Bring it all the way back to the zenith of analog synths with the Pro Soloist from Cherry Audio, an exacting reproduction of the classic 1972 ARP preset synth. Sporting all the beloved features of the original, including aftertouch and 30 paddle presets, but with its voice architecture cracked wide open, Pro Soloist offers a powerhouse synth that maintains its vintage heritage.
Along with its perfectly recreated 30 paddle presets, Pro Soloist also ships with 450 easily accessible presets created by a talented team of sound-design veterans. When you want to get granular and dive deep into the synth's unique sound architecture, you can