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Introducing the Sunbird S1 · the next-generation guitar modeler

The Sunbird S1 combines next-gen computational power and top tier latency in a single hardware unit.

It delivers an unprecedented 20× more CPU power per core than SHARC-based flagship modelers, at around 1 ms of latency.

Specs

Built to out-muscle the flagship modelers.

~20×
more CPU power per core than SHARC-based flagship modelers.
~1 ms
round-trip latency — roughly 1/3 of flagship modelers.
NAM
up to 6 NAM Standard profiles per core.
x86 plugins
existing C++ effects port over and run with minimal changes.

CPU power per core

Unparalleled processing power

20× more workhorse than flagship modelers.

GFLOPS
40 30 20 10 0
Muscular rooster
SHARC-based flagship
~2 GFLOPS · 1×
Sunbird S1
~39 GFLOPS · 20×

Per-core compute in (single-precision) GFLOPS, SHARC-based flagship modeler vs Sunbird S1.

Round-trip latency

Blazing fast response.

ms
3 2 1 0
SHARC-based flagship
~3 ms
Sunbird S1
~1 ms
≈ 1/3 the latency — tighter feel under the fingers

The platform

General-purpose silicon, purpose-built firmware.

Multi-core
Modern multi-core Arm silicon — several gigaflops of headroom per core.
Bare-metal
No OS overhead — a dedicated bare-metal real-time audio firmware.
Neural Amp Modeler
Industry-standard NAM models, many at once.
Open effects
Drop-in C++ / x86 plugin ecosystem.

Who is this for?

If any of these resonate, we'd love to talk.

Open-sourceReleased to the community to build on together.
Co-developmentBuilt hand-in-hand with an established audio company.
Investor-fundedBacked to grow into a full product.
CrowdfundedBrought to life directly by the players who want it.
LicensingThe technology made available to third parties.
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Team

Algorithms & Software
Dr. Andrea Zanelli
Mathematical engineering with 10+ years of experience in numerics and software development.
Hardware
Maurizio Zanelli
Entrepreneur with 30+ years in electronics and embedded systems.