Real-time implementation of a physical model of the Tromba Marina

Silvin Willemsen, Stefania Serafin, Stefan Bilbao, Michele Ducceschi

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Abstract

The tromba marina is a medieval bowed monochord instrument. The string of the instrument rests on a rattling bridge that, due to the collision with the body, creates a trumpet-like sound. This paper presents a real-time implementation of a physical model of the tromba marina. The goal of the simulation is to make the instrument accessible to a larger audience. The physical model is implemented using finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) methods and non-iterative collision methods. A real-time implementation of the instrument is also presented. The simulation exhibits brass-like qualities and sounds similar to a real tromba marina, but requires further testing to validate the realism.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 17th Sound and Music Computing Conference
EditorsSimone Spagnol, Andrea Valle
Place of PublicationTorino, Italy
PublisherProceedings of the Sound and Music Computing Conferences
Pages161-168
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9788894541502
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Jun 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Sound and Music Computing Conferences
ISSN (Electronic)2518-3672

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