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Akai Professional VIP 3.1.1 Plus Control Your VSTi Library
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VIP 3.1.1 Plus
Direct control of your entire VST library for all keyboards
The VIP3 3.1 Plus bundle includes Akai's VIP 3.1 software and the following Air Music's plug-ins: CREATIVE FX Plus, Hybrid 3, Vacuum Pro, Xpand!2, Loom 1 and the ToolRoom Hybrid 3 Expansions, Plus, 40 Multis pre-built featuring chords from many popular songs for instant inspiration.
VIP extends the capabilities beyond what any DAW offers by empowering you to quickly create and play "multis." A multi allows you to combine up to 8 patches from 1 or more plugins, with the ability to layer, mix and pan these patches all at once.
VIP software users can also create setlists that provide on-demand access to your customized instruments for stage performance and studio work. By simply pressing a single button on any Keyboard, you can adapt to song changes as the live performance progresses-without ever reaching for your computer. That's what you want!
VIP also brings you an intelligent patch browser that works across all your VST instruments to let you quickly find sounds based on instrument type, timbre, style or articulation, or simply explore patches you never knew you had!
You'll also love VIP's facilities for browsing, key zone splitting, layering of up to 8 instruments per VIP instance, expansive custom mapping capabilities, and support for any VSTi plugin. You can run as many instances of the Virtual Instrument Player as your computer allows.
VIP is ideal for live performance and a Standalone App with a built in Digital Mixer. It also runs as a VSTi, AU, or AAX plugin, allowing you access to VSTi's in virtually any DAW, such as Pro Tools, Logic Pro X and Ableton Live.
Product Features
- Includes VIP, CREATIVE FX Plus, Hybrid 3, Vacuum Pro, Xpand!2, Loom 1 and the ToolRoom Hybrid 3 Expansions, Plus, 40 Multis pre-built featuring chords from many popular songs for instant inspiration.
- Plays virtually every VST-compatible plugin and effects unit.
- Operates as a standalone virtual instrument and effects player or as a plugin within any AU, VST or AAX compatible DAW.
- Organises user’s plugin collection with intuitive browsing by plugin, artist collection, instrument type, timbre and more.
- Includes an Effects Browser allowing users to browse effects by type and audition across multiple plugins with a single click.
- Access, edit and mix up to 8 virtual instruments at one time in a Multi.
- Expanded Multi mixer includes insert effects, send effects, bus tracks and a master output channel strip for total routing control.
- Effects Stacks combine multiple effects into re-usable patches, accessible in the patch list for easy selection and auditioning.
- NEW VIPMS. The VIP Native Plugin Map Standard allows 3rd party virtual instrument and effect developers to produce their own plugin maps for enhanced VIP integration and opening their plugins to the superior workflow offered by VIP. Will support entire EastWest Creative cloud at launch.
- NEW MIDI Learn functionality. Seamlessly maps the controls of any VIP compatible keyboard (knobs, encoders, faders, buttons) to VIP’s parameters with a growing library of MIDI controller mappings for Akai and M-Audio controller keyboards included.
- NEW Pad Chord Progressions. Play factory or user defined chord progressions using a VIP enabled keyboard controller’s pads.
- NEW Key Control modes. Play scales, harmonised chords or chord progressions from a VIP keyboard or MIDI keyboard
Requirements:
- 2 GB free disk space for basic installation, 20GB free disk space for full content installation
- 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended)
- Multi-core CPU
- 1280 x 768 pixel screen resolution
- Mac OS X 10.8 or later
- Windows 7, w/ latest version of Microsoft .NET
- HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
- 1 available USB port
- 200 MB free disk space
Cableguys Bundle with Curve2 and All Effects for Mac and PC
This product is delivered by download. We have an excellent relationship with The Cableguys and should receive the license code to complete your order within 24 hours. However, if you're ordering after 6:00PM PT weekdays or on weekends, we'll process your order the next business day.
CableGuys Bundle with Curve 2, FilterShaper, MIDIShaper and VolumeShaper
CableGuys Curve 2 Software Synthesizer with Waveform Editor
Curve is a software synthesizer with an irresistible waveform editor, huge sound library and slick interface.
New 2.6 updates and of course, they are free for owners of Curve 2, FilterShaper 3 or VolumeShaper 4.
It's all about UI and workflow:
- They've added a new drawing tool which allows to quickly add steps in the waveform. This is especially useful for drawing melodies in Curve or for creating trance-gate-like effects.
- It's now possible to resize the waveform area in all three plugins.
- For FilterShaper and VolumeShaper, they've added a running light which shows the position within the audio nicely. Especially for FilterShaper, this is a great feature that provides additional helpful visual control in complex setups, for example when LFO speed is modulated by another LFO or envelope follower.
- Waveform points are more clearly visible and buttons are bigger and more responsive.
Feed Curve's oscillators, LFOs and envelopes with custom waveforms. For anything rhythmic from wobbles to FX loops and evolving pads. For broad oscillator timbres from deep basses to shrill, aggressive snarls.
A huge library will get you started, with quality presets by renowned sound designers such as Michael Kastrup, Pluginguru, Myagi, Xenos Soundworks, Soundsdivine, and hidden pearls from the Curve community. The presets are free to use even if you are using the free trial version. No limits!
Curve provides completely new possibilities for experimentation and detailed tweaking, with a simple to use, immediate, slick interface.
Sound Features
Curve features aliasing-free oscillators with custom waveforms, noise generation and broad FM options. Waveform crossfades provide for changing timbres; a comprehensive unison mode delivers fat lead sounds, wide pads and massive sound. Drawable LFOs deliver everything from melodic and rhythmic patterns to dubstep wobbles and punishing bit-crushing effects. Flexible filter routing, a feature-rich mono mode plus legato and glide, are all designed for great depth of control.
Preset Library
Curve's preset library is a shared online database, providing a constant source of inspirational sound. Public preset sharing allows an ever-increasing number of great presets, public preset voting will help you manage the vast number of sounds, all from within the plugin. Curve ships with an excerpt of this ever-growing sound library. Macro knobs let you explore vast sound variations quickly, for quick access to those parameters that define the core of a sound.
Elegant Interface
Curve shows you everything important at a glance, featuring high contrasts and a fresh color scheme. Inbuilt MIDI assignment allows you to set up external MIDI controllers quickly.
FilterShaper 3
FilterShaper 3 takes a giant leap into unconventional sound design with two powerful filters, freely editable modulation curves, and an immensely flexible modulation framework.
The new Sallen-Key type filters deliver a rich, warm, intricate sound. Create complex, shifting, interweaving effects. Apply subtle nuances or giant wobbles. From filtersweeps and stereo tremolo to surgically-precise filter control and dualband sidechain effects.
MIDIShaper
Powered by Curve's unique modulations engine, MidiShaper brings Curve's flexible yet powerful LFOs and envelopes to all your favorite synthesizers and effects.
