anderson@uwvax.UUCP (David P. Anderson) (03/02/85)
<> I am trying to get a piano-like sound out of a dumb digital synthesizer (the Rayna board to be exact). Does anyone know or have pointers: 1) how the overall decay rate varies as a function of frequency, in pianos (it's undoubtedly different for different harmonics, but this is a 1-oscillator approximation), and what is a typical decay rate for damped strings. 2) Should volume be scaled as a function of frequency to offset quirks of human hearing? It seems to me that, among notes of equal volume, the lower-midrange ones are perceived as louder. Mail to me if you know (or want to know) about this stuff. David Anderson (..uwvax!anderson)