New Cherry Audio Mercury-6 Reveal

video upload by Cherry Audio

Update: user videos added below.

"Cherry Audio's Mercury-6 is a virtual synthesizer instrument that emulates and expands on the renowned Jupiter-6, just in time for its 40th anniversary! Mercury-6 captures all that is exceptional in this treasured polyphonic classic, boosts its extraordinary feature set for today's DAW production and workflow, and celebrates the ground-breaking innovation from the era that changed music forever. If you've long yearned to explore the Jupiter-6, you'll love Mercury-6!"

via Cherry Audio

Mercury-6 is a meticulous recreation of the Jupiter-6 analog synthesizer, just in time for its 40th anniversary! Sandwiched between the earlier Jupiter-4 and Jupiter-8 models in name only, the sophisticated Jupiter-6 has sometimes been considered a sleeper release. These days, it has persevered to become one of Roland's most notable and coveted classic synthesizers due to its distinctive dark and complex character. Mercury-6 captures all that is exceptional in this treasured polyphonic classic, boosts its extraordinary feature set for today's DAW production and workflow, and celebrates the ground-breaking innovation from the era that changed music forever.

If you've long yearned to explore the Jupiter-6, you'll love Mercury-6!

The Year Everything Changed

Released in 1983 as a more affordable alternative to the flagship eight-voice Jupiter-8, the six-voice Jupiter-6 nevertheless staked out an essential position in the history of analog polysynths. Though similar in appearance and feature set, the Jupiter-6 stood apart from the Jupiter-8 in its sound and capabilities. Unlike earlier Roland polysynths with lowpass filters plus a rudimentary non-resonant highpass filter, the Jupiter-6 featured a true multimode filter with 24 dB/oct lowpass, 24 dB/oct highpass, or 12 dB/oct bandpass modes. This versatile filter design lent a more aggressive sound than previous Jupiters, making the Jupiter-6 a natural for cutting-edge techno and electro styles.

Though something of a "hidden feature," the Jupiter-6 VCOs supported multiple simultaneous waveforms, and its two LFOs and oscillator cross mod capabilities provided extensive modulation possibilities. Its earthshaking solo and poly unison modes enabled massive lead and bass sounds, and it was notably one of the first synthesizers to include the then-new MIDI protocol.

Although often praised for its harmonic complexity and ability to cut through a mix, the cost-cutting in the Jupiter-6 design resulted in some disadvantages. Output was mono only and it was limited to six-voice polyphony. The Jupiter-6 had an impressive (for the time) split keyboard and patch preset storage functionality, but this six-voice maximum hampered its potential. And though it was considerably less expensive than the Jupiter-8, its timing was ill-fated when the digital revolution was ignited by the release of Yamaha's revolutionary DX-7 FM digital synth the same year.

Despite its noteworthy character, the Jupiter-6 is not one of those synths immediately identified with recognizable sounds from hit songs. Nevertheless, it was the Jupiter-6 behind the bass line of Ray Parker Jr.'s classic "Ghostbusters," and it found purchase in the work of Human League, Tangerine Dream, Thomas Dolby, Trans-X, Vangelis, and Devo. In a testament to its staying power over the decades, its popularity grew in genres such as big beat, house, and techno through The Chemical Brothers, Moby, and The Crystal Method. Electronic music duo Orbital has been a vocal proponent of the Jupiter-6 and, more recently, it has been a significant part of the sound of Daft Punk and Junkie XL.

Mercury-6: 40 Years in the Making

Cherry Audio's Mercury-6 brings the Jupiter-6 experience into the future and celebrates the invaluable contribution that MIDI itself has made to the music community over the past 40 years. Mercury-6 captures all that is exceptional in this classic and boosts the extraordinary feature set and functionality for today's DAW production and workflow. We've added velocity sensitivity, improved the split mode, and added a layer mode capable of stacking two different sounds simultaneously with per-layer stereo panning, detuning, and sustain. A panel control lets users easily select and navigate between these layers and includes a utility function for exchanging settings between the lower and upper layers, or even between presets. And with polyphony extended to 16 notes, Mercury-6 won't easily run out of voices.

