Like the transient beauty of Sakura (Japanese for Cherry Blossom), the
sound of stringed instruments blossoms and fades. Image-Line brings you
.Sakura., the string physical modelling instrument, to express the deli-
cacy and beauty of stringed sounds.

Virtual modelling in Sakura follows a 5 stage hanami-process. :

Contact - An impulse, the mechanical contact with the string, is first
generated then shaped to simulate plucks, picks, scrapes, hammers, taps
or humble fingers.

Vibration - Sakura.s dual string model then gives the operator control
over a wide range of parameters such as damping, tension, positioning
and string properties.

String interaction . The dual strings are then mixed, panned and enve-
loped to simulate interactions.

Resonance - The string/s vibration then interacts with an 8-resonator
.body simulator. to create the size, material and shape of the instrument

Acoustics - Virtual acoustic space is then simulated with chorus, delay
and reverberation effects.

Sakura can reproduce the delicate pluck of a single string, a violins
bowing or the sonorous resonance of a grand piano. Most importantly, the
curious musician can take control of every aspect of the simulation to
create fantastic instruments. Ever wanted to know what a 20 foot guitar
sounded like? Or a bowed piano? Now you can find out, Sakura opens up
a world of string modelling possibilities, why not download the Sakura
demo and try it for yourself. The Sakurazensen is coming, be there to
experience it.

http://www.image-line.com

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