A 16-voice Polyphonic Marvel
The year is 1979, and a legendary synth company has the design slated for a 16-voice polyphonic marvel: the Chroma! Now, Cherry Audio repackages this classic synth into a virtual format ready to be enjoyed by synth junkies and sound designers alike. To this day, this classic synth has astounded the musical masses with its complex design and immaculate sonic character. While you can find classic synths listed on Sweetwater’s Gear Exchange, you’d be hard-pressed to find such a nuanced virtual emulation of this feat of engineering. Packing the 250 original factory presets plus 450 custom presets, the Rhodes Chroma by Cherry Audio is sure to broaden your sonic horizons tenfold.
Related Videos: Rhodes Chroma Virtual Synthesizer Plug-in
Filled with the nuance and complexity of the original
The potential of Rhodes Chroma is truly astounding, reproducing with richness every nuance of the famed synth. Not just another plug-in, this virtual synthesizer can even import SysEx patch data from the original instrument, bridging a sound design gap of four decades! Rhodes Chroma also features 16 oscillators, filters, VCAs, LFOs, and 32 envelope generators. Synthesists will be able to choose these highly modular elements through 16 preconfigured signal paths, including straightforward VCF-VCA setups, complex configurations with oscillator sync, filter FM, ring modulation, and more.
Meticulously revived for the modern age
To this day, the Rhodes Chroma by Cherry Audio is a highly sought-after sonic personality and is regarded with much respect by synth luminaries. Its original design was used by musicians like Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Jethro Tull, and Oscar Peterson, and it can even be heard on the 1983 hit album True by Spandau Ballet. The Rhodes Chroma meticulously revives the soul of this classic synth and has been one of Cherry Audio’s most ambitious projects to date. Since the original synth design was impressively complex, this process of reviving a classic synth was no easy feat. Yet, the final creation came out stunning and even elevates the experience of the original.
Interfaced designed for modulation
Rhodes Chroma users will find the interface easily navigable, making for swift programming from the get-go. There are pop-up elements and real-time displays that integrate into parameter buttons for a hands-on, intuitive, and visual experience. The modulatory capabilities from the original design have been meticulously replicated, and comprehensive modulation pop-up menus create a modular synth-like programming experience that is unlike any other.
Packed with presets and more
Cherry Audio made sure to capture the true essence of this legendary synthesizer. Renowned for its capabilities like velocity sensitivity and aftertouch, keyboard assignments for six monophonic modes, four polyphony modes, and six arpeggiator modes, the Rhodes Chroma virtual synth locks these features in and enhances them with the inclusion of the Expander module. The Expander module further extends the range of the Rhodes Chroma by offering layers, splits, and 16 polyphonic voices across all modes. Apart from that, users can access the original 250 factory presets plus 450 custom presets created by Cherry Audio, ensuring you’ll find a sound for nearly any type of sonic experimentation. Lastly, the inclusion of seven studio-grade effects — distortion, phaser, flange/chorus, delay, reverb, global EQ, and limiter — finish off the Rhodes Chroma virtual synth as an undeniably impressive achievement of the modern age.
Cherry Audio Rhodes Chroma Features:
- A legendary classic synth finds new life in this virtual synthesizer plug-in that's been meticulously revived
- Based on a 16-voice polyphonic marvel of analog synthesis
- Packed with 250 original factory presets plus 450 presets crafted by Cherry Audio
- 7 studio-grade effects
- Filled with the nuance and complexity of the original synth
- Spans decades of sound design by supporting the import of SysEx patch data from the original instrument
- 16 oscillators, filters, VCAs, LFOs, and 32 envelope generators primed for powerful sound design
- 16 pre-configured signal paths, including straightforward VCF-VCA setups, complex configurations with oscillator sync, filter FM, ring modulation, and more
- Leverage sounds like those from Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Jethro Tull, and Oscar Peterson
- UI pop-up and real-time displays integrate into parameter buttons for smooth interfacing
- Comprehensive modulation pop-up menus create a modular synth-like programming experience
- Velocity sensitivity and aftertouch, keyboard assignments for 6 monophonic modes, 4 polyphone modes, and 6 arpeggiator modes
- Inclusion of Expander offers layers, splits, and 16 polyphonic voices across all modes
