Anyone who doesn't know, Cherry Audio is one of the absolute best brands around. I've been using their software for several years now (when they only had 4 synths) & WOW! I have several of the other big brands, CA hold their own, and in many instances manage to punch passed the others. Even where there's crossover, though, they can be used as unique patch library bots (yeah, spoken like a blind consumer gear junky).
@MPHORROCKS Жыл бұрын
I had a Jupiter 6 for many years and it's really worth investing time getting to know how it works. I would say that it's much more than a 'workhorse' synth. It can produce very exotic, esoteric timbres, and has sonic capabilities that the Jupiter 8 can't match. Cherry Audio have done a fabulous job! Well done!!!
@w.jamesmeagher7895 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I have been screaming to the heavens for over a decade imploring someone to make a Jupiter 6 soft synth. I even sent a couple messages to you guys! Finally the wait is over and it feels like Christmas over here! Thank you, thank you, thank you. Considering your previous works I have every confidence that this won't disappoint . . . And another huge thanks for keeping the ability to select multiple waveshapes per oscillator - this is essentially why no version of the MKS80 was ever a satisfactory replacement for a Jupiter 6 (imho).
@russ254 Жыл бұрын
I'm happy just reading about your happiness!
@ohheyitskevinc Жыл бұрын
The Super Jupiter/MKS-80 (rev 3, 4, or 5 (I have a rev 4 and a rev 5)) was never meant to be either a Jupiter 6 or a Jupiter 8. Am surprised Roland have yet to make the Jupiter 6 cloud VST. UVI have had their “Saturn 6” out for a while as part of their JP Legacy collection, and isn’t too bad, but also isn’t $49 like this. I do hope the Super Jupiter gets some VST love as it’s pads are excellent and UVI didn’t do enough with their version (Mercury 80).
@w.jamesmeagher7895 Жыл бұрын
@@ohheyitskevinc Yeah, I realize that the MKS-80 was never meant to be a “one-to-one” Jupiter 8 or Jupiter 6 in a box. However, when you are pining for a Jupiter 6 and can’t find or afford one, the first suggestion everyone throws out to you is a late revision MKS-80. And for the most part they aren’t entirely wrong but having used a Jupiter 6 for years I was super disappointed that the MKS-80 couldn’t mix multiple waveforms per oscillator like a Jupiter 6 can.
@drsamurai009 Жыл бұрын
@@w.jamesmeagher7895 agreed about multiple waveforms. Same goes for the Prophet 5. Glad the reissue of that brought that back. Seems like so many hardware manufacturers went the route of dialing waveform shapes and modulating the function for animation. Combing waves makes IMO more rich and complex oscillator tones to feed into filters. I've never had a Jupiter 6 (or 8) but looking forward to trying this bad boy out!
@ohheyitskevinc Жыл бұрын
@@w.jamesmeagher7895 yeah multiple waveforms on the VCO is a bit of a miss (although with a dodgy MPG-80 controller, you can just about confuse the switches into accidentally giving you two). Control over aftertouch and velocity on the MKS is good. They’re both very good hardware wise.
@chizmo78 ай бұрын
I've owned a Jupiter-6 since 1983. Multimode filter. All waveforms combinable per oscillator bank. It sounds amazing. The most sparkly futuristic analog ever. I'll never get rid of it.
@atomaalatonal Жыл бұрын
another relaxing time with mr shoebridges way of talking and playing synths :D
@dwaynecarroll60986 ай бұрын
Tim: thank you so much for your excellent presentation in all of your videos! I can’t count the number of times I have started to watch synth reviews from other presenters and immediately shut them down for acting like obnoxious morons. None of that here! Just factual, mature, almost scientific demonstrations and explanations for, let’s face it, some very technical subject matter. Thank you again for being such a helpful and trustworthy resource! Very much appreciated…
@Goettel Жыл бұрын
Love Tim's presentations.
@DenariusHaveNarius Жыл бұрын
If I was a developer I'd want to hire Tim for my presentation/tutorial videos.
@WarmVoice Жыл бұрын
Thank you for such brilliant instruments Cherry Audio. I own almost everything you've created. As always Tim provides the viewers with a world class presentation of this monster synth. Great work all round 🙂✌️
@rudischlamp2093 Жыл бұрын
I also owned a Jupiter 6 for many year, I have to say the Mercury 6 is a winner. Love it.
