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Download Different ways to write digital audio effects programs This paper is a very basic one, where one tries to explain how one can write a digital audio effect in a non-real time situation with a very general mathematical language such as MATLAB, and how such digital audio effects can be used in the real life.
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Download Making Sounds with Numbers: A Tutorial on Music Software Dedicated to Digital Audio A (partial) taxonomy of software applications devoted to sounds is presented. For each category of software applications, an abstract model is proposed and actual implementations are evaluated with respect to this model.
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Download Fundamental Frequency Estimation in the SMS analysis This paper deals with the fundamental frequency estimation for monophonic sounds in the SMS analysis environment. The importance of the fundamental frequency as well as some uses in SMS is commented. The particular method of F0 estimation based on a two-way mismatched measure is described as well as some modifications. Finally we explain how pitch-unpitched decision is performed.
Download Digital Signal Processors for Real-Time Audio Processing We analyze the requirements for digital signal processors used in audio applications. Methods for assessing the real computing power expected from them are presented. Proper requirements for a real-time development platform are also described. Code development tools are also included. Finally a review of common processors is done according to those criteria.
Download Toward the Perfect Audio Morph? Singing Voice Synthesis and Processing This paper reviews the popular methods and models used for the synthesis of the singing voice, discussing strengths and weaknesses of each technique. Then a brief review is given of research on cross-modal visual/auditory perception of the human voice. The paper concludes with comments related to the singing synthesis systems discussed, addressing multi-modal perception, audio morphing, and the categorical perception of sound.
Download Waveform Preserving Time Stretching and Pitch Shifting for Sinusoidal Models of Sound A method for performing waveform invariant time stretching and pitch shifting on a quasi harmonic and sinusoidally modeled sound is presented. The method is based on the relative phase delay representation of the phase, defined as the difference between the phase delay of the partials and the phase delay of the fundamental. This representation makes the waveform characterization independent from the phase of the first partial. It is therefore possible to compute a smooth trajectory for the phase of the modified fundamental and rebuild the waveform on the synthesis frame boundaries by adding the relative phase delays to the new fundamental phase delay.
Download Generalizing the Reflection Model by the Use of a Particle Tracing Method Splitting the reflection phenomenon in a specular and a dioeuse one, current acoustic quality prediction methods can't deal with real materials. In this paper, we describe the implementation of a particle tracing method that can deal with a general model of reflection, the bidirectional reflectance distribution function. Furthermore, being based on the Monte-Carlo methods, this method is not sensitive to combinatorial explosion. The flexibility of the particle tracing method make it a good test bed for comparisons and evaluations of source or reflection models.