Lazzarini, Victor and Timoney, Joseph (2013) Synthesis of Resonance by Nonlinear Distortion Methods. Computer Music Journal, 37 (1). pp. 35-43. ISSN 0148-9267

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Abstract

This article explores techniques for synthesizing resonant sounds using the principle of nonlinear distortion. These methods can be grouped under the heading of “subtractive synthesis without filters,” the case for which has been made in the literature. Starting with a simple resonator model, this article looks at how the source-modifier arrangement can be reconstructed as a heterodyne structure made of a sinusoidal carrier and a complex modulator. From this, we examine how the modulator signal can be created with nonlinear distortion methods, looking at the classic case of phase-aligned formant synthesis and then our own modified frequency-modulation technique. The article concludes with some application examples of this sound-synthesis principle.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Synthesis of Resonance; Nonlinear Distortion Methods;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > Music Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science
Item ID:	4693
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1162/COMJ a 00160
Depositing User:	Dr Victor Lazzarini
Date Deposited:	14 Jan 2014 14:57
Journal or Publication Title:	Computer Music Journal
Publisher:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press (MIT Press)
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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