No such thing as a bad synth sound

 

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I think OP's post is cheap and it sounds horrible to my ears, but it's pretty much what I expected from such a low price post.
I owned a real Juno-106 and the DCO-106 is the closest emulation that's been done to this day. If only people could talk about things they know, and stop thinking that analog synthesizers sound like Serum or Massive.

 

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I'm less worried about telling the world why a particular softsynth emulation of certain hardware doesn't sound up to scratch, to my ears, and more worried about why the music I make doesn't sound up to scratch.

I haven't quite put my finger on why it is, but one thing I'm sure of -- it's not because of the VST's I'm using.

 

You don't seem to know about Model 84 and you should checkout some comparison videos of DCO and the real thing if you think it's the closest emulation

 

Sorry i should have said ONE OF THE CLOSEST...
And yes I have the Juno106 by Roland Cloud which is a lil closer (I admit, but it is a Roland and much more expensive so...) but I still think the DCO gives you the same feeling as the original Juno, even if it is not super exact (I just looked at a video comparaison) and the additional features are super useful.
I didnt know about the Model 84 to be honest... (Ilok and Softube account and 79 euros are disqualifying to me sorry)
Does it make the Cherry Audio simulation awful and cheap??? NO

 

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You know, people can make themselves believe anything if they're motivated enough.
And marketing isn't that far removed from propaganda in terms of methods used.

 

What I really don't get is, where did the "discouragement" part came from. Where did I say "Don't crack them, don't download them"?
In fact, for the record, I'm really grateful to R2R for these releases, and I'd encourage everyone interested to download the releases and hear for themselves.

 

Belief is the opponent of knowledge. Some people are gullible and uncritical, these are the victims of marketing/propaganda.
Let us remain critical, question everything and think for ourselves.

 

For anyone who wonder what the title means.
It was supposed to be a joke.
This is Team Cherry:
https://www.teamcherry.com.au/
An enterprise that produces games.

 

" Try before Buy " is one of the most famous mottos of the cracker scene. The other saying is: " Because we are not millionaires ".

 

I kinda thought more people will know who Team Cherry is. Looks like I was wrong. Changed the title to not induce more confusion.

Spoiler

Left the tags as they are tho.

 

Did the same search yesterday and found the exact same site.

Good decision

 

Urs Heckmann and Team

 

So now people won't understand my comment...

 

Cherry Audio Memorymode Test - Conclusion

Thank you, Cherry Audio: Moog's 80s flagship has finally arrived in the DAW. Many musicians and producers will now get to know a (virtual) Memorymoog in practice for the first time and will certainly elicit great sounds from it. The outrageously low price should not hide the fact that the Memorymode from Cherry Audio can simply sound really good and is very pleasant to use.

It delivers basses and leads à la Minimoog as well as modulative arpeggiator and pads sounds that fit into the current sound landscape. Both, retro and modern, suit the Memorymode. Thus, it represents a great and flexible analog synthesizer for the DAW with some new sonic accents. In short: Download the demo and try the Memorymode for 30 days without obligation!

Pro
- Successful emulation of a Moog classic
- Convincing sound
- Very reasonable price
- Great user interface
- 16x polyphony
- Internal effects
- MPE support

Contra
- no contra

Cherry Audio Dreamsynth DS-1 Test - Conclusion

Once again great! Cherry Audio delivers with the Dreamsynth DS-1 the next low-budget synthesizer, which inspires in terms of sound and concept. Due to the lack of wavetables, the oscillators are not as elastic as some of the models, but with its original mixture of 70s string machine and ROM sample synthesizer of the 80s, the Dreamsynth offers an individual sound, which you can still place well in your VST smorgasbord.

Especially for electronic retro music of any kind as well as for chillout and ambient both thumbs go up. If you don't immediately feel weak at this almost outrageously low price, you should at least treat yourself to the demo version of the Dreamsynth DS-1.

Pro
- Mixture of synth and string machine
- Many oscillator waveforms
- Sovereign sound
- Large preset library
- Attractive price
- 16x polyphony
- MPE support

Contra
- no contra

Source:
www.bonedo.de/artikel/cherry-audio-memorymode-test/
www.bonedo.de/artikel/cherry-audio-dreamsynth-hybrider-synthesizer-kombiniert-beruehmte-technologien-der-1980er-jahre/

 

Review: Cherry Audio Quadra review: An ultra-rare software synthesizer that punches far above its price tag
An ultra-rare synthesizer recreated in software and brought into the 21st century with a surprising price.

Review Overview
Our rating 9

Our verdict
⊕ Lush, vintage-style sound
⊕ Versatile four-section design covers lots of sonic territory
⊕ Insanely affordable
⊕ Genre-spanning collection of presets
⊕ Easier to program than it looks
⊕ Expands on the original with extra effects

⊖ Some presets lack a distinct flavour
⊖ MPE support would truly prime this synth for modern workflows

Read more: https://musictech.com/reviews/software-instruments/cherry-audio-quadra-review/

 

I bought several of the cherries, mostly they disappoint sound-wise. I have a hardware Jupiter-4 and the Mercury 4 sounds quite bad in comparison, especially when layering multiple instances.
Mercury is quite thin and harsh sounding, imo. It is a pity ´cos the GUI´s look so inviting and fun to play with.
However, I enjoy using the Mercury for sketching as the sounds are kind of reminiscent of the JP-4, and I can just replace them later. Quite useful.
Something I experience often with software synths, a single sound may be difficult to spot in a mix, but if all synths in a track is a vsti, I can clearly hear a difference. Generally, there is a buildup of harsh frequencies and it sounds bland. After replacing the sounds with hardware synths, it sounds fuller, more colourful and lively, without the harshness.
That being said, I am sure it is possible to make great sounding tracks with cherry audio plugins too, it depends what you do with them. So far I haven´t made any finished tracks with these plugins. I tend to end up with other plugins, such as Obsession, Obxd, Pro-1, some Arturia plugins, instead of Cherry Audio plugins.

 

Perhaps emulated instruments are not exactly like original hardwares, but these instruments sound very good (IMO), Voltage Modular and Dreamsynth are excellent. Please consider these plugins are very affordable (+ they're often discounts), I'm enjoyed about them (legit).

 

How people are getting off on hating some plugins? Sure, I like Cherry Audio's stuff, so maybe I'm biased here.

But... for instance Arturia's software just doesn't "click with me" but that doesn't mean I hate them or consider them "bad". This sort of shit is just needlessly offensive and inflammatory.

For the record I did have a 106 for years and the emulation by CA is great to my ears and very usable which is a key thing for me. If I want a real Juno I'll just get one.

 

These are all opinions and have nothing to do with knowledge. It is rather biased and intolerant. For this, a forum is there to hear and read other opinions and views. With our forum you know at least at the end of the day how much ignorance and knowledge exists.

I test all plugins myself and form my own opinion, some I then delete again and some I keep. The Omnisphere 2 has, for example, a WAV import function, you can then simply load WAV samples from the large expensive original synthesizers. That sounds then almost like the original.