Image Line Sakura

Image Line Sakura

Electronic Software Download (ESD). This order will be delivered electronically. Customers ordering this item will receive an email message within a 24-48 hours of placement of their order with instructions on downloading the software.

To expand your sound palette we offer a complete range of extra plugins, synths and effects. These plugins are highly respected instruments, using state of the art technology that can be ordered separately.

Reproduce the delicate pluck of a single string

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.

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 - Sakuraƒ??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 ƒ?? The dual strings are then mixed, panned and enveloped to simulate interactions.
• Resonance - The string/s vibration then interacts with an 8-resonator ƒ??body simulatorƒ?? to create the size, material and shape of the instrument
• Acoustics - Virtual acoustic space is then simulated with chorus, delay and reverberation effects.

Terms:

• Sakura: Japanese for Cherry Blossom.
• Hanami: The custom of enjoying the beauty of Sakura.
• Sakurazensen: The Sakura-front as it moves across Japan with the developing season.

Sakura System requirements

PC:

• Windows 7, Vista, XP (SP2) - (32 & 64 Bit OS)
• 2Ghz AMD or Intel Pentium 3 compatible CPU with full SSE1 support
• 512Mb RAM.
• 30Mb free disc space.
• DirectSound or ASIO compatible soundcard.

Mac:

• OSX v10.4 (Universal Binary)
• G4 1.5 GHz or Intel Core Duo family.
• 512Mb RAM.
• 30Mb free disc space.
• CoreAudio drivers.