And now, Cherry Audio put out “Synth Stack 5” (which I can’t help but see it as their take of Arturia’s “V Collection”). This means I get all of the new ones they put out this year at a low price per title =]
I have Repro and Arturia and I think I don’t need another Prophet emulation. What needs to be considered is that if you get the u-he, it also includes an excellent emulation of the Pro-One and, as usual with u-he, they have very good presets
Thanks for this video mate. A good review. As for sound comparisons, they all sound pretty good IMHO. But UA-cam audio mooshes everything so downloading and listening to the real thing on your own system and finding one you love is best.
Thank you Alex They all sound pretty good - I'd be happy to use them all. All had a good filter, very similar. From the perspective of recording or playing live ( & not accuracy ), I'd choose A, D, B - a definite last would be C. A has a very strong initial envelope and a solid tone D also has a strong tone. B was very similar to D but with a slightly less solid tone at the end. C had the weakest tone post filter, along with very slight pitch rise over time. In perspective, these are all only slight differences, that could probably easily be compensated for.
I am late. another good release from cherry audio. i love synths that are just like "thing but times 2" my primary hardware synth is a hydrasynth deluxe for that reason
I have the hardware P10. The Rev4. I think if I had any advice to impart it would to say buy the P5 instead if you make EDM primarily like I do (techno, hardgroove, trance, UK garage/2step etc). I thought I would use the 10 for things like classic sounds and pads etc but I don't use it for that at all. Where I think it shines is modern type sounds, reese bases, leads etc. It almost lives in mono or unison modes. I could have saved $1000 or so had I known that before so hopefully this helps someone. I hardly ever use it in polyphonic duties which may seem weird but when you hear it you'll understand it makes sense.
Think I prefer A but they are all pretty good. Like you, I like having more options giving me creative freedom all in one place. So for me its Arturia.
I havent watched the whole video yet, but i have a couple versions from arturia, but repro 1 is one of my favorite synths. Its all over my most recent album
This synth is probably one of the new ones, that will will see in V Collection 11 in May '25, along with some older synth vst rewrites and maybe a new modular synth model that incorporates some parts from their different existing instruments - imo.
@@AlexReidStudios It really doesn't sound like the original though... sort of a hybrid, imo. Their VS-V seemed a bit cheap to me, but then again, it was pretty cheap, for a hw digital synth. Still would like to see the sound engine improved, in the vst.
Cherry Audio is Arturia wo the extra funding sort of. Nothing like Pigments kind of stuff tho’ They Cherry folks are super nice and the main dev is a HUGE vintage synth nerd. Wait! Maybe they’re more like GForce as their founder Dave is ALSO a huge synth nerd. So yup I don’t need any more emulation atm. Looking to get to the next thing, but MAYBE if I made a P11… you know… it goes to 11! 😂
It's closest to real thing in terms of sound, but it is not the best sounding of the group. Two complete different thing and it is subjective. I own softube and arturia and I like Arturia's sound more. It has more character to me in most cases.
They are all good in their own way.. Sometimes I like to own a few of them as just the presets can be cool. Arturia won it for me but the P10 close. Softube is great but boring. I own the UHE one as well as the arturia I might get this as I love Chrrys overall sound. Thety are like a vintage preset collection that can be tweaked. Anyway Cherry synths are so cheap!
Softube wins always, never been impressed with the accuracy of Cherry or Arturia, also a blind test is useless if you aren't comparing it to the real thing
And the price is always nice for Cherry Audio synths..
Memorymoon 🌙🎹🔥
And now, Cherry Audio put out “Synth Stack 5” (which I can’t help but see it as their take of Arturia’s “V Collection”). This means I get all of the new ones they put out this year at a low price per title =]
Always like your videos and perspectives, Alex. Thanks brother! 🦊
@@toddjbradshaw Yo thanks for watching :)
I have Repro and Arturia and I think I don’t need another Prophet emulation. What needs to be considered is that if you get the u-he, it also includes an excellent emulation of the Pro-One and, as usual with u-he, they have very good presets
Thanks for this video mate. A good review. As for sound comparisons, they all sound pretty good IMHO. But UA-cam audio mooshes everything so downloading and listening to the real thing on your own system and finding one you love is best.
@@joesweeney6262 That's true, UA-cam is hard on audio reviews. Thanks for watching :)
That is a good synth.
Thank you Alex
They all sound pretty good - I'd be happy to use them all.
All had a good filter, very similar.
From the perspective of recording or playing live ( & not accuracy ), I'd choose A, D, B - a definite last would be C.
A has a very strong initial envelope and a solid tone
D also has a strong tone.
B was very similar to D but with a slightly less solid tone at the end.
C had the weakest tone post filter, along with very slight pitch rise over time.
In perspective, these are all only slight differences, that could probably easily be compensated for.
Thanks for watching David, and thanks for your thoughts, I agree although I know which one is which. All four are powerful on their own way
I am late. another good release from cherry audio. i love synths that are just like "thing but times 2" my primary hardware synth is a hydrasynth deluxe for that reason
@@GillamtheGreatest Me too, the GX-80 is also great because of that
I have the hardware P10. The Rev4. I think if I had any advice to impart it would to say buy the P5 instead if you make EDM primarily like I do (techno, hardgroove, trance, UK garage/2step etc). I thought I would use the 10 for things like classic sounds and pads etc but I don't use it for that at all. Where I think it shines is modern type sounds, reese bases, leads etc. It almost lives in mono or unison modes. I could have saved $1000 or so had I known that before so hopefully this helps someone. I hardly ever use it in polyphonic duties which may seem weird but when you hear it you'll understand it makes sense.
I believe you, sometimes thanks to all that power you can create beasts of sound
Think I prefer A but they are all pretty good. Like you, I like having more options giving me creative freedom all in one place. So for me its Arturia.
I like A better than all and I think it's U-HE repro 5
"C" fave and hard to pick other but "B". 😜👍💯🎶
So what’s the answer to the blind test?
I liked A and D almost equally, followed by B then C.
A P-10
B Model 80
C Prophet V
D Repro-5
:)
I havent watched the whole video yet, but i have a couple versions from arturia, but repro 1 is one of my favorite synths. Its all over my most recent album
Don’t forget that Memorymoon has the Messiah, and for years this has come bundled with the basic version of Mixcraft.
I love Memorymoon the only synth I don’t have from them is the MiniMoog. Love their Prophet emulation and ME-80.
This synth is probably one of the new ones, that will will see in V Collection 11 in May '25, along with some older synth vst rewrites and maybe a new modular synth model that incorporates some parts from their different existing instruments - imo.
@@VentureNW I don't know, the Prophet inside the collection is already solid
@@AlexReidStudios It really doesn't sound like the original though... sort of a hybrid, imo. Their VS-V seemed a bit cheap to me, but then again, it was pretty cheap, for a hw digital synth. Still would like to see the sound engine improved, in the vst.
Arturia rewrited the Prophet 5 V two years ago with TAE technology
Cherry Audio is Arturia wo the extra funding sort of. Nothing like Pigments kind of stuff tho’ They Cherry folks are super nice and the main dev is a HUGE vintage synth nerd. Wait! Maybe they’re more like GForce as their founder Dave is ALSO a huge synth nerd. So yup I don’t need any more emulation atm. Looking to get to the next thing, but MAYBE if I made a P11… you know… it goes to 11! 😂
Lol, 11 is always better. And agree, this is a synth nerd type of company, which I love
Softube is the best one
Yes, hands down.
It's closest to real thing in terms of sound, but it is not the best sounding of the group. Two complete different thing and it is subjective. I own softube and arturia and I like Arturia's sound more. It has more character to me in most cases.
@@Dystopian84 It has a very unique sound, that's true
They are all good in their own way.. Sometimes I like to own a few of them as just the presets can be cool. Arturia won it for me but the P10 close. Softube is great but boring. I own the UHE one as well as the arturia I might get this as I love Chrrys overall sound. Thety are like a vintage preset collection that can be tweaked. Anyway Cherry synths are so cheap!
@@richertz Price Quality relation is always best om Cherry Audio. And I agree. Which one would be your blind test answers?
A,B.C,D
@@M1chel1966 Interesting 👀
I agree with this order. Will the results be revealed?
Blind test would be better without effects and more sounds
Softube wins always, never been impressed with the accuracy of Cherry or Arturia, also a blind test is useless if you aren't comparing it to the real thing
Why useless? It's not a blind test to know which one sounds more analog, but which one you prefer
Comparing software to software isn't meaningless if you are trying to decide which model software to buy.
@@ctatrainsexactly