An algorithm for a valved brass instrument synthesis environment using finite-difference time-domain methods with performance optimisation

Reginald L. Harrison, Stefan Bilbao, James Perry

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This paper presents a physical modelling sound synthesis environment for the production of valved brass instrument sounds. The governing equations of the system are solved using finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) methods and the environment is implemented in the C programming language. Users of the environment can create their own custom instruments and are able to control player parameters such as lip frequency, mouth pressure and valve openings through the use of instrument and score files.

The algorithm for sound synthesis is presented in detail along with a discussion of optimisation methods used to reduce run time. Binaries for the environment are available for download online for multiple platforms.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 18th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects
Place of PublicationTrondheim, Norway
Number of pages8
Publication statusPublished - 30 Nov 2015

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