Laboratory equipment for acoustic measurements of music instruments

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The research tools and instruments requested in this proposal will be used to make measurements for acoustic analyses and to verify computer models in the Computational Acoustic Modeling Laboratory (CAML) in the Schulich School of Music of McGill University. The overall goal of this research is to use novel measurement, digital signal processing, and computer-based modeling techniques to improve our understanding of the acoustical, fluid-dynamic, and mechanical principles governing music instruments. Scientific methods and tools will be developed in the course of this research program to: 1. assess the perceptually important features of high-quality instruments; 2. suggest possible improvements or simplifications to instrument designs; 3. improve virtual sound synthesis; and 4. aid in music pedagogy. The focus here is largely on music instruments, though these results will also have a wide range of potential technological, multimedia, and acoustical engineering applications.