> physical models of music instruments... has been around for over 40 years
And in consumer products for 20+. Pianoteq [0], which is awesome, was first released in 2006.
And in consumer products for 20+. Pianoteq [0], which is awesome, was first released in 2006.
Also Audio Modeling has been in the business of creating physically modeled virtual instruments, including the violin (under the SWAM series), for a while now as well. You can do pretty fun things like map a USB breath controller to bow pressure, etc.