ICASSP 2006 - May 15-19, 2006 - Toulouse, France

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Paper:AE-P2.10
Session:Hearing Aids, Auditory Models and Physical Models
Time:Wednesday, May 17, 16:30 - 18:30
Presentation: Poster
Topic: Audio and Electroacoustics: Applications to Music
Title: Parametric Excitation Model for Waveguide Piano Synthesis
Authors: Jukka Rauhala, Vesa Välimäki, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Abstract: In this paper, a method providing an excitation signal for the waveguide piano synthesis is presented. The waveguide synthesis string model needs an excitation signal, which stimulates the model to resonate at the partial frequencies. This signal simulates the force pulse, which occurs in the piano when the hammer hits the string. In the proposed method, the excitation signal is produced by using additive synthesis with matching partial amplitudes and frequencies, and by summing bandlimited white noise into the signal. The excitation model takes into account the velocity at which the piano key is pressed, using bandstop and lowpass filtering. The proposed method is suitable for real-time piano synthesis, as it is controllable and computationally efficient.



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