Plucked string synthesis

1. How do you synthesize plucks?
2. What happens to the string when it is plucked?
3. How does plucking a string make sound?
4. What is the classification of plucked strings?

How do you synthesize plucks?

For a plucky sound you want the sound to start instantly with a sharp attack, and very fast decay which creates a short peak in the sound. This is basically what a pluck sound is. So you set the Attack Time on the Amp Envelope to a very short setting near 0.

What happens to the string when it is plucked?

When a guitar string is plucked, the string vibrates and creates sound. The length of the string determines its fundamental frequency of vibration.

How does plucking a string make sound?

The string is given energy from the motion of plucking, causing the strings to vibrate. This vibration is an interruption of the air pressure around the string caused by the oscillation of kinetic and potential energy the string has. The interruption of the air pressure creates a sound pressure wave.

What is the classification of plucked strings?

Most plucked string instruments belong to the lute family (such as guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, banjo, balalaika, sitar, pipa, etc.), which generally consist of a resonating body, and a neck; the strings run along the neck and can be stopped at different pitches.