MBOWED -- bowed-string physical model
in RTcmix/insts/stk


quick syntax:
MBOWED(outsk, dur, AMP, FREQ, vibfreqlo, vibfreqhi, VIBDEPTH, PAN, BOWVELENV, BOWPRESSENV, BOWPOSENV, VIBTABLE)


   p0 = output start time (seconds)
   p1 = duration (seconds)
   p2 = amplitude (absolute, for 16-bit soundfiles: 0-32768)
   p3 = frequency (Hz)
   p4 = vibrato freq low (Hz)
   p5 = vibrato freq high (Hz)
   p6 = vibrato depth (% of base frequency [decimal notation 0.1 == 10%])
   p7 = pan (0-1 stereo; 0.5 is middle)
   p8 = bow velocity (amplitude) table
   p9 = bow pressure table
   p10 = bow position table
   p11 = vibrato wavetable

   p2 (amplitude), p3 (frequency), p6 (vibrato depth) and p7 (pan) can receive
   dynamic updates from a table or real-time control source.

   p8 (bow velocity table), p9 (bow pressure table), p10 (bow position table) and
   p11 (vibrato wavetable) should be a references to pfield table-handles.

   Author:  Brad Garton, based on code from the Synthesis ToolKit



MBOWED the "Bowed" physical model in Perry Cook and Gary Scavone's STK, the Synthesis ToolKit.



Usage Notes

MBOWED models a bowed-string, using waveguide filter techniques. Info from the original STK instrument source code: This instrument was coded before the new pfield-enabled capabilities were introduced to RTcmix, so the vibrato is built-in to the instrument. The vibrato will vary randomly in frequency between p4 ("vibfreqlo") and p5 ("vibfreqhi"), with the amount controlled by p6 ("VIBDEPTH"). The waveform used for the vobrato is passed in through p11 ("VIBTABLE"). Nowadays the vibrato could be handled through a dynamic pfield control using p3 ("FREQ"), but MBOWED will exit if the vibrato information in p4, p5, p6 and p11 is not present.

The three other pfield table-handles (p8, "BOWVELENV"; p9, "BOWPRESSENV"; p10, "BOWPOSENV") can vary from 0.0-1.0 and control aspects of the modeled bow during the duration of the note.

MBOWED can produce other mono or stereo output.



Sample Scores

very basic:

   rtsetparams(44100, 2)
   load("MBOWED")

   amp = 20000
   bowvelenv = maketable("line", 1000, 0,0, 1,1, 2,0)
   bowpressenv = maketable("line", 1000, 0,1, 1,1)
   bowposenv = maketable("line", 1000, 0,1, 2,0, 3,1)
   vibwave = maketable("wave", 1000, "sine")
   MBOWED(0, 7, 20000, 287.0, 5, 7, 0.02, 0.5, bowvelenv, bowpressenv, bowposenv, vibwave)


slightly more advanced:
   rtsetparams(44100, 2)
   load("MBOWED")

   amp = 20000
   ampenv = maketable("line", 1000, 0,0, 1,1, 9,1,10,0)
   bowvel = makeLFO("sine", 0.5, 0.2, 0.8)
   freq = maketable("line", "nonorm", 1000, 0,287, 1,350, 5,197.5)
   vdepth = maketable("line", "nonorm", 1000, 0,0, 1,0.1)
   pan = makeLFO("saw", 1.0, 0.0, 1.0)
   bowpress = maketable("line", 1000, 0,1, 1,0.8, 2,1, 3,0.7, 4,1)
   bowpos = maketable("line", 1000, 0,0, 2,1, 3,0)
   vibtable = maketable("wave", 1000, 1, 1)

   MBOWED(0, 7, amp*ampenv, freq, 3, 7, vdepth, pan, bowvel, bowpress, bowpos, vibtable)



See Also

maketable, CLAR, MBLOWBOTL, MBLOWHOLE, MBRASS, MCLAR, METAFLUTE, MSAXOFONY, MSITAR