Computational modeling of stiff piano strings using digital waveguides and finite differences

Acta Acustica united with Acustica

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 289-298

  Bensa, Julien ^a   Bilbao, Stefan ^b   Kronland Martinet, Richard ^c   Smith III, Julius O ^d   Voinier, Thierry ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE ET D ACOUSTIQUE   (France)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL WAVEGUIDES; DISPERSION FILTERS; PIANO; WAVE EQUATION;

ACOUSTIC DISPERSION; ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; STIFFNESS; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 17044383042     PISSN: 16101928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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