Cherry Audio has introduced Synth Stack 3, a collection of 16 virtual instruments, including the Voltage Modular Core + Electro Drums bundle, DCO-106, CA2600, Surrealistic MG-1 Plus, Polymode, Eight Voice, PS-20, Memorymode, Mercury-4, Quadra, Dreamsynth, Miniverse, Lowdown, Elka-X, Sines, and their new flagship synthesizer, GX-80.
The collection includes 13 emulations of classic vintage synthesizers, two original synthesizers, one massive modular synthesizer platform, and nearly 6,000 presets.
Synth Stack 3 includes:
- Voltage Modular Core + Electro Drums, a powerhouse collection of modular madness including 120 modules and over 600 presets.
- DCO-106, a stunning recreation of the much-loved Juno-106 polysynth of the 80’s.
- CA2600, a powerful, self-contained duophonic synthesizer inspired by the groundbreaking ARP 2600 synthesizer.
- Surrealistic MG-1 Plus Synthesizer, a recreation of the Moog MG-1 synthesizer sold in Radio Shack stores in 80s.
- Polymode, inspired by the Moog Polymoog synthesizer, one of the world’s first polyphonic synthesizers.
- Eight Voice, an emulation of the immense Oberheim Eight Voice, one of the world’s rarest and most desirable vintage instruments.
- PS-20, an “ultra-realistic, polyphonic, hot-rodded tribute” to Korg’s renowned MS-20.
- Memorymode, based upon the Memorymoog, one of the very best-sounding polyphonic programmable analog synthesizers of the 80s.
- Mercury-4, a detailed emulation of one of the best-sounding and quirkiest polyphonic synthesizers of the late 1970’s, the Roland Jupiter-4.
- Quadra, a reimagining of one of the quirkiest, rarest, and most curiosity-inspiring vintage synthesizers of all time, the 1978 ARP Quadra.
- Dreamsynth, a tribute to the celebrated hybrid analog/digital synthesizers of the mid-to-late 1980s.
- Miniverse, a virtual emulation of the granddaddy of all portable synthesizers focused on a single principle: absolute authenticity.
- Lowdown recreates the super-fat, room-rattling sounds of the most legendary dual-oscillator bass pedal synth ever made.
- Elka-X, based upon the legendary Synthex, a rare Italian analog synth manufactured by ELKA in the early eighties.
- Sines, an original polyphonic synthesizer that utilizes diverse waveshaping methods to bend pure waveforms into infinitely variable and complex shapes.
- GX-80, Cherry Audio’s visionary flagship synthesizer that combines the sound and features of the fabled Yamaha GX-1 “Dream Machine” and its renowned descendant, the CS-80.
Pricing and Availability
Synth Stack 3 is now available, as both standalone applications and in AU, VST, VST3, and AAX plugin formats for Windows and macOS, priced at $299 USD.
Looks great! I’ll investigate once the bleeding of my Visa from my most recent Black Friday extravaganza stops.
Clearly, if you don’t already own almost everything in the package, I suppose this is a pretty good deal. However, between all of the discounted sales by the plug-in pushers, where many of the instruments have been available for as low as $19, I can’t see this being a big money maker for Cherry.
Dreamsynth, Miniverse, Lowdown, Elka-X, Sines, GX-80 – cool for the price of $101 (upgrade from SynthStack 2). One just have a patient through calendar year to avoid purchasing individual synths.
In near 3 years Cherry could beat Arturia!