Sound Examples of Physical Models of Guitar: Pluck, Pick and Collisions

In this page you can find a few sound examples that accompany the works on physically inspired models of guitar, including collisions, pluck and pick.

Synthetic guitar sounds: Collisions

String-Neck Collisions (no body model) String-Fret Collisions (with body model)

Synthetic bass/guitar sounds: Popping

Popping (fretless - inelastic - all strings) Popping (fretted - semielastic - all strings)

Synthetic bass/guitar sounds: Slapping

Slapping (fretted - semielastic - all strings)

Synthetic bass/guitar sounds: Harmonics

Harmonics (1st harmonics all strings) Harmonics Series on the 5th String

Synthetic guitar sounds: Stopping

Stopping Strings


Pluck Model: Increasing Force

On the 1-st String On the 3-rd String
On the 4-th String On the 6-th String

Pluck Model: MIDI Playing Examples

Electric Guitar Classic Guitar Acoustic Guitar


Pick Model: Constant Velocity Hand Movement

On All Strings Retriggering Riff on the 6-th String

Picking at Different Positions

On the 2-nd String On the 6-th String

Pluck Model: Harmonics

First Harmonic (12-th fret)

Picking and Collisions

On the 2-nd String On the 6-th String