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> while a synthesizer just emits a note Well, maybe a crap one, or one not designed for that. Trumpets have some convenient physics that are (comparatively) si
by microcolonel 8y ago
> while a synthesizer just emits a note
Well, maybe a crap one, or one not designed for that. Trumpets have some convenient physics that are (comparatively) simple to model, the problem you're thinking of may have more to do with the control system (i.e. not based on actuation of valves, but skipping right to the oscillators) than some inherent weakness of synthesis.
- WalterBright 8y agoI've heard a lot of synthetic trumpet sounds on various popular songs. None sound much like a trumpet, so I am skeptical it is a "simple to model" problem. (I played a trumpet as a kid, so I suppose my ear for it is more discerning than most. My talent proved elusive, but the lasting value was I can appreciate how incredibly good Herb Alpert was. He could play like Fred Astaire could dance and Ernst Udet could fly.)