Spectrum analysis and tone quality evaluation of piano sounds with hard and soft touches

Acoustical Science and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-6

  Suzuki, Hideo ^a  

^a CHIBA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Spectrum analysis; Tone quality; Touch

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; SOUND RECORDING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

SOUND LEVELS; TONE QUALITY; TOUCH;

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 33846004218     PISSN: 13463969     EISSN: 13475177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1250/ast.28.1     Document Type: Article

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