Real Sound Synthesis for Interactive Applications

by Perry R. Cook

Overview

Virtual environments such as games and animated and "real" movies require realistic sound effects that can be integrated by computer synthesis. The book emphasizes physical modeling of sound and focuses on real-world interactive sound effects. It is intended for game developers, graphics programmers, developers of virtual reality systems and training simulators, and others who want to learn about computational sound. It is written at an introductory level with mathematical foundations provided in appendices.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781568811680
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/01/2002
Edition description:	BOOK & CD
Pages:	282
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Perry R. Cook

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Digital Audio Signals 2. Sampling (Wavetable) Synthesis 3. Digital Filters 4. Modal Synthesis 5. The Fourier Transform 6. Spectral Modeling and Additive Synthesis 7. Subband Vocoders and Filterbanks 8. Subtractive Synthesis and LPC 9. Strings and Bars 10. Nonlinearity, Waveshaping, FM 11. Tubes and Air Cavities 12. Two and Three Dimensions 13. FOFs, Wavelets, and Particles 14. Exciting and Controlling Sound Models 15. Walking Synthesis: a Complete System 16. Examples, Systems, and Applications A. DFT, Convolution, and Transform Properties B. The Ideal String C. Acoustic Tub D. Sound Examples and Code E. The Synthesis Toolkit in C + +

Editorial Reviews

Explores the physical modeling and analysis of the many sounds produced by humans, such as speech, music, and walking. Cook (computer science, Princeton) describes the techniques of parametric digital sound synthesis and their application in computer game development. Coverage includes Fourier analysis, linear predictive coding, and the vibrations produced by a plucked string. The CD-ROM contains 64 audio tracks. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR