Doctoral Colloquium (Music) | Champ Darabundit

Doctoral Colloquium: Champ Darabundit (Music Technology) 

Title: Woodwind Synthesis, Playability and Parameter Modeling

This project aims to analyze how the interaction of playing parameters and physical parameters affects the sound of single-reed woodwind instruments, such as the saxophone and clarinet. Despite the fundamental role musicians play in making music, there is a dearth of research on how a musician's physical actions translate to the acoustics of their instruments. Measuring these actions, called playing parameters, is particularly difficult in woodwind instruments due to the complexity of capturing data within a player’s mouth. Playing parameters are distinct from the physical parameters associated with the instrument's shape and material properties of the reed. This investigation is carried out using physics-based sound synthesis models which closely replicate the behavior and sound of actual instruments.

Champ Darabundit is a PhD candidate in Music Technology and a Vanier Scholar. His work is focused on physics-based simulation of single-reed woodwind instruments. Specifically, he explores the relationship between physical parameters and the sound produced by the instrument. His work is co-supervised by Gary Scavone from McGill University and Vasileios Chatziioannou from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.

The Doctoral Colloquium is open to all.