Our new instrument Tetrad will be arriving in May. Based on Gadi Sasson’s work with driven metal plates, this instrument is a hybrid of physical modelling and granular synthesis.
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Tetrad teaser
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The Audio Programmer Meetup
Talking physical modelling, augmented instruments and harpsichords with the Physical Audio team.
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Guitar
We’ve just finished work on a new version of the guitar algorithm—which used to run (very slowly) on the NESS project’s GPUs.
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Preparation 2 launch
We are launching a major update to our Preparation instrument on August 7th. Preparation 2 is a ground-up rewrite with all new features to the physical model, as well as a new effects unit and modulation with 2 LFOs, velocity and keyboard tracking.
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Inaugural Lecture of Andrew McPherson
This is Prof McPherson’s inaugural lecture at Imperial College. An excellent talk on technology in music and his journey through instrument control design.
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Modus with side chain audio
We’ve updated Modus to v1.3. There is a new feature that allows side chaining of external audio into the Plates configuration. The set up for this depends on the DAW.
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Seminar at IRCAM
Last week Physical Audio’s Michele Ducceschi gave a seminar at IRCAM in Paris. Here he discusses some of the theoretical background that we use in our plugins, as well as an overview of sound synthesis. There is also an outline of his new project NEMUS at the University of Bologna.
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Our new instrument
Our new instrument Modus will be launching on July 11th! Modus is based on physical models of strings, plates and connecting elements. Three different configurations of models allow for a huge range of timbres, from leads to pads and evolving soundscapes.
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Modelling gongs
The nonlinear vibration of plates is what leads to the characteristic sounds of gongs—pitch glides, crashes and swells—that we all know. A linear model is insufficient to capture these effects, which vary strongly with the striking force.
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