Four LFOs and four envelope generators work together in a sophisticated modulations matrix that can be set up to output modulated pitch, modwheel, channel aftertouch or any MIDI control messages.
MidiShaper's LFOs can run infinitely or be retriggered, synced to your DAW from a buzzy 1/128 to an expansive 32 bars, set to the played note, or run from 0.02 Hz up to the audible range and brain frequency. Like Curve, MidiShaper features completely editable waveforms for its LFOs.
If your plugin or DAW allows for MIDI control, you have a great tool at hand to create vivid, inspiring sounds and bring the flexibility of Curve to your favorite software plugins, hardware synthesizers, MIDI VJ tools, lighting consoles and 1980's MIDI keyboards.
Routing MidiShaper
MidiShaper outputs MIDI data. Routing MidiShaper to external outboard equipment is simple to do via external MIDI ports.
Using MidiShaper to control software instruments and effects can be relatively simple as in Reaper and Ableton Live, can be complex with pitfalls as in Apple Logic, or might require some special tricks as in Sonar. It all depends on how well the DAW of your choice handles internal MIDI routings and automation.
If you succeed, you'll get super-flexible LFOs and envelopes added to your favorite hardware devices, to your sequencer's controls and to your software synthesizers and effects.
VolumeShaper
VolumeShaper lets you shape the levels of any audio signal in pinpoint detail.
From multiband sidechain compression effects to extreme gating, from tempo-synced stutter to precise sample-shaping — VolumeShaper provides a wealth of creative musical effects with a visual approach to volume.
VolumeShaper features multiband waveform-based editing, a comprehensive selection of preset curves, a precise oscilloscope, a big spectrum view and an updated preset library. It runs sample-accurate in sync with your DAW, in Hz mode up to the audible range or retriggered via MIDI.
System Requirements
2 GHz CPU with SSE2 support
Windows 7, 8 or 10
VST host sequencer
32- or 64-bit
2 GHz Intel CPU
Mac OS X 10.8 or later (including 10.11.x)
VST or AU host sequencer
32- or 64-bit
Cableguys Curve2 Mac PC Software Synthesizer w/ Waveform Editor
This product is delivered by download. We have an excellent relationship with The Cableguys and should receive the license code to complete your order within 24 hours. However, if you're ordering after 6:00PM PT weekdays or on weekends, we'll process your order the next business day.
CableGuys Curve 2 Software Synthesizer with Waveform Editor
Curve is a software synthesizer with an irresistible waveform editor, huge sound library and slick interface.
New 2.6 updates and of course, they are free for owners of Curve 2, FilterShaper 3 or VolumeShaper 4.
It's all about UI and workflow:
- They've added a new drawing tool which allows to quickly add steps in the waveform. This is especially useful for drawing melodies in Curve or for creating trance-gate-like effects.
- It's now possible to resize the waveform area in all three plugins.
- For FilterShaper and VolumeShaper, they've added a running light which shows the position within the audio nicely. Especially for FilterShaper, this is a great feature that provides additional helpful visual control in complex setups, for example when LFO speed is modulated by another LFO or envelope follower.
- Waveform points are more clearly visible and buttons are bigger and more responsive.
Feed Curve's oscillators, LFOs and envelopes with custom waveforms. For anything rhythmic from wobbles to FX loops and evolving pads. For broad oscillator timbres from deep basses to shrill, aggressive snarls.
A huge library will get you started, with quality presets by renowned sound designers such as Michael Kastrup, Pluginguru, Myagi, Xenos Soundworks, Soundsdivine, and hidden pearls from the Curve community. The presets are free to use even if you are using the free trial version. No limits!
Curve provides completely new possibilities for experimentation and detailed tweaking, with a simple to use, immediate, slick interface.
Sound Features
Curve features aliasing-free oscillators with custom waveforms, noise generation and broad FM options. Waveform crossfades provide for changing timbres; a comprehensive unison mode delivers fat lead sounds, wide pads and massive sound. Drawable LFOs deliver everything from melodic and rhythmic patterns to dubstep wobbles and punishing bit-crushing effects. Flexible filter routing, a feature-rich mono mode plus legato and glide, are all designed for great depth of control.
Preset Library
Curve's preset library is a shared online database, providing a constant source of inspirational sound. Public preset sharing allows an ever-increasing number of great presets, public preset voting will help you manage the vast number of sounds, all from within the plugin. Curve ships with an excerpt of this ever-growing sound library. Macro knobs let you explore vast sound variations quickly, for quick access to those parameters that define the core of a sound.
Elegant Interface
Curve shows you everything important at a glance, featuring high contrasts and a fresh color scheme. Inbuilt MIDI assignment allows you to set up external MIDI controllers quickly.
Curve 2 is also included in the Cableguys Bundle, along with FilterShaper 3, VolumeShaper 4, and MidiShaper. Saves almost 40% off the combined prices of the individual products!
System Requirements
2 GHz CPU with SSE2 support
Windows 7, 8 or 10
VST host sequencer
32- or 64-bit
2 GHz Intel CPU
Mac OS X 10.8 or later (including 10.11.x)
VST or AU host sequencer
32- or 64-bit
Cherry Audio Chroma Synthesizer eLicense
Cherry Audio Chroma Synthesizer eLicense
This product is delivered by download. We have an excellent relationship with Cherry Audio and should receive the license code to complete your order within 24 hours. However, if you're ordering after 6:00PM PT weekdays or on weekends, we'll process your order the next business day.
A year and a half in the making! The long-awaited and often requested Cherry Audio Chroma synthesizer is a virtual instrument that brings back the spirit and sounds of the iconic Rhodes Chroma polyphonic analog synthesizer from 1982 with the utmost accuracy. Due to its highly complex nature and sheer number of parameters, this has been among the most challenging virtual instruments Cherry Audio has ever created. We’ve painstakingly emulated every aspect with exacting precision while making the sound programming experience more intuitive with easy-to-use pop-up menus and informative real-time display directly built into the parameter buttons.
Topping it off, switching the standard single instrument mode to double mode adds a Chroma Expander - an entire additional Chroma Synthesizer that can run in layer or split modes!
Cherry Audio’s Chroma synthesizer is a stunning virtual instrument that meticulously revives the essence and sonic capabilities of the legendary original. This endeavor has been one of Cherry Audio’s most ambitious projects, presenting a formidable challenge due to the original’s complexity and the vast array of parameters it comprises. The result is an instrument that not only matches but elevates the original’s experience, offering an unmatched level of innovation and authenticity worthy of the original.
Chroma faithfully reproduces every nuance of the Rhodes Chroma with astonishing accuracy. Remarkably, it allows direct import of SysEx patch data from the original instrument and even WAV-format cassette tape data, bridging four decades of sound design into a modern workflow. Cherry Audio has painstakingly recreated each component of the original Chroma hardware, from its 16 oscillators, filters, VCAs, and LFOs to its 32 envelope generators. These highly modular elements can be selected from 16 distinct preconfigured signal paths, ranging from straightforward VCO-VCF-VCA setups to intricate configurations involving oscillator sync, filter FM, ring modulation, and variable or serially connected filters.
