Roma, Gerard (2024) Sound matching using synthesizer ensembles. In: Digital audio effects conference 2024, 3-7 Sept 2024, Guildford, UK.

Preview

PDF sound_mathcing_dafx_2024.pdf - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution. Download (328kB) | Preview

Abstract

Sound matching allows users to automatically approximate existing sounds using a synthesizer. Previous work has mostly focused on algorithms for automatically programming an existing synthesizer. This paper proposes a system for selecting between different synthesizer designs, each one with a corresponding automatic programmer. An implementation that allows designing ensembles based on a template is demonstrated. Several experiments are presented using a simple subtractive synthesis design. Using an ensemble of synthesizer-programmer pairs is shown to provide better matching than a single programmer trained for an equivalent integrated synthesizer. Scaling to hundreds of synthesizers is shown to improve match quality.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Construction and engineering > Sound engineering
Date Deposited:	08 Aug 2024
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/12230

Downloads

Actions (admin access)