Mercury 8 captures the authentic sound and behavior that made the JP-8 a legend!
Mercury 8 captures the authentic sound and behavior that made the JP-8 a legend!
Mercury-8 synthesizer builds on Cherry Audio’s renowned Mercury legacy with a passionate focus on detail and modern technical advancements. Every aspect of the original hardware has been meticulously modeled as a software virtual instrument to capture the authentic sound and behavior that made the JP-8 so legendary. Furthermore, Mercury-8 goes “beyond Jupiter” by offering expanded polyphony, versatile modulation options, studio-quality effects, and expressive performance capabilities. Its precision not only captures the distinctive sound and essence of the JP-8 but even facilitates unprecedented data exchange with MIDI-modified hardware.
requirements:
mac:
cpu: Quad-core computer
ram: 8
version: 1.0
notes: macOS 10.9 or above (including macOS 12), Native Apple M1 processor support.
internet required: yes
support:
64_bit
plugins:
VST-2
VST-3
AU
AAX
STAND-ALONE
windows:
cpu: Quad-core computer
ram: 8
version: 1.0
notes: Windows 7 or above (including Windows 11)
internet required: yes
support:
64_bit
plugins:
VST-2
VST-3
AAX
STAND-ALONE
trial: no
notes:
feature: The ultimate JP-8 emulation, engineered by Cherry Audio with its latest comprehensive circuit and behavior modeling techniques to provide unparalleled accuracy to — and exclusive compatibility with — the original hardware
Highly optimized, massive dual-layer voicing architecture with 16 polyphonic voices per layer. Keyboard split and stacked layer modes allow two simultaneously playable layers, with separate per-layer controls for all parameters, including synthesis, modulation, patterns, and effects
Two oscillators per voice for each layer deliver thick, vibrant tones with classic waveforms, sync, and accurate exponential FM cross-modulation
Triangle, ramp, sine sawtooth, noise, and square or variable pulse waveforms with pulse width modulation
High-pass and resonant low-pass filters for each layer faithfully recreate the legendary Jupiter curves, with 12 dB and 24 dB slope options
Two full ADSR envelopes per layer with velocity, independently assignable to filter, amp, and modulation for expressive control and dynamic sound shaping
Tempo-syncable LFO for each layer, with retrigger option
Analog Drift and Condition Controls to fine-tune the “age” of the synth from pristine new to unstable vintage, with adjustable VCO, VCF, VCA drift, and envelope slop
Solo, Unison, Poly-1 and Poly-2, Multi, and single-key Chord Memory assign modes
Multi-voice mode that adds adjustable “mini synth” trimmers to provide subtle or extreme voice variation in pitch, panning, filter, and envelopes to tones and patterns
Repurposed “digital display” interface with clickable access to extended features such as trigger and note priority, unison voices, and multi-voice modes, condition, and drift
Over 600 out-of-this-world presets by ten sound design pros, along with the precise recreation of the 64 original JP-8 factory patches (with enhanced versions) and the eight factory setups, all accessible in a convenient preset browser. Also included are template presets that serve as ideal starting points for sound design in Mercury-8, and a MIDI controller mapping compatible with the Jupiter-X hardware synthesizer
Comprehensive modulation matrix with four slots and simple click-to-assign functionality: 25 sources and 43 destinations with optional “Via” controls, including Mercury-8’s integrated effects
Syncable and transposable arpeggiator for each layer with Arp, Leap, Order, and Random modes, and Swing, Chance, and Feel to add degrees of randomness to arpeggiated patterns
Syncable and transposable 16×4 polyphonic step sequencer for each layer with Start, Stop, Auto Start, and humanize options, with accurate DAW clock and step synchronization
Three independent customizable chains of effects, one for each layer plus a global layer, with an individual effects modulator for each layer
20 studio-quality effects that can be arranged, saved, and recalled within their effects chains, which are compatible and can be shared with Cherry Audio’s Trident Mk III synthesizer:
BBD Flanger, Compressor, Digital Delay, Digital Reverb, Distortion & EQ, Dual Delay, Dual Ensemble, Dual Phaser, Envelope Filter, Flanger & Chorus, Galactic Reverb, Lo-Fi, Lushverb, Ring Modulator, Seven Band EQ, Spring Reverb, and Tape Echo. New in Mercury-8 are DCO Chorus, Panner, and Pulser.
Persistent mini UI Effects controls for on/off, solo, bipolar modulator amount slider, and dry/wet mix for each effect. Global FX on/off, level, and stereo expand
Utility panels to easily copy, paste, swap, and move layers, effects chains, and sequencer data between presets
Directly import original JP-8 patch bank SysEx data (Encore Electronics format) via drag-and-drop
Export Mercury-8 preset data to SysEx data (Encore Electronics format)
Standalone virtual instrument and plug-in versions included (AU, VST, VST3, AAX)
User-adjustable oversampling control
Complete MIDI control and DAW automation for all controls, with easy-to-use MIDI learn and mapping (Preset and Global)
Cherry Audio’s popular Focus zoom-in feature, as well as standard UI zoom and resize via drag
Complete documentation available directly online from the instrument or in downloadable PDF format
licensing methods:
computer
platforms: mac
windows
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