Guitar Sound Synthesis
With the aid of faster computers it has been possible to synthesize very realistic guitar sounds. Some examples of guitar-like sound synthesis include StringStudio of Applied Acoustics Systems, and VB-1 of Steinberg. Many of these follow the convention of using physical modeling, where the physics of playing a guitar are simulated. This is usually done in real-time to allow for live performance. The Karplus-Strong string synthesis algorithm is one such method for guitar-like sound generation through physical modeling. Since this only models the vibrations of strings additional effects are needed to simulate all sounds possible from playing a physical guitar. An example of the sound synthesizer D - GTS below illustrates modeling both the strings and the fretboard of a guitar. See Physical modelling synthesis for more information.
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