Cherry Audio | Mercury-4 | No Talk Preview 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) nuance 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 . Presets Preview: 00:00 ARP 08:03 Basses 12:56 Bells 13:37 Brass 15:00 Chords 19:15 Keys 20:41 Leads 23:35 Pads 27:55 Perc 28:31 Plucks 30:39 Poly 35:38 Sound FX 36:53 Strings ►My Playlists: bit.ly/3r4zusr ►Subscribe here: bit.ly/3B2XUXf ►My new single: bit.ly/3vv3tLo
LoooooL I was listening to the patches and thought "DAMN these sound good!" I didnt see the comments first and then thought I need to ask where can I buy the sound set. But :D they are "the" presets :D :D :D
I got my wish,my most sought after synth finally recreated by the best Team out there...couldnt be happier..superb upload my friend....Gary Numan galore with this and the Polymode..
So freaking awesome and almost identical! Much closer to the real things than Roland's and Expansions of their analog counterparts! If only someone could make a hardware version, make it cost effective, give it at least 2 or 4 more voices, 16 or more if digital and 61 keys. Even if it sounded like this software version I would buy it. Unfortunately, soft synths are not for me, just too much hassle, I like to flip a switch, turn a few knobs and go. Thank you for posting, such a great demo!
i'm listening to the presets of the mercury-4, dco-106, and ps-20, trying to decide which one to get, and i gotta say the arps on this thing are crazy. it's rare that arps from a non-rompler synth sound useful and inspiring to me
The Memorymode seems to be the best of all the CA plugins I've heard on YT so far. It sounds more detailed than this, but then I've never heard a JP-4 "in the wild" so I am comparing the two plugin sounds and not the two originals.
Nice sounding plugin, doesn't have the character and balls of my hardware jp4, really cheap and convenient for composing, and later replaced by hardware sounds. Thanks for the video :)
How can you know until you compare patches 1 for 1? I'm calling BS. People said the same nonsense about their Jupiter 6 vst and there's a video comparing the actual synth to the VST on yt and it is 99% identical. The developer modelled this from his own Jupiter 4 and it got it pretty close to the hardware.
@@Abruzzo333 well, that's the thing. I did compare. It's really not the same, even if it has some similarities, like Jim Carey's face when looking like Clint Eastwood 😄 (Perhaps a bit closer than that 😉)
@@74goldenjet Well there's no direct comparison to the Jupiter 4 online for me to know but there is for the Mercury 6 and Jupiter 6 and it's spot on. Especially when you consider it's use in an actual track/song....where nobody would be able to tell the difference. I've seen the Cherry audio designer popping up in comments about the Jupiter 4, saying it was extremely close to the model he designed the vst from. So for you to say "it's not even close"...I'm not buying it. I've been hearing people say this same thing for years...yet there's videos of people failing blindfold tests and others which sound 99% alike to the hardware in comparison videos. Also worth mentioning that it's likely no two hardware J4's would sound alike.
Hi LFOVCF. My guess is that the effects contained within the Mercury -4 cannot be used with other instruments, however Cherry Audio specializes in emulations of modular synths, so there are emulations of effects, filters, VCFs, etc. that can be purchased separately from the Cherry Audio website.
I will get bashed to smithereens for saying this, but I played one of these for years in a full time band (and later the JP-6 and 8) and this doesn't even remotely have that character. If I heard this blindly I would never guessed it was a Jupiter 4 emulation. Too bad, as I miss that sound. It was very distinctive- never heard another synth that had the warm character of the Jupiter 4. Now bring on the haters.
I have a jupiter 4 and i think it some sounds are close but obviously doesnt have that raw grunt, fatness, warmth, and drift of a 70s synth which i think would be really hard to emulate. I think the chorus and filter sounds a bit off too plus this version has up to 16 voices which also makes it sound different. But for the price of this synth you cant go wrong.
The Unison mode is nowhere near as thick/harmonically complex as the real thing, and that's one my favorite things about the Jupiter 4. Also I'd need to hear more of the filter in self-oscillation to see if gets close to the real thing.
I have little doubt their are more accurate emulations of the Jupiter-4 out there that come closer to what you like about the original, as it seems to be a very popular synth. I would also bet they'd be more expensive though. Cherry Audio's synths are so great because they're so reasonably priced.
Well, I do not agree. I also played a JP-4 (and later Juno-60 and Jupiter-6 for years in a full time band in the eigthies. I also have recordings of me using it. When i heard the first arpeggio Tones here, I said «Yes, finally. It does indeed have the character of an original Roland Jupiter 4. I think it also crushes the myth that every vst sounds the same. All cred to CA for beeing brave and having done what other developers didn’t dare to do.