Chroma Features
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Exactingly faithful virtual analog emulation of the analog polyphonic synthesizer released by Rhodes in 1982, from its 16 polyphonic voices to its expressive velocity and polyphonic aftertouch capabilities
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16 Oscillators, Filters, VCAs, and LFOs, and 32 Envelope Generators
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16 distinct preconfigured signal paths, ranging from straightforward VCO-VCF-VCA setups to intricate configurations featuring oscillator sync, filter FM, ring modulation, and variable or serial filter paths
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Intuitive menus and real-time displays simplify the programming process, making it accessible to novices and seasoned professionals alike
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All of the original Chroma’s unprecedented modulation capabilities have been precisely replicated to create a powerfully flexible modular synthesizer-like programming experience. Modulation paths are configured quickly and easily using Cherry Audio Chroma’s comprehensive modulation pop-up menus
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Includes the Chroma Expander module, which adds an entire second Chroma synthesizer to the mix, running in layer or split modes for expanded creative possibilities
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SysEx Import: Owners of MIDI-retrofitted Chroma or Expander hardware can directly transfer banks and individual patches to Cherry Audio Chroma via SysEx dump. Additionally, users can easily import Chroma SysEx files through drag-and-drop
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Tape Data Import: Cherry Audio Chroma can import 50-program cassette tape data backups made with the original Rhodes Chroma (uncompressed .wav files, mono/stereo, any sample rate or bit depth)
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Seven studio-quality onboard effects, including distortion, phaser, flange/chorus, delay, and reverb, as well as a global EQ and limiter
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700 extraordinary presets in over a dozen categories: includes the original 250 Chroma factory presets and an additional 450 custom presets crafted by a stellar team of sound designers
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Standalone virtual instrument and plug-in versions
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Complete MIDI control and DAW automation for all controls, with easy-to-use MIDI Learn and mapping
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Cherry Audio’s popular Focus zoom-in feature, as well as standard UI zoom and resize via drag
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Complete documentation available directly online from the instrument or in downloadable PDF format
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User-adjustable oversampling control
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Also available: Chroma Classics Preset Pack (sold separately), featuring 100 more phenomenal presets that blend vintage tones with a contemporary feel.
Chroma is available in AU, VST, VST3, AAX, and standalone formats.
A free 30-day demo is available. This demo will play white noise periodically, but is otherwise unlimited.
macOS Requirements: macOS 10.13 or above. 64-bit required. Intel or Apple Silicon processor. 3.4 GHz Quad-Core or Apple Silicon CPU with 8GB of RAM recommended.
Windows Requirements: Windows 7 or above. 64-bit required. 3.4 GHz Quad-Core computer with 8GB of RAM recommended.
Hard disk space: 74 MB
NOTE: Internet connection required for product activation
Rhodes® is a registered trademark of Rhodes Music Ltd. There is no association, affiliation or endorsement of Cherry Audio or its products by Rhodes Music.
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Cherry Audio Mercury 6 Synthesizer eLicense
Cherry Audio Mercury 6 Synthesizer eLicense
This product is delivered by download. We have an excellent relationship with Cherry Audio and should receive the license code to complete your order within 24 hours. However, if you're ordering after 6:00PM PT weekdays or on weekends, we'll process your order the next business day.
Mercury-6 is a meticulous recreation of the Jupiter-6 analog synthesizer, just in time for its 40th anniversary! Sandwiched between the earlier Jupiter-4 and Jupiter-8 models in name only, the sophisticated Jupiter-6 has sometimes been considered a sleeper release. These days, it has persevered to become one of Roland's most notable and coveted classic synthesizers due to its distinctive dark and complex character. Mercury-6 captures all that is exceptional in this treasured polyphonic classic, boosts its extraordinary feature set for today's DAW production and workflow, and celebrates the ground-breaking innovation from the era that changed music forever.
If you've long yearned to explore the Jupiter-6, you'll love Mercury-6!
The Year Everything Changed
Released in 1983 as a more affordable alternative to the flagship eight-voice Jupiter-8, the six-voice Jupiter-6 nevertheless staked out an essential position in the history of analog polysynths. Though similar in appearance and feature set, the Jupiter-6 stood apart from the Jupiter-8 in its sound and capabilities. Unlike earlier Roland polysynths with lowpass filters plus a rudimentary non-resonant highpass filter, the Jupiter-6 featured a true multimode filter with 24 dB/oct lowpass, 24 dB/oct highpass, or 12 dB/oct bandpass modes. This versatile filter design lent a more aggressive sound than previous Jupiters, making the Jupiter-6 a natural for cutting-edge techno and electro styles.
Though something of a "hidden feature," the Jupiter-6 VCOs supported multiple simultaneous waveforms, and its two LFOs and oscillator cross mod capabilities provided extensive modulation possibilities. Its earthshaking solo and poly unison modes enabled massive lead and bass sounds, and it was notably one of the first synthesizers to include the then-new MIDI protocol.
Although often praised for its harmonic complexity and ability to cut through a mix, the cost-cutting in the Jupiter-6 design resulted in some disadvantages. Output was mono only and it was limited to six-voice polyphony. The Jupiter-6 had an impressive (for the time) split keyboard and patch preset storage functionality, but this six-voice maximum hampered its potential. And though it was considerably less expensive than the Jupiter-8, its timing was ill-fated when the digital revolution was ignited by the release of Yamaha's revolutionary DX-7 FM digital synth the same year.
Despite its noteworthy character, the Jupiter-6 is not one of those synths immediately identified with recognizable sounds from hit songs. Nevertheless, it was the Jupiter-6 behind the bass line of Ray Parker Jr.'s classic "Ghostbusters," and it found purchase in the work of Human League, Tangerine Dream, Thomas Dolby, Trans-X, Vangelis, and Devo. In a testament to its staying power over the decades, its popularity grew in genres such as big beat, house, and techno through The Chemical Brothers, Moby, and The Crystal Method. Electronic music duo Orbital has been a vocal proponent of the Jupiter-6 and, more recently, it has been a significant part of the sound of Daft Punk and Junkie XL.
Mercury-6: 40 Years in the Making
Cherry Audio's Mercury-6 brings the Jupiter-6 experience into the future and celebrates the invaluable contribution that MIDI itself has made to the music community over the past 40 years. Mercury-6 captures all that is exceptional in this classic and boosts the extraordinary feature set and functionality for today's DAW production and workflow. We've added velocity sensitivity, improved the split mode, and added a layer mode capable of stacking two different sounds simultaneously with per-layer stereo panning, detuning, and sustain. A panel control lets users easily select and navigate between these layers and includes a utility function for exchanging settings between the lower and upper layers, or even between presets. And with polyphony extended to 16 notes, Mercury-6 won't easily run out of voices.
They've reproduced the arpeggiator, including the hidden Down/Up mode of the original, and augmented it by adding a Random mode and MIDI tempo sync. A chord memory mode enables multiple notes to be stored and played back with a single key. We've improved the functionality of the LFOs with a retrigger for LFO-1 and an always-on option for LFO-2, both syncable to MIDI tempo.
They've also introduced an integrated studio-quality effects panel with brilliant-sounding distortion, phaser, flanger/chorus, delay, and reverb. With additional touches such as per-layer drift control, over 500 expertly designed presets, and flexible MIDI mapping, Mercury-6 will satisfy both vintage synth aficionados and today's music producer.
Mercury-6 Features
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Highly optimized, massive dual-layer voicing architecture with 16 polyphonic voices per layer. Keyboard split or stacked layer modes allow two simultaneously playable layers, with separate per-layer controls for all parameters, including effects
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Two VCOs per voice with combined waveform capabilities: triangle, ramp sawtooth, noise, and square or variable pulse
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Multimode filter with a 24 dB/oct lowpass, 24 dB/oct highpass, or 12 dB/oct bandpass modes
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Accurate reproduction of the original's advanced VCO-2 to VCO-1 FM cross-modulation for searing tones
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Precisely implemented portamento and glissando modes
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Exactingly replicated arpeggio section with MIDI tempo sync, the hidden Down/Up mode of the original, and the addition of a Random mode
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Powerful solo and polyphonic unison modes for fat, stacked sounds
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Two tempo-syncable LFOs with extended retrigger functionality
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Per-layer drift control for oscillators and filter frequencies for authentic analog character
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Single-key chord memory mode
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Over 500 presets, created by a talented team of sound design veterans, easily accessible in a convenient preset browser
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Panel Control for selecting layer controls, including extensive utility functions for duplicating and exchanging synthesis and effects parameters between layers and presets.
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Studio-quality integrated effects: distortion, 4/8/12 stage phaser, flanger/chorus, three types of delay with sync, and four types of reverb, with easy-to-access global or layer settings
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Complete MIDI control and DAW automation for all controls, with easy-to-use MIDI learn and mapping (Preset and Global)
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Cherry Audio's popular Focus zoom-in feature, as well as standard UI zoom and resize via drag
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Complete documentation available directly online from the instrument or in downloadable PDF format
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Highly optimized coding for optimal performance with ultra-low CPU load, and multithreaded processing for presets using Split and Layer modes
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User-adjustable oversampling control
Mercury-6 is available in AU, VST, VST3, AAX, and standalone formats, and a free 30-day demo is available.
macOS Requirements: 10.13 or above. macOS 13 Ventura supported. 64-bit required. Native Apple M1 or greater processor support, including Ultra. 3.4 GHz Quad-Core or M1 CPU with 8GB of RAM is recommended.
Windows Requirements: Windows 7 or above (including Windows 11), 64-bit required. Quad-core computer with 8GB of RAM is recommended.
Internet connection required for product activation.
Cherry Audio Pro Soloist Synthesizer eLicense
Cherry Audio Pro Soloist Synthesizer eLicense
This product is delivered by download. We have an excellent relationship with Cherry Audio and should receive the license code to complete your order within 24 hours. However, if you're ordering after 6:00PM PT weekdays or on weekends, we'll process your order the next business day.
Pro Soloist is the latest in Cherry Audio's roster of ultimate "what if?" virtual instruments. Featuring the precision-crafted and circuit-modeled DSP designs of award-winning developer Mark Barton, Cherry Audio's Pro Soloist goes far beyond emulating the treasured, preset-based monophonic analog synth originally released by ARP in 1972. Pro Soloist not only exactingly reproduces the expressive controls, 30 presets, and the unique underlying architecture of this prog rock classic, it breaks it out of its cage by making it fully programmable and expanding it with full polyphony, splits and layers, a mod matrix, integrated studio-quality effects, and more.
At the beginning of the 70s, analog synthesizers were just making their way into the hands of working musicians, and their operation was still a mystery to most folks outside of a college music lab. To avert potential user intimidation and bring synthesis to the masses, manufacturers introduced simple monophonic preset synths that were intended to sit atop an organ. ARP led the charge in 1970 with the Soloist, the first commercial preset synthesizer, featuring 18 presets and basic controls.
In 1972, ARP followed it up with the Pro Soloist, updating the analog preset control with revolutionary digital read-only memory chips (which improved tuning stability) and expanding the preset selection to 30. Most impressive was the introduction of an innovative “touch sensor” keyboard (now commonly known as aftertouch), where pressing harder after playing a note introduces changes to the sound, allowing highly expressive playing. Specifically, the Pro Soloist’s touch sensor controls enabled pitch bend, wow, growl, brilliance, volume, and vibrato. This was heady stuff in the early 70s, and the Pro Soloist proved popular with musicians for its ability to rapidly emulate lead instrument sounds such as horns, strings, woodwinds, and more.
Despite its association with progressive rock, the Pro Soloist was popular with acts as varied as Tangerine Dream, Gary Numan, Kansas, Herbie Hancock, Patrick Moraz, Styx, John Entwistle, Parliament, Billy Preston, Vangelis, David Bowie, Brian Wilson, the Ohio Players, Chick Corea, Prince, and Josef Zawinul. Most notable was Tony Banks of Genesis, for whom the Pro Soloist was his first synthesizer. The track “The Cinema Show” on the 1973 album Selling England by the Pound showcases many of the Pro Soloist’s presets building up to his epic solo featuring the “Fuzz Guitar 1” preset.
Reintroducing the Pro Soloist, Unbound!
Cherry Audio has received frequent requests to reproduce this oft-forgotten gem — one of those came from frequent collaborator Mark Barton (GX-80, Novachord + Solovox, Miniverse, and others). He has programmed an incredibly authentic reproduction of the analog signal path and original presets, and together we have substantially expanded the Pro Soloist’s capabilities. Cherry Audio has added a dual-layer voicing architecture, with 16 polyphonic voices per layer, that enables two different presets simultaneously, with independent panning for rich stereo timbres and complex, layered sounds. Pro Soloist also supports a split keyboard mode and an option to simulate polyphonic aftertouch with a monophonic aftertouch controller for more expressive performance possibilities beyond the standard touch sensor effects.
With its distinctive three-panel interface, this Pro Soloist is far more than a preset synth. In Performance mode, each original paddle preset has been precisely recreated with MIDI-mappable switches. In Edit mode, we’ve exposed all of its unique analog synthesis architecture parameters, most notably, the fully-variable, five parallel bandpass filter “Resonator Bank” - the key to the Pro Soloist’s realistic acoustic orchestra timbres. Additionally, we’ve revealed the LFO and ADSR/AR envelopes used to create the presets, and elevated the sound design and performance possibilities with a "Super Wave" oscillator and a powerful six-slot modulation matrix. The Arp/FX mode rounds it out with a syncable arpeggiator and a dozen studio-quality effects for distortion, phaser, flanger/chorus, echo, and reverb.
