Dreamsynth + Scaler 2 Bundle (Exclusive)

Create & Modulate With This Exclusive Songwriting Bundle

Take Dreamsynth - Cherry Audio's amazing and much-loved vintage inspired synthesizer, with our very own music theory powerhouse plugin - Scaler 2, and you've got yourself an incredibly exciting all-in-one songwriting toolkit!

First create your perfect sound in Dreamsynth using the time-tested powerful 'hybrid' synthesis model, then modulate to your heart's content in Scaler 2 - the ultimate music theory tool for inspiring wonder and untapped creativity.

Don't miss out - this exciting new bundle is exclusively available from our website!

Dreams Brought to Life

An Era of Innovation

Dreamsynth draws its inspiration from renowned synths including the Ensoniq ESQ-1, the Kawai "K" series, and the Sequential Prophet VS. In the second half of the '80s, music production was rapidly transitioning from analog to digital. These "hybrid" synthesizers bridged the gap, combining the precision and flexibility of sampled digital oscillators with the warmth of analog filters. The combination of digital and analog sound produced instruments with character and a unique sonic fingerprint that still resonates today.

A Dream Come True

With the magic of these vintage classics in mind, Cherry Audio set out to create Dreamsynth. Dreamsynth is a "What if...?" synthesizer incorporating the distinctive qualities of this remarkable era with the best features of modern software instruments to create a uniquely 21st-century hybrid. Here's a look at the highlights:

• Three dual-waveform oscillators amount to six simultaneous virtual analog or PCM sample-based oscillators with up to 16 voices of polyphony. When modulation is applied, the unique A/B wave mix controls can create a myriad of evolving or rhythmic vector tones.
• Combines authentic analog waveforms with sampled PCM waveforms for incredible new timbres. Includes a massive library of 430 looping, one-shot, and single-cycle waveforms.
• Dreamsynth also includes a beautiful-sounding classic string synthesizer that, unlike traditional paraphonic string synths, is fully polyphonic. It operates independently of the oscillator-based synthesizer, and both can be layered and split across the keyboard, with separate assignments for the arpeggiator and effects.
• The OB-style 12 dB/octave multimode stereo filters enable breathtaking timbres from subtle to extreme.
• Dreamsynth features exceptional modulation capabilities with 20 mod sources and over 40 destinations. Routings are immediately accessible through the innovative interface with individual pop-up menus and invertible knobs.
• The effects section includes multiple distortion and sample-crushing options, a 12-stage phaser, chorus, flanger, and rotary speaker effects. Also available are numerous delay (including Cherry Audio's acclaimed tape delay) and reverb effects, including the fabulous new "Galactic" algorithm.
• Supports MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE), making Dreamsynth capable of more organic and expressive performances.
• Dreamsynth includes a massive library of over 1100 presets from a wildly talented and diverse group of sound designers such as Dave Polich, Huston Singletary, Julie Kathryn (I AM SNOW ANGEL), James Terris, Julian Pollack (J3PO), Katharine Fountain aka FOUNTAINS, Agent Method, Mark Wilcox, Joseph Holiday, and Venus Theory.

Features

• Three dual-waveform oscillators, amounting to six simultaneous virtual analog or PCM sample-based oscillators with up to 16 voices of polyphony
• Authentically modeled virtual analog waveforms and 430 looping, one-shot, and single-cycle waveforms
• Fully polyphonic 16-voice string synthesizer which can be layered and split across the keyboard independent of the primary synth
• OB-style 12 dB/octave multimode stereo filters
• Extensive and accessible modulation capabilities, with 20 mod sources and over 40 destinations, including effects
• Analog drift control for increased authenticity
• Three tempo-syncable LFOs
• Arpeggiator with tempo sync, independently assignable to the synth and string synth
• Fully modulatable effects include multiple distortion and sample-crushing options, a 12-stage phaser, chorus, flanger, rotary speaker effects, delay, and reverb, including the new "Galactic" reverb algorithm
• Polyphonic Aftertouch as a polyphonic modulation source
• Support for MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE)
• Highly optimized coding for optimal performance with ultra-low CPU load
• User-adjustable oversampling control
• Advanced one-click UI magnification
• Complete MIDI control and DAW automation for all controls
• Over 1100 presets created by a talented and diverse group of sound design veterans

Learn more about Dreamsynth.

