Cherry Audio – Mercury-8

🎛️ CHERRY AUDIO – MERCURY-8: The Next-Gen JP-8 Experience

Experience the legendary Jupiter-8 like never before! 🌌 Cherry Audio’s Mercury-8 takes the iconic analog powerhouse into the future with ultra-detailed circuit modeling, expanded performance tools, studio-grade effects, and unmatched workflow enhancements. Designed for producers, composers, and modern sound designers, this synth delivers authentic analog magic with cutting-edge flexibility.

🚀 AUTHENTIC ANALOG POWER, REBORN

Unlock the true spirit of the JP-8 with advanced circuit + behavior modeling that recreates every nuance of the original hardware. Mercury-8 doesn’t rely on samples — it’s a pure virtual-analog engine offering dynamic, expressive control over every sound-shaping element.
With Encore Electronics SysEx compatibility, you can even exchange patches with MIDI-modified JP-8 hardware — something no other emulation offers!

🎚️ MASSIVE DUAL-LAYER ARCHITECTURE

Craft huge stacked sounds or expressive split setups effortlessly.

• 16 polyphonic voices per layer (32 total!)

• Independent synthesis, modulation, sequencer & effects for each layer

• True Jupiter-style analog drift + condition controls to dial in “new,” “used,” or “vintage chaos”

• Multi-Voice Mode adds per-voice pitch, pan, filter & envelope variations for ultra-organic textures

Perfect for creating lush pads, deep polysynths, evolving textures, and monster unison leads.

🔊 CLASSIC OSCILLATORS, LEGENDARY FILTERS

Mercury-8 delivers the unmistakable tone of the JP-8 with:

• 2 oscillators per voice with triangle, saw, sine-saw, noise & PWM

• Accurate exponential FM cross-mod

• Gorgeous 12 dB / 24 dB resonant low-pass + classic high-pass filters

• Velocity-sensitive ADSR envelopes for expressive modern performance

Every sound feels alive, bold, and unmistakably analog.

🎼 ADVANCED MODULATION MADE SIMPLE

The intuitive 4-slot Modulation Matrix gives you deep sound-shaping power without complexity.

• 25 modulation sources

• 43 destinations

• “Via” routing for layered expressive control

• Fully integrates with Mercury-8’s FX section

Producers will love how fast it is to build complex modulation movements with simple click-assign workflows.

🎹 INSPIRED PERFORMANCE TOOLS

Whether you’re producing EDM, cinematic scores, synthwave, or trap — Mercury-8 keeps ideas flowing:

• Arpeggiator with Order, Random, Leap + Humanize controls

• 16×4 Polyphonic Step Sequencer with Auto-Start & DAW-sync

• Solo, Unison, Poly-1, Poly-2, Multi & Chord Memory Modes

• Repurposed digital display for quick access to advanced voice settings

Perfect for creating driving basslines, evolving patterns, and performance-ready sequences.

🎧 20 PREMIUM EFFECTS + TRIPLE EFFECTS CHAINS

Mercury-8 includes three independent effects chains — one per layer plus a global master chain.
Enjoy 20 studio-quality effects, including:
✨ Lushverb
✨ Tape Echo
✨ Dual Ensemble
✨ Galactic Reverb
✨ Distortion & EQ
✨ BBD Flanger
✨ DCO Chorus, Panner & Pulser (new!)

Customize, save, and reuse chains across patches — a dream workflow for modern producers.

🌟 600+ NEXT-LEVEL PRESETS

Jump right into creativity with:

• 600+ expertly crafted presets by top sound designers

• Exact recreations of the original JP-8 patches

• “Factory Plus” enhanced modern versions

• Template presets for fast sound design

• Jupiter-X compatible MIDI controller mapping

Whether you’re scoring film, producing ambient textures, or making club-ready tracks — inspiration is instant.

🔥 BUILT FOR TODAY’S MUSIC CREATORS

Mercury-8 is optimized for modern production environments:

• AU, VST, VST3, AAX + Standalone

• Complete MIDI + DAW automation

• Oversampling control for pristine sound

• Zoomable interface & Focus mode

• Seamless SysEx import/export

This isn’t just a vintage synth recreation — it’s a modern producer’s dream machine.