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Author:Thuillier, Etienne
Title:Real-Time Polyphonic Octave Doubling for the Guitar
Publication type:Master's thesis
Publication year:2016
Pages:(7) + 66      Language:   eng
Department/School:Sähkötekniikan korkeakoulu
Main subject:Akustiikka ja äänenkäsittely   (S3004)
Supervisor:Välimäki, Vesa
Instructor:Kargo, Jens Peter
Electronic version URL: http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-201604201818
Location:P1 Ark Aalto  3690   | Archive
Keywords:real-time
pitch-shifting
multi-resolution
sub-band
modulation
roughness
Abstract (eng):This thesis studies digital signal processing solutions for enriching live guitar sound by way of mixing-in octave-doubled versions of the chords and melodies performed on the instrument in real-time.
Following a review of techniques applicable for real-time polyphonic octave doubling, four candidate solutions are proposed, amongst which two novel methods: ERB-PS2 and ERB-SSM2.
Performance of said candidates is compared to that of three state of the art effect pedal offerings of the market.
In particular, an evaluation of the added roughness and transient alterations introduced by each solution in the output sound is conducted.
The ERB-PS2 method, which consists in doubling the instantaneous phases of the sub-bands signals extracted with a constant-ERB-bandwidth non-decimated IIR filter bank, is found to provide the best overall performance amongst the candidates.
This novel solution provides greatly reduced latency compared to the baseline pedals, with comparable, and in some case improved, sound quality.
ED:2016-05-01
INSSI record number: 53452
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