@simonsays335 Жыл бұрын
Just bought this VST and I love it, Cherry Audio rocks! Also the proud owner of their Quadra and Elka Synthex too, love them!
@JohnMcGFrance Жыл бұрын
Another great product from Cherry Audio. Well presented by Tim. Loved the track too Tim. Nicely done sir. Thank you.
@alainpresta9621 Жыл бұрын
I have just bought it (AZ). Woaww ! Sounds great !!! I Love it !! Congrats !!!
@joecantdance494 Жыл бұрын
Love that Tangram version. Great stuff!
@davidgroeneveld1382 Жыл бұрын
Downloaded the demo today, and now I can only say: WOW! That thing is powerful, epic sounding and very inspirational! Just going through the presets is so much fun, one amazing preset after another!
@timothycooper9084 Жыл бұрын
Gee, I thought I recognized that interface (and sound!!!) I have many fond memories of the Jupiter-6. Well-done Cherry Audio.
@cgereueu Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure how you can knock out so many new synths so fast, but you guys do great job. I bought Jupiter 4 and Memorymoog and I really, really like both. I used to own original Jupiter 4 and your software version makes me completely happy.
@joesweeney6262 Жыл бұрын
As always, CA is delivering a winner. Great description. The introduction of layers and velocity is a boon for sound designers.
@mikemorrisonmusic Жыл бұрын
Oh HELL YEAH!!
@peterbondy Жыл бұрын
I’ve just spent a couple of very enjoyable hours tinkering with this synth and I would recommend it to anyone who loves to program their own sounds and to people who are beginning their synth programming journey. The layout is so clear and intuitive whilst still having all the key features needed. No hidden pages and no over complicated features that may well confuse people new to programming or even just simply get in the way for experienced programmers. And most importantly it sounds excellent with a great selection of very useable presets that you’ll be shaping to fit your tracks in no time. Another great job by Cherry. I’m old enough to have been around when this was released and learnt my programming craft on this and similar synths. A time when libraries where very limited and we needed to be able to program from scratch or close to it. So given that perspective I can almost guarantee that you will be crafting appropriate edits and creating fresh, interesting sounds very quickly with the clear, concise design and clear audio sound path.
@CherryAudiovst Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for taking the time to write and share this!
@telogic1 Жыл бұрын
I loved my JP6 but I sold it in the 90s and been waiting for a software version until know.
@ConwayBob Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Tim, for another great introductory demo. This thing sounds great!
@TheMusicWiz Жыл бұрын
Brilliant! I bought one back when they came out...and sold it in '87 Lovely to see how Cherry Audio captures all that is good about it, and then expands it into everything you wish it could do back then. I'll be happy to have it back after 36 years...at such a reasonable price :)
@GR-M3 Жыл бұрын
Lovely sound demo! Bravo! Love this synth!
@soundfx68 Жыл бұрын
Love the Tangram style outro!
@Ambientnauts Жыл бұрын
Bingo there is the phaser! nice. Fun arp and layer options also.
@raelic3 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad someone finally made a good VST of this synth. I miss my real J6. It's quite underrated for what it can do
@regotcha Жыл бұрын
I second that. Same for me.
@tendingtropic7778 Жыл бұрын
sorry but there are many good vst's of this synth haha
@valdir7426 Жыл бұрын
have you tried the updated arturia version ?
@tendingtropic7778 Жыл бұрын
@@valdir7426 exactly
@valdir7426 Жыл бұрын
@@tendingtropic7778 plus it has additional assignable LFOs; as every software recretion should
@dernuniverse9813 Жыл бұрын
lovely ... i hope they update all the vintage GUI like this one
@joesweeney6262 Жыл бұрын
I finally downloaded and hooked up my NDRL with 6 instances of this beast and jammed out. No issues with CPU. And the sound is lush. The filters are gorgeous. I quickly fell in love with the layers feature: it's like getting 6 synths all spacing out all at once. Also, the controls are easy as pie, as they should be. In just an instant (for my mind) two hours went pas. I was totally transported. Good times
@jumpstar9000 Жыл бұрын
sounds great, thanks for the great overview!
