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John Chowning The Synthesis of Complex Audio Spectra
John Chowning The Synthesis of Complex Audio Spectra
Certainly the
complexity in the evolution of each of the components of the
spectrum makes an important contribution to the lively quality of
In order to specify the modulation index as a function of time
and control the attack and decay of the modulated carrier, it is
necessary to alter the instrument, Fig. 9, by adding three more
unit generators. In Fig. 10, u.g. 4 and u.g. 5 are time-domain
function generators (oscillators or envelope generators in MUSIC
V). U.g. 4 imposes an amplitude envelope on the modulated
carrier and u.g. 5 and u.g. 6
together allow a dynamic control of the modulation index. The
parameters for this instrument will have the following functions: