Geoff Grace Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Cherry Audio releases massive new Eight Voice synthesizer Intro price $29.00. 30-day demo available. Cherry Audio is thrilled to announce the release of Eight Voice, our most ambitious instrument to date! Eight Voice is a carefully-crafted emulation of the mighty Oberheim Eight Voice synthesizer, originally released in 1977. This massive-sounding, back-breaking behemoth helped define the sound of rock, dance, and pop music in the 1970s and 1980s. [video:youtube] Best, Geoff Quote My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 At that price, I'll get it. I wish it had sliders instead of a bajillion knobs. I never saw the original so there is no nostalgia factor. I just like stuff that's easy, like sliders. Sounds great though!!! Thanks for posting! Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 pretty amazing at that price, and works with Windows and Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogman1 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I have the ones by Arturia, Brainworks, and Gforce Media... Do I really need another Oberheim 8 voice? Hmmmm....I wonder.... Quote Tom Nord Electro 5D, Modal Cobalt 8, Yamaha upright piano, numerous plug-ins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Installed, will be a couple of days before I can mess about with it. I printed the online manual as .pdf files also and put them all in one folder. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Got their email a few minutes ago ... Nice one for the price for shure and at a 1st glance sounds good as well. I appreciate it´s available for Windows NOW. Let´s comparisons begin,- Arturia SEM, Gforce, Brainworx and Cherry Audio. A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogman1 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 OK, call me crazy but I just bought it. So I have the Arturia, Brainworks, G-Force, and now Cherry Audio... I guess the fact that the 8 voice is my all-around favorite synth ever...plus I LIKE to support the smaller developers... So should be fun...I'm sure each version of the beast has something interesting to offer! Tom Quote Tom Nord Electro 5D, Modal Cobalt 8, Yamaha upright piano, numerous plug-ins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I downloaded the demo earlier today and listened to some presets. I like that it has delay and reverb included. Although not shopping for any VSTi's, I will purchase this for US$29.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Azzarello Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 GAS is rampant with me today... I couldn't help myself either. For $29 to have a "virtual" classic and save my back, and it only adds to my Arturia and other soft synths. PS - For some reason I'm getting all kinds of alerts from Keyboard Corner for no clear reason, but this was worth it Quote Pat http://www.patazzarello.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 I have no affiliation with Cherry Audio, but I agree that the $29 price point is a persuasive one. For the typical price of a soundbank, you can buy a softsynthâand an Oberheim emulation, to boot. Best, Geoff Quote My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnchop Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I"m a fan of their DC106 and polymoog for sure. This one didn"t quite do it for me, as I have the Arturia SEM and can stack it and get similar results. But for someone who wants Obie flavor for not much dough, it"s a win. Quote I make software noises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boing Poum Tchak Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Just grabbed it myself. MAN, these guys do killer work! The interface is easy to move around on, the sound is big, warm and deep...and the programming is pretty damn great, IMO. A whole bunch of really useful and playable presets - well worth the $29 right there. dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Hi Dave, the other Dave did a bunch of those presets. He sent me a list in email. I haven't had a chance to try them yet; too busy with non-stop job interviews and intense pro bono work. I'm pretty sure I'll prefer this to the others, and especially to stacking Arturia's SEM (that doesn't do it for me; I put a significant amount of time into it when trying the OB-E from G-Force). Quote Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Hi Dave, the other Dave did a bunch of those presets. I have CRS. Can't remember doing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Too Many Daves. dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 There are a lot of Smiths too... Best, Geoff Quote My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Too Many Daves. dB Hey now....don't make us kick you out of the Dave Club Quote David Gig Rig:Depends on the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Too Many Daves. That's the title of a Seuss story. It's in the Sneetches book: dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Busy lady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Azzarello Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Busy lady. Is that where the phrase "let's get busy" comes from? Quote Pat http://www.patazzarello.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed A. Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I bought it yesterday. Very impressive emulation, especially for $29. I like the "focus" feature that lets me enlarge certain areas of the normally tiny interface. I want to see if I can get it to sound anything like Zawinul's original he used in "Havona". [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Mike Metlay Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I am very curious about it... I have the GForce one and I am absolutely floored. Anyone here done an A/B? I have only seen a very few comments so far and they seem evenly split, with the GForce being favored for a slightly warmer and more authentic sound and the Cherry Audio for its low price and better built-in effects. Quote Dr. Mike Metlay (PhD in nuclear physics, golly gosh) Musician, Author, Editor, Educator, Impresario, Online Radio Guy, Cut-Rate Polymath, and Kindly Pedant Editor-in-Chief, Bjooks ~ Author of SYNTH GEMS 1 clicky!: more about me ~ my radio station (and my fam) ~ my local tribe ~ my day job ~ my book ~ my music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I did "Havona" in a jazz fusion trio in the mid 90's. Challenging song on bass (at least, to play it cleanly). Too many Daves indeed! D. Bryce probably knows who I mean, as they have sent actual prototypes back and forth while writing patches for initial release. I'm a strong believer in other people's privacy; just not my own. In other words, no one gets mentioned publicly without asking their permission first. It's funny how on GS almost everyone is panning the CA stuff as inferior to other options -- probably because they already spent their money elsewhere. Quote Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I've been comparing demos of this and Arturia's take on it. I've decided against either. I end up quivering & wheening like your dog, watching you carve up a corned beef brisket. I haven't got COVID Lockdown Madness enough to add one of these to my last few acquisitions. I hang my head, not being man enough to take the 8-voice Obie Challenge. I just can't honor the SOB with enough attention. Quote "We're the crash test dummies of the digital age." ~ Kara Swisher, "Burn Book" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I like the "focus" feature that lets me enlarge certain areas of the normally tiny interface. Thanks for this tip. I bought it, installed it and have not had time to open it yet. I like the sound of the focus feature very much. Still knobs but big knobs are way better than tiny knobs. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I am very curious about it... I have the GForce one and I am absolutely floored. Anyone here done an A/B? I have only seen a very few comments so far and they seem evenly split, with the GForce being favored for a slightly warmer and more authentic sound and the Cherry Audio for its low price and better built-in effects. I will once the GForce product becomes available for Windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 This is the last damn thing I need. Bought it anyway. Quote 9 Moog things, 3 Roland things, 2 Hammond things and a computer with stuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Same here. I had already stepped over my "no new synth plugins!" line in the sand when a voucher plus a sale gave me BX Oberhausen plus Thorn for 30 bucks total. I will try to be strong here. I also have Diva, and a free one whose name escapes me at the moment. I'll be interested to see/hear comparisons between oberhausen and this, granted they don't seem to be the same exact synth I don't think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnchop Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I'm used to $29 = an update plan needed down the road ***COUGH***WAVES***COUGH*** but I imagine these guys are able to turn these things out because they have a synth building platform? I'm assuming (with all willlingness to be wrong) that these instruments leverage the Voltage Modular framework? -John Quote I make software noises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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