MUSIC320C Project

Proposal

The goal of my project is to create a synthesizer in Faust by combining an acoustic model of a simple pipe organ and circuit models of some wavefolders, such as the Buchla 259 Wavefolder. The learning goals of my project are to learn acoustic modeling and implement non-linear models in Faust. A loose project schedule is:

Week #	Goal	Deliverables
3	Continue exploring physical modeling and pipe organ acoustics
4	Begin first implementation of acoustic model in Faust
5	Demonstrate prototype acoustic model and maybe some GUI	Progress Demo
6	Start looking at wavefolders and other non-linearities and begin implementation in Faust. Continue to improve organ model
7	Continue working on implementation and begin improving GUI
8	Continue improving project, if there is time add complexity to organ model
9	Final revisions and write-up
10	Presentation	Final Project Presentation

The major anticipated difficulty with this project will be learning about acoustic modeling and creating a model of some organ pipes. Their implementation in Faust might also not be that straightforward.