Computer Models and Compositional Applications of Plastic Corrugated Tubes

Serafin, Stefania, Kojs, Juraj

2005

Organised Sound 10(1): 67-73.

Language: English

A flexible plastic corrugated tube known as the Hummer was a popular sonic toy in the early 1970s. It produces pleasing sonorities when whirled in the air. In this article, we propose a physically informed model of a singing corrugated tube. The model was used in the composition Garden of the Dragon, which is described in this paper.