A parametric piano synthesizer

Computer Music Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 17-30

  Rauhala, Jukka ^a   Laurson, Mikael ^b   Välimäki, Vesa ^a   Lehtonen, Heidi Maria ^a   Norilo, Vesa ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Sibelius Akatemia   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REAL TIME CONTROL; WAVEGUIDES;

BEATING EFFECTS; DIGITAL WAVEGUIDES; DISPERSION FILTERS; EXCITATION PROCESS; REAL-TIME CONTROLS; RESONANCE EFFECTS; SYNTHESIS MODELS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 63349092603     PISSN: 01489267     EISSN: 15315169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/comj.2008.32.4.17     Document Type: Article

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