On Mon, September 27, 2010 7:49 am, Stefano D'Angelo wrote: > 2010/9/27 Patrick Shirkey <[email protected]>: >> >> On Mon, September 27, 2010 7:03 am, Stefano D'Angelo wrote: >>> 2010/9/26 <[email protected]>: >>>> On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 04:17:43PM +0200, Stefano D'Angelo wrote: >>>> >>>>> I recently (last friday) got my MSc graduation with a thesis on >>>>> physics-based (a.k.a. physical) modeling for sound processing and was >>>>> just about to post a link on this mailing list. >>>>> >>>>> http://naspro.atheme.org/public/mt_dangelo.pdf >>>> >>>> Auguri & congratulations ! >>> >>> Ti ringrazio :-) >>> >>>> The tube amp example is really nice - including the interaction >>>> with the speaker - all of it: electrical, mechanical and acoustic. >>>> This is also the first time I see both the impedance and mobility >>>> models explained in a graduation paper. The fact that the two >>>> exist is the source of *lots* of confusion - you did well to >>>> include this, even if it's just a detail in the whole paper. >>> >>> Well, since almost nobody is into this stuff at my home university I >>> thought it was a good idea to try to explain most things, even if not >>> in much detail (the whole thing was mostly prepared during my Erasmus >>> exchange programme in Helsinki, and there is a whole department >>> working on this stuff there). >>> >>>> A question: how many iterations does the tube model typically >>>> require to converge to the required precision ? >>> >>> I have to admit I don't know, I will check and let you know. ;-) >>> >>>> I hope you will continue to develop Permafrost, even without >>>> optimisation it would make a very nice simulation tool. >>> >>> Eh... it depends on what is going to happen now, whether I will find a >>> job or continue within the university and how much spare time I will >>> be able to have. Money, damn money! >>> >>> In the meanwhile I already restarted working on it and there is also a >>> friend of mine helping me (but he's a total beginner in "serious" >>> programming).. let's see what happens. >>> >>> BTW, if somebody can offer me a job or a PhD or anything to keep me >>> working on these things... :-) >>> >> >> You never know with this list. It might help if you say what kind of job >> would enable you to do that. > > I guess whatever gives me enough money to decently survive working on > sound processing software, possibly on processing/synthesis/analysis > plugins and/or applications or physics-based/white-box systems' > simulation. > > Maybe it could also be possible by doing something else that leaves me > enough free time to keep on working on this without starving, or maybe > some academic position (doctoral studies, research, I don't know > what). > > It doesn't matter where, as long as it is not a dangerous place > (preferably Europe or Canada/USA). > > I'm open to any offer BTW. > > Stefano >
Well there is a lot of work in Australia at the moment if you feel like a move. Feel free to contact me off list if you want more info. -- Patrick Shirkey Boost Hardware Ltd. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