@cerebralkaos2385 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant demo Tim, I've been looking for something like this for awhile, easy to use but quite versatile and sounds great!
@dunkelkammapresents...1460 Жыл бұрын
Tested for several days...AMAZING!!! Best synth plugin for 2023 for sure...I'm not a specialist but this sounds more ROLAND than ROLAND itself...😂
@nathanbell6962 Жыл бұрын
Can you guys do a jp8000 vst next?
@wedream2 Жыл бұрын
I bought my JP6 at West LA Music at the same time as James Horner bought his. I was disappointed in the thin sounding LPF with lack of bottom end compared to the JP8. Also disappointed in the lack of random arpeggiation and lack of layering. The BPF and HPF were excellent however. I sold mine before I heard about the Europa upgrade. I probably would have kept it if I had done the upgrade. However, I got the Super Jupiter MKS-80 module with the programmer, and glad I did. Plenty of bass and very fat. Then again, I love the improvements Cherry Audio added to the Mercury-6, making it a definite improvement over the JP8, but it would have been nice if the Mercury-6 had the additional features of the Europa upgrade, especially the additional arpeggiator modes. Nice review.
@neonvoid Жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic synth. Played it live in my recent stream (0447), during a live improv, really love the sound.
@floatinganarchychannel3204 Жыл бұрын
very se*y GUI :] keep em coming! sounds sweet and beautiful!
@basicnoise Жыл бұрын
I'm so happy!! Finally someone didi it!! Thank you. Great video, too. Although I would always prefer such demos without FX. This way I can here, how the synth really sounds.
@CliffMcAulay Жыл бұрын
Another winner! Great work Cherry Audio.
@resofactor Жыл бұрын
Eff me this is INCREDIBLE. Can't believe the price of such a comprehensive and amazing soft synth. Jeez.
@neilshenton1834 Жыл бұрын
Excellent, comprehensive guide as always. Cheers man! 👍
@JM-bt2jb Жыл бұрын
Very Impressed with this Synth
@sinelanguageMusicProducer Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if its the layering, but the quality of the osc and snappy env have more presence and have that woody oomph that real analogues have. Feels like the quality has been stepped up a notch. It was great before, but consider UHE and Softube the industry standard, for analog emulation, this one makes CA join them at that next level quality for reality and attention to detail. And perfect that it was done on a synth that no one else has released yet.
@andreedelslund2138 Жыл бұрын
Exactly!! I totally agree and was thinking the same. It's hard to describe that certain feeling and sound, but we all know what we mean (us who love our analog hardware synths at least) and I think you hit the point perfectly. I'm so impressed with the sound of this synth. Cherry Audio are seriously showing who's boss atm🍒💪! Pretty convinced this is gonna be my new go-to soft synth.
@DoctorJRx Жыл бұрын
This was an absolute delight Tim. Thank you
@paulmanningremixes6408 Жыл бұрын
Fabulous, can’t wait to delve into this. Thank you.
@lancecox8084 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Tim!
@TeddyLeppard Жыл бұрын
Love the Cross Mod function. It's weird and gives this synth some real teeth.
@alainpresta9621 Жыл бұрын
Fabulous !!! Fantastic !!! Thank you much : Instant Buy !!!
@jeffevans3473 Жыл бұрын
Great video Tim. Very helpful. I owned a JP6 as well and have even got some amazing sounds on a cassette tape that load in through the tape interface. I don't suppose I can get them into the Cherry Audio version. Maybe through a Jupiter in and then get them out via Sysex. But then they have to be able to be loaded into the Mercury 6 then. Many of the sounds are really atmospheric and soundscape like.
@stevew2724 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a preliminary look at the Mercury-6.
@dunkelkammapresents...1460 Жыл бұрын
Looks and sounds so damn great. You wizzards!
@Lord_Alfred_Symonds Жыл бұрын
Thank you Tim
@user-uz4pz8sr5t Жыл бұрын
Excellent! and it is already unified! 👍
@Brownfennel Жыл бұрын
WOOOOHOOOOOOOO
@MrSteveALP Жыл бұрын
sounds really cool, love it
@fabiandeka4221 Жыл бұрын
I Simply Love you. Full stop.
