The spectral properties of small bells from China and Tibet are considered. The amplitude modulation of these bells is a characteristic part of their spectral evolution, and sometimes includes synchronized frequency modulation. Models are developed for three different bell types, and their Csound implementations are given. Listening tests show that these models are perceptually indistinguishable from the original tones.

Authors: Horner, Andrew; Ayers, Lydia; Law, Daniel
Affiliations: Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong ; Department of Music, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong(See document for exact affiliation information.)
JAES Volume 45 Issue 3 pp. 148-159; March 1997
Publication Date: March 1, 1997 Import into BibTeX
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