Publications - Stefania Serafin

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Chapters in Books

S. Serafin
Physical Synthesis of Bowed String Instruments.
in Audio Anecdotes
Ken Greenebaum, editor, Ak Peters, 2000.

S. Serafin, R. Dudas,
An alternative controller for a virtual bowed string instrument
in M. Wanderley and M. Battier (eds): Trends in Gestural Control of Music- Ircam.

Articles in Journals

2002

M. Burtner and S. Serafin: The Exbow-Metasax, to appear in JNMR, 2002.

2001

Serafin and J. O. Smith, ``Impact of string stiffness on digital waveguide models of bowed strings'', Catgut Acoustical Society Journal, vol. 4, no. 4

Articles in Conference Proceedings

2002

M. Burtner, S. Serafin. Strictly Bowlroom. Proc. ISMA 2002.

D. Topper, M. Burtner, S. Serafin. Spatio-Operational Spectral (S.O.S.) Synthesis. Proc. DAFX 2002, Hamburg, Germany, sept. 2002.

M. Burtner, S. Serafin, D. Topper. Real-Time Spatial Processing and Transformations of a Singing Bowl. Proc. DAFX 2002, Hamburg, Germany, sept. 2002.

J.O. Smith, S. Serafin, J.Abel, D. Berners. Doppler Simulation and the Leslie. Proc. DAFX 2002, Hamburg, Germany, sept. 2002.

F. Avanzini, S. Serafin, D. Rocchesso. Modeling Interactions between Rubbed Dry Surfaces Using an Elasto-Plastic Friction Model. Proc. DAFX 2002, Hamburg, Germany, sept. 2002.

S. Serafin, C. Wilkerson, J.O. Smith III Modeling bowl resonators using circular waveguide networks. Proc. DAFX 2002, Hamburg, Germany, sept. 2002.

C. Wilkerson, S. Serafin, C. Ng. Physical models and performance mapping of bowl resonators. Proc. ICMC 2002, Gotheborg, Sweden, september 2002.

S. Serafin, P. Huang, S. Ystad, C. Chafe, J.O. Smith III. Analysis and Synthesis of Unusual Friction Driven Musical Instruments. Proc. ICMC 2002, Gotheborg, Sweden, september 2002.

C. Wilkerson, C. Ng, S. Serafin. The Mutha Rubboard Controller, Interactive heritage. Proc. NIME, Dublin, Ireland, may 2002.

2001

S. Serafin, M. Burtner, S. O'Modhrain, C. Nichols.
Expressive controllers for bowed string physical models.
Proc. DAFX 2001, Limerick, Ireland december 2001.

S. Serafin, P. Huang, J.O.Smith III
The banded digital waveguide mesh.
Proc. Mosart meeting, Barcelona, november 2001.

S. Serafin, J.O.Smith III, H. Thornburg
A pattern recognition approach to invert a bowed string physical model.
Proc. ISMA 2001, Perugia, Italy september 2001.

M Burtner, S. Serafin
Extended techniques for physical models using instrumental controller substitution
Proc. ISMA 2001, Perugia, Italy september 2001.

S. Serafin, J.O. Smith III, H. Thornburg, F. Mazzella, A. Tellier and G. Thonier.
Data driven identification and computer animation of a bowed string.
Proc. ICMC 2001, La Havana, Cuba september 2001.

M Burtner, S. Serafin
Real time extended physical models for the composer and performer
Proc. ICMC 2001, La Havana, Cuba september 2001.

2000

J. Smith and S. Serafin,
``Tutorial lecture on virtual musical instruments (abstract)'',
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Program of the 140th Meeting, Newport Beach, CA, Dec. 3-8, vol. 108, no. 5, Pt. 2 of 2, pp. 2487, Nov. 2000,
Invited Tutorial (60-page hand-out).

S. Serafin, J.O.Smith III
A multirate, finite-width, bow-string interaction model
Proc.DAFX 2000, Digital Audio Effects, Verona, Italy december 2000.

P. Huang, S. Serafin, J.O.Smith III
Modeling High-Frequency Modes of Complex Resonators Using a Waveguide Mesh
Proc.DAFX 2000, Digital Audio Effects, Verona, Italy december 2000.

M. Burtner, S. Serafin
Extended Performance Techniques for a Virtual Instrument.
Proc.DAFX 2000, Digital Audio Effects, Verona, Italy december 2000.

S. O'Modhrain, S. Serafin, C. Chafe, J.O.Smith III
Qualitative and quantitative assessment on the playability of a virtual bowed string instrument
Proc. ICMC 2000: International Computer Music Conference 2000, Berlin, Germany, august 2000.

P. Huang, S. Serafin, J.O.Smith III
A 3D Waveguide Mesh Model of High-Frequency Violin Body Resonances.
Proc. ICMC 2000: International Computer Music Conference 2000, Berlin, Germany, august 2000.
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S. Serafin, J.O.Smith III
Influence of the Attack Parameters on the Playability of a Virtual Bowed String Instrument.
Proc. ICMC 2000: International Computer Music Conference 2000, Berlin, Germany, august 2000.

S. Serafin, J.O. Smith III
Modeling stiffness in virtual bowed-string instruments (abstract)
ASA meeting, Atlanta may 2000.

1999

S. Serafin, J. O. Smith, III, and J. Woodhouse,
``An investigation of the impact of torsion waves and friction characteristics on the playability of virtual bowed strings'',
in IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, New Paltz, NY, New York, Oct. 1999, IEEE Press.

S. Serafin, C. Vergez, and X. Rodet,
``Friction and application to real-time physical modeling of a violin"
Proc. ICMC 99: International Computer Music Conference 1999, Bejing, China, October 99 .

S. Serafin, R. Dudas, M. Wanderley, X. Rodet,
Gestural control of a real-time physical model of a bowed string instrument.
Proc. ICMC 99: International Computer Music Conference 1999, Bejing, China, October 99 .

Technical Reports

S. Serafin,
``A nonlinear oscillator basic physical model of bowed string instruments with application to the violin"
DEA-ATIAM, Master's thesis, july 1998, IRCAM Centre George Pompidou, Paris, France.

Invited talks

S. Serafin, J.O. Smith III
Modeling stiffness in virtual bowed-string instruments
ASA meeting, Atlanta may 2000
Invited talk at the session: Modeling and Perception of Musical Sound Sources

J.O. Smith III, S. Serafin
Virtual musical instruments
Invited tutorial, ASA meeting, Newport Beach december 2000
Slides avalilable here and here

S. Serafin
Advantages and disadvantages of waveguide physical model synthesis
Workshop on Physical models of musical instruments
Marseille, France, May 2001.

Other talks

S. Serafin, J. O. Smith, III, and J. Woodhouse,
Impact of Torsion Waves and Friction Characteristics on the Playability of Virtual Bowed Strings
DSP seminar, CCRMA spring 1999.
Abstract

Optimizing the Playability of Virtual Bowed Strings
CCRMA Affiliates meeting, CCRMA may 1999

Physical modeling of bowed string instrument, analysis, real-time synthesis, playability and control
Ircam, june 1999
also presented at the Journees jeunes chercheurs en informatique musicale
Marseille, France, may 1999

Bowed string instruments: from a basic to an elaborate model. How to create, improve and extend a virtual instrument.
CCRMA Affiliates meeting, CCRMA may 2000

 Impact of string stiffness on virtual bowed strings
CCRMA DSP seminar, may 2000

 A pattern recognition approach to invert a bowed string physical model.
CCRMA Affiliates meeting, may 2001