Some of my fav motion presets:
New Cherry Audio synth- SH-MAX!
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- KVRAF
- 2324 posts since 22 Aug, 2006
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- KVRAF
- 22958 posts since 8 Oct, 2014
FWIW, I used SH-Max in the song I'm working on now and I think it sounds great.
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- KVRAF
- 7091 posts since 19 Apr, 2002 from Utah
Hey, why don't those guys support Linux? That's what "I'D" like to see.twal wrote: Sat Feb 07, 2026 7:40 pm "Cherry Audio will be taking it to the MAX with next Tuesday's Live Premiere of our latest release... Don't miss it!"
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Vendor‑Dependent Copy Protection: Customers lose. Pirates win.
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
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- KVRAF
- 9111 posts since 28 Apr, 2013
+1 on Linux.audiojunkie wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 7:58 pmHey, why don't those guys support Linux? That's what "I'D" like to see.twal wrote: Sat Feb 07, 2026 7:40 pm "Cherry Audio will be taking it to the MAX with next Tuesday's Live Premiere of our latest release... Don't miss it!"
Although I'm a hard pass on this particular emulation.
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- KVRAF
- 22958 posts since 8 Oct, 2014
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- KVRAF
- 2452 posts since 1 Jul, 2021
https://soundcloud.com/user-216327424/c ... h-max-some
Some presets of SH-MAX demo version I like with different arrangement examples. This synth ain't bad, but not good enough to make me buy it.
I already have other, similar and better softsynths.
Some presets of SH-MAX demo version I like with different arrangement examples. This synth ain't bad, but not good enough to make me buy it.
I already have other, similar and better softsynths.
Last edited by DCrown on Thu Feb 12, 2026 4:47 am, edited 3 times in total.
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- KVRAF
- 2452 posts since 1 Jul, 2021
This synth is a freak hahawagtunes wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 8:40 pm The main riff is SH-Max
https://soundcloud.com/steven-wagenheim/demolition-man
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- KVRAF
- 5180 posts since 13 Jul, 2004 from Earth
+2BBFG# wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 8:11 pm+1 on Linux.audiojunkie wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 7:58 pmHey, why don't those guys support Linux? That's what "I'D" like to see.twal wrote: Sat Feb 07, 2026 7:40 pm "Cherry Audio will be taking it to the MAX with next Tuesday's Live Premiere of our latest release... Don't miss it!"
Although I'm a hard pass on this particular emulation.
Their plugins work great with wine+yabridge but native Linux support would be better.
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- KVRian
- 526 posts since 10 Jan, 2026
You just wrote that?wagtunes wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 8:40 pm The main riff is SH-Max
https://soundcloud.com/steven-wagenheim/demolition-man
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- KVRAF
- 22958 posts since 8 Oct, 2014
I wrote and recorded it in one day.Seafire Mk2 wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 9:01 pmYou just wrote that?wagtunes wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 8:40 pm The main riff is SH-Max
https://soundcloud.com/steven-wagenheim/demolition-man
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 979 posts since 10 Feb, 2017 from By the Slot Machines
Well, I don't work for them so you would have to email their support.audiojunkie wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 7:58 pmHey, why don't those guys support Linux? That's what "I'D" like to see.twal wrote: Sat Feb 07, 2026 7:40 pm "Cherry Audio will be taking it to the MAX with next Tuesday's Live Premiere of our latest release... Don't miss it!"
This synth sounds amazing. Cherry can really get it right and they are getting better and better, definitely one of their best synthesizers. One of the best not just Cherry sounding synthesizers in my opinion. Lush is great but haven't heard it in awhile. This one is very characterful, vibey, clean but vintage, incredible quality, useable, I had a feeling it would be upon first listen. Just amazing in many instrument-like ways, the Brass is very, very, good. This, Chroma, Atomika, Pro Soloist, P-10, sound amazing. Dreamsynth is fantastic too, also Elka-X.
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- KVRAF
- 2452 posts since 1 Jul, 2021
After spending some time on SH-MAX.
My conclusion: I will pass on this one and if Cherry Audio won't change their repetetive concept, I won't buy no cherries any more, not even demo again just like Acustica Audio, PA and NI products.
I always check how many presets I like
SH-MAX: 14 presets
and they are not so good that they make me wanna dance.
I am not willing to pay more than 1,5 USD per good preset. So in my world synth is not worth more than 21 USD.
Is it possible that Cherry always makes similar presets in every synth? instead of considering the strengths and character of each synth.
Some synth might be better for pads, some for leads, some for keys.
Most plucks, leads, bells and keys of SH-MAX sound terrible or boring or even harsh. Some presets have a very lot of fx added to distract from the fact that they are real bad. And to make drum presets makes no sense to me, there are drum plugins!
My first impression "great job" was wrong.
I like their last release Mercury 8 and it probably made me judge their new product too positively first.