We've reproduced the arpeggiator, including the hidden Down/Up mode of the original, and augmented it by adding a Random mode and MIDI tempo sync. A chord memory mode enables multiple notes to be stored and played back with a single key. We've improved the functionality of the LFOs with a retrigger for LFO-1 and an always-on option for LFO-2, both syncable to MIDI tempo.

We've also introduced an integrated studio-quality effects panel with brilliant-sounding distortion, phaser, flanger/chorus, delay, and reverb. With additional touches such as per-layer drift control, over 500 expertly designed presets, and flexible MIDI mapping, Mercury-6 will satisfy both vintage synth aficionados and today's music producer.

Cherry Audio Mercury-6: A Detailed Demo and Tutorial

video upload by CatSynth TV

"A detailed look at the new Mercury-6 from Cherry Audio, a recreation of the Roland Jupiter-6 analog polyphonic synthesizer. We look a few of the factory presets then take a deep dive into the various features of the synthesizer including the VCOs, VCF, cross-modulation, effects, and more.

00:17 History of the Jupiter-6
00:57 Introducing the Mercury-6
01:37 A few factory presets
02:58 Oscillators (VCOs)
08:40 Cross Modulation
10:43 Filter (VCF)
16:44 Performance Controls
19:01 Effects
26:46 Using multiple layers
32:14 More factory presets"

Cherry Audio Mercury 6 Dark Jupiter Strings

video upload by Rik Marston Official

Introduction to Cherry Audio's Mercury-6 - Hosted by Tim Shoebridge

video upload by Cherry Audio



Mercury 6 vs Jupiter 6 // Does the Cherry Audio sound like the Roland ...?
video upload by Starsky Carr

"How does the Mercury 6 stack up against the original? Cherry Audio are killing it with these releases, and this one is great. I can't think of another Jupiter 6 emulation out there. It was quite a unique synth in its day with a super fast LFO (100Hz), sync 2-ways, cross mod with modulation, a second LFO and bitimbral. Quite a cool thing.

Here I've not lingered on the more prosaic functions and sound. We all know the Cherry Audio stuff sounds good - so here I've dug into if it's doing those Jupiter 6 specialities like Cross Mod and Sync...

and also because the hardware was dying!! Another good reason for getting thew software :) I had to finish this before it cut out..!

0:00 The Jupiter 6
4:71 Are they the same?
5:00 Filters
8:22 Cross Mod
9:57 Sync
12:15 LFO
13:28 Effects
14:54 Wrapping Up
15:37 A Few Sounds"

Cherry Audio Mercury 6 Sweet Synth FX

video upload by Rik Marston Official

Cherry Audio Introduces Mercury-4 - Detailed Roland Jupiter-4 Emulation

Mercury-4 🌌 | Cherry Audio video upload by Cherry Audio

"The new Cherry Audio Mercury-4 is a detailed emulation of one of the best-sounding and quirkiest polyphonic synthesizers of the late 1970's, the Roland Jupiter-4.

It’s the rarest and most sonically unique of the fabled Jupiter series, and we’ve gone to great lengths to recreate the subtle (and not-so-subtle) nuances and character of this beloved classic.

Every aspect of Mercury-4 has been expertly modeled upon a vintage Jupiter-4 originally owned by Greg Hawkes of the legendary 80’s new wave band The Cars, and played on their double-platinum 1981 album Shake It Up.

In Greg’s own words, Mercury-4 'sounds just like my old Jupiter! It’s nice to have it back.'"

Update: user video by Starsky Carr:

Cherry Audio Mercury 4 // Jupiter 4 plugin // review demo and walkthrough

video upload by Starsky Carr

via Cherry Audio:

Mercury-4 Features:

Authentically modeled oscillator with sub oscillator
All filter characteristics modeled, including powerful low-frequency resonance
Up to 16-voice polyphony
Over 400 presets, programmed by industry veterans
Exactingly replicated unique arpeggio section w/tempo sync
Carefully modeled wide-range LFO modulation with "inverted" mod characteristics
Drift control for increased analog realism
Precisely replicated stereo ensemble effect
Warm and organic tape echo with multiple reverb modes
Tempo-syncable LFO
Detunable unison mode
Single-key chord memory mode
Highly optimized coding for high performance with ultra-low CPU load
User-adjustable oversampling control
Advanced one-click UI magnification
Comprehensive MPE support
Full MIDI control and DAW automation for all controls
Mercury-4 is available in AU, VST, VST3, AAX, and standalone formats.

A free 30-day demo of Mercury-4 is available. This demo will play white noise periodically, but is otherwise unlimited.

macOS Requirements: macOS 10.9 or above (including macOS 12), 64-bit required. M1 processor compatible (via Rosetta 2). Quad-core computer with 8GB of RAM recommended.

Windows Requirements: Windows 7 or above, 64-bit required. Quad-core computer with 8GB of RAM recommended.

History:

Left: Greg Hawkes’s Jupiter-4, atop the Prophet-5 in the center, at The Cars’ Syncro Sound Studio, during the Shake It Up sessions, 1981. (Photo courtesy of Greg Hawkes)

Originally released in 1978, the Roland Jupiter-4 synthesizer was one of the earliest instruments to combine voice-assign polyphony with digital patch storage - that is, the ability to store and recall sounds to a digital memory and recall them at the touch of a button.

The Jupiter-4 rapidly became the go-to polysynth for numerous English and European acts in the 80's including Duran Duran, Thomas Dolby, The Human League, Simple Minds, and more, and for good reason: the Jupiter-4 sounded fantastic, with a raw, raunchy tone not found in any of the other beloved Juno and Jupiter synths. Its analog oscillators have a uniquely aggressive tone quality, the built-in sub oscillator adds girth, its oddly fast and deep LFO modulation capabilities allow it to create uniquely whacked-out modular synth-like tones, and Roland's famous stereo chorus "ensemble" circuit is beautifully implemented, adding a boatload of width and dimension.

Bottom Left: Greg Hawkes’s Jupiter-4 in the Cherry Audio lab, modeled for Mercury-4.

https://cherryaudio.com/instruments/mercury-4

Spitfire Audio Mercury — Unearthly Sounds from Hollywood's Secret Weapon

video upload by Spitfire Audio

Spitfire Audio collaboratively creates MERCURY library like no other by harnessing hotshot Hollywood instrument designer Chas Smith’s unearthly sounds for all


“Chas’ instruments have been a crucial part of all of my film scores, and although I’m a little sad that I will no longer have him all to myself, I am thrilled that he has finally succumbed to years of urging on my part and has at long last collaborated with Spitfire Audio.”

- GRAMMY® Award-nominated composer, keyboardist, record producer, and remixer Charlie Clouser (Saw, Wayward Pines, Nine Inch Nails), 2022


LONDON, UK: created in close collaboration with hotshot Hollywood instrument-builder Chas Smith, famed for transforming disused metal into Hollywood’s most menacing, most mysterious instruments for forty years (yet still sought after by blockbuster film composers needing to score the awe-inspiring, the mystical, the mechanical, and the alien), sound- specialising British music technology company Spitfire Audio is proud to announce availability of MERCURY — harnessing his unearthly sounds for all by sampling 14 of the hotshot Hollywood instrument-builder’s most celebrated acoustic instruments, then fusing, warping, and reinventing them in Solar, Spitfire Audio’s new eDNA-powered synthesiser, to deliver 600+ organic and synthesised textures, tones, and pads perfect for tweaking, twisting, and recombining to unleash the sinister, unshackle the industrial, and unveil the impossible worlds orbiting just beyond reach — as of August 25…

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Jupiter 4 vs Mercury 4 Tonal Comparisons

“Jupiter 4 vs Mercury 4 - Part One - Single Notes - Level Matched Version” by Friendly Noise video upload by Friendly Noise

"This is the first part of several videos comparing the Roland Jupiter 4 and the Cherry Audio Mercury 4.

Video sections:

01:01 Sawtooth, no sub-oscillator, no VCA saturation
01:49 Square, no sub-oscillator, no VCA saturation
02:44 PWM, no sub-oscillator, no VCA saturation
04:08 Sawtooth, no sub-oscillator, full VCA saturation
04:56 Square, no sub-oscillator, full VCA saturation
05:48 PWM, no sub-oscillator, full VCA saturation
07:21 Sawtooth, sub-oscillator on, no VCA saturation
08:20 Square, sub-oscillator on, no VCA saturation
09:18 PWM, sub-oscillator on, no VCA saturation
10:29 Sawtooth, sub-oscillator on, full VCA saturation
11:30 Square, sub-oscillator on, full VCA saturation
12:31 PWM, sub-oscillator on, full VCA saturation"

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Expressive E Mercury Expansion Preset Pack for Touché

Uploaded on Jun 21, 2018 Expressive E

"Expressive E is releasing a new bank of presets for its unique expressive instrument, Touché. Named “Mercury”, this expansion is the first of its kind from the company, and widens the range of sonic possibilities ofered by the combination of Touché and Lié, Touché’s companion sofware.

