the vibrations of a string coupled
nonlinearly to a plate.
Physics-based synthesis of tanpura drones requires accurate simulation of stiff, lossy string
vibrations while incorporating sustained contact with the bridge and a cotton thread. Several
challenges arise from this when seeking efficient and stable algorithms for real-time sound
synthesis.
In acoustic instruments, the controller and the sound producing system often are one and the same
object. If virtual-acoustic instruments are to be designed to not only simulate the vibrational
behaviour of a real-world counterpart but also to inherit much of its interface dynamics…
Thesis
Virtual-Acoustic Instruments with Parametric Explorability: Design, Formulation, Realisation,
and Evaluation
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