Lazzarini, Victor and Timoney, Joseph (2010) New Perspectives on Distortion Synthesis for Virtual Analog Oscillators. Computer Journal Music, 34 (1). pp. 28-40. ISSN 0148-9267
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Abstract
The term “virtual analog” (VA) first appeared in the
1990s with the commercial introduction of digital
synthesizer instruments that were intended to
emulate the earlier analog subtractive synthesizers,
such as those produced by, among others, Moog
or Sequential Circuits (Smith 2008). In creating a
“virtual analog” digital model, two approaches are
possible: the first is to build an explicit digital model
derived from the various electrical components that
form the original analog circuit; the second is to
use digital processing structures that will produce
outputs that mimic those of the analog system. To
date, the second approach has been used for the
implementation of the elements of virtual analog
subtractive synthesizers, as real-time computational
constraints limit the efficacy of circuit models in
usable software instruments (Civolani and Fontana
2008). Among the features of a subtractive synthesis
system, one aspect that has received more attention
than others is algorithms for real-time digital
generation of the periodic waveforms associated
with voltage-controlled oscillators (VCO), such as
sawtooths, square waves, and triangle waves, also
known as the classic analog waveforms (Stilson
2006).
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Distortion Synthesis; Virtual Analog Oscillators; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > Music Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science |
Item ID: | 4104 |
Depositing User: | Dr Victor Lazzarini |
Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2013 16:31 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Computer Journal Music |
Publisher: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press (MIT Press) |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/4104 |
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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