Is it good for sound design?, I don't care any more and won't dive deeper. I already have 3 synths for creating own presets, a fourth one I would add only if it is an amazing synth, cuz to learn a synth takes a lot of time
Do better.presets, don't get repetetive, otherwise you just sell new guis like Acustica Audio.
You don't have to cover all categories each time, look at the character of a synth or do you intend to turn every synth into a bread and butter rompler?, this concept won't work!
To release two Roland synths one by one was not clever imo.
Maybe think of releasing less, but better products, quality instead of quantity and fire your sloppy preset.programmers, find better ones.
My conclusion: I will pass on this one and if Cherry Audio won't change their repetetive concept, I won't buy no cherries any more, not even demo again just like Acustica Audio, PA and NI products.
I always check how many presets I like
SH-MAX: 14 presets
and they are not so good that they make me wanna dance.
I am not willing to pay more than 1,5 USD per good preset. So in my world synth is not worth more than 21 USD.
Is it possible that Cherry always makes similar presets in every synth? instead of considering the strengths and character of each synth.
Some synth might be better for pads, some for leads, some for keys.
Most plucks, leads, bells and keys of SH-MAX sound terrible or boring or even harsh. Some presets have a very lot of fx added to distract from the fact that they are real bad. And to make drum presets makes no sense to me, there are drum plugins!
My first impression "great job" was wrong.
I like their last release Mercury 8 and it probably made me judge their new product too positively first.
Is it good for sound design?, I don't care any more and won't dive deeper. I already have 3 synths for creating own presets, a fourth one I would add only if it is an amazing synth, cuz to learn a synth takes a lot of time
Do better.presets, don't get repetetive, otherwise you just sell new guis like Acustica Audio.
You don't have to cover all categories each time, look at the character of a synth or do you intend to turn every synth into a bread and butter rompler?, this concept won't work!
To release two Roland synths one by one was not clever imo.
Maybe think of releasing less, but better products, quality instead of quantity and fire your sloppy preset.programmers, find better ones.
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- KVRian
- 526 posts since 10 Jan, 2026
I'm impressed. Good work.wagtunes wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 10:20 pmI wrote and recorded it in one day.Seafire Mk2 wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 9:01 pmYou just wrote that?wagtunes wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 8:40 pm The main riff is SH-Max
https://soundcloud.com/steven-wagenheim/demolition-man
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 979 posts since 10 Feb, 2017 from By the Slot Machines
What do you think the sound designers should do for you? Go back and listen to every previously made preset and make sure a new preset is completely different?
Right now Dreamsynth is on sale. If you chose to never program a sound on your own, you would eventually run out of sounds to use or inspiration. Then you would stop using it until inspiration came back or bought presets; or, you can use the same presets over and over. A preset pack is usually not cheap compared to a cheap synth's price, like in this example, Dreamsynth where is $30 for 1100 presets. A lot of preset packs give 50 for anywhere from $5-X.
But, since they all sound the same, why bother? If one can't discern quality or character from one synth to another, not sure how much one is using their brain to actively understand what is going on. For one: nobody is going to sit around patching Thor all day to get 70% of the way to SH-Max, nor are most artists making music where timbre isn't important and therefore can use the same bell on every song. Remember: electronic music can use various sounds and they work together in different ways; or you can spend time processing them with tape and 60 choruses like Prince. Atomika's bells pretty much by DEFAULT will sound different than Elka's not just because of the engine but because of the presets themselves. I don't know, maybe I'm insane and every Cherry synth is a clone of the others and the sound designers create presets with identical parameters...
Right now Dreamsynth is on sale. If you chose to never program a sound on your own, you would eventually run out of sounds to use or inspiration. Then you would stop using it until inspiration came back or bought presets; or, you can use the same presets over and over. A preset pack is usually not cheap compared to a cheap synth's price, like in this example, Dreamsynth where is $30 for 1100 presets. A lot of preset packs give 50 for anywhere from $5-X.
But, since they all sound the same, why bother? If one can't discern quality or character from one synth to another, not sure how much one is using their brain to actively understand what is going on. For one: nobody is going to sit around patching Thor all day to get 70% of the way to SH-Max, nor are most artists making music where timbre isn't important and therefore can use the same bell on every song. Remember: electronic music can use various sounds and they work together in different ways; or you can spend time processing them with tape and 60 choruses like Prince. Atomika's bells pretty much by DEFAULT will sound different than Elka's not just because of the engine but because of the presets themselves. I don't know, maybe I'm insane and every Cherry synth is a clone of the others and the sound designers create presets with identical parameters...
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- KVRAF
- 5180 posts since 13 Jul, 2004 from Earth
There is a limit when it comes to how much variation you can get from the standard subtractive synths from the past.DCrown wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 4:31 am After spending some time on SH-MAX.
I always check how many presets I like
SH-MAX: 14 presets
and they are not so good that they make me wanna dance.