Really nice sound, but boring architecture, I wanna give it a second oscillator and some scary filter FM and I thought this is what I bought Voltage Modular for? So, come on, Cherry Audio, think of you well-invested customers. Release your new tech as modules for VM also. Thank you very much!
@@venericanone I don't know if this filter emulation will cope well with audio rate modulation. Probably not. I still hope they will open up things for modular users at some point. As they did with their other emulations, like the ARP, Korg and Oberheim. And maybe this sounds even better, more analog to my ears. Still improving their tech. So, please, some modules out of this. Did the Jupiter-4 had an external CV input for modulating the filter frequency?
@@venericanone FM was a thing before it was called FM. It used to be called 'crossmodulation'. The Minimoog could already 'FM' the filter or another oscillator with its OSC3, in audiorate. Nothing too fancy.
Not necessary. The video is about demostrating the sounds that the synth is capable of not keyboard playing. Most people who make electronic music are not interested in the endless noodling of keyboard virtuosity.
@@simonlegrec I swear I see similar comments on every synth demo. A lot of keyboard players don't understand that many synthesizer users are using them more for their sound design capabilities.
Cherry Audio | Mercury-4 | No Talk Preview
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) nuance 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 .
Presets Preview:
00:00 ARP
08:03 Basses
12:56 Bells
13:37 Brass
15:00 Chords
19:15 Keys
20:41 Leads
23:35 Pads
27:55 Perc
28:31 Plucks
30:39 Poly
35:38 Sound FX
36:53 Strings
►My Playlists: bit.ly/3r4zusr
►Subscribe here: bit.ly/3B2XUXf
►My new single: bit.ly/3vv3tLo
LoooooL I was listening to the patches and thought "DAMN these sound good!" I didnt see the comments first and then thought I need to ask where can I buy the sound set. But :D they are "the" presets :D :D :D
@@niiranen hahah yes babe....these are the original.presets of Mercury
I got my wish,my most sought after synth finally recreated by the best Team out there...couldnt be happier..superb upload my friend....Gary Numan galore with this and the Polymode..
I wrote a tune with it tonight. What a great soft synth!
I need to ban myself from watching these wonderful demos....cos I'm now going to cherry Audio and getting my hands on this wonderful Synth
So freaking awesome and almost identical! Much closer to the real things than Roland's and Expansions of their analog counterparts! If only someone could make a hardware version, make it cost effective, give it at least 2 or 4 more voices, 16 or more if digital and 61 keys. Even if it sounded like this software version I would buy it. Unfortunately, soft synths are not for me, just too much hassle, I like to flip a switch, turn a few knobs and go. Thank you for posting, such a great demo!
I'm going to reunite my old synth pop band, simply because how good this one sounds.
You had me at ‘no talking’! Seriously great preset demo!
Thanks Steven... i like NT Tubes more...
Wow, love the sound of this!
Wow.. this is great. I already own Mercury-4 but never really gone through the presets. Really enjoyed this video.
I´m deeply impressed !
i'm listening to the presets of the mercury-4, dco-106, and ps-20, trying to decide which one to get, and i gotta say the arps on this thing are crazy. it's rare that arps from a non-rompler synth sound useful and inspiring to me
Pretty affordable but struggling to justify it with the Arturias and F9s I already have. I do recommend their memory mode though thats really nice
Subbed on the strength of this
I'm buying this for the arps, cuz I'm not good enough to create my own lol.
Top Synth
What. a. sound.
I wasn't fond of their 106 offering, but this one sounds neat
Definitely
20:02 Darude Sandstorm pluck
The Memorymode seems to be the best of all the CA plugins I've heard on YT so far. It sounds more detailed than this, but then I've never heard a JP-4 "in the wild" so I am comparing the two plugin sounds and not the two originals.
Nice sounding plugin, doesn't have the character and balls of my hardware jp4, really cheap and convenient for composing, and later replaced by hardware sounds. Thanks for the video :)
I've yet to hear any VST with the girth of hardware, Syntronik is close because it's sample based.
How can you know until you compare patches 1 for 1? I'm calling BS. People said the same nonsense about their Jupiter 6 vst and there's a video comparing the actual synth to the VST on yt and it is 99% identical. The developer modelled this from his own Jupiter 4 and it got it pretty close to the hardware.
@@Abruzzo333 well, that's the thing. I did compare. It's really not the same, even if it has some similarities, like Jim Carey's face when looking like Clint Eastwood 😄
(Perhaps a bit closer than that 😉)
@@74goldenjet Well there's no direct comparison to the Jupiter 4 online for me to know but there is for the Mercury 6 and Jupiter 6 and it's spot on. Especially when you consider it's use in an actual track/song....where nobody would be able to tell the difference. I've seen the Cherry audio designer popping up in comments about the Jupiter 4, saying it was extremely close to the model he designed the vst from. So for you to say "it's not even close"...I'm not buying it. I've been hearing people say this same thing for years...yet there's videos of people failing blindfold tests and others which sound 99% alike to the hardware in comparison videos. Also worth mentioning that it's likely no two hardware J4's would sound alike.
Can the affects be used as a plugin on other instruments?
Hi LFOVCF. My guess is that the effects contained within the Mercury -4 cannot be used with other instruments, however Cherry Audio specializes in emulations of modular synths, so there are emulations of effects, filters, VCFs, etc. that can be purchased separately from the Cherry Audio website.
They can't, but we're... considering that. :)
@@celebutante Are you from cherry?
@@LFOVCF Yes, I'm the main UI designer.
Cool...
I will get bashed to smithereens for saying this, but I played one of these for years in a full time band (and later the JP-6 and 8) and this doesn't even remotely have that character. If I heard this blindly I would never guessed it was a Jupiter 4 emulation. Too bad, as I miss that sound. It was very distinctive- never heard another synth that had the warm character of the Jupiter 4. Now bring on the haters.
I have a jupiter 4 and i think it some sounds are close but obviously doesnt have that raw grunt, fatness, warmth, and drift of a 70s synth which i think would be really hard to emulate. I think the chorus and filter sounds a bit off too plus this version has up to 16 voices which also makes it sound different. But for the price of this synth you cant go wrong.
The Unison mode is nowhere near as thick/harmonically complex as the real thing, and that's one my favorite things about the Jupiter 4. Also I'd need to hear more of the filter in self-oscillation to see if gets close to the real thing.
I have little doubt their are more accurate emulations of the Jupiter-4 out there that come closer to what you like about the original, as it seems to be a very popular synth. I would also bet they'd be more expensive though. Cherry Audio's synths are so great because they're so reasonably priced.
Well, I do not agree. I also played a JP-4 (and later Juno-60 and Jupiter-6 for years in a full time band in the eigthies. I also have recordings of me using it. When i heard the first arpeggio Tones here, I said «Yes, finally. It does indeed have the character of an original Roland Jupiter 4. I think it also crushes the myth that every vst sounds the same. All cred to CA for beeing brave and having done what other developers didn’t dare to do.
It’s got .. something. It might not faithfully emulate the JP4 but it’s fatter than most VSTs and as warm sounding as some hardware.
Mit gar kein reden, direkt diese zur Sache kommen
So teste ich
I hate klones of hardware that also has an official hardware emulation instrument. Knockoff vibes
Really nice sound, but boring architecture, I wanna give it a second oscillator and some scary filter FM and I thought this is what I bought Voltage Modular for? So, come on, Cherry Audio, think of you well-invested customers. Release your new tech as modules for VM also. Thank you very much!
If it sounds nice that's the most important part.
Thx for your comment.... the synth is for at the moment my fav synth for my next tracks...
It's a Jupiter 4 emulation before fm was a thing lol
@@venericanone I don't know if this filter emulation will cope well with audio rate modulation. Probably not. I still hope they will open up things for modular users at some point. As they did with their other emulations, like the ARP, Korg and Oberheim. And maybe this sounds even better, more analog to my ears. Still improving their tech. So, please, some modules out of this.
Did the Jupiter-4 had an external CV input for modulating the filter frequency?
@@venericanone FM was a thing before it was called FM. It used to be called 'crossmodulation'. The Minimoog could already 'FM' the filter or another oscillator with its OSC3, in audiorate. Nothing too fancy.
Please, please take some keyboard lessons.
hahaha i will do.... ;-)
Take some congeniality lessons.
Not necessary. The video is about demostrating the sounds that the synth is capable of not keyboard playing. Most people who make electronic music are not interested in the endless noodling of keyboard virtuosity.
:-) I just check the sounds for myself, for my productions... people forget that. U understood It
@@simonlegrec I swear I see similar comments on every synth demo. A lot of keyboard players don't understand that many synthesizer users are using them more for their sound design capabilities.