Cherry Audio Pentaphonic Synthesizer

Cherry Audio Pentaphonic Synthesizer.

Cherry Audio Pentaphonic brings the rare Gleeman Pentaphonic synthesizer to the software world, recreating its distinctive digitally controlled oscillator architecture, unusual stair-stepped waveforms, and rich analog filter character while significantly expanding its performance and modulation capabilities. Designed around the original early-80s concept, Pentaphonic combines vintage-inspired synthesis with modern sequencing, expression, effects, and polyphony.

Key Features

• Virtual recreation of the rare Gleeman Pentaphonic synthesizer

• Three UI themes inspired by the original instrument: Black, Clear, and Audities Clear

• Adjustable opacity for the Clear and Audities Clear interfaces

• Three oscillators per voice based on the original DCO architecture

• Eight oscillator waveforms: Complex 1, Complex 2, 3% Pulse, 12% Pulse, 50% Pulse, Ramp, Triangle, and Sine

• Complex 1 and Complex 2 waveforms provide distinctive harmonically rich tones

• Expanded polyphony from 2 to 16 voices

• Monophonic mode with last/high note priority and retrigger

• Unison mode with detuning

• Oscillator sync and pulse-width modulation

• Two LFOs with the same eight waveform options as the oscillators

• LFO modulation for oscillator, filter, and amplifier parameters

• Original fast/slow chorus

• 12 dB 2-pole and 24 dB 4-pole low-pass filter modes

• Filter polarity and keyboard tracking

• Velocity control for filter and amplifier

• Expressive keyboard pressure and aftertouch modulation

• 14 pressure-modulatable parameters, including oscillator pitch, sync, gain, filter cutoff, resonance, and amplifier controls

• Assignable pitch-bend range and dedicated modulation stick

• Dynamic arpeggiator with Arp, Leap, Order, and Random modes

• Arpeggiator swing, chance, and feel controls

• Syncable and transposable 16 x 4 polyphonic step sequencer

• Sequencer Start, Stop, Auto Start, and Humanize functions

• DAW clock and step synchronization

• Parameter Animator with four 16-step patterns for cutoff, resonance, pitch modulation, and oscillator gain

• 22 studio-quality effects with up to five effects in a chain

• Effects include delays, reverbs, choruses, flangers, phasers, distortion, EQ, ring modulation, rotary speaker, tape echo, and more

• Per-effect on/off, solo, modulation amount, and dry/wet controls

• Global effects controls with stereo expansion

• Over 375 presets across 14 categories, including 50 original factory patches

• User-adjustable oversampling

• Complete MIDI control, MIDI Learn, and DAW automation

• Standalone, AU, VST, VST3, and AAX formats

• Focus zoom plus standard interface zoom and resizing

• Free 30-day demo available

Pentaphonic includes both standalone and plug-in versions, making it suitable for studio production, sound design, and live performance. With its combination of unusual DCO waveforms, expressive modulation, advanced sequencing, and extensive effects, it expands the character of the original Gleeman instrument into a versatile modern synthesizer.