In summary, Cherry Audio has elevated this bare-bones monophonic lead synth into a massive, polyphonic powerhouse beyond anything imagined 50 years ago, and ideal for today's music production environments.
To get users up and running with Pro Soloist, Cherry Audio and Tim Shoebridge have again teamed up to create introductory tutorial videos walking users through the history and features of this iconic virtual synthesizer.
Pro Soloist Features
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A best-in-class virtual instrument based on ARP's 1972 preset-based monophonic analog synth
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Exactingly reproduces the expressive controls and 30 presets, and surfaces the unique underlying analog synthesis architecture to make it fully programmable
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Massive dual-layer voicing architecture with 16 polyphonic voices per layer: two different Pro Soloist style sounds simultaneously playable, in either a keyboard split or stacked layer mode, with discrete controls for layer volume and panning
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Three-panel interface: Performance mode, with the original paddle presets; Edit mode, revealing all of the original's unique analog synthesis architecture parameters; and Arp/FX mode
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All Pro Soloist voicing parameters reproduced and exposed, including the five parallel 2-pole bandpass filters of the Resonator Bank, expanded with individual frequency curves
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Touch Sensor Effects controls to apply aftertouch to volume, brilliance (filter), and portamento, with adjustable touch sensitivity
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Mono (retrigger or legato, with low, last, or high-note priority) and polyphonic modes, with a "last" note option to simulate polyphonic aftertouch with a monophonic aftertouch controller for more expressive performance possibilities
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Voltage-controlled oscillator with sawtooth and pulse waves, plus a "Super Wave" option for fatter tones
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VCO modulation with ADSR PWM, AR PWM, LFO PWM, and LFO FM
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24dB/oct Voltage-controlled filer (VCF) with filter invert and modulation with ADSR, AR, LFO, Growl (a specialized low-frequency oscillator), velocity, and keyboard tracking
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Voltage-controlled amplifier (VCA) with modulation by ADSR, AR, LFO, and velocity, and independent per-layer control over volume and panning for expansive and breathtaking stereo tones
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Tempo-syncable LFO with sine, ramp, sawtooth, and square waveforms
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Resonant highpass filter with cutoff frequency from 20 Hz to 1300 Hz
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Resonator Bank with five parallel bandpass filters with continuously variable frequency and resonance controls, all individually modulatable via the Mod Matrix. The frequency curves of the originals are provided and any of the resonators can be set to individually to any of the curves, in any combination.
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ADSR (attack/decay/sustain/release) and AR (attack/release) envelope generators
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Powerful but easy-to-use Modulation Matrix with six slots and simple click-to-assign functionality: 22 sources and 58 destinations, including Pro Soloist's integrated effects
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Arpeggiator with MIDI tempo sync with Down, Up, Up/Down, and Random
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Panel Control for selecting layer controls, including utility functions for duplicating and exchanging synthesis and effects parameters between layers and presets
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Preset Paddles includes each of the 30 original Pro Soloist factory presets
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450 presets created by a talented team of sound design veterans, easily accessible in a convenient preset browser
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12 studio-quality integrated effects: distortion, 2/4/6/8 stage phaser with sync, flanger/chorus with sync, three types of stereo echo/delay with sync, and five types of reverb, with easy-to-access global or layer settings
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Complete MIDI control and DAW automation for all controls, with easy-to-use MIDI learn and mapping (Preset and Global)
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Cherry Audio's popular Focus zoom-in feature, as well as standard UI zoom and resize via drag
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Complete documentation available directly online from the instrument or in downloadable PDF format
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Highly optimized DSP for optimal performance
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User-adjustable oversampling control
Also available: Vintage Vibes for Pro Soloist, with an additional 100 presets by sound designer James Dyson showcasing more of Pro Soloist’s use of touch sensors and aftertouch, modulation, splits and layers, outstanding arps, atmospheric pads, stunning sound effects, basses, keys, and leads, and brass.
Pro Soloist is available in AU, VST, VST3, AAX, and standalone formats.
A free 30-day demo of Pro Soloist is available. This demo will play white noise periodically, but is otherwise unlimited.
macOS Requirements: macOS 10.13 or above. macOS 13 Ventura supported. 64-bit required. Native Apple M1 or greater processor support, including Ultra. 3.4 GHz Quad-Core or M1 CPU with 8GB of RAM recommended.
Windows Requirements: Windows 7 or above (including Windows 11), 64-bit required. 3.4 GHz Quad-Core computer with 8GB of RAM recommended.
Hard disk space: 105 MB
NOTE: Internet connection required for product activation.
ARP is a registered trademark of KORG Inc. There is no association, affiliation or endorsement of Cherry Audio or its products by KORG.
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Cherry Audio PSP Ultimate Modular Collection Expansion Packs
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PSP Ultimate Modular Collection Expansion Packs by Cherry Audio
Important Note: Cherry Audio Voltage Modular is required in order to use this software.
PSPaudioware's 30 modules fall into two categories: classic effects modules based on our extensive experience in developing high quality bread and butter effects and processor plug-ins and exciting, creative modules that use algorithms from our flagship multi-effect plug-in PSP N2O (formerly PSP Nitro) as a starting point and take those effects to the next level. Every algorithm has been adapted, tailored, and expanded to take full advantage of the extraordinary possibilities offered by the modular format and flexibility of the Voltage system.
Modules included:
- PSP eFeMerizer a frequency modulator NEW!
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- PSP nitroFormant - dual formant filter;
- PSP nitroEnveloper - dual envelope follower;
- PSP nitroLFO - LFO with a choice of ten waveform or derived waveform;
- PSP nitroPhaser - phaser with up to 32 stage order;
- PSP nitroLoFi - continuously variable bitcrusher with presets;
- PSP nitroBQF - two parallel filters;
- PSP nitroComb - two channel comb filter;
- PSP nitroSVF - dial state-variable filters;
- PSP nitroPitch - pitch shifter;
- PSP nitroNoise - a unique noise generator;
- PSP nitroADSR - an advanced envelope generator module;
- PSP FreqShifter - an analog-like frequency shifter module!
- PSP Spring - three classic spring reverb emulations;
- PSP Plate - three classic plate reverb emulations;
- PSP Space - three classic room reverb emulations;
- PSP Delay - digital delay with tape modulation and pingpong features;
- PSP Chorus - four voice stereo chorus;
- PSP Flanger - stereo flanger with manual control
- PSP Rotary - an emulation of a classic mechanical modulation effect created by a rotating speakers' horn and drum;
- PSP VCACMP - classic VCA style compressor;
- PSP GEQ10 - a classic ten-band graphic equalizer
- PSP PEQ6 - an analog-style parametric equalizer.
