HYBRID SAMPLING-WAVETABLE SYNTHESIS WITH GENETIC ALGORITHMS

A hybrid sampling and wavetable synthesis method is introduced for mat ching acoustic instruments using genetic algorithm optimization. The m ethod uses sampling for the critical attack portion of the tone and wa vetable synthesis to match the more gradually changing sustain and dec ay. To perform a smooth transition between them, a hybrid sampling-wav etable crossfade is used. Various tones from the piano, harp, glockens piel, and temple block were matched. Listening tests have found the ma tches indistinguishable from the original tones.