Collisions are an innate part of the function of many musical instruments. Due to the
nonlinear nature of contact forces, special care has to be taken in the construction of …

Collisions play an important role in the sound production mechanism of musical string
instruments. Impactive contact modelling must therefore be incorporated in energy-stable …

This article is concerned with the vibration of a stiff linear string in the presence of a rigid
obstacle. A numerical method for unilateral and arbitrary-shaped obstacles is developed …

In the quest for synthetic sound of a natural acoustic character fretted instruments, such as
the guitar, present numerous challenges. For fully articulated synthesis, sample-based …

We study the vibration characteristics of an ideal string in the presence of a curved boundary
obstacle which is a common constructional feature of sitar, veena and tanpura. It has been …

We study the vibration characteristics of a string with a smooth unilateral obstacle placed at
one of the ends similar to the strings in musical instruments like sitar and veena. In …

Physics-based synthesis of tanpura drones requires accurate simulation of stiff, lossy string
vibrations while incorporating sustained contact with the bridge and a cotton thread. Several …

For particular playing techniques such as “pop” or “slap” in the electric bass guitar, the string
collides with frets, producing a percussive sound used in different music styles. The …

Emotional communication in music depends on multiple attributes including psychoacoustic
features and tonal system information, the latter of which is unique to music. The present …

The acoustic properties of the sitar string are studied with the aid of a physical model. The
nonlinearity of the string movement caused by the bridge acting as an obstacle to the …