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36 Parameters

Damping

Mass

Stiffness

Velocity

Figure 21: Functioning of the Damper

4.6 The Termination Module

This module is used to model the fret/ﬁnger/string interac-

tion as illustrated in Figure 22. In a real instrument, this inter-

action is used to change the effective length of the string and

thereby ﬁx the pitch of the note played. The physical parame-

ters of the Finger can be varied with both the Stiff and Fo rc e

knobs which ﬁx respectively the stiffness of the termination and

the force it applies on the string. Note that the Fo rc e parameter

can be modulated by both the pitch and velocity signal from the

Keyboard module. The termination can further be character-

ized by the stiffness of the fret on which the string, pushed by the ﬁnger, is applied. This parameter

is controlled by the Stiff knob under the Fret label.

Stiffness

Mass

Fret

String

Finger

Figure 22: The ﬁnger/fret interaction