@captainwalrus6044 Жыл бұрын
Sounds great. Tried a demo yesterday and bought it today. I'm a hardware guy but I buy the expensive and fragile softsynths from Cherry Audio. Like the Polymoog etc
@alderpublishingllc4702 Жыл бұрын
The cross mod is worth investigating!
@kadiummusic Жыл бұрын
Was hoping for Jupiter 8 but this is a close 2nd. 😎
@anonymoushuman8344 Жыл бұрын
Sounds great. I like how you've made the knobs on that delay section black rather than grey. I've always wanted to replace the knobs and slider caps on my Jupiter-6 with black ones. I may still do it, keeping the originals on hand of course.
@Harrysound Жыл бұрын
Cherry Audio have some really good products at really nice prices. Quality products. I got the 2600 for free a few months back too.
@E.Dechlis Жыл бұрын
Thank you❤
@furiobisotti8150 Жыл бұрын
Tim is clear and detailed showing main features and their effects. I think Cherry Audio chose the right guy. Am I going to buy it? I don't know. CA already made me happy with PS20 and ElkaX, that were my beloved synth when I was a teenager. I already own many soft synths... But CA would deserve my money anyway, to be honest
@user-eu3mn6ss5l Жыл бұрын
Sounds really really good!
@arcadestudio Жыл бұрын
Nice review, You are correct JP-6 didn't have random setting on the arpeggiator . The emulation does sound like the original 🙂
@jansonrawlings8169 Жыл бұрын
Roland missed their opportunity to add this as a plug out for some odd reason. Watch them do it now 😂
@johnsaunders6510 Жыл бұрын
Very good
@alderpublishingllc4702 Жыл бұрын
The Mercury Six is a wonderful recreation of the Roland Jupiter 6.
@sub-jec-tiv7 ай бұрын
Owned a J6 (and an 8) for a couple of decades, i felt like the 6 has a harder more aggressive timbre than the 8. With the cross-mod too, it’s great for industrial or techno. More aggressive music.
@prospectnyc Жыл бұрын
Please don't forget to post a sound demo. A lot of talking in this one.
@stevew2724 Жыл бұрын
Maybe the Sound Designers will post videos showcasing their factory presets. I'd be interested to hear the presets on a designer-by-designer basis and to hear some of what each designer built into their designs for the presets they each feel proud of.
@andreedelslund2138 Жыл бұрын
@@stevew2724 that's a really good point and a great idea! Let's get Cherry Audio's attention to this and hope they will do something like that. I think a lot of users will really appreciate that 💪
@Hummelsbusch Жыл бұрын
What unholy magic gives this company the power to be this awesome..? Great sounding synths made affordable.
@SimonPride10 ай бұрын
Nice Tangram pastiche
@ohheyitskevinc Жыл бұрын
Great recreation. Wish control over LFO 2 with mod wheel wasn’t just off/on. I know it’s that way on the original, but being able to modulate LFO 2 with a mod wheel would have been a great feature. Maybe there will be an update.
@retro-dademusic6403 Жыл бұрын
@15:19 Random was only on the 8 😎
@KroniosPTT Жыл бұрын
When Glide, Arpeggiator and Assign is per Layer - why don't their GUI change color whith the layers? Sorry i'm a QA man :D . Won't stop me catching it ;) It has that defined Roland sound only Jupiters and SHs had, but not the Jupiter-8.
@celebutante Жыл бұрын
We considered it, but other than Key Mode and Panel Mode, EVERY section is independent per layer (including effects), which would've meant all the colored boxes would've been orange in normal WHOLE mode (i.e.when layer or split mode disabled). This means much of the time, it wouldn't look like a Jupiter-6.
@KroniosPTT Жыл бұрын
@@celebutante Hi Mitch, thx for reply. First ... after i wrote my comment i thougt "they know it, they have discussed it". Happy you confirmed that. Second: So CA made a Jupiter-lookalike? Not a good one :D Because every time it really sounds GREATER than a Jupiter, it wouldn' look like one.... Joking. CA captured the DNA - as far as i can say after 4 videos - of the Jup6. Thats what counts. Congrats. I would like to have consistent GUI top on that... others would like lookalike. Thats individual. Like the orange on GX-80 ;)
@juno6 Жыл бұрын
i have an Europa JP6. This software sounds nothing like it.
