Virtual Acoustic Musical Instruments: Review and Update

JULIUS O. SMITH III

Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)
Department of Music, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 USA

Abstract:

This article¹ gives an overview of selected developments in musical sound synthesis based on physical models of musical instruments--sometimes called ``virtual acoustic'' sound synthesis. Emphasis is placed on techniques which yield the highest playability and sound quality in real time at a reasonable computational expense.