- PSP PolyADSR - classic ADSR generator;
- PSP PolyAmp - a polyphonic voltage controlled amplifier;
- PSP PolyBoing - react resonantly on the rising or falling edges of the triggering signal;
- PSP PolyEnveloper - a multi-stage envelope generator;
- PSP PolyFilter - a fourth order ladder-type resonant filter;
- PSP PolyFolder - a multi-stage (0 to 6) signal folder;
- PSP PolyPatch - a polyphonic patch bay;
- PSP PolyWobbler - controls random analog instabilities.
PSP Requirements
- Cherry Audio Voltage Modular is required in order to use this software.
System Requirements
Voltage Modular is cross-platform for Windows and OSX in AU, VST, VST3, and Pro Tools AAX formats, and also runs standalone on both platforms. User patches and cabinets are freely exchangeable across platforms.
Mac: OS X 10.9 or above, 64-bit required. Quad-core computer with 8GB of RAM recommended.
Windows: Windows 7 or above, 64-bit required. Quad-core computer with 8GB of RAM recommended.
$149.00
Cherry Audio Voltage Modular Core + Electro Drums eLicense
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Voltage Modular Core + Electro Drums
Includes 84 Core modules + 15 Misfit Audio Electro Drum modules + 11 new Polyphonic modules
Voltage Modular
A brand-new virtual modular platform, designed from the outset to be the best sounding, most powerful, flexible, and easy-to-use virtual modular instrument available.
Be the first to experience this wildly powerful synthesis and audio processing platform! For a limited time, the Voltage Modular Core Package (85 modules) plus the Misfit Audio Electro Drums Package (15 modules) That's a total of 100 modules!
Combo package including Voltage Modular plug-in and standalone versions, the Misfit Audio Electro Drums package, and over 300 professionally programmed sound presets.
Unparallelled Workflow
Designed from the ground up to address the shortcomings of other virtual modular synth instruments. Featuring six-way pop-up mults on all inputs and outputs, super easy repositioning of modules or groups of modules, cables that can be moved and rerouted at all times, and control panels designed to be easy-to-read and operate with extensive visual feedback, including cable signal flow indicators, Voltage Modular offers a clean, polished, virtual modular interface like no other.
Fantastic Sound Quality
All audio processing in Voltage Modular uses high-quality 64-bit double precision math, and all module processes are zero- latency and operate on individual samples for true modular performance. This translates to fantastic sounding audio-rate frequency and amplitude modulation, oscillator sync, insane delay feedback, and more.
Infinitely Expandable
The innovative module browser allows users to purchase and automatically install modules and sound presets directly from within Voltage Modular for immediate expandability.
System Requirements
Voltage Modular is cross-platform for Windows and OSX in AU, VST, VST3, and Pro Tools AAX formats, and also runs standalone on both platforms. User patches and cabinets are freely exchangeable across platforms.
Mac: OS X 10.9 or above, 64-bit required. Quad-core computer with 8GB of RAM recommended.
Windows: Windows 7 or above, 64-bit required. Quad-core computer with 8GB of RAM recommended.
$99.00
Cherry Audio Year One Collection eLicense
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Cherry Audio Year One Collection eLicense
Year One Collection
The Year One Collection includes all 19 commercial modules that Cherry Audio released in Voltage Modular's first year. These stellar and innovative modules let you warp and shape your modular sound in crazy new ways.
The Year One Collection includes Additive Oscillator, ESP-20 Processor, Hex Phaser, Lyrinx Filter, Mega Saw, MPE Interface, Octagon Sequencer, Random Task, Remote Control, Sampler II, Sixteen-Step Sequencer, Stereo Delay, TB Filter, TB Oscillator, VCF-20 Filter, VCO-20 Dual Oscillator, Vintage Resonator, Vocoder, and Voltage-Controlled Mixer.
What is Voltage Modular?
Voltage Modular is a virtual modular platform, designed from the outset to be the best sounding, most powerful, flexible, and easy-to-use virtual modular instrument available. The innovative module browser allows users to purchase and automatically install modules and sound presets directly from within Voltage Modular for immediate expandability.
Unparalleled Workflow
Designed from the ground up to address the shortcomings of other virtual modular synth instruments. Featuring six-way pop-up mults on all inputs and outputs, super easy repositioning of modules or groups of modules, cables that can be moved and rerouted at all times, and control panels designed to be easy-to-read and operate with extensive visual feedback, including cable signal flow indicators, Voltage Modular offers a clean, polished, virtual modular interface like no other.
Fantastic Sound Quality
All audio processing in Voltage Modular uses high-quality 64-bit double precision math, and all module processes are zero- latency and operate on individual samples for true modular performance. This translates to fantastic sounding audio-rate frequency and amplitude modulation, oscillator sync, insane delay feedback, and more.
Included Products
- Additive Oscillator | Source | Cherry Audio
- ESP-20 Processor | Processor | Cherry Audio
- Hex Phaser | Effect | Cherry Audio
- Lyrinx Filter | Processor | Cherry Audio
- MPE Interface | Utility | Cherry Audio
- Mega Saw | Source | Cherry Audio
- Octagon Sequencer | Controller | Cherry Audio
- Random Task | Utility | Cherry Audio
- Remote Control | Utility | Cherry Audio
- Sampler II | Source | Cherry Audio
- Sixteen-Step Sequencer | Controller | Cherry Audio
- Stereo Delay | Effect | Cherry Audio
- TB Filter | Processor | Cherry Audio
- TB Oscillator | Source | Cherry Audio
- VCF-20 Filter | Processor | Cherry Audio
- VCO-20 Dual Oscillator | Source | Cherry Audio
- Vintage Resonator | Processor | Cherry Audio
- Vocoder | Processor | Cherry Audio
- Voltage-Controlled Mixer | Utility | Cherry Audio
System Requirements
Voltage Modular is cross-platform for Windows and OSX in AU, VST, VST3, and Pro Tools AAX formats, and also runs standalone on both platforms. User patches and cabinets are freely exchangeable across platforms.
Mac: OS X 10.9 or above, 64-bit required. Quad-core computer with 8GB of RAM recommended.
Windows: Windows 7 or above, 64-bit required. Quad-core computer with 8GB of RAM recommended.
$199.00
D 16 Group Total Bundle Mac PC FXs & Synths eLicense
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D 16 Group Total Bundle
Lush 101 demo
This bundle contains all 13 plug-ins D 16 Group has made:
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Phoscyon -Taking the classic analog sound of the legendary silver box into the future, PHOSCYON offers an unmatched sound together with advanced features such as a state of the art Distortion unit; fully user configurable BPM sync'd Arpeggiator and Randomizer; a unique 'Play Live' mode; vintage arrangement and pattern builder, full MIDI CC support and, to top it off, the most authentic 18db/oct low pass filter ever created!Diehard fans of the original Bass Line will be blown away with PHOSCYON’s uncanny emulation of the classic, but will also marvel at the ease with which new sounds can be crafted; sounds which were not possible on the original. PHOSCYON gives you access authentic vintage sounds at a fraction of the cost of the real thing. With the familiar Bass Line interface coupled with the added sound generation tools, the PHOSCYON is quite simply in a class of its own.
