Date: February 25, 2005

Time: 3:00 pm

Location: GCATT Room 325

Speaker(s): Dr. Gary P. Scavone (McGill University)

Title: Computational Acoustic Modeling of Woodwind Instruments

Abstract:
This seminar will focus on acoustic modeling techniques applied to woodwind music instruments, with an emphasis on real-time sound synthesis. Specific topics to be covered will include the use of digital waveguide methods to model finger and register holes, as well as approaches to the synthesis of conical bore instrument sounds. An ongoing investigation of vocal-tract influence in wind instrument sound production will also be presented.

Bio:
Dr. Gary P. Scavone is Assistant Professor of Music Technology at McGill University. Previously, he was Technical Director at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), Stanford University, where he received a Ph.D in Computer-Based Music Theory & Acoustics and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Dr. Scavone is well known for his work in virtual acoustic modeling of wind music instruments, as well as his development with Perry R. Cook at Princeton University of the Synthesis ToolKit in C++ (STK), an open-source, multi-platform audio signal processing and algorithmic synthesis environment. Dr. Scavone is also an accomplished professional concert saxophonist.

Slides: sem02_15_05_Gary_Scavone.pdf

Date:	February 25, 2005
Time:	3:00 pm
Location:	GCATT Room 325
Speaker(s):	Dr. Gary P. Scavone (McGill University)
Title:	Computational Acoustic Modeling of Woodwind Instruments
Abstract:	This seminar will focus on acoustic modeling techniques applied to woodwind music instruments, with an emphasis on real-time sound synthesis. Specific topics to be covered will include the use of digital waveguide methods to model finger and register holes, as well as approaches to the synthesis of conical bore instrument sounds. An ongoing investigation of vocal-tract influence in wind instrument sound production will also be presented.
Bio:	Dr. Gary P. Scavone is Assistant Professor of Music Technology at McGill University. Previously, he was Technical Director at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), Stanford University, where he received a Ph.D in Computer-Based Music Theory & Acoustics and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Dr. Scavone is well known for his work in virtual acoustic modeling of wind music instruments, as well as his development with Perry R. Cook at Princeton University of the Synthesis ToolKit in C++ (STK), an open-source, multi-platform audio signal processing and algorithmic synthesis environment. Dr. Scavone is also an accomplished professional concert saxophonist.
Slides:	sem02_15_05_Gary_Scavone.pdf