The Mercury expansion adds 80 new presets to Lié, with a strong focus on electronic and dance music genres. Here’s Expressive E own words :

'With Touché and the Mercury expansion, you will explore dance music genres within one gesture. One sound can take you from heavy basses of trap music straight into the realm of electronic dance music’s “taser” leads.
A misty arp can turn into rhythmic synth chords, and a sof pluck can become an aggressive stab, with just a touch of your hands. From Deadmau5 to Major Lazer, from DJ Snake to Avicii, the Mercury expansion takes inspiration in today’s greatest stadium-filling hits.

Our expansions ofer a unique multi-dimensional sound layering, exploiting all the depth of control that Touché puts in your hands. Each preset is carefully designed and finely adjusted to be sensitive to the slightest gesture. It lets you experience a genuine instrumental interaction with your music, shaping its texture intuitively.'

Expressive E says that the presets from the expansion were designed using the renowned UVI Falcon sound engine (which already powers the factory presets included with Lié), and all sounds are playable within UVI’s free sound player Workstation, included in Lié’s installer, or directly within UVI Falcon.

You can purchase the new Mercury Expansion on their website, with a retail price of 39,99€ / 39,99$ :
http://www.expressivee.com/mercury"

Prophet Rev2 With Strymon Big Sky & Meris Mercury 7 | AMBIENT PADS

video upload by Le Code

"The prophet Rev2 is a powerful pad machine: with a few chords, I play with the filter. Two reverbs are added: the Strymon Big Sky is set to a shimmer-type preset, while the Meris Mercury 7 adds spatial reverb to the whole, and gives fullness to this ambient jam.

GEAR :
Sequential Prophet Rev2
Strymon Big Sky
Meris Mercury 7"

Prophet Rev2 ambient pads with Meris Mercury 7 | Ambient Pads


"The Prophet Rev2 is still amazing at producing beautiful ambient pads, and if you add the Mercury 7 pedal from Meris, you literally fly into space! 🪐
On this video, I show you Prophet Rev2 ambient pads with Meris Mercury 7 pedal.

When we turn the decay far enough, we get an infinite pad.

00:00 Sound 1
01:56 Sound 2
03:32 Sound 3
05:08 Sound 4"

Cherry Audio Mercury 6 Pet Shop Boys Love Comes Quickly VST Synthesizer Cover

video upload by

"Cherry Audio Mercury 6 - Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly
*Watch in HD* *No Talking!* *Turn It Up!!!*
Cherry Audio Mercury 6 VST ONLY sounds performing a cover
version of Pet Shop Boys hit single "Love Comes Quickly".
This was sequenced & arranged on Ableton LIVE for FUN.
I love this song so much I wondered what I could do with just
using the Cherry Audio Mercury 6 for all tracks except for drums.
End result is a bit muddy but it was so fun to do I had to share it!
I used the RVK-808 for the drums which I made my own drum pattern.
Roland TR-808 sound & vibe rockin' the tempo set at 108 BPM!
Here are some preset sound patches I used:
Bass: Early 80's Bass
Melody: Brassy Lead
ARP: Attitude ARP
Pads: Analog Layers
Thank you for watching!"

The Bladerunner Synth (Yamaha CS-80) With Meris Mercury 7 & Hedra

video by Perfect Circuit

"Few synthesizers have achieved the legendary status of Yamaha’s CS-80, and it’s always a treat when one comes through our store. When it was released back in 1977, it was state of the art for its time in offering a generous number of presets (some fixed and some programmable), two synth layers per voice, and excellent performance features like polyphonic aftertouch and a flexible ribbon controller.

Among the most iconic uses of the CS-80 was in the score for the 1982 film Blade Runner, written by Greek composer Vangelis. Along with the synthesizer itself, the music of the film is renowned for its use of space and ambience supplied by lush reverbs and effects processors. Coincidentally, expert pedal and pro audio designers Meris have a Blade Runner inspired reverb pedal called Mercury 7 that aims to recreate these dramatic reverberant textures with ease. Pairing this pedal with the CS-80 was an obvious choice, and we also made use of their Hedra pitch shifter to add another layer of magic to some sounds.

Mercury 7 available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/meris-...​

Hedra available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/meris-...​

Timeline

00:00​ - Intro
01:02​ - CS-80 Background
01:25​ - Meris Mercury7
01:39​ - Jam w/ Mercury7
02:57​ - Meris Hedra
03:13​ - Jams w/ Mercury7 & Hedra
09:06​ - Outro"

Satellite - Circuit Bent Silver Rocket

images via this auction
"'The SATELLITE', a sound device that houses two identical circuits that you can layer or play separately. You can combine a voice from the Left side with a voice from the Right side and layer them at different pitches or different volumes to create totally new sounds. When the sounds are pitched and layered you get really thick, intense sounds, perfect for your sound arsenal or unique sampling. With 3 pitch-knob controls and 4 body-contact controls per circuit (or side, if you will), this unit is really versatile. Add the voice-alternating push-buttons and it soars!

This unit is exactly like the other silver boxes that I had previously listed (Like the Galaxie, Comet, Mercury, Mercury ll, 2000, Electra, and the Meteor), EXCEPT that it has steel-ball turners instead of knobs on the pitch controls, AND I replaced the Voice Selector knobs and the Volume knobs. ALSO, the Output Jacks on the back operate intuitively, the Right side becoming a mixed output if nothing is plugged into the Left.

EACH SIDE has 8 voices, that are:
* Square Wave
* A 34-note diminishing pattern ending in distortion,
* Two alternating tones like a European siren (devils interval),
* A repeating strike & white-noise pattern,
* A rapid, repeating white noise pattern,
* A 3-note diminishing sequence,
* A Sine Wave,
* A 34-note RAPIDLY diminishing pattern ending in distortion.

The TWO SETS of 8 voices are divided Left and Right on the control panel. Both Left and Right sides have the following controls:

* On/Off Knob & Master Pitch control
* Volume
* 8-Voice Selector Knob
* Pitch Control Knob 1
* On/Off for Pitch Control Knob 1
* Pitch Control Knob 2 (fine tune)
* 4 Body Contacts (effects tone just by touching them)
* Green On/Off LED lights

You can combine a voice from the Left side with a voice from the Right side and layer them at different pitches or different volumes to create totally new sounds.

ALSO, it has two push-button controls on the right that, at the flip of the switch on the back, allow you to play the two selected voices alternately or together, on & off, like a keyboard, while operating the Pitches & Volumes in real-time. These add to the overall playability of this box, whether through separate channels to a mixer, or mixed straight into an amp.

* OUTPUTS: This unit has a number of 1/4" output options, controlled by the switch on the back, which allow you to mix the two voices together through one output OR discreetly through two outputs, each mixed by their own volume controls on the control panel. The separate outs allow you to run effects separately as well.

It runs off two AA batteries batteries.

It comes with an instruction sheet to help you get started with the functions of this box.

I housed it in a chromed truck mirror with formica laminate for a base. All components are top-notch, and it’’s named "Satellite" after the vintage metal car-script gracing it's face.

I NOW HAVE SOUND SAMPLES AVAILABLE AT THESE SITES:
(click on the Galaxie or Comet to hear the exact same circuit as the Satellite)
http://montyman1.googlepages.com/home OR http://home.earthlink.net/~montyman1/

The 'Satellite' sounds exactly the same as the 'Galaxie', 'Mercury', and 'Comet'. The samples are recorded straight, with no extra effects."

Mercury Clouds Part A & B

Mercury Clouds Part A from Lyonel on Vimeo.

"Two 258v through a 292e/291e/285e without any 281e."

Mercury Clouds Part B from Lyonel on Vimeo.

"Two 258v through a 292e/291e/285e without any 281e."

Sweet Effectrode Mercury Vacuum Tube Fuzz

Published on Jun 17, 2015 bigcitymusic

"00:00 - Intellijel Rubicon Sine Wave through Effectrode Mercury Fuzz to demonstrate fuzz harmonics.
00:21 - JoMoX ModBrane through Audio Damage Dub Jr. (time modulated) through Effectrode Mercury Fuzz."

MPE Collection - fresh sounds for all your MPE devices

Published on Oct 22, 2019 Expressive E

Playlist:
MPE Collection - fresh sounds for all your MPE devices
MPE Collection - Mercury
MPE Collection - Helium
MPE Collection - Patchwork MPE
MPE Collection, played with Polyend Medusa

"We are very happy to introduce MPE collection, a suite of three sound expansions optimized for any controller or instrument that supports MPE. 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/2IFOs2g

🚀Special introductory price until November 22nd!
MPE Collection: 99€/$ instead of 119€/$
Single titles (Mercury/Helium/Patchwork MPE): 39€/$ instead of 49€/$ each

Experience the whole spectrum of Expressive E’s expertise in expressive sound design in one versatile sound collection that takes advantage of the full potential of this new generation of expressive instruments.

All of our expansions are created with a unique approach to multidimensional sound layering, allowing you to intuitively shape your sonic textures. Each preset is carefully designed and perfectly adjusted to respond precisely to the slightest gestures to take advantage of the full potential of MIDI Polyphonic Expression. The presets work inside the free UVI Workstation and were built with UVI Falcon.

MPE collection combines three banks of top-notch expressive sounds in one versatile suite:

- MERCURY: Discover a world of powerful electronic sounds, from heavy basses to crazy taser leads, from soft plucks to aggressive stabs, bringing a unique intensity into your musical productions.

- HELIUM: Discover a wide array of acoustic and electronic sounds, a fusion of dreamy synths and smooth, organic textures.

- PATCHWORK MPE: carefully curated and sewn together tastefully to fit a wide range of musical genres."

Argon8 Mercury Patch Collection by MajorOSC Now Available

Major OSC

"Available to purchase at http://www.majorosc.com

Mercury is a bold and unique new collection of presets by MajorOSC; A deep dive into progressive house, trance, and ambient downtempo. This is just a brief taste of the kind of atmosphere and vibe you'll be able to extract from this awesome patch collection. Mercury's focus is to provide you with incredible sounds and textures from one of the newest digital synths on the market, the Argon8.

Highlights / Features

Spacious and swirling pads and soundscapes, - not your everyday affair

Punchy bass presets with tons of style and attitude

Moody brass leads

Highly polished progressive trance / house plucks, akin to Deadmau5, Pryda, and many others.

Unique Wavetable Rhythms modulated through LFO's and Envelopes.

Tons of modulation routings to expressive parameters like Aftertouch and mod wheel.

Head over to https://www.majorosc.com"

Synth Jams by Jay Hosking

Published on Jul 26, 2019 Jay Hosking

Spotted the first video in the playlist above on discchord.com. The Playlist contains 21 videos. You can use the player controls to skip around. Descriptions for each are below. All videos feature various gear so you should be able to get an idea of some of the capabilities of each featured. You can check out Jay Hosking's music at https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com/.

Note, more will likely get added over time. The following playlist is as of this post:

1. Jam w/ Vermona PERfourMER MkII, Elektron Analog Rytm MkII, OTO Bam, Styrmon Big Sky, Fugue Machine

A live, semi-improvised performance, all on hardware, and inspired by some pretty tough news that has me sentimental.

I loved the Elektron Analog Four MkII so much that I picked up the Analog Rytm MkII. My feelings on the Rytm are mixed. On the one hand, it's missing that spontaneity and spark of units like the Arturia DrumBrute Impact and Teenage Engineering OP-Z, with no readymade performance effects, roller bar, or global randomization, and a slower workflow. On the other hand, I really like its analogue sound engines, any unused tracks can be converted into impressive analogue mono synths, it does beautiful things to samples, and like all Elektron boxes it integrates the effects into the sequencer really nicely.

As for the Vermona PERfourMER MkII, I'd been pining over it for ages, and it was fun to finally tinker with it. The Perfourmer definitely excels in the mid- and high- range, and I love how the independent voices making really interesting voices for chords.

Vermona PERfourMER MkII + OTO Bam — Three synths (left chord note, right chord note, melody)
Vermona PERfourMER MkII + Strymon Big Sky — Bass chord note synth
Elektron Analog Rytm MkII — Drums, samples, sample melody, punchy bass
Fugue Machine (iOS) — Sequencing
IK Multimedia iRig Pro Duo — MIDI out from iOS

Written and performed within a 24-hour period, and uploaded as is, with only a little sidechain compression on the Perfourmer (to emphasize the sound that the Rytm was already making), and compression/limiting on the master.

https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com/

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SOMA Pulsar-23 and Make Noise Strega with Meris Mercury X reverb jam

video upload by Bobo Meijer

"Jamming away with the SOMA Pulsar-23 and Make Noise Strega. This could have been way shorter because it’s not happening much here but I got carried away 😌 adding the Meris Mercury X to the Strega can definitely bring some very nice results… i just have some difficulty taming the Strega itself and think i want an 0-ctrl for it but not sure to keep this or go for a Lyra-8 perhaps."

FIVE MINUTES WITH - Transcendent 2000 + Meris Polymoon + Mercury 7

Published on Jan 3, 2020 sonicstate

"A rare treat in the form of the Powertran Transcendent 200 DIY Kit synth from the 1970's paired with the Meris Polymoon and Mercury 7 pedals.
Even though the Transcendent is a bit broken, it's still got it."

MajorOSC - Mercury for Argon8 - Arriving September

Major OSC

https://www.majorosc.com

"Mercury is a full patch bank in development for the Argon8, containing some of the most expressive and original sounding presets ever heard from MajorOSC.

By a happy mistake, the Big Sky reverb return track was left on enabled in OBS on the first recording. But it wouldn't be right not to share the results!

The re-record without the Big Sky reverb begins at around 11:30"

Cherry Audio Mercury-6 - Sound Bank '79

video upload by Polydata

"Drawing from the earliest days of polyphonic synthesizers, Sound Bank ‘79 for the Cherry Audio Mercury-6 finds its inspiration in synthesizer music found in documentaries and library music from the late 70’s and early 80’s.

A bank comprising 30 patches for instant inspiration. The goal was to squeeze as much vintage analog juice out of this plug-in as possible, primarily working within the constraints of the original Roland Jupiter-6 analog poly synth. This plug-in sounds awesome and brings the classic Roland sound and user interface that we all love.

Sound Bank '79 is a series of vintage tones for different synths and plug-ins, so look out for future releases. Recorded completely dry with no external effects or processing."

Link:
polydata.bigcartel.com
00:00 8:00 am Sprinklers
00:12 Cassette Demo '88
00:24 Digital Hand
00:35 Early Computer
00:51 Film Scanner
01:02 Filter IC
01:11 Greater Houston
01:21 Hall of Mirrors
01:39 International Connection
01:49 Jefferson Ave
02:07 Journey South
02:18 Landline
02:29 Linotype
02:39 Made in Japan
02:53 Mar Vista
03:06 Microprocessor
03:17 Midwest Truck Route
03:29 Night Bus
03:47 PBS Animation
03:58 Photosynthesis
04:11 Pop Fizz
04:29 Pre-Midi
04:39 Printing Press
04:50 Production Year 1979
04:59 Program Bumper
05:09 Rainfall
05:19 School Gym
05:29 Trail to Lake
05:40 Vessel Set Sail
05:51 Watershed

Cherry Audio VST Software Synths in ACTION

videos by Rik Marston Official

"My favorite Softsynths of the 64 bit universe!"

https://www.etsy.com/shop/AhnyxianSoundDesign

Playlist:
Cherry Audio Memorymode VST Moog Memorymoog Plug-in Synthesizer Rik Marston
Cherry Audio Eight Voice VST Oberheim SEM Software Synthesizer Rik Marston
Cherry Audio DCO-106 VST Roland Juno-106 Synthesizer Rik Marston
Cherry Audio Mercury-4 VST Perfect Purchase Roland Jupiter-4 Rik Marston
Cherry Audio Mercury-4 VST Perfect Purchase Roland Jupiter-4 Rik Marston
Cherry Audio Surrealistic MG-1 Plus VST VA Software Moog Synthesizer Rik Marston

DSI Prophet Rev 2 with Meris Mercury 7

Published on Sep 24, 2017 Dimitrios Sismanis

"Quick run with Rev 2 and Meris Mercury 7."