The Emulated Ensemble: Real-Time Simulation of Musical Instruments using Finite-Difference Time-Domain Methods

Silvin Willemsen

doi:10.54337/aau451025772

The Emulated Ensemble: Real-Time Simulation of Musical Instruments using Finite-Difference Time-Domain Methods

Silvin Willemsen

Research output: PhD thesis

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Abstract

Digital versions of musical instruments have been created for several decades, and for good reasons! They are more compact, more easy to maintain, and less difficult to play than their real-life counterparts. One way to digitise an instrument is to record it and play back the samples, but this does not capture the entire range of expression of the real instrument. Simulating an instrument based on its physics, including its geometry and material properties, is much more flexible to player control. Although it requires more computational power to generate the sound in real time, the simulation could possibly go beyond what is physically possible. A violin growing into a cello, bowing your trumpet, your imagination is the limit...

Original language	English
Supervisors	Serafin, Stefania, Principal supervisor Bilbao, Stefan, Co-supervisor, External person
Publisher	Aalborg Universitetsforlag
Electronic ISBNs	978-87-7210-976-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.54337/aau451025772
Publication status	Published - 2021

Bibliographical note

PhD supervisor:
Prof. Stefania Serafin, Aalborg University

Co-Supervisor (external):
Prof. Stefan Bilbao, University of Edinburgh

Keywords

physical modelling
finite-difference time-domain methods
real-time implementation
musical instrument
simulation
control

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PhD Defense Silvin Willemsen
Silvin Willemsen (Lecturer)
1 Oct 2021
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8 Article in proceeding

A Physical Model of the Trombone using Dynamic Grids for Finite-Difference Schemes
Willemsen, S., Bilbao, S., Ducceschi, M. & Serafin, S., 8 Sept 2021, Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects (DAFx20in21). Evangelista, G. & Holighaus, N. (eds.). Wiley, Vol. 2. p. 152-159 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Article in proceeding › Research › peer-review

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Dynamic Grids for Finite-Difference Schemes in Musical Instrument Simulations
Willemsen, S., Bilbao, S., Ducceschi, M. & Serafin, S., 8 Sept 2021, Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects (DAFx20in21). Evangelista, G. & Holighaus, N. (eds.). Vienna, Vol. 2. p. 144-151 8 p. (International Conference on Digital Audio Effects, Vol. 2).
Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Article in proceeding › Research › peer-review

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DigiDrum: A Haptic-based Virtual Reality Musical Instrument and a Case Study
Willemsen, S., Horvath, A-S. & Nascimben, M., 2020, Proceedings of the 17th Sound and Music Computing Conference. Spagnol, S. & Valle, A. (eds.). Axea sas/SMC Network, p. 292-299 8 p. (Proceedings of the Sound and Music Computing Conference).
Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Article in proceeding › Research › peer-review

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PhD Defense Silvin Willemsen

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A Physical Model of the Trombone using Dynamic Grids for Finite-Difference Schemes

Dynamic Grids for Finite-Difference Schemes in Musical Instrument Simulations

DigiDrum: A Haptic-based Virtual Reality Musical Instrument and a Case Study

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