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Fascinating new Cherry Audio synth (?): Harmonia

edited August 2023 in Desktop

Is it a synth or not? This one is interesting. You play with the harmonics in samples they've preloaded into Harmonia and you can make fine-grained adjustments to achieve some very playable results. I think this one will quickly find its way into music, TV and movie production.

https://cherryaudio.com/products/harmonia

From their site:

The magic behind Harmonia lies in its two sample-based oscillators. Using techniques similar to those found in additive synthesis, each Harmonia oscillator can simultaneously produce up to eight pitches, individually tuned to a harmonic series or semitones. The volume for each pitch harmonic can be fixed or dynamic, and Harmonia’s unique interpolated harmonic scanning enables dramatic sweeps and melodious sequences through a single modulatable slider.

Harmonia derives its distinctive organic sound from hundreds of sampled waveforms recorded from various synthesizers, traditional instruments and voices, colorful “lo-fi” sounds, and more. User samples can be imported, further expanding Harmonia’s tonal palette. Producers can effortlessly create unique morphed and sequencer-like tones by varying the combinations of waveform selection and harmonic presets.

Harmonia reaches new heights by providing four syncable polyphonic LFOs, an expansive stereo multimode filter, click-and-drag envelopes, and a massive mod matrix with eight slots for dozens of sources and destinations. Harmonia includes support for aftertouch, flexible MIDI mapping, and a collection of over 350 breathtaking, professionally designed presets. Harmonia also has 17 studio-quality effects such as distortion, chorus, phaser, echoes, reverbs, and more - all fully modulatable through the matrix.

Note: I have no financial or other ties to Cherry Audio, I just like their stuff.

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Observations: I've been testing it out on desktop using the demo today... It seems to do bells, Solina-style strings, some percussive sounds and some big evolving sounds quite well. It has a LOT of ways to alter patches, but on the surface it looks deceptively simple. It does not do fat, beefy sounds well, but if you want to really cut through a muddy mix, this one will do it. And I'm glad they built in their own limiter. You could really blow up your audio equipment without it. :)
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Comments

  • They now have a demo video for Harmonia.

  • I‘m testing the demo too.
    Interesting approach of sound design - it’s great fun - cannot say, if it ever can do something musical to me…

  • @Satie said:
    I‘m testing the demo too.
    Interesting approach of sound design - it’s great fun - cannot say, if it ever can do something musical to me…

    Here's the link to the User Manual, by the way: https://docs.cherryaudio.com/pdf/Harmonia User Guide.pdf

  • @NeuM said:

    @Satie said:
    I‘m testing the demo too.
    Interesting approach of sound design - it’s great fun - cannot say, if it ever can do something musical to me…

    Here's the link to the User Manual, by the way: https://docs.cherryaudio.com/pdf/Harmonia User Guide.pdf

    You interested me in CherryAudio more than any commercial did, haha. So now I must check all of their portfolio. ;)

  • @Luxthor said:

    @NeuM said:

    @Satie said:
    I‘m testing the demo too.
    Interesting approach of sound design - it’s great fun - cannot say, if it ever can do something musical to me…

    Here's the link to the User Manual, by the way: https://docs.cherryaudio.com/pdf/Harmonia User Guide.pdf

    You interested me in CherryAudio more than any commercial did, haha. So now I must check all of their portfolio. ;)

    At last count I have 13 of their synths. They are so incredibly affordable compared to other soft synth companies, that was what first attracted me, but with monsters like their GX-80, one could easily see paying 3 or 4 times more for what you get and feel good about the purchase.

  • Synclaiver-ish take w/ more intuitive UI?

  • I'm liking it. The ability to load your own samples is awesome. The UI is too retro though overall intuitive.

  • @geremy said:
    Synclaiver-ish take w/ more intuitive UI?

    Yes, there is definitely some similarity.

  • @auxmux said:
    I'm liking it. The ability to load your own samples is awesome. The UI is too retro though overall intuitive.

    The clean UI is one of the things I like most about it. 😂

  • Great to see something original from these, no doubt they make righteous gear but it rarely sparks my interest…

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