title: Time domain simulation and sound synthesis for the snare drum.
abstract: The snare drum is a complex system, relying on the interaction of multiple components: the drumheads, or membranes, a set of snares, the surrounding acoustic field and an internal cavity. Because these components are multidimensional, and due to a strong distributed non-linearity (the snare interaction), many techniques used frequently in physical modeling synthesis applications, such as digital waveguides and modal methods are difficult to apply. In this article, finite difference time domain techniques are applied to a full 3D system, and various features of interest, such as the coupling between membranes, and the interaction between the membranes and the snares, are examined in detail. Also discussed are various numerical features, such as spurious splitting of degenerate modes and bandwidth limitation, and estimates of computational complexity are provided. Sound examples are presented.
authors.affiliation: Acoustics and Fluid Dynamics Group/Music, University of Edinburgh, Room 7306B, James Clerk Maxwell Building, King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom. sbilbao@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bilbao