Introduction to Cherry Audio's PS-3300 - Hosted by Tim Shoebridge

[@CherryAudiovst]

Presets used in this video (thanks, Tim!) drive.google.com/file/d/1OzpdzGCJShB40_r13rzMS0aEEW64DyPA/view?usp=sharing Just download the zip file, drag and drop onto an open instance of PS-3300, and you'll find a new collection, "Tim Shoebridge Intro Presets"

[@phobheak4505]

Hello Tim, very nice videos about a absolutely legendary synth. Your presets are gold coins, very beautiful . Thank you !

[@furiobisotti8150]

Cherry audio is the best company giving us chances to play old treasures. And Tim is the best guy explaining us how to do it. Simple.

[@AutisticYui]

Here from the recent Korg announcement of the rerelease to learn about it! I bet Tim is gonna go crazy! Can't wait to see his immediate review when it comes out.

[@MikeKruggel]

This synth sounds awesome and isn’t as hard as it looks. Thanks stir using Tim as your spokesman. He is by far one of the best audio guys KZbin has to offer. Will be picking this up today.

[@stevegalante]

As a former owner of a PS3300 and a PS3200 (yes, I sold them..............) I'm glad someone's recreating these beauties !

[@patscanga1996]

Thanks Charry Audio for this synth...been waiting for this for a LONG time & Thanks Tim Shoebridge for a wonderful tutorial. Can't wait to get my hands on this.

[@pthomas36]

Thanks Tim for another excellent intro video for Cherry Audio. They are hitting it out of the park with every new release and although I haven't bought EVERY one of them, it's only a couple that I haven't seen a use for. The PS3300 is an instant buy though. Wow!

[@MyBichSustained]

Cherry audio just shoebridged my wallet.

[@georgemcaldeira5632]

Cherry Audio does it again!!! Fantastic and marvellous interface! Congrats to skin designers for the beautiful work.. Congrats to the sound designer's . Another synth that is a must to have. 👍

[@thegood9]

The things Cherry Audio are doing, for the money, are just astounding and exemplary. I have purchased this, and their jupiter/juno line, and I will continue to support them in any way possible. The prices they are charging are nearly unfair.

[@slimyelow]

Agreed, Tim S. is really fantastic at explaining synths.

[@ConwayBob]

Thank you, Tim, for another great walk-through of an amazing new Cherry Audio synth. It's truly amazing what 50 bucks can get you nowadays.

[@FG-Supercharged]

Cherry Audio at my wallet again! Bought it even before the promo email was in my inbox, LOL. Awesome price for this bit of usable nostalgia and fun!

[@thelanavishnuorchestra]

You're a very enthusiastic spokesperson for Cherry Audio products. Of course, their products are pretty great, so it's easy to be enthusiastic. Thanks for another interesting review. It's an odd synth, but things of that era often were. They were still making it up and pushing the limitations of the tech of the time.

[@RadiAsian]

excellently done. I'll pick it up in a few days. Thank you

[@JohnMcGFrance]

Great synth and great demo. Thank you Cherry Audio and Tim. I think this really offers something different with endless possibilities. Cant wait to give it a try.

[@Goettel]

Love your overviews, tutorials really. Thank you Sir.

[@georgemcaldeira5632]

Thank you Tim Shoebridge for another great video presentation. You are amazing!

[@zmortis111]

Well picked up my copy today. So many Cherry Audio synths in my collection.

[@CliffMcAulay]

My wallet seemed to leap out of my pocket!! I am soo deeply in love with this synth. I had a ps3100 in the eighties and have never recovered....Thank you my Cherry chums.

[@JohnMassari]

This is astounding!!! Sounding incredible!

[@davenik1999]

Amazing sounding product and a great walkthrough! Makes me want to channel my inner Vangelis!

[@SrinivasMurty]

Mind-bogglingly feature rich! Almost too daunting to start messing around with. Thanks for providing this intro. Hopefully, there are more videos exploring it further.

[@GavinMcCloy]

Sounds good, patch cables like that I think reason were the first to do it. (for those that remember) 😊

[@speedoflife9375]

This company man…Absolutely 🔥

[@SomebodyPickaName]

8:38 - That filter sounds smooth! At least to my ears. Wow - that's one thing that is super hard to get right in the digital world, I feel like: A smooth top end on a filter like that.

[@JamesMyddelton]

Excellent overview, thanks Tim - purchased ! :)

[@DragonRockProductions]

Looks awesome. Love that you're using the Motif XS8 as your controller. That's what I use as well and have for years!

[@pauljeavons8878]

The wonderful thing about releases of vsts such as this is...... there's no waiting time. Just buy and it's with you in minutes.❤ I'm starting not to buy hardware again. I have hardly any space for it anyway.

[@TeddyLeppard]

I'd been using the free "Full Bucket" emulation of the Korg PS-3300, but Full Bucket synths are notoriously unstable and slow to update... I'm definitely getting this beauty. Every single Cherry Audio synth I own (which is nearly all of them) is utterly fantastic.

[@0richbike]

Never had a problem with FBM. In reaper. On a pc.

[@phobheak4505]

FB 3300 or 3200 has absolutely not the sound from the hardware Korg PS serie .

[@crhkrebs]

Notoriously unstable? I have never, ever had any issues with any Full Bucket emulation. No less stable than my Cherry Audio or Arturia VSTs.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

I’m just glad he didn’t re-mortgage his house. Great synth folks. Looks like i have a purchase to make.

[@cosmicaddress7851]

Wow, that's fantastic. Great video.

[@mikemorelmoon9452]

Thank you Tim for the deep look in the Sound-Frame of the PS-3300. I love this Synth too, but dreams R Dreams, they never comes thru . . .

[@odmusicman]

At the 13:40 mark, it is the exact same synth intro sound (in the same key) on the Kansas 1976 record Leftoverture for the prog adventure called Magnum Opus: "Father Padilla Meets the Perfect Gnat". That alone sold me.

[@slimyelow]

Excellent Intro end review !!

[@JoshHumble]

Freaking LOVE this! Just picked it up :)

[@jensx3634]

Maybe it's a legend, Dr Moog ❤ this Synth.

[@davemaverick8438]

wow you got that dude from Human League to demo the plugin, props to Cherry Audio, another amazing app!

[@AlexSimesky]

Another stunner from Cherry Audio, congrats, you did it again! Speaking of slightly more obscure synths used by JMJ, how about the RMI Harmonic Synthesizer? That'd be pretty crazy :)

[@Daring2Win]

How do you guys keep doing this? I remember just a few years ago when CA had 3 synths (DCO, CA-2600, and the modular thing that wouldn't work on my PC). I'd tell folks about the quality of their unbelievably affordable VSTs; I sold several downloads to some struggling struggling producers. But, now they are taking over the virtual synth world & producing a product every 15 minutes. Lol. Keep it up, guys!

[@celebutante]

We don't sleep. :) Seriously though - not very corporate, basically zero red tape/board meetings/etc., and we're always working on more than one thing at a time. And a lot of, "wouldn't it be cool if we made " genuine enthusiasm!

[@Daring2Win]

@celebutante see, this is what I always felt would happen when musicians ran a company and not weasley corporate types. So as not to seem presumptuous, I'll only speak for myself; your enthusiasm & contributions are greatly appreciated.

[@celebutante]

@@Daring2Win Much appreciated. :)

[@djashley2002]

Re: The Envelopes. I seem to remember that Karl Bartos had both his PS-3100 and PS-3300 modified to make the envelopes snappier. Perhaps this could be added as a future update?

[@brhodes0]

Good info on history of synth and and its architecture - sound demo starts at 7:15

[@CherryAudiovst]

Actually it opens with a minute long sound demo.

