Simulating Guitar Distortion Circuits Using Wave Digital and Nonlinear State-space Formulations
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This work extends previous research on numerical solution of nonlinear systems in musical acoustics to the realm of nonlinear musical circuits. Wave digital principles and nonlinear state-space simulators provide two alternative approaches explored in this work. These methods are used to simulate voltage amplification stages typically used in guitar distortion or amplifier circuits. Block level analysis of the entire circuit suggests a strategy based upon the nonlinear filter composition technique for connecting amplifier stages while accounting for the way these stages interact. Formulations are given for the bright switch, the diode clipper, a transistor amplifier, and a triode amplifier.
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Virtual Analog Modeling of Nonlinear Musical Circuits
Aalto University, P.O. Box 11000, FI-00076 Aalto www.aalto.fi Author Stefano D'Angelo Name of the doctoral dissertation Virtual Analog Modeling of Nonlinear Musical Circuits Publisher School of Electrical Engineering Unit Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics Series Aalto University publication series DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS 158/2014 Field of research Audio Signal Processing Manuscript s...
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