MOTM

On Sun, 29 Dec 2002, SynthBaron wrote:

> Ok, I'm not trying to spoil your cheese here...but it gets to the point
> where trying to articulate and synthesize an acoustic instrument is more
> complicated then playing the real thing.

Sounds like you've never played a violin.  Elhardt could spend YEARS
pursuing his synthesized violin sound, and still come up with a better
sound than if he took violin lessons during that time.  He'll also be able
to apply the techniques he learns to other synthesized sounds.  Violin
playing skills don't translate very well to other instruments (even a
viola requires changes in playing style due to its larger size, and
learning to read music in the alto clef).

I'm not a big fan of emulating acoustic instruments, but there IS a lot
that can be learned from the process that can be applied to synthesizing
"real" or "synthetic" sounds.  Hats off to Elhardt for sharing his
discoveries.

JDM