Ploki

I'm fooling around with the [gen] waveguide example.

How do I make low-pitches sound less like a delay and more like a string?

sonundesign-waveguide-low-pitch

Sounds like you are using something like an impulse (perhaps [click~]) to excite the waveguide. Try using a V (or Λ) shaped impulse with a duration half the duration of the wavelength you want to make (1/freq or 1000/freq in ms). Basically imagine the shape of the impulse being the shape of the string before letting it go. If it's still too rough, I guess rounding the corner of the V will help.

Here's an example with the karplus-strong algorithm.

[sonundesign] waveguide low-pitch