Inspired by Nature: Tree Tone
Inspired by Nature: Tree Tone
This is a resonator that uses a complex algorithm to create natural-sounding tones. It is based on the idea that many natural sounds are composed of multiple resonances that interact in a complex way. This is reminiscent of what we learned with Physical Modeling synthesis. Tree Tone allows you to create your own resonators by adjusting the parameters and then feeding them with input sounds.
This device leaves the concept of a particle system, yet still simulates nature and physics using vectors pulled in different directions to create branches. The branches are translated into frequency, decay, and amplitude values for a bank of resonant filters (each branch represents a filter) based on the branch’s length and thickness. The result is a resonator whose properties and number of filters are determined by the shape of the tree. Growing different types of trees result in different sounds.
The resonators may also be excited and modulated in a few different ways, by filtered noise, filtered audio input, “plucking” the branches or by using the modulation tab. Additionally there is an audio input tab allowing users to route their own sounds through the resonant filters, or to feedback the sound itself and create resonant feedback tones – especially interesting to do in combo with other effects in the chain before feeding back. It also features a modulation section with two envelopes and two LFOs
