alt Hacker NewsAs someone who plays the violin very poorly I don't think this sounds like violin at all. It is very folksy synthetic sounding. They are clearly plucking but it sounds similar to if you were bowing its really strange. I definitely could replicate that quality of model but I think I have heard much better models elsewhere
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It was a finite element simulation of a CT-scanned violin, but as they note,
“If there’s anything that’s sounding mechanical to it, it’s because we’re using the exact same time function, or standard way of plucking, for each note,” says Makris, who is himself a lute player. “A musician will adapt the way they’re plucking, to put a little more feeling on certain notes than others. But there could be subtleties which we could incorporate and refine.”
It sounds more like a banjo to me. Not at all like a violin.
I was rude here I meant to say I couldn't produce that model. I see the other comments but just vibes here. It sounds strange, I read some of the comments and the article again and I just think what makes the violin juicy is the dynamic instability of everything. The best violinist in the world would struggle to play a song the same exact way every single time. Not that they would be making mistakes but the slightest varriation of bow pressure or starting position echos through a piece. Perhaps the simulation of just one pluck is why it feels so synthetic