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Synthesizer

Sakura

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Sakura is a string physical modeling synthesizer that simulates the delicate, evolving character of stringed instruments through a five-stage "hanami-go" method: touch (exciter impulse shaping), vibration (dual string modeling with damping and tension control), string interaction (mixing and panning), resonance (8-resonator body simulation), and acoustics (chorus, delay, and reverb effects). It excels at creating expressive plucked, picked, bowed, and scraped string sounds with authentic tonal variation.

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Key Features

015-stage hanami-go physical modeling method: Touch, Vibration, String interaction, Resonance, Acoustics
028-stage resonator for body modeling with feedback control and frequency tuning
03Dual string model with independent damping, decay, and phase reflection control
04Touch stage with click/noise balance, noise rate, hi-cut and lo-cut filtering with attack/decay/sustain shaping
05Standard ADSR envelope on String 1 & 2 output and free modulation envelope
06Chorus with LFO-modulated delay (zero to depth range) and adjustable speed/depth/mix
07Delay with time/feedback/sync-to-beat controls, Reverb with decay/color/mix parameters

Things to Try

  • 01For plucked sounds, move the Click/Noise slider towards the Click end and use faster Hi Cut attack speeds; for bowed sounds, shift the slider towards Noise and apply slower attack speeds
  • 02Remove high frequencies from the reverb using the Color control to make the room sound duller, or increase Decay to simulate harder, shinier acoustic surfaces
  • 03When creating a bowed string, turn the String Decay controls to minimum to hear the noise in isolation
  • 04Use the Stereo Spread slider to pan String 1 and String 2 in opposite directions for a wider, more spacious sound
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