Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00637, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Scavone, Gary (McGill University)|Scavone, Gary (Université McGill), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Plus Grants for universities, program name french : Subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus pour les universités, program purpose english : Applied Acoustics Systems (AAS) is a Montreal company specializing in the development of sound_x000D_
synthesizers using a physics-based modeling approach. Over the years, AAS has developed models of string_x000D_
instruments such as the violin and the guitar. More recently, AAS has been working on piano modeling, which_x000D_
has significant commercial potential due to the large user base. An important aspect of a piano's sound is_x000D_
determined by its soundboard, which radiates the vibrations of the strings into the surrounding air. However,_x000D_
the data currently available in the research literature about piano soundboard characteristics is limited, covering_x000D_
a frequency range only up to about 1-2 kHz and sometimes contradicting predictions of theoretical models._x000D_
Research in the Computational Acoustics Modeling Laboratory at McGill University has recently resulted in_x000D_
highly effective techniques for the measurement and modeling of violin and guitar bodies. Although the piano_x000D_
presents its own challenges, these techniques have great potential for use in AAS's sound synthesis efforts._x000D_
Significant progress has been made in measuring the characteristics of the piano soundboard during the course_x000D_
of the previously awarded Engage grant. This Engage Plus proposal is focused on using the measured data to_x000D_
build efficient digital models for implementation in AAS's piano synthesis system._x000D_
This project will represent an important application of our expertise in music instrument measurements,_x000D_
modeling and sound synthesis to an instrument we have not previously studied. In turn, this research will help_x000D_
AAS to develop and sell convincing sound synthesis models of the piano, as well as contribute to the design of_x000D_
a modeling approach that can be expanded to other string instruments., program purpose french : Applied Acoustics Systems (AAS) is a Montreal company specializing in the development of sound_x000D_
synthesizers using a physics-based modeling approach. Over the years, AAS has developed models of string_x000D_
instruments such as the violin and the guitar. More recently, AAS has been working on piano modeling, which_x000D_
has significant commercial potential due to the large user base. An important aspect of a piano's sound is_x000D_
determined by its soundboard, which radiates the vibrations of the strings into the surrounding air. However,_x000D_
the data currently available in the research literature about piano soundboard characteristics is limited, covering_x000D_
a frequency range only up to about 1-2 kHz and sometimes contradicting predictions of theoretical models._x000D_
Research in the Computational Acoustics Modeling Laboratory at McGill University has recently resulted in_x000D_
highly effective techniques for the measurement and modeling of violin and guitar bodies. Although the piano_x000D_
presents its own challenges, these techniques have great potential for use in AAS's sound synthesis efforts._x000D_
Significant progress has been made in measuring the characteristics of the piano soundboard during the course_x000D_
of the previously awarded Engage grant. This Engage Plus proposal is focused on using the measured data to_x000D_
build efficient digital models for implementation in AAS's piano synthesis system._x000D_
This project will represent an important application of our expertise in music instrument measurements,_x000D_
modeling and sound synthesis to an instrument we have not previously studied. In turn, this research will help_x000D_
AAS to develop and sell convincing sound synthesis models of the piano, as well as contribute to the design of_x000D_
a modeling approach that can be expanded to other string instruments., agreement title english : Digital modeling of the piano soundboard, agreement title french : Digital modeling of the piano soundboard, agreement number : EGP2, agreement value : 12500.0, agreement start date : 2017-12-13, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada