Cherry Audio Mercury-8

Synthesizer Plugin (Download)

• Virtual analogue emulation of the JP-8 with comprehensive circuit and behaviour modelling, exact implementation of all hardware parameters and SysEx compatibility with MIDI-modified original devices
• Dual layer architecture with 16 voices per layer, split and stack modes
• Separate parameters per layer for synthesis, modulation, patterns and effects
• Two oscillators per voice and layer with classic waveforms, sync and exponential FM cross-modulation
• High-pass and resonant low-pass filters with 12 dB / 24 dB slope in Jupiter style
• Two ADSR envelopes per layer, assignable to filter, amp and modulation
• Layer-based LFOs with tempo sync and retrigger
• Analogue drift and condition controls for adjustable ageing and instability parameters of VCO, VCF, VCA and envelopes
• Solo, Unison, Poly-1, Poly-2, Multi and Chord memory modes
• Multi-voice mode with adjustable trimmers for voice variation in pitch, panning, filter and envelopes
• Expanded digital display section for trigger priority, unison voices, multi-voice modes, condition and drift
• Preset browser with over 600 presets, including complete emulation of the 64 JP-8 factory patches, ‘Factory Plus’ variants, eight factory setups and template presets
• Modulation matrix with four slots, 25 sources, 43 destinations and optional via routings, including effect parameters
• Independent arpeggiator per layer with arp, leap, order and random modes, as well as swing, chance and feel
• Polyphonic 16x4 step sequencer per layer with sync, transpose, auto-start and humanise
• Three freely configurable effect chains (Layer A, Layer B, Global) with modulated effect application per layer
• 20 effect modules including BBD flanger, compressor, digital delay, digital reverb, distortion & EQ, dual delay, dual ensemble, dual phaser, envelope filter, flanger & chorus, galactic reverb, lo-fi, lushverb, ring modulator, seven-band EQ, spring reverb, tape echo, and new DCO chorus, panner and pulser
• Persistent mini FX control for on/off, solo, bipolar modulator amount and mix
• Utility panels for copying, swapping and moving layers, effect chains and sequencer data
• Import JP-8 SysEx banks (Encore Electronics) via drag-and-drop and export Mercury-8 presets as SysEx
• Full MIDI control and DAW automation with MIDI learn
• Oversampling control, focus zoom, scalable UI