'Exploring wind instruments through simulation' by Jim Woodhouse (Cambridge)

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Description:	Talk given by Prof Jim Woodhouse (CUED) at Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, 24 February 2023, as part of the CUED Fluids seminar series.


Created:	2023-04-20 10:18
Collection:	Cambridge Engineering Dept Fluids Seminars
Publisher:	University of Cambridge
Copyright:	Prof Jim Woodhouse
Language:	eng (English)


Abstract:	The talk will look at the physics behind some musical wind instruments: the reed woodwinds, and the brass family. These all rely on an acoustical feedback loop, involving the linear acoustics of the instrument tube and a nonlinear flow valve at the reed or the brass-player’s lips. Simulation models will be used to explore the details of the resulting waveforms, and also to map the playing behaviour into a graphical representation of a parameter space relevant to the player. These “playability maps” shed light on what has to be learned by a beginner on these instruments, in order to get the best out of their instrument.

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The talk will look at the physics behind some musical wind instruments: the reed woodwinds, and the brass family. These all rely on an acoustical feedback loop, involving the linear acoustics of the instrument tube and a nonlinear flow valve at the reed or the brass-player’s lips. Simulation models will be used to explore the details of the resulting waveforms, and also to map the playing behaviour into a graphical representation of a parameter space relevant to the player. These “playability maps” shed light on what has to be learned by a beginner on these instruments, in order to get the best out of their instrument.

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