{"product_id":"cherry-audio-mercury-6-synthesizer-electronic-delivery","title":"Cherry Audio Mercury-6 Synthesizer - Electronic Delivery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCherry Audio Mercury-6\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3 id=\"toc_0\"\u003eTHE YEAR EVERYTHING CHANGED\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReleased 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3 id=\"toc_1\"\u003eMERCURY-6 - 40 YEARS IN THE MAKING\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCherry 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. They'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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCherry Audio has 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. They'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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThey have 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3 id=\"toc_2\"\u003eFEATURES:\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighly optimized, massive dual-layer voicing architecture with 16 polyphonic voices per layer. Keyboard split or stacked layer modes allow two simultaneously playable layers, with separate per-layer controls for all parameters, including effects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTwo VCOs per voice with combined waveform capabilities: triangle, ramp sawtooth, noise, and square or variable pulse\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMultimode filter with a 24 dB\/oct lowpass, 24 dB\/oct highpass, or 12 dB\/oct bandpass modes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccurate reproduction of the original's advanced VCO-2 to VCO-1 FM cross-modulation for searing tones\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrecisely implemented portamento and glissando modes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExactingly replicated arpeggio section with MIDI tempo sync, the hidden Down\/Up mode of the original, and the addition of a Random mode\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePowerful solo and polyphonic unison modes for fat, stacked sounds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTwo tempo-syncable LFOs with extended retrigger functionality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePer-layer drift control for oscillators and filter frequencies for authentic analog character\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSingle-key chord memory mode\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOver 500 presets, created by a talented team of sound design veterans, easily accessible in a convenient preset browser\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePanel Control for selecting layer controls, including extensive utility functions for duplicating and exchanging synthesis and effects parameters between layers and presets.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudio-quality integrated effects: distortion, 4\/8\/12 stage phaser, flanger\/chorus, three types of delay with sync, and four types of reverb, with easy-to-access global or layer settings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComplete MIDI control and DAW automation for all controls, with easy-to-use MIDI learn and mapping (Preset and Global)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCherry Audio's popular Focus zoom-in feature, as well as standard UI zoom and resize via drag\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComplete documentation available directly online from the instrument or in downloadable PDF format\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighly optimized coding for optimal performance with ultra-low CPU load, and multithreaded processing for presets using Split and Layer modes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUser-adjustable oversampling control\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003ch3 id=\"toc_3\"\u003eSYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINDOWS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWindows 7 or above (including Windows 11)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e64-bit required\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQuad-core computer with 8GB of RAM recommended\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMAC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003emacOS 10.13 or above, macOS 13 Ventura supported\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e64-bit required\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNative Apple M1 or greater processor support, including Ultra\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e3.4 GHz Quad-Core or M1 CPU with 8GB of RAM recommended\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREQUIRED CONFIGURATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAU, VST, VST3, AAX, and standalone formats\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Cherry Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44451018178663,"sku":"211415","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/8848\/5479\/files\/cherry-audio-mercury-6-24_211415_1_d531bf12-397f-4153-a4b4-e9cbace7e035.jpg?v=1787095512","url":"https:\/\/vintageking.mom\/products\/cherry-audio-mercury-6-synthesizer-electronic-delivery","provider":"Vintage King","version":"1.0","type":"link"}