AN ENERGY CONSERVING FINITE DIFFERENCE SCHEME FOR THE SIMULATION OF COLLISIONS IN SNARE DRUMS

Alberto Torin, Brian J. Hamilton, Stefan Bilbao · 2014

In this paper, a physics-based model for a snare drum will be dis-cussed, along with its finite difference simulation. The interac-tions between a mallet and the membrane and between the snares and the membrane will be described as perfectly elastic collisions. A novel numerical scheme for the implementation of collisions will be presented, which allows a complete energy analysis for the whole system. Viscothermal losses will be added to the equation for the 3D wave propagation. Results from simulations and sound examples will be presented. 1.

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