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Re:Korg NuTube, vacuum tube for the 21st century by microcolonel on Thursday December 20, 2018 @10:36PM (#18731248)
> while a synthesizer just emits a note

Well, maybe a crap one, or one not designed for that. Trumpets have some convenient physics that are (comparatively) simple to model, the problem you're thinking of may have more to do with the control system (i.e. not based on actuation of valves, but skipping right to the oscillators) than some inherent weakness of synthesis.

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Re:Korg NuTube, vacuum tube for the 21st century by WalterBright on Friday December 21, 2018 @12:43AM (#18731632)
I've heard a lot of synthetic trumpet sounds on various popular songs. None sound much like a trumpet, so I am skeptical it is a "simple to model" problem.

(I played a trumpet as a kid, so I suppose my ear for it is more discerning than most. My talent proved elusive, but the lasting value was I can appreciate how incredibly good Herb Alpert was. He could play like Fred Astaire could dance and Ernst Udet could fly.)

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