SAMPLING SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUE APPLIED FOR
THE DIGITAL GENERATION OF MUSICAL TONES OF
MALAYSIAN FOLK INSTRUMENTS
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Ang, Y.F. & Ang, M. (1999). “Sampling Synthesis Technique applied for the Digital Generation of Musical Tones of Malaysian Folk Instruments.” Malaysian Science and Technology Congress, MSTC’99, Symposium C. Confederation of Science and Technology Associations in Malaysia (COSTAM), Johor Baru, 6-8 December 1999. Proc.Vol.I. pp. 366-373. | |||
ABSTRACT Sampling synthesis is a method used for the generation of musical tones. Sampling synthesis permits the production of natural, rich, and time-varying sounds that are useful for composition, live performance as well as sound effects purposes. A random survey of commercial synthesisers available shows that sampled sounds of Malaysian folk instruments such as the rebab, seruling and others have yet to be found in any of these products, be it in the form of software or hardware. On the other hand, Western classical instrument sounds and other varieties of new sounds have long been sampled in those products. To date, no study has been carried out on analysing the waveforms of the sounds produced by Malaysian folk instruments. This paper attempts to present a methodology for the production of a high quality sound bank of selected Malaysian folk instruments by applying the sampling synthesis method. This includes the addition of different effects and modifications. An analysis of waveforms produced by selected Malaysian folk instruments is also presented. Results indicate the presence of many inharmonic partials. In this study, ADSR (Attack, Sustain, Decay and Release) parameters obtained through the waveform analysis are utilised in the production of the digital samples for the purpose of identifying loop points and parameters, which can be modified for compositional purposes. The sound bank thus produced could be stored in the form of software downloadable files or in the form of sound fonts. It is hoped that this sound bank would be useful as a source of musical tones, which can be used in conjunction with a sequencer for the production of MIDI files utilising Malaysian folk instrument timbres. The complete paper is here. You will need the freely available Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it. |