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Subject: Re: [motm] Re: Imitative Synthesis and Implications for Hardware

From: Andre Majorel <aym-htnys@...>
Date: 2007-04-20

On 2007-04-20 11:52 -0400, Mark wrote:

> Well, I'm not sure what Brian Eno has to do with this. I have dozens
> of his records, and I've never heard him do anything vaguely similar
> to imitative synthesis. Perhaps I'm missing something.

_Ambient 4 on land_ has some. Not imitations of ∗instruments∗ mind
you.

> The resonance or frequency response produced by the body of an
> acoustic instrument, as well as the room it is in, while often very
> complex, does not vary with the pitch of the note played.

An electric bass or electric guitar has different formants on each
string. I know you said "acoustic" but imitative synthesis is not
limited to that, is it ?

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