They are not the first. Quite a number of years ago I worked for a company that was going through a transition and decided to create the sound of a Stradivarius through a new design of music synthesizer integrated circuits.
Being an audiophile and an electrical engineer, I had to chuckle to myself. Only the most arrogant group of engineers who know nothing about the quality of sound or even know how to play a stringed instrument, would try to make a synthesizer create the sound of a Stradivarius.
I left the company and in a few years the company folded, never completing the project. I am sure they are not the only ones who have tried. At least this approach has a lot of merit.
Being an audiophile and an electrical engineer, I had to chuckle to myself. Only the most arrogant group of engineers who know nothing about the quality of sound or even know how to play a stringed instrument, would try to make a synthesizer create the sound of a Stradivarius.
I left the company and in a few years the company folded, never completing the project. I am sure they are not the only ones who have tried. At least this approach has a lot of merit.