Empower the Composer Within

With powerful detection of MIDI and audio, Scaler 2 can determine what key and scale you’re in and suggest chords that match your music. The plugin helps you discover the perfect melody with performance expressions, and can even suggest ways to change from one key to another.

Benefits

• Discover your music’s key and explore alternative scales, modes and chord sets
• Choose from hundreds of keys and modes, quickly build progressions in the sequencer
• Play melodic expressions, phrases, performances, sequences, basslines, melodies and rhythms written by professional musicians across various time signatures
• Establish your musical key and scale with audio detection as well as MIDI detection
• Create unique chords by searching & selecting from the circle of fifths or by entering note by note on your keyboard in Chord Create / Editor mode
• Chord Charts displays a guitar chord diagram for any chord and Fretboard Views allows you to explore the neck of your guitar
• Suggest Mode helps you add complexity and artistry to your chord progressions
• Discover chord substitutions that lend variety to your progressions and browse chord variations to get suspended, extended, dominant sevenths and jazz chords
• Experiment with Voice Grouping to spread notes across the keyboard and keep your chords within a certain range for voice leading
• Keys Lock helps you create emotive melodies by locking keys to your chords
• Modulation suggestions give you new ways to reach musical destinations
• Export MIDI to your DAW simply by dragging and dropping
• MIDI Capture lets you perform inside Scaler 2 and then export the results as MIDI
• Assign any VST / AU instrument to Scaler 2 to control your favourite synths or use over 45 internal electronic, acoustic and orchestral sounds
• Play and record one-finger chords and melodies using Scaler 2’s Bind MIDI function
• Generate bass lines adapted to your current scale and chords with Bass Mode
• Generate melody lines adapted to your current scale and chords with Melody Mode and Sequence Mode
• Change keys, performances, melodies and basslines on the fly by MIDI Mapping to your computer keyboard or MIDI Controller
• Get more natural-sounding melodies and expressions with the humanise and quantise function
• Navigate between modes and pages using keyboard commands or UI buttons
• Edit Modes for adjusting length, velocity, inversion, octave, timing and performances more per chord in a pattern
• Pad View helps you to arrange and play through multiple patterns and key switch between them
• Audition new progressions in context with DAW Sync playback and Auto Play
• Use the arpeggio or strum features to perform in real-time and synced to your DAW
• Chord editing and moving tools include lasso, drag-n-drop, replace and insert

Content

• Over 200 artist chord sets from the likes of Carl Cox, MJ Cole, The Temper Trap, Mitekiss, CeCe Rogers and Mike Huckaby
• Over 400 unique genre, common and mood-based chord sets such as Chill, Drum & Bass, Jazz, Cinematic, EDM, Metal
• Over 600 chord sets and hundreds of unique scales
• Over 500 phrases, performances, sequences, basslines, melodies and rhythms by professional musicians across various time signatures
• 45 internal electronic, acoustic and orchestral instruments created by award-winning producers
• Over one hundred artist created modulation pathways to get you from one key to another
• Over one hundred chord substitutions that lend variety to your progressions

Learn more about Scaler 2.

System Requirements

Mac

• 10.13 or above.
• macOS 13 Ventura supported.
• 64-bit required.
• Native Apple M1 processor support
• 3.4 GHz Quad-Core or M1 CPU with 8GB of RAM recommended.
• Available in AU, VST, VST3, AAX & Standalone formats
• MPE (requires DAW and hardware controller that supports MIDI Polyphonic Expression)

Windows

• Windows 7 or above (including Windows 11), 64-bit required.
• Quad-core computer with 8GB of RAM recommended.
• Available in VST, VST3, AAX & Standalone formats
• MPE (requires DAW and hardware controller that supports MIDI Polyphonic Expression)

Scaler 2 DAW Compatibility

Important Note: Scaler 2 is only 64-bit compatible.

• Ableton Live 9 - Ableton Live 11
• Bitwig Studio 2 - Bitwig Studio 4
• Cubase 9.5 - Cubase 12
• FL Studio 12 - FL Studio 20 (VST, not VST3, MIDI routing available
• from VST2 only)
• Logic Pro X - Logic Pro 10.7.5
• Pro Tools 12.8 - Pro Tools 2022.6
• REAPER
• Studio One 3 - Studio One 6
• REAPER

MIDI Routing Notes:

• Maschine 2 (No MIDI Routing: Use Blue Cat Audio Patchwork for MIDI Routing)
• Reason (No MIDI Routing: Use Blue Cat Audio Patchwork for MIDI Routing)