MOTM

JH writes:
>>But really, a VC delay line is only one tiny portion of the whole thing. I 
have done experiments with VC delay lines in the past, but they sound like a 
comb filter, not like a flute of a saxophone.<<

They are good for plucked string type sounds though. A couple of us have tried 
it on the Nord Modular but couldn't get the delay module to track the keyboard. 
The plucked string sounds were quite realistic but unplayable. I figured maybe 
a sampler would help. A person could tune the delay on a note by note basis and 
sample each one, then play the final sound back on a sampler.

John Loffink writes:
>>Moe's exactly right on this one.  You need very precise resolution and
short delay times for physical modeling, something not likely provided
by the VC digital delays.  That still doesn't mean they can't be fun for
other reasons though.<<

That's why some things are better done completely in the digital domain. That's 
why I listed some useful software geared toward this.

BTW, I found out that Yamaha has something called Poly-VL. It's their VL series 
of physical modeling done in software that runs polyphonically on a Pentium III 
based computer. The problem is it doesn't appear to be available in the US.

-Elhardt