
Meet The Mercury-4
Mercury-4 is a detailed emulation of one of the best-sounding and quirkiest polyphonic synthesizers of the late 1970's, the Roland Jupiter-4. It’s the rarest and most sonically unique of the fabled Jupiter series, and Cherry Audio have gone to great lengths to recreate the subtle (and not-so-subtle) nuances and character of this beloved classic. Every aspect of Mercury-4 has been expertly modeled upon a vintage Jupiter-4 originally owned by Greg Hawkes of the legendary 80’s new wave band The Cars, and played on their double-platinum 1981 album Shake It Up. In Greg’s words, Mercury-4 “sounds just like my old Jupiter! It’s nice to have it back.”
The Jupiter-4 had its share of disadvantages, including limited patch storage, just four voices of polyphony, and boat-anchor weight. Cherry Audio’s Mercury-4 improves upon the original’s design by offering 16-voice polyphony, infinite patch storage, velocity sensitivity, MPE support, and much more. Cherry Audio have even paired it with a fantastic model of the classic Roland Space Echo tape delay.
Mercury-4 Features:
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Authentically modeled oscillator with sub oscillator
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All filter characteristics modeled, including powerful low-frequency resonance
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Up to 16-voice polyphony
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Over 400 presets, programmed by industry veterans
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Exactingly replicated unique arpeggio section w/tempo sync
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Carefully modeled wide-range LFO modulation with "inverted" mod characteristics
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Drift control for increased analog realism
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Precisely replicated stereo ensemble effect
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Warm and organic tape echo with multiple reverb modes
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Tempo-syncable LFO
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Detunable unison mode
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Single-key chord memory mode
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Highly optimized coding for high performance with ultra-low CPU load
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User-adjustable oversampling control
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Advanced one-click UI magnification
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Comprehensive MPE support
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Full MIDI control and DAW automation for all controls
Mac:
- macOS 10.13 or higher
- 64 bit
- Native Apple M1 compatible (including Apple M1 Ultra)
- 3.4 GHz Quad Core processor or M1 CPU
- RAM: 8GB
Windos:
- Windows 7 or higher
- 64 bit
- 3.4 GHz Quad Core processor
- RAM: 8GB
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