[PD] Fun with additive synthesis

[Jamie Bullock]

On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:02:15 +0100
padawan12 <padawan12 at obiwannabe.co.uk> wrote:

> On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:07:32 -0500
> "David Powers" <cyborgk at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi everyone,
> > 
> > Attached is a simple nine-oscillator additive synth experiment in PD. It has
> > two interesting features:
> > 1. The tuning is initially that of the ordinary harmonic series
> > (2/1,3/2,4/3,5/4, etc.) However, the tuning can be changed, with interesting
> > results.
> > 2. A line~ object is used to control the amplitude of individual
> > oscillators, and the length of the ramp time can be set. This allows one to
> > create constantly mutating timbres.
> > 
> > Now, what I'd be curious to know is how I can get amplitude values in order
> > to do cheap simulations of various instruments (flute, cello, etc.).
> 
> Back in days of yore JC Risset compiled a "Catalogue of timbres"
> I don't know where you can get it now or if it's machine readable
> in a way that puredata could enjoy.
> 
> 

You might also want to look at the SHARC timbre database, IIRC it contains analyses of over 1000 instrumental timbres. You should be able to find it through Google. If not, I could probably dig out a copy and send it to you off-list.

best,

Jamie