Possibility of distinction of violin timbre by spectral envelope

In this study, the sounds of violins, performed by a violinist, were recorded and the distribution of peak frequencies of the spectral envelope of the recorded sound data was analyzed. The distribution of peak frequencies is different for each violin, but some tendencies were found. Questionnaires w...

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Published inApplied acoustics Vol. 157; p. 107006
Main Author Yokoyama, Masao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2020
Subjects
Detection
Musical acoustic
Spectral envelop
Timbre
Violin
Violin
Spectral envelop
Timbre
Detection
Musical acoustic
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Summary:In this study, the sounds of violins, performed by a violinist, were recorded and the distribution of peak frequencies of the spectral envelope of the recorded sound data was analyzed. The distribution of peak frequencies is different for each violin, but some tendencies were found. Questionnaires were used to examine the distinction in violin timbre by the difference in the patterns of peak frequencies. When the patterns of the two violins were similar, the subjects responded that the timbre of both violins was similar than the other violin whose pattern of peak frequencies was different. The present study discussed the contribution of the similarity of patterns and the difference between patterns to the identification of the timbre.
ISSN:0003-682X
1872-910X
DOI:10.1016/j.apacoust.2019.107006