@Abruzzo33315 күн бұрын
There are a couple direct comparisons between the Mercury 6 and real Jupiter 6 synths on YT that demonstrate the contrary. Judging from the top two that come up, the software is about 95% dead on to the hardware. There are just a few particular sounds that it's not quite as accurate in emulating. But as others have pointed out, for $49 vs $5000 +, it's a no brainer. Especially when you don't have to worry about the vst breaking down and needing expensive repairs. When used in an actual song or piece of music, nobody would ever be able to tell the difference. There's also FAR more polyphony on the vst as well as other features not available on the original.
@juno615 күн бұрын
@@Abruzzo333 it's very subjective. Also depends on your taste along with your ears plus experience. We're in a field full of amateurs, don't forget. Most synth users work in an office. Even if both synths sounded the same (which do not), being in front of a real hardware synth is a completely inspiring experience compared to a screen with a $49 software. If you compare a sawtooth wave they'll probably sound the same, but as you add complexity to the sound, VA synths begging to deflate... You have the *illusion* that they sound the same because you *see* something that resembles what you actually want. It's like watching po... Another amateur myth is that in a mix you can't distinguish between the og and a plugin... Nothing further from the truth... Real analogue sits better in a mix, you feel the bass without the need to crank up the volume, the highs are sweeter... But if you're happy with the software, and make great music... 👍👍👍
@juno615 күн бұрын
@@Abruzzo333 I only found two video comparison, and I'm both the different is giant. It's a joke.
@Abruzzo33315 күн бұрын
@@juno6 Well, I've been producing for over 25 years. Have released records and also worked on soundtracks, I have 11 hardware synthesizers and 4 hardware samplers but also use a host of software. In recent years I've sold a couple of those synths after comparing a few of my favorite custom patches and finding the vst to be spot on. On the contrary, there's also the illusion that when you sit in front of a peice of hardware, you believe that it is doing something magic that software somehow can't achieve. I'll admit, there is a subtle difference when you're actually sitting in the room listening to an isolated vintage synth. totally disagree about hardware sitting in the mix ay better. If most were blindfolded, they would not be able to pick the hardware from the software in a mix. There are actually several such blindfold tests on yt in which people fail miserably. Saying that the comparison video such as the one by Starsky Carr don't sound close ...I find such statements to be laughable and a little delusional. As I've said, it wont nail every patch exactly but then again the same can be said about two different anologue synths of the same model. The sound is about 95% there. In some cases 98% there. I often wonder if people who deny this are more like synth collectors and not people who actually produced music with their instuments.
@juno615 күн бұрын
@@Abruzzo333 again, if you're happy with your pretty looking vst, fine, I prefer real synths. (Except for work... Total recall is more important than sound quality and inspiration in advertisement and series music industry).
@EBMZEQUENZER Жыл бұрын
What would it take to convince Cherry 🍒 Audio to recreate SIMMONS SDSV Drum Module? Cheers 🥂
@computrhead Жыл бұрын
The Jupiter 6 is my favorite Roland synthesizer. I’m very happy that Cherry Audio made a replica of it. Is it possible that this synth will make it on iOS? I don’t have a laptop (or the money for one at the moment). I kind of doubt it, but I’m still happy this exists either way.
@jeremydbjbjbjb Жыл бұрын
Great video, as ever. Out of curiosity: what's the master keyboard under your desk with the raised control area?
@CherryAudiovst Жыл бұрын
That’s Tim’s Kawai MP9000 digital piano (released 1999), used as a MIDI controller
@palewine Жыл бұрын
That orange on grey is so low-contrast, it's hard to read the dial positions. UX/UI fail. Cherry Audio, can you at least make an option we could select that's easier to see for the dial indicators?
@beat2009 Жыл бұрын
Finally!!!