[@briandelgadocomposer9664]

Hi ! This product is so dope haha, the workflow and the sound is just amazing ! I was searching for a polyphonic retro synth for some space themed tracks, this fit perfectly 😍😍 I can't believe how it's easy to create some deep sounds, the interface and the patch system is so well done. Thanks for making this wonderful product :)

[@JDSoundsets]

Great Video as always Tim

[@stevew2724]

Its nice that he covers the basics for total newbies as well as showing the unique features of the PS-3300 for people who don't need a basic tutorial.

[@watchaddicts1213]

Joe Vannelli made magic with this one. Earlier Gino albums (the amazing ones, such as Storm at Sunup…or Gist of the Gemini).

[@Runatyr9]

13:56 I have officially been sold. Hopefully I make enough tips this weekend to afford this

[@dunkelkammapresents...1460]

Gorgeous! Just tested a few patches, absolutely phantastic!!!😃🥰🤗👍

[@thewookiee9511]

Thank you Tim, is there a part 2 planned?

[@CherryAudiovst]

Very, very likely!

[@thewookiee9511]

@@CherryAudiovst that will be interesting

[@thebreathalyzer]

"less polite", lol. Love you, man. Brilliant feature. Hope the attack is fast enough for breath control. Seems (at first glance to me) like this would be a "lead synthesizer" but the poly sounds are pretty amazing!

[@hayden776]

It would be good if there was a more indepth video for the ps-20. Its fairly complex and there's only brief guides but nothing decent.

[@CherryAudiovst]

Noted! We’re planning on going back to older products in a number of ways, and we’ll see if PS-20 is worth an in-depth revisit

[@adamarmstrong9408]

Yeah that would be great if you could do a ps-20 tutorial

[@framlucasse]

Thanks, good video. I bought it.

[@stevew2724]

Sounds nice.

[@malcolmgregoire1019]

This is an awesome synth and would make a great addition to my GX-80 synth. I'm curious though since it seems to show a save function, does that mean you can create a patched sound and save it with your own patch name?

[@CherryAudiovst]

Absolutely. You can create and save your own patches from scratch, or modify an existing one and save it on top of the original or with a new name. GX-80 (and all of our products) have this same preset system

[@AltGrendel]

Let me know when you have an iOS version.

[@ZackYouTube]

Sounds great

[@inspektorgadget5290]

Cherry Audio❤️👌🔥🙏

[@The_Digital_Arts_World]

Tim, what MIDI Workstation / Controller are you using with the PS-3300 in this video (which is a great job as always!) - Thank-you!

[@michaelayottemusic]

It's a Yamaha Motif XS.

[@The_Digital_Arts_World]

Thanks Michael! I tried to zoom in on the video whete the logo was on the top and it was too distorted to read. What caught my eye was the sliders as opposed to rotary knobs that tend to be crowded in a many worksatiins and synths.

[@mikemmartin]

Such a great instrument

[@tekrahmuzik777]

Nice

[@mikekane9881]

I like some Cherry Audio synths, but in my view, this particular software does not sound like the original synth. I find that there is something artificial about the way it sounds.

[@FSK1138]

i had one a PS-3100, in 1992 but sold it for $200 ended up buying a tr727 for $100 a tb303for $50 and a blue sh101 for $100 .... i still have regrets selling the PS-3100

[@celebutante]

I think any of us over the age of 40 have a pile of those stories. I bought a Pro-One for $30 at one point (and it was in good shape) and a 70s whiteface Odyssey for $100.... and sold them for cheap.

[@achimzimmermann8565]

Where's the preset "Bell Pluck Pad" from? Can't find it.

[@CherryAudiovst]

See pinned comment above, we've added a link to Tim's presets

[@achimzimmermann8565]

@@CherryAudiovst Thanks a lot folks!

[@koncreteto2758]

Well atleast this isn't this subscription only

[@blakebrothers]

They want $49 (US) - outrageous! Outrageously inexpensive given the real thing is hovering around $100k.

[@djkramnik7274]

Вишенки у меня на первых местах ,потом корги))

[@AstroOldenburg]

I bougth this instrument a couple of minutes ago because of Tim's part here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKrZnpxor66Yf7s Great work and thank you for this dream synth!

[@fortheloveofnoise]

You can buy the real thing, new from Korg for not much more money, just $13000

[@insidesound]

many Thanks . is there any IOS app ?

[@hayward85]

Huge sound!

[@JezzBowden]

Why haven't you mentioned them? ;-)

[@riseofthethorax]

Korg sent him one cause they are reselling it

[@danluther9078]

The "divide-down" or "top octave" oscillators are not "polyphonic," they're "paraphonic".

[@1969mre]

Depends if after each voice sits a seperate vcf-vca…

[@CherryAudiovst]

Each signal generator of the PS-3300 included 12 independently tunable divide-down oscillator banks, and 48 independent discrete VCFs, 48 envelope generators, and 48 VCAs, one for every note on its keyboard

[@tihinter]

@@CherryAudiovstSince I never tried a real PS3300: those octave divide oscillator concepts: some designs have a rather unique way of dealing with levels as soon as you play more octaves of the same note, due to unbuffered load changes in the circuitry. Did you measure how the actual hardware behaves in this regard? And if its nonlinear, did you model this?

[@charlescowper]

Korg FS at Namm 2024!

[@riseofthethorax]

Alex Ball has a real one.. right now..

[@larrygrigga3374]

I was lucky enough at one time to own 2 , yes 2 PS3100's at one time you have no idea how powerful these were, the only issue was no midi , A friend of mine built me a 1024 note digital event sequencer. one of my serious regrets

[@riseofthethorax]

Alex doesn't know what to do with it

[@riseofthethorax]

If I were you, I'd find him, he's in London somewhere, get your ass over to his place

[@shawcunningham]

no MPE support?!?! I feel like Cherry Audio missed an opportunity here.

[@celebutante]

The PS-3300 (real thing and our version) is a combination of poly and mono circuits (aka "paraphonic"), so there are a limited amount of parameters that potentially MPE controllable - basically the oscillator, filter, and voice panel envelopes (not the General Env Gen). All parameters in the right-hand master voice panel are monophonic, as is all mod via patch cables, so it would be a somewhat crude implementation.

[@shawcunningham]

@@celebutante "there are a limited amount of parameters that potentially MPE controllable - basically the oscillator, filter, and voice panel envelopes"... right, limited to the most powerful sound shaping tools on practically every synth. Hence, a missed opportunity. Hopefully a future update?

[@jeffevansmusic]

Its a lovely synth for sure but in my opinion it is one of the least fat sounding floor shaking synths that they have made. If its that sort of deep low end you are after you wont find it with this synth. It obviously means if they have modelled it really well which I suspect they have done, the original was never that deep or fat to start with. For example their DC106 goes way deeper. My Prophet 12, JD800 or Moog Voyager destroys this for bottom end. But then again that is what hardware is generally good for.

[@celebutante]

Original version indeed does not have a lot of low end - we were as surprised as anyone to discover this when we modeled it. If you look at the filter section for each of the voice panels, there's an MS-20 filter mode which not only makes the filters more raunchy and aggressive, it also disables the built-in highpass filtering, resulting in a lot more low frequencies.

[@jeffevansmusic]

@@celebutante Yes I will try that for sure. It's still very powerful for many other things though even as it stands.

[@petegreenwood2793]

Bob Moog was one time quoted as saying the PS-3300 was the best synthesizer for "fat sounds", according to the Wiki page

[@jeffevansmusic]

@@petegreenwood2793 I think if that quote was even true he might have been referring to the three oscillator aspect of the PS3300 and not the deep bottom end. Even his own Moog synths at the time had a deeper bottom end than this synth. Bottom end is not the main feature of the PS3300, it about much more such as complex sound design.

[@MarkCox-b7n]

​​I have repaired and serviced the PS-3100 and PS-32​00, they are both not very strong sounding synthesizers in the low end. Filters are also "very polite". So I guess the original PS-3300 also isn't sounding very phat. The circuits are almost the same.@@celebutante16:44

[@oldbladderhorn]

wow that isn't impressive is it ... the same nasty low fi ... cacca

[@temporoboto]

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