Acoustics of the banjo: measurements and sound synthesis

Measurements of vibrational response of an American 5-string banjo and of the sounds of played notes on the instrument are presented, and contrasted with corresponding results for a steel-string guitar. A synthesis model, fine-tuned using information from the measurements, has been used to investiga...

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Main Authors: Woodhouse Jim, Politzer David, Mansour Hossein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2021-01-01
Series:Acta Acustica
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Online Access:https://acta-acustica.edpsciences.org/articles/aacus/full_html/2021/01/aacus200055/aacus200055.html