Month: September 2021
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Waveguide Synthesis
Waveguide synthesis. Sounds like something from a 70s sci fi movie, doesn’t it? It’s actually a form of physical modelling, and in some ways a form of rudimentary wavetable synthesis, in which a delay, or delay line, is used to model a physical object. The Beginning The most common, well-known, and easiest to perform…
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Allpass Filters
Allpass filters are weird. They don’t actually filter anything, but they do shift phase around. There’s also two types: allpass filters, that pass all frequencies but shift phase at the cutoff point like a normal filter, and pure phase modulators, which shift the phase of the entire spectrum. Both are useful in sound design…