[sdiy] Karplus-Strong overblowing?

[Quincas Moreira]

Right, you can set velocity to track the filter and a VCA bleeding more of
the input noise into the output sound, with careful tweaking that can sound
like an overblown flute when velocity is high


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On Fri 2 Jan 2026 at 1:59 p.m. brianw <brianw at audiobanshee.com> wrote:

> Karplus-Strong has very few elements: input burst, delay, filter. So, if
> you want a weak fundamental with stronger partials, then you might adjust
> the wideband noise burst at the input to have a weak fundamental. You could
> also tune the filter to favor specific upper partials. There really aren't
> many knobs to tweak in K-S because there are so few elements.
>
> Brian
>
> On Jan 2, 2026, at 9:35 AM, Florian Anwander via Synth-diy <
> synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
> > One of the presets in the Expressive E Osmose provides a flute with
> overblowing, and as far as I remember right the preset is based also on
> Karplus Strong synthesis.
> >
> >
> > Am 02.01.26 um 10:56 schrieb cheater cheater via Synth-diy:
> >> Does Karplus-Strong synthesis allow for overblowing? Are there any
> >> modifications to it that allow it?
> >>
> >> Overblowing is when you blow into a reed instrument too hard and
> >> essentially the fundamental becomes much weaker and the higher
> >> partials become much stronger, kind of "overdriven".
> >>
> >> Thanks
>
>
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