…from the docs:
“Tube Unit is loosely based on a physical acoustics model of a resonant tube, but with some fanciful departures from real-world physics to make it more fun.”
…from the docs:
“The physics model includes a network of balls and springs connected in a hexagonal grid pattern.”
Another that comes to mind is Elements, from Mutable Instruments (called the Modal Synth, from Audible Instruments, in VCV Rack). It’s not necessarily a physical model, but more a physical imitation. You get control over bowing, blowing, and striking impulses, as well as the main structure of resonance… from the manual:
* Internally uses 64 zero-delay feedback state variable filters.
* Coarse, fine and FM frequency controls.
* Geometry: Interpolates through a collection of structures, including plates, strings, tubes, bowls.
* Brightness: Specifies the character of the material the resonating structure is made of – from wood to glass, from nylon to steel.
* Damping: Adds damping to the sound – simulates a wet material or the muting of the vibrations.
* Position: Specifies at which point the structure is excited.
* Space: Creates an increasingly rich stereo output by capturing the sound at two different points of the structure, and then adds more space through algorithmic reverberation.
The two that immediately come to mind are:
- the Tube Unit module from Sapphire: https://github.com/cosinekitty/sapphire/blob/main/TubeUnit.m...
…from the docs: “Tube Unit is loosely based on a physical acoustics model of a resonant tube, but with some fanciful departures from real-world physics to make it more fun.”
And
- Elastika (also Sapphire): https://github.com/cosinekitty/sapphire/blob/main/Elastika.m...
…from the docs: “The physics model includes a network of balls and springs connected in a hexagonal grid pattern.”
Another that comes to mind is Elements, from Mutable Instruments (called the Modal Synth, from Audible Instruments, in VCV Rack). It’s not necessarily a physical model, but more a physical imitation. You get control over bowing, blowing, and striking impulses, as well as the main structure of resonance… from the manual:
* Internally uses 64 zero-delay feedback state variable filters.
* Coarse, fine and FM frequency controls.
* Geometry: Interpolates through a collection of structures, including plates, strings, tubes, bowls.
* Brightness: Specifies the character of the material the resonating structure is made of – from wood to glass, from nylon to steel.
* Damping: Adds damping to the sound – simulates a wet material or the muting of the vibrations.
* Position: Specifies at which point the structure is excited.
* Space: Creates an increasingly rich stereo output by capturing the sound at two different points of the structure, and then adds more space through algorithmic reverberation.
https://pichenettes.github.io/mutable-instruments-documentat...