M2 Internship – Application of “data-driven” methods to physical modelling and sound synthesis of wind musical instruments

Sound simulation by physical modelling relies on the representation of the physics underlying the functioning of musical instrument. It constitutes a very interesting tool to simulate the variety of behaviors of the instrument (applications in sound synthesis), and also a very useful tool for musical instrument makers in order to better understand the influence of the different design parameters on the response of the system (sound quality, intonation, transients, etc.). Indeed, using such technology, the instrument designer can investigate numerically the consequences of changes in the conception on the response of the instrument, without having to build a physical prototype. This numerical aid is therefore suitable to investigate various design choices.

However, to develop such models, complex physical phenomena need to be taken into account, from the mechanical behaviour of the musician’s lips, to the nonlinearities of acoustic propagation in the resonator, to the coupling modalities between the lips and the air column. In this context, relatively recent data-driven modelling methods offer very promising prospects and an alternative to more “classical” modelling approaches.

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