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Drumazon - Drumazon synthesis emulates all the sounds of the original 9O9. All the instruments are synthesized in exactly the same way as the original. All the nuances and detail of the original are captured perfectly. In addition, all Drumazon instruments have enhanced controls. This extra functionality allows the user to adjust the sounds further than on the original unit. This opens up a whole new world of sound creation.
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Nepheton - Nepheton contains 17 fully synthesized instruments perfectly emulating the famous 808 drum machine. All the nuances and details of the instruments sounds are captured perfectly. The instruments models are equipped with additional controls giving you possibility to tweak the sound much better.
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Nithonat -Nithonat is a fully synthesized drum machine based on the classic 606. The unique sound of this machine has been used by many artists over the years in the production of Electro, Hip-Hop and R n B.The original 606 has been perfectly emulated. However, since Nithonat is software based, D16 were able to enhance the original with extra functionality.
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Devastor - simple but remarkable Multiband Distortion Unit. It is an enhanced version of the distortion unit from d 16's famous Phoscyon synthesizer.
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Fazortan - Controlable Space Phaser created with the most advanced analog modelling techniques. You can think about Fazortan as of the exact copy of a retro phaser taken out from 70's and redone to become a virtual unit. But being the same sounding unit that provides primal functionality and sound of the original is where similarities end and where limitless scope of plugin comes to play. Bearing on mind only one Rate knob and a color switch on the front panel of the real phaser device, Fazortan from the first look at its GUI, presents itself as a completely new device that effectivelly expands capabilities of its origin.
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Decimort - High Quality Bit Crusher with a complex and advanced signal processing algorithms, simulating the behaviour of the whole sampling path which exists in every AD/DA converter. Electronic music producers (especially in Hip-Hop) have always been aware that classic samplers (such as early Akai and EMU units) had a character and sound of their own. They added a "grit" and "colour" to the samples and loops they played back which made them sound "Fat" and sit well in a mix. This sound colouration was due to the encoding techniques, lower sample rates, lower bit rate and conversion circuits which these early samplers used. Decimort recreates this colouration and adds the vintage sampler magic to any loop, bass line or sound played through it. It also acts as the perfect bit crusher with filter.
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Redoptor - High quality Vintage Tube Distortion with an exact emulation of a tube's circuits. The popularity of tube distortion units are as a result of their superiority over the solid-state fuzz distortions which are based on transistor clipper circuits. Tubes produce even and odd harmonics and naturally compress the signal. Transistors produce only odd harmonics and limit the sound.
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Toraverb - Space Modulated Reverb is a concept algorithm reverb. When creating Toraverb, D 16 did not base it on any current reverb unit available in the market. They did not implement any “off-the-shelf” algorithm. Toraverb is not a classic type reverb unit like spring, room, hall or plate. Toraverb is a concept algorithm reverb. Using a set of easily accessible parameters, it allows the user to create practically ANY type of reverb.
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Syntorus - Double Path Analog Chorus is a chorus effecting unit with a double delay line. It's capable of emulating almost every classic unit available. There are many different chorus effect plugins available on the market today. However, finding one which gives the classic analog chorus sound is easier said than done. Even on expensive units with advanced parameter controls, getting that vintage chorus timbre can be a challenge. With this in mind, D16 set out to create a plugin which would have a rich analog chorus similar to the effect found on classic synthesisers like the Solina, Synthex or Juno. This new effect is called Syntorus.
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LuSH-101 - Multitimbral Polyphonic Synthesizer is a synthesizer, created from modules that can be found in many modern virtual synthesizers, all combined into a single compact and logically intuitive design. When combined with its multilayer architecture turns it into an easy-to-use but extremely powerful instrument that can be programmed and tweaked quickly, almost effortlessly leveraging its maximum potential.
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Sigmund - High Quality Flexible Delay Unit is far from just another delay: it consists of four discrete delay units, each with its own, independent set of parameters offering an incredible degree of sound-shaping freedom. There's an ancient saying, often attributed to Aristotle: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. With Sigmund, this is especially true.
- Just added!!
- Punch Box - A virtual instrument designed for creating high-quality kick drum sounds. An equally vast and exquisite factory content delivered by industry-standard sound designers Sounds of Revolution and CFA-Sound gets you started in no time.
System requirements
Windows PC
- OS version
- Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
- CPU
- 1.5 Ghz with SSE (Multicore system 2.0 Ghz recommended)
- RAM
- 512 MB (1 GB recommended)
- Software
- VST compatible host application (32bit or 64bit)
Mac OS X
- OS version
- 10.7.x, 10.8.x, 10.9.x, 10.10.x
- CPU
- Intel based 1.5 Ghz (2.0 Ghz recommended)
- RAM
- 512 MB (1 GB recommended)
- Software
- AU / VST compatible host application (32bit or 64bit)
D 16 Group Classic Boxes Collection Mac PC eLicense
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Classic Boxes Bundle
This bundle contains 4 Synth plug-ins D 16 Group has made:
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Phoscyon -Taking the classic analog sound of the legendary silver box into the future, PHOSCYON offers an unmatched sound together with advanced features such as a state of the art Distortion unit; fully user configurable BPM sync'd Arpeggiator and Randomizer; a unique 'Play Live' mode; vintage arrangement and pattern builder, full MIDI CC support and, to top it off, the most authentic 18db/oct low pass filter ever created!Diehard fans of the original Bass Line will be blown away with PHOSCYON’s uncanny emulation of the classic, but will also marvel at the ease with which new sounds can be crafted; sounds which were not possible on the original. PHOSCYON gives you access authentic vintage sounds at a fraction of the cost of the real thing. With the familiar Bass Line interface coupled with the added sound generation tools, the PHOSCYON is quite simply in a class of its own.
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Drumazon - Drumazon synthesis emulates all the sounds of the original 9O9. All the instruments are synthesized in exactly the same way as the original. All the nuances and detail of the original are captured perfectly. In addition, all Drumazon instruments have enhanced controls. This extra functionality allows the user to adjust the sounds further than on the original unit. This opens up a whole new world of sound creation.
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Nepheton - Nepheton contains 17 fully synthesized instruments perfectly emulating the famous 808 drum machine. All the nuances and details of the instruments sounds are captured perfectly. The instruments models are equipped with additional controls giving you possibility to tweak the sound much better.
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Nithonat -Nithonat is a fully synthesized drum machine based on the classic 606. The unique sound of this machine has been used by many artists over the years in the production of Electro, Hip-Hop and R n B.The original 606 has been perfectly emulated. However, since Nithonat is software based, D16 were able to enhance the original with extra functionality.
