Cherry Audio, in collaboration with Crumar Instruments, has introduced Crumar DS-2, a new virtual instrument, for macOS & Windows, based on the hardware DS-2 from 1978.
They say that Crumar DS-2 “not only captures the distinctive tone and multitimbral capabilities of the original, but also enhances them, offering an impressive combination of innovation and authenticity.”
Crumar DS-2 features an expanded monophonic synth section with high/low settings, Unison, and Multi-voice options, along with polyphonic functionality that supports 4, 8, or 16 voices.
The polyphonic section can handle up to 32 notes of full polyphony. Additionally, OSC 2 now includes a matching stair-stepped sine waveform, and the addition of oscillator sync enhances sound design possibilities.
DS-2 also offers customizable keyboard splits and layers, an extra LFO, an expanded filter, a wide range of modulation options, polyphonic aftertouch, a dynamic arpeggiator, 20 studio-quality effects, and over 300 professionally designed presets.
Pricing and Availability:
Crumar DS-2 is available now for $59 USD.
I wonder if we’ll ever see something new, fresh and original from CA rather than recreations of old and obscure synths of yesterday
They have three by my count — Dreamsynth, Sines and Harmonia.
like Sines and Dreamsynth, 2 of my favorite cherry audio instruments?
As a Cherry Audio developer said in a related CA thread a while back, asking the same question as yours on this site: the fact is that original synth plug-ins are a harder sell and generate less revenue. There’s generally a steeper learning curve involved in patch generation, mainly due to the unfamiliarity of the user interface. There’s always been a boutique market for rare & functioning – and pricey – vintage synths. As computer power & speed has increased by leaps and bounds over the years, it’s possible to create a modern plug-in version of a widely sought vintage synth; on top of that, the user interfaces of vintage synth plug-ins are fairly well understood by synth fanatics and sound designers. If more people bought plug-ins based on original synth designs, you can bet that developers such as Cherry Audio would be churning them out!
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A good response from Cherry Audio to all those who say all their synths sound the same. This sounds incredible, very very strident and tough sounding oscillators and a nice, creamy and very analog sounding filter. Good stuff.
I’d really like them to do an OSCar, this isn’t a million miles away sonically or architecturally.
I’ve never liked any of their plugins.
Cherry Audio is a relatively recent addition to the field, but they get things right. I’ve owned a Minimoog & Memorymoog, as well as a Roland SH-5. Their emulations sit up and bark well. Their modeling is accurate, so while I never played an Elka Synthex, I trust the voice. My only question is, what will happen when there are 40 versions of everything vintage? Back to the drawing board, I guess. We’ll see if original designs can make the same splash.
A good response from Cherry Audio to all those who say all their synths sound the same. This sounds incredible, very very strident and tough sounding oscillators and a nice, creamy and very analog sounding filter. Good stuff.
I’d really like them to do an OSCar, this isn’t a million miles away sonically or architecturally.
….and ….it’s broken.
The Cherry Audio stuff all sounds the same to me.
Every company has a certain “sound” of their own, but its really about context. I use their GX-80 for mega pads, the Memorymode for Moog things and the Elka-X for more melodic polysynth sounds. With a little effecting, they really shine. Not a clinker in the lot.
Glad they work for you man! I’ve got their ARP Quadra and tbh I just can’t get into it. Sounds very vanilla. I’ve played a real Quadra before and it lit me right up.
I always loved the DS2. It’s got a massive sound on the monosynth side (those DCOs sound absolutely amazing, the filter is fantastic, the envelopes are really snappy and the LFOs go to extreme ranges) and poly section adds a real bit of quirkiness
me either, overrated imo