Analysis and Synthesis of Guitar Sounds with Hammer on Strumming Technique

Abd Husin - Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Jl. Meranti Kampus IPB Dramaga, Bogor 16680
Koharudin Koharudin - Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Jl. Meranti Kampus IPB Dramaga, Bogor 16680
Sidikrubadi Pramudito - Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Jl. Meranti Kampus IPB Dramaga, Bogor 16680
Sitti Yani - Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Jl. Meranti Kampus IPB Dramaga, Bogor 16680
Rima Adiati - Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Jl. Meranti Kampus IPB Dramaga, Bogor 16680

Abstract


This research aims to analyze and synthesize periodic signals derived from guitar string plucking with hammer-on technique. This research has three stages, namely the data collection stage, the analysis stage, and the synthesis stage. The guitar string was plucked with a tension of 2.5 N and recorded using a sound sensor connected to PASCO Capstone software. The data used has two variations, namely the sound signal of a hammer-on pluck with a half tone increase and a one tone increase. Data analysis was carried out using MATLAB software to obtain deviation graphs as a function of frequency, damping coefficient values, and frequency spectra. The results showed that after hammer-on the amplitude of the tone decreased drastically as the mass per unit length of the string decreased. The initial tone before the hammer-on will appear in the tone after the hammer-on with a lower amplitude as the mass per unit length of the string increases. The synthesis of guitar sounds with this technique is done by combining the individual tones obtained and adjusting the time interval and amplitude according to the literature data

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24036/15354171074