The Year Three Modules Bundle from Cherry Audio is a collection of high-end modules for Voltage Modular that were introduced during the third year the virtual-modular synthesizer platform was available—offered at a substantial savings over the individual purchase prices. The set includes the Synthesizer Expansion Module and Poly Synthesizer Expansion Module, both of which emulate the venerable Oberheim Expander Module (aka SEM). The included VM2500 Collection emulates the legendary ARP 2500 synth, while the VM900 Collection recreates the Moog 900 series modules. A library of presets is provided to jump-start your creative process. The Voltage Modular software (available as a free download) runs on Mac and Windows computers as a plug-in or standalone instrument.
VM921ABBB replicates the unique oscillator driver/slave arrangement of classic Moog synthesizers. The concept is that the the Oscillator Driver module sets the overall coarse tuning as well as rectangular-wave pulse width for the three slave oscillators. In the original hardware modular systems, the driver oscillator and slaves were connected internally. Any number of slave oscillators could be used, but the one-plus-three combo was common, and Cherry Audio felt it represented a good compromise of utility and size. Though these have the appearance of four individual single-width modules, VM921ABBB is a single quad-width module.
The Voltage Modular Synthesizer Expander Modules are similar to the patch-panel SEM reissues released in the 2000s; they are exactly like the original '70s versions, with the addition of an extensive patch panel for modular flexibility. Featuring a circuit-correct recreation of the SEM’s 12 dB/oct state-variable filter, programmed by award-winning synth designer Mark Barton (MRB), the Synthesizer Expander Modules sound incredible. The Poly Synthesizer Expander Module is the polyphonic version of this classic instrument.

