Experimental demonstration of the modification of the resonances of a simplified self-sustained wind instrument through modal active control.

This paper reports the experimental results of modifying the resonances of wind instruments using modal active control. Resonances of a simplified bass clarinet without holes (a cylindrical tube coupled to a bass clarinet mouthpiece including a reed) are adjusted either in frequency or in damping in order to modify its playing properties (pitch, strength of the harmonics of the sound, transient behaviour). This is achieved using a control setup consisting of a co-located loudspeaker and microphone linked to a computer with data acquisition capabilities. Software on the computer implements an observer (which contains a model of the system) and a controller. Measuring and adjusting the transfer function between the speaker and microphone of the control setup enables modifications of the input impedance and the radiated sound of the instrument.

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