@koncreteto275811 ай бұрын
Hello cherry audio, do you know how well this would work with a computer with a ryzen5 and 16 gig of ram i really want to buy this but unsure if my laptop will handle it
@CherryAudiovst11 ай бұрын
Hard to say for certain without knowing the CPU speed, but the Ryzen 5 specs seem to fall well within our recommended requirements. Easiest way to make certain is to simply try the free 30 day demo cherryaudio.com/products/downloads
@macronencer Жыл бұрын
Disappointed that you skipped over cross mod completely because it was the moment in the teaser trailer when I went "ooh, interesting!" Other than that, an excellent run-through.
@ArpLaszlo Жыл бұрын
What’s the difference in sound between this & the Mercury 4? Specifically the VCOs, like what is the difference without any filters or effects, without the 2 layers, etc. I know the cross-modulation expands the possibilities quite a bit.
@CherryAudiovst Жыл бұрын
Wave for wave, there isn’t a huge difference in the VCOs (though we still redesigned the DSP because the J4 and J6 did use different chips). The biggest difference you’d see/hear is the J6/M6 ability to select *multiple* simultaneous waveforms per VCO, definitely not something J4/M4 could do.
@Jin-Hu Жыл бұрын
Moral question, awesome virtual software aside, is virtualisation of immortal synths of the past different to what Beh are doing with hardware? I’m honestly no being a troll here, I’m just curious. Will be buying this software as well as having a few Beh hardware synths
@regotcha Жыл бұрын
How is it a moral question? What do you mean?
@Jin-Hu Жыл бұрын
@@regotcha Its a kind of a dick question on my part, but both software and hardware developers recreating (and usually improving on) now public domain synth designs without the original manufacturers benefitting, or even being acknowledged. That said, Tim states in this really good video very clearly that this is a recreation of Roland Jupiter 6, however other videos, (not Cherry Audio) dance around the facts and go out of their way to avoid stating what the thing is. Behringer is really guilty of this. It's a largely philosophical question I guess.
@psyzmech9044 Жыл бұрын
How does this compare the to GX80?
@GwilymWogan Жыл бұрын
I honestly don't get the layering thing. Two synths are better than one, but we're on computers; we have infinite copies of that first synth anyway. This choice just means most of the presets don't really sound like a Jupiter-6. Is there a way to only browse single-layered patches?
@Abruzzo33315 күн бұрын
For people who actually play the keyboard and not just plug in notes to a piano roll.
@freewheelburning8834 Жыл бұрын
it doesn't really look familiar to me because I never really had the money to buy this unit physically but it does give this impression about being fun with the buttons and sliders I really like the look and anyone that actually enjoys playing with musical hardware knows what Im talking about it looks simple and fun compared to other VST that are a very direct visual course of the sound this ones got the swanky hardware look which is quite fun to look at while exploring frankly to be honest... Am I rambling I'll stop thanks
@williamshaneblyth Жыл бұрын
tried the demo it didnt sound as good as the demos on their website was ok on some sounds but i think the GSX80 sounds generally better to me which i bought
@christdolphin69 Жыл бұрын
this guy's channel should be called "My Gorgeous Face pontificating about synthesizer marketing for 20 minutes with a posh english affectation"
@dwaynecarroll60986 ай бұрын
Will we see a Mercury 8?
@CherryAudiovst6 ай бұрын
It’s possible!
@steverushforth7009 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant synth emulation at a remarkable price, PS the Jupiter 6 has DCOs, PPS one of the best presentations on youtube.
@shh_you_are_wrong Жыл бұрын
How heavy is it on the CPU?
@NathanChisholm041 Жыл бұрын
It's very reasonable!
@henrik3657 Жыл бұрын
tried the demo, ok sound, but i really dont need it, i have omnisphere, it has plenty jupiter patches. Allready bought Elka x, GX80, and Cherry audio reverb, i deffently like Cherry audio.
@___David___Savian Жыл бұрын
It would have been great to just hear the presets (as many as possible) and not hear him talk so much. But, unfortunately, we got the latter.
@CherryAudiovst Жыл бұрын
There are a number of other videos that demonstrate the presets such as kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIbCk2iHrJKjj8k and kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZLMqmSwhph0mdk . And we always feature an audio playlist of presets in action on our product pages, such as cherryaudio.com/products/mercury-6#sounds
@favoriteblueshirt Жыл бұрын
It's times like this I yearn for Stimming to twist the nuts off it, but that's never going to happen is it?