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Production of Virtual Acoustic Guitar Music

Authors: Laurson, Mikael; Valimaki, Vesa; Erkut, Cumhur

AES Conference: 22nd International Conference: Virtual, Synthetic, and Entertainment Audio · Paper 000238 · June 2002

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of our research results dealing with the simulation of natural sounding guitar synthesis. The discussion starts with the description of our synthesis model.After this an analysis and calibration process is described that results in excitation signals and synthesis data for our model.The paper shows how the guitar model is controlled with the help of an extended notation package.The system allows simulation of various playing techniques used typically by a classical guitarist.We present also how the standard 6-string classical guitar can be extended to a 24-string virtual 'super guitar'. With this novel instrument we are able to realize complex musical textures that cannot be played by a human player using a standard acoustical instrument.

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Published in
AES Conference: 22nd International Conference: Virtual, Synthetic, and Entertainment Audio
Paper number
000238
Publication date
June 6, 2002
Session subject
Virtual, Synthetic and Entertainment Audio
Affiliation
Center for Music and Technology, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland ; Pori School of Technology and Economics, Tampere University of Technology, Pori, Finland ; Laboratory of Acoustics and Audio Signal Processing, Helsinki University of Technology, HUT, Finland (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Conference Paper