Sound Examples

• Plucked and Struck Acoustic Strings
  • Plucked/Struck Strings (NeXT Computer, 1989): (WAV) (MP3)
  • Classical Guitar: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Harpsichord: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Harpsichord: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Piano: (WAV) (MP3)
• Bowed Strings
  • Early Cello (1982): (WAV) (MP3)
  • Double Bass: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Cello: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Viola 1: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Viola 2: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Violin 1: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Violin 2: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Violin Ensemble: (WAV) (MP3)
• Electric Guitars
  • Electric Guitar, Bass Pickup: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Electric Guitar, Single-Coil Pickup: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Hollow-Body Electric Guitar: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Distorted Electric Guitar: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Distorted Electric Guitar + Feedback: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Distorted Electric Guitar + Feedback: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Electric Guitar + Wah-Wah Effect: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Nonlinear String: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Sitar: (WAV) (MP3)
• Yamaha ``Virtual Lead'' (VL) Synthesizer (1994)
  • Oboe and Bassoon: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Shakuhachi: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Trumpet: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Tenor Saxophone: (WAV) (MP3)
• Staccato Systems
  • Distorted Electric Guitar + Feedback: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Distorted Electric Guitar + Feedback: (WAV) (MP3)
  • ``Slide Flute'' (Perry Cook 1992): (WAV) (MP3)
  • Finger Bass: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Harpsichord: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Jazz Trio: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Latin Ensemble: (WAV) (MP3)
  • Percussion
    • Gongs: (WAV) (MP3)
    • Marimba: (WAV) (MP3)

C++ software that generates relevant sound examples may be found in the Synthesis Tool Kit (STK) distribution [86]. There are also relevant examples in the Faust language [454].^H.1

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About the Author: Julius Orion Smith III
Julius Smith's background is in electrical engineering (BS Rice 1975, PhD Stanford 1983). He is presently Professor of Music and Associate Professor (by courtesy) of Electrical Engineering at Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), teaching courses and pursuing research related to signal processing applied to music and audio systems. See http://ccrma.stanford.edu/~jos/ for details.