“As it is, the new computational model is the first to generate realistic sound based on the laws of physics and acoustics.”

Ouch: this is completely inaccurate. Physical modeling has its roots in the 80s and Stefan Bilbao has been doing FDM based methods for over 20 years. I think he discusses fem in numerical sound sysnthesis

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yummybrainz 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm assuming the intended meaning is that this was the first time the approach led to "realistic" sound?

	▲	Dropoutjeep 3 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		If this is their definition of "realistic" sound then I'm horrified
	▲	moralestapia 17 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		That's also not the case. There have been some really accurate physically-modeled instruments for at least 20 years. Also, aschkually, a violin is on the "easier" end of making it sound realistic. It's one of the "tutorial" models you go through when you start learning about this (resonators + reverb get you 80% there). Much harder to do any plucking sound (guitar, piano), and much much harder to model percussions accurately (cymbals, drums) and in such a way that the sound doesn't come out dry and very evidently synthetic. Source: I was very invested into this in the 2000s, although as a hobby, not professionally.