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Synthesis by Amplitude and "Brightness" Matching of Analyzed Musical Instrument Tones

Authors: Beauchamp, James W.

AES Convention 69 · Paper 1787 · May 1981

Abstract

Time-variant index and amplitude parameters for a computer model are calculated by matching the instantaneous spectral center ("brightness") of a synthetic tone and minimizing the rms error with respect to an original tone. Synthesis accuracy is gauged by measuring the difference between the spectra of the original synthetic tones and by listening tests. Nonlinear and FM synthesis models are compared by means of graphics and taped examples.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 69
AES Convention
69
Paper number
1787
Publication date
May 6, 1981
Affiliation
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper