New Cherry Audio Elka X

[Vernon Barnes]

$39 from Cherry Audio https://cherryaudio.com/products/elka-x

£ 32.95 inc VAT in UK from Plugin Boutique  https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/1-Instruments/4-Synth/9504-Elka-X  but you get £1.37 back in Virtual cash.

 

 

[stony]

$32,72 at Everyplugin

https://everyplugin.com/elka-x.html

Edited August 18, 2022 by stony

[Vernon Barnes]

3 minutes ago, stony said:

$32,72 at Everyplugin

https://everyplugin.com/elka-x.html

That's a deal!

[bitflipper]

I think this would be a great synth for somebody new to synths who wants to learn how to create their own patches from scratch. It's got every parameter you'd expect in a classic subtractive synthesizer plus some not-so-common features, all laid out in a logical manner. Back in the day this would have been considered an exceptionally full-featured synth. Sure, modern soft synths include more sophisticated features, but that also makes the process of learning to program them more intimidating. 

Plus, it sounds really good.

 

[bitflipper]

Here's something Cherry Audio has so far neglected to do - post some actual sounds. If you're hearing Oberheim-like sounds, it's those 12dB/octave filters. This synth also offers 24dB slopes for a more Moog-ish profile. Note that this video shows the actual synth upon which the Cherry emulation is based.

 

[RBH]

This is my favorite style of VST synth. I'm more old school bent with a control per function.  No tabs or drop down menu that I can see from the demo.

[abacab]

Talking Synths, Episode 90: ELKA-X From Cherry Audio. Interview with Dan Goldstein, CTO and DSP engineer of Cherry Audio

Trivia: Dan owns the largest hardware synth collection in Las Vegas (approximately 130).

 

Edited August 20, 2022 by abacab