System requirements
Windows PC
- OS version
- Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
- CPU
- 1.5 Ghz with SSE (Multicore system 2.0 Ghz recommended)
- RAM
- 512 MB (1 GB recommended)
- Software
- VST compatible host application (32bit or 64bit)
Mac OS X
- OS version
- 10.7.x, 10.8.x, 10.9.x, 10.10.x
- CPU
- Intel based 1.5 Ghz (2.0 Ghz recommended)
- RAM
- 512 MB (1 GB recommended)
- Software
- AU / VST compatible host application (32bit or 64bit)
D 16 Group LuSH-101 Mac PC Synth Plug In eLicense
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The only synthesizer you need
The multilayer architecture guarantees that both the sound design possibilities and number of unique situations in which LuSH-101 can be used are virtually limitless. Layered sounds can be created simply by assigning the layers to the same MIDI channel; the results can sound as massive as anything imaginable! Assigning the layers to different keyboard zones allows you to create even the most sophisticated splits. Of course, you can always assign the various layers to different MIDI channels for 8-part multitimbral usage. And, virtually any combination of splits, layers, and multitimbrality is possible with just a single instance of LuSH. With each layer working as an independent synthesizer with its own polyphony, parameters, enhanced arpeggiator, and a palette of only the finest insert effects, LuSH-101 can push your creativity to unprecedented levels!
Want to express yourself even more? In addition to a very sophisticated MIDI-learn implementation, an advanced modulation matrix is built into each layer. Even the Arpeggiator's MIDI output can be used as a modulation source, unleashing your creativity to build complex sequences and progressions.
LuSH also comes complete with a powerful built in mixer, complete with layer-independent parametric equalizers and compressors. Three send effects in superb quality allow you to put the finishing touches on the final output.
LuSH plays perfectly in any genre. For funkier styles, the Gate may be used instead of the VCA for instant staccato sounds full of energy and rhythmic pep. When creating Ambient or Chillout, longer attack and release times along with the smooth, rich spaciousness of the built-in reverb are enough to satisfy even the most ardent purists. Is Dubstep or Drum & Bass more your thing? No problem! Filters modulated by the LFOs and envelopes in conjunction with Unison mode can lead to the sickest, nastiest, and most novel vibrations—your sound system won't know what hit it (and you won't, either), so watch out! No matter what you want to play or how you want to use it, LuSH will get the job done.
Sound like never before
Innovative oscillator algorithms developed by D16 make LuSH-101 sound exactly like a sampled hardware analog synth—but without the sampling! There is no aliasing in the oscillators, even at 22kHz from the note’s base frequency. Vibrato and pitch bend do not affect the spectral quality of the oscillators, allowing LuSH-101 to sound completely authentic under all conditions.
A problem present in many virtual analogue synths is that the harmonics of generated sound waves start to disappear well below (and up to) the Nyquist frequency, causing the them to sound dull and lacking in clarity and punch. LuSH-101 was designed from the ground up to avoid this, resulting in a very rich and clear sound, even from the simplest waveforms!
Resonance is constant across the entire frequency domain, which makes the filter sound totally authentic, especially when controlled via the envelopes or an LFO. Turning resonance to maximum and turning all the oscillators down will produce a pure and pleasant sine wave as the filter is driven into self-oscillation, exactly as with true analog gear. Of course, keyboard tracking can also be applied to the filter for a smooth, adjustable cutoff gradient across the keyboard range.
Sounds superb in any setting!
A carefully prepared, categorized and hierarchically arranged bank always let you find exactly what you're looking for—from massive basses, to complex sequences, to the toughest-sounding synthetic percussion you've ever heard, you'll find it all here. Huge, inspiring arpeggiator performances of unusual sophistication and scope will draw you in instantly from the first key press. Plus, most of the factory presets make extensive use of the Modulation Matrix to make the sounds that much more expressive and flavorful; LuSH-101 was designed to be a musical instrument first and foremost, and therefore the factory presets were designed with playability and personality in mind.
To top it all off, an intuitively designed preset browser keeps everything organized and easy to locate, even when dealing with something as huge as the included library. In order to ensure that exchanging them remains as straightforward as possible, presets are managed in a file-based manner, rather than in some proprietary, esoteric format that makes backup and sharing a pain. Your sounds are yours to do with as you please, and LuSH makes it incredibly easy!
Presets in LuSH-101 were made by team of the best sound designers from around the world, guaranteeing a huge diversity of character and style; from Dubstep to Drum & Bass; from Trance, to Techno, to House, to Complextro; from the established to the cutting-edge, you'll find it all here—and none of it static or sterile, but alive, full of personality, and eminently tweakable!
Full Features
- Multi-core support for computers equipped with multi-core processors for better performance.
- Multilayer architecture with 8 independent Layers (per-layer properties)
- Up to 32 voices of polyphony
- MIDI channel
- Keyboard zone
- Audio output
- Synthesis
- Oscillators (Saw, PWM, Noise), with Supersaw and HardSync options
- Sub Oscillator (5 waveforms)
- Self-oscillating, high-quality, multimode filter
- Passive high-pass filter
- Up to 8 voice unison with Tune, Cutoff and Panorama spread
- 2 LFOs with optional tempo synchronization and re-triggering modes (Trig, Gate, Arpe, None)
- 2 envelopes with re-triggering modes (Trig, Gate, LFO1, LFO2)
- Insert effect (selectable algorithms):
- Chorus
- String Ensemble
- Phaser
- Flanger
- Distortion
- Vowel filter
- Decimator
- Tremolo
- Modulation Matrix (modulation sources):
- Note velocity
- Pitch bend
- Modulation wheel
- Expression pedal
- Sustain pedal
- Keyboard’s aftertouch
- Note pitch
- Arpeggiator’s output
- Arpeggiator
- Step sequencer (Gate and Tie per step)
- 6 Run modes (Up, Down, Up and Down, Down and Up, Random, Manual)
- Chord mode (Gater)
- 3 Hold modes (Normal, Toggle, Trigger)
- Shuffle
- Tempo multiplier (Full notes, Dotted notes, Triplets)
- Mixer
- Parametric EQs (1 per channel strip)
- Compressors (1 per channel strip)
- Up to 11 freely-assignable stereo output busses per instance
- Send FX’s (Reverb, Chorus, Delay with tempo sync)
- Presets
- Over 1600 factory presets
- 5 preset categories (whole synth, single layer, Arpeggiator, Reverb, Delay)
- Advanced, file-based preset browser
- Miscellaneous
- Advanced MIDI learn
- Parameter mapping for VST / AU automation
- Selectable GUI size
System requirements
Windows PC
- OS version
- Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
- CPU
- 1.5 Ghz with SSE (Multicore system 2.0 Ghz recommended)
- RAM
- 512 MB (1 GB recommended)
- Software
- VST compatible host application (32bit or 64bit)
Mac OS X
- OS version
- 10.7.x, 10.8.x, 10.9.x, 10.10.x
- CPU
- Intel based 1.5 Ghz (2.0 Ghz recommended)
- RAM
- 512 MB (1 GB recommended)
- Software
- AU / VST compatible host application (32bit or 64bit)