[PD] pd thunder

Kyle Klipowicz kyleklip at gmail.com
Tue Feb 5 16:48:49 CET 2008


Robert Henke (Monolake, Ableton) has a little Youtube video that talks
about simulating thunders with a delay matrix comprised of several
granular delays and an initial impulse. Here is the video. I don't
know more than that!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL4MMJMXEFk

~Kyle

On Mon, Feb 4, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Andy Farnell <padawan12 at obiwannabe.co.uk> wrote:
> On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:01:59 -0500
>  marius schebella <marius.schebella at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  > hi andy,
>  > the samples sound very complex already, how did you create them? I had
>  > more the impression of explosions, though, than thunder.
>
>
>  Yes, interesting feedback. Theres three models I've got atm. The Wright
>  Mendorp and N-Wave model are expensive so I can only render with a certain
>  density. To get close ups with a proper BANG! you need a lot of density.
>  Where I fill in with noise based models (cheating) it loses the detail.
>
>  But the aftershocks and late reflections are sounding okay I think.
>  I'm trying two ways, one with a giant multi-tap and filters, which is
>  like a monster FIR filter, and another using convolution in Csound.
>  Not sure which is best yet. Definitely not real-time models, but they
>  could possibly be simplified for real-time execution.
>
>
>
>  > regarding books, do you know if any of these books are available as pdfs
>  > at all? otherwise do you want paper copies???
>  > at least the second article is available online at
>  > http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=898&page=46
>  > marius.
>
>
>  Nice one!! Good find Marius. Obviously pdfs are good because I can
>  copy and paste refs and search, but thanks for finding me A.A Few.
>  Will read this one tonight.
>
>  best,
>
>  Andy
>
>
>  >
>  > Andy Farnell wrote:
>  > > Any feedback appreciated (aesthetic criticism most welcome) on
>  > > some designs done in Pd.
>  > >
>  > > http://www.obiwannabe.co.uk/sounds/effect-synthetic-thunder-21.mp3
>  > > http://www.obiwannabe.co.uk/sounds/effect-synthetic-thunder-34.mp3
>  > > http://www.obiwannabe.co.uk/sounds/effect-synthetic-thunder-57.mp3
>  > >
>  > > If anyone has a copy of these papers I would be very grateful.
>  > > I can't afford to pay the gatekeepers of knowledge.
>  > >
>  > > H. E Bass, Propagation of Thunder Through the Atmosphere
>  > > Acoust.soc. Am. 67, 1959-1966 (1980)
>  > >
>  > > A.A. Few, "Acoustic Radiations from Lightning" CRC Handbook of
>  > > Atmospherics, pp. 257-290. Vol. 2, edited by H. Volland (1982)
>  > >
>  > > H.L. Brode, The Blast Wave in Air Resulting from a High Temperature
>  > > High Pressure Sphere of Air" Res. Mem. RM-1825-AEC, The Rand
>  > > Corporation, SantaMonica, CA {1956).
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > I am working with Ribner and Roy and Angelo Farinas papers right now,
>  > > kindly given to me by another researcher.
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > cheers,
>  > > Andy
>  > >
>  > >
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