Middleton, Mike ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0862-7524
(2021)
A matching filter and envelope system for timbral blending of the bass guitar.
MA by research thesis, University of York.
Abstract
A method of intelligent filter curve estimation from signal spectra is investigated to assess its viability of blending the perceived timbres of two signals together. By influencing the spectrum of a source signal with that of a modifier, its magnitude spectrum will be reshaped to resemble the modifier signal and reflect some of its timbral characteristics more closely. A system of transplanting the time-domain signal envelope of a signal onto a host is also presented in a combined system. The intended purpose of such a system is in the development of a hybrid acoustic-electric instrument where the timbral products of an expressive performance may be used to manipulate the spectrum and envelope of musical signals. A bass guitar is studied as the source instrument given the wide range of expressive techniques that may be executed on the instrument. Further analysis of spectra gathered from bass guitar performance techniques are used to provide deeper insight into performance techniques that may be performed on the instrument.
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Supervisors: | Jeremy, Wells |
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Keywords: | bass guitar, matching filter, fourier transform, FFT, Yule-Walker, MATLAB, envelope matching |
Awarding institution: | University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > School of Arts and Creative Technologies (York) |
Academic unit: | Music |
Depositing User: | Mr Mike Middleton |
Date Deposited: | 10 Mar 2022 18:11 |
Last Modified: | 10 Mar 2022 18:11 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:etheses.whiterose.ac.uk:29957 |
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Description: MATLAB matching filter/envelope system
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