u-he sampler anybody?

[EvilDragon]

Resynthesis is not modeling if you ask me... and it was confirmed by Dan from Korg USA R&D that they used resynthesis for EPs. Some might consider it the one and the same, but it really is not.

[hakey]

Resynthesis is not modeling if you ask me... and it was confirmed by Dan from Korg USA R&D that they used resynthesis for EPs. Some might consider it the one and the same, but it really is not.

This from the Korg forum:

EP-1 does in fact start with a sample library, but it goes deeper than traditional multisample playback. MDS (Multi-Dimensional Synthesis) lets us separate a sample into different elements- in this case, the pitched content, the hammer sound, and key release noises. We assemble these elements together in a way that gives us precise control over how the sound moves through time.

The practical upsides of MDS are:
1. There's no velocity-switching, so it reacts dynamically throughout the entire velocity range, just like the real instrument naturally would.
2. You have control over physical properties of the instrument, like hammer width and attack brightness.
3. We can control time-based elements like decay and release without having to introduce more processing.

So... Is it modeling? I suppose this depends on your definition of the word, but since it goes so much deeper into the behavior of the instrument than a traditional sample-playback engine would, the word "modeling" should be appropriate.

I agree, it's not a pure physics based (using variables for, eg, the elasticity of a string) approach to modelling, but it certainly qualifies as black box modelling, imo.

[EvilDragon]

Basically it's something that Alchemy does to samples.