Cherry Audio | JUPITER-8 x MERCURY-8 - Factory Presets Compared A/B
Cherry Audio's CTO, Dan Goldstein, conducts an A/B demonstration comparing several of the original factory presets of his calibrated Jupiter-8 with those same presets on our latest virtual instrument, Mercury-8. Listen for yourself and share your thoughts in the comments below!
With Mercury-8, every aspect of the original hardware has been carefully modeled to capture the sound and behavior that made the JP-8 so legendary. It not only captures the distinctive essence of a JP-8 but can even exchange SysEx data with MIDI-modified hardware.
Mercury-8 features over 600 presets that encompass both classic and modern sounds. It includes accurate recreations of the 64 original factory patches from the Jupiter-8. Additionally, we've provided enhanced versions of these presets in the "Factory Plus" category, which utilize Mercury-8’s expanded features while maintaining the distinctive Jupiter character. We've also included the eight original factory "Setups" -- the classic Dual and Split configurations -- so you can play them exactly as they were on the vintage hardware.
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Cherry Audio's Mercury-8 utilizes advanced circuit and behavior modeling techniques to ensure unparalleled sonic accuracy and even compatibility with the original synthesizer. Unlike sample-based emulations, Mercury-8 uses virtual analog synthesis, enabling comprehensive, dynamic control over all synthesis parameters while remaining compact.
Mercury-8 features a highly optimized dual-layer architecture that supports 16 polyphonic voices per layer, enabling powerful split keyboard and dual-stacked modes. Analog drift and condition controls allow fine-tuning of the synth's age and state, and the multi-voice mode provides subtle to extreme variations in pitch, panning, filtering, and envelopes for tones and patterns.
The comprehensive modulation matrix includes four slots with user-friendly click-to-assign functionality, offering dozens of source and destination options. The built-in arpeggiator and 16x4 programmable polyphonic step sequencer are both syncable and transposable, and feature flexible humanize settings to create endless pattern possibilities.
Mercury-8 is also part the new Synth Stack 6 collection. Synth Stack assembles 36 of Cherry Audio's award-winning plugins: 28 emulations of vintage synthesizers; three original synthesizers; two legendary drum machines, electric piano, and tonewheel organ; a massive modular synthesizer platform; and over 12,000 professionally designed presets. That's $1,687 worth of amazing instruments for an incredibly low price. Plus, further price reductions are applied if you’ve already purchased one or more of these individual products, including any previous version of Synth Stack. Sign in at https://store.cherryaudio.com/ to see your personalized offer!
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