Bowed String Sound Examples

Cello sound examples by Stanford EE graduate student Peder Larson using the Synthesis Tool Kit (STK) by Perry Cook and Gary Scavone:

• STK Bowed class, no modifications: (WAV) (MP3)
• Hyperbolic Bow-String Junction, including: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Torsional waves: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Finite Bow Width: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Finite Bow Width and Torsional waves: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Finite Bow Width and Body Filter: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Torsional waves and Body Filter: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Finite Bow Width,Torsional waves, Body Filter: (WAV) (MP3)

  • String Dispersion (Stiffness): (WAV) (MP3)
  • Including Torsional waves and dispersion: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Finite Bow Width and Dispersion: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Finite Bow Width, Torsional Waves, Dispersion: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Finite Bow Width, Body Filter, and Dispersion: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Torsional waves, Body Filter, and Dispersion: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Same plus Finite Bow Width: (WAV) (MP3)