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The Drum

The Drum project was an effort to do a simple simulation of a mesh surface using a spring based model. The height feild generated by the surface of the drum was integrated and used to generate sounds.

A few sample sounds:

A simple drum beat.
An attempt at Yankey Doodle.
A note about yankey doodle.... Since tension and pitch have a non-linear relationship, "tunning" the drum is a real pain, which is why this sounds so off key.

Here are some pictures of different waveforms traveling over the drum: