Investigating timbral differences of varied velocity snare drum strikes

Cheshire M, Stables R, Hockman J. Investigating timbral differences of varied velocity snare drum strikes. In: AES Convention 148. Audio Engineering Society; 2020. Paper 10382. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20799

@inproceedings{Cheshire2020_20799,
  author = {Cheshire, Matthew and Stables, Ryan and Hockman, Jason},
  title = {{Investigating timbral differences of varied velocity snare drum strikes}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 148},
  note = {Paper 10382},
  year = {2020},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20799}
}

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TI  - Investigating timbral differences of varied velocity snare drum strikes
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T2  - AES Convention 148
M1  - Paper 10382
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/05/06
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PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - Adjusting striking excitation velocity for percussion instruments changes characteristics of the sound output, most notably in loudness and timbre. In this study, a listening test is carried out to assess participant abilities in distinguishing between varied velocity snare strikes when the loudness disparity had been removed from recordings made with four common studio microphones. Results indicate that all participants are able to identify different velocities based on timbral differences alone. Temporal and spectral features were then extracted from the recordings to gain insight into which quantifiable differences are present between varied velocity recordings. Analysis revealed various features such as attack and decay time, fundamental frequency, and brightness to have significant differences for the varied velocity snare strikes.
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