스크랩 Flute Acoustics

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Flute Acoustics

A site dedicated to understanding the flute

Where to start

Introduction to flute acoustics is just that, and a good place to start. If you can't remember much about sound, try the introduction of How do woodwind instruments work? If you strike a term or idea you don't know, try the Basics list on the navigation bar.

Services for flute players and composers

The Virtual Flute offers alternate fingerings for awkward passages and trills, microtone fingerings and multiphonics, ranked by pitch or playability.

Data for each note: Acoustic response, Spectra, Sound files and Fingering

We have measured these on several types of flute, for standard fingerings, some non-standard and some multiphonics. The acoustic response tells us how easily the flute responds to every frequency. For explanations, see What is acoustic response and why is it important? See also What is a sound spectrum?

Comparisons of different flutes

Boehm with B foot, Boehm with C foot, Classical with C foot, Classical with D foot, Classical with flared foot, Baroque Flute.
There is also a page on the Shakuhachi

Explanatory notes

• Introduction to flute acoustics
• What is acoustic impedance and why is it important?
• The form of the acoustic impedance spectrum
• How Do Woodwind Instruments Work? An introduction to sound and wind instruments
  
• Pipes and Harmonics Why do closed conical bores have the same set of resonances as open cylindrical bores?
  
• Flutes vs Clarinets Why do these cylindrical instruments sound so different?
• What is a decibel? and what are dBA and dBC?
• What is a sound spectrum?
• Loudness and spectra What makes a flute sound loud is not a trivial problem.
• Flute Fingering Legend
• Note names MIDI numbers and frequencies
• How harmonic are harmonics?
• "Acoustic impedance of classical and modern flutes" J. Wolfe, J. Smith, J. Tann and N.H. Fletcher, 2001, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 243, 127-144.

  See also Basics in our navigation bar

This research is supported by the Australian Research Council, the Australia Council for the Arts and The University of New South Wales, as well as flute maker Mark O'Connor of The Woodwind Group, classical flute maker Terry McGee, and flutists Geoffrey Collins and Jane Cavanagh.

A page of links to other flute related sites

Research and scholarship possibilities in music acoustics at UNSW

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