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Modal analysis of the input impedance of wind instruments. Application to the sound synthesis of a clarinet
International audienceThis paper investigates the modal analysis of wind instruments as seen from the input of their air column. Beside the treatment of analytical models, a particular emphasis is given to the analysis of measured input impedances. This requires special care because the measurements cover only a limited frequency band and are affected by some unknown errors. This paper describes how the Prony analysis and the Least Squares Complex Exponential (LSCE) classical techniques can be used in this context and how the main pitfalls can be avoided in their application. A physically acceptable method of reconstruction of the low frequency band is proposed. A technique using fictitious points in the high frequency range is described in order to ensure the passivity of the resonator in the whole frequency band. The principles of a real-time synthesis of clarinet sounds based on the modal representation of the resonator is given as an application, with a method to efficiently handle the modal representation during the transition between fingerings
An exploration of evolutionary computation applied to frequency modulation audio synthesis parameter optimisation
With the ever-increasing complexity of sound synthesisers, there is a growing demand for automated parameter estimation and sound space navigation techniques. This thesis explores the potential for evolutionary computation to automatically map known sound qualities onto the parameters of frequency modulation synthesis. Within this exploration are original contributions in the domain of synthesis parameter estimation and, within the developed system, evolutionary computation, in the form of the evolutionary algorithms that drive the underlying optimisation process. Based upon the requirement for the parameter estimation system to deliver multiple search space solutions, existing evolutionary algorithmic architectures are augmented to enable niching, while maintaining the strengths of the original algorithms. Two novel evolutionary algorithms are proposed in which cluster analysis is used to identify and maintain species within the evolving populations. A conventional evolution strategy and cooperative coevolution strategy are defined, with cluster-orientated operators that enable the simultaneous optimisation of multiple search space solutions at distinct optima. A test methodology is developed that enables components of the synthesis matching problem to be identified and isolated, enabling the performance of different optimisation techniques to be compared quantitatively. A system is consequently developed that evolves sound matches using conventional frequency modulation synthesis models, and the effectiveness of different evolutionary algorithms is assessed and compared in application to both static and timevarying sound matching problems. Performance of the system is then evaluated by interview with expert listeners. The thesis is closed with a reflection on the algorithms and systems which have been developed, discussing possibilities for the future of automated synthesis parameter estimation techniques, and how they might be employed
Analysis and resynthesis of polyphonic music
This thesis examines applications of Digital Signal Processing to the analysis, transformation, and resynthesis of musical audio. First I give an overview of the human perception of music. I then examine in detail the requirements for a system that can analyse, transcribe, process, and resynthesise monaural polyphonic music. I then describe and compare the possible hardware and software platforms. After this I describe a prototype hybrid system that attempts to carry out these tasks using a method based on additive synthesis. Next I present results from its application to a variety of musical examples, and critically assess its performance and limitations. I then address these issues in the design of a second system based on Gabor wavelets. I conclude by summarising the research and outlining suggestions for future developments
Implementation and optimization of the synthesis of musical instrument tones using frequency modulation
Im Bereich der elektronischen Musik hat die Frequenzmodulation (FM) als eine
effiziente Methode zur Klangsynthese in jüngster Zeit enorm an Bedeutung gewonnen.
In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden Methoden zur Grundfrequenzschätzung und
zur FM-Synthese für Musikinstrumentenklänge untersucht, bewertet und optimiert.
Dazu wurde im Rahmen dieser Arbeit eine FM Analyse- und Syntheseumgebung
entwickelt, in welcher die hier betrachteten Verfahren implementiert wurden.
Zur Grundfrequenzschätzung in Musiksignalen wurde ein neuartiges Verfahren auf
Basis von Harmonic Pattern Match (HPM) entwickelt, welches eine höhere Schätzungsgenauigkeit
als bisher verwendete Verfahren bietet. Hierzu wird nach Festlegung
einer geeigneten Teilmenge der Spektraldaten die Autokorrelation sowohl im Zeitals
auch im Frequenzbereich analysiert, um Kandidaten für die Grundfrequenz des
Signals zu bestimmen. Anschließend wird die Übereinstimmung jedes dieser Kandidaten
mit dem Profil der Harmonischen des Musiksignals nach einem effizienten
Verfahren analysiert. Das vorgeschlagene Verfahren wurde analysiert und im Kontext
mit anderen Verfahren zur Grundfrequenzschätzung bewertet. Die praktische
Anwendbarkeit des HPM Verfahrens konnte gezeigt werden.
Zur Implementierung einer FM Synthese wird ein Verfahren zur Approximation
eines Spektrums auf Basis Genetischer Algorithmen (GA) vorgestellt. Die Problemstellung
des GA einschließlich eines Verfahrens zur Bestimmung optimaler FMParameter
wird beschrieben. Des Weiteren wurden im Hinblick auf eine optimierte
FM-Synthese die Anforderungen an das Trägersignal sowie an den Modulator untersucht,
mit dem Ziel einer Vorab-Festlegung des Parameterraums für akkurate
Syntheseresultate. Mit dem Ziel einer Datenreduktion bei der FM-Synthese wurde
eine stückweise lineare Approximation der Einhüllenden des Trägersignals entwickelt.
Einen weiteren Aspekt der Optimierung stellt die Verknüpfung von Formanten in der
Matching-Prozedur dar, wobei die Harmonischen der Formanten mit entsprechenden
Faktoren gewichtet werden. Auf diese Weise wird eine deutlich genauere Approximation
des Timbres des zu synthetisierenden Klangs erreicht. Hierzu wurden
die Schätzung der spektralen Einhüllenden und die Extraktion der Formanten
analysiert und implementiert. Die im Rahmen dieser Arbeit entwickelte Testumgebung
ermöglicht die Schätzung der Parameter und die Analyse und Bewertung der
so erzeugten FM-Syntheseresultate.Frequency modulation (FM) as an efficient method to synthesize musical sounds is
of great importance in the area of computer music. In this thesis, the estimation
of fundamental frequency, the FM synthesis procedure of musical instrument tones
and the optimization on FM synthesis were analysed, evaluated, improved and implemented.
A FM analysis and synthesis environment was developed, in which the
presented work in this thesis were implemented.
For the estimation of fundamental frequency of music signals, an algorithm based on
harmonic pattern match (HPM) was designed to achieve more reliable estimation
accuracy. After defining the spectrum subset, the autocorrelation was applied on the
spectrum subset to exploiting candidates of fundamental frequency, and an efficient
mechanism to evaluate the match between each candidate and the harmonic pattern
of the musical signal was designed. Evaluation of the proposed algorithm and several
other estimation algorithms was performed.
For the implementation of FM synthesis, the matching procedure of spectra using
genetic algorithm (GA) was described, including the definition of the task in GA
and the searching procedure of optimized FM parameters through GA. For the optimization
on FM synthesis, the requirements of carrier and modulator were analysed
and the parameter space was examined, based on which a method for the predetermination
of parameter space was designed to achieve accurate synthesis results. For
data reduction in FM synthesis, the piecewise linear approximation of the carrier
amplitude envelope was designed.
Further step on the FM synthesis optimization was implemented by the combination
of formants in the spectra matching procedure, in which the formant harmonics
were emphasized by the weighting coefficients to achieve more accurate timbre of
the synthesized sounds. The spectral envelope estimation and the formant extraction
were analysed and implemented. For the analysis and implementation of FM
synthesis, a testing environment program was developed, offering the functionality
of parameter estimation and performance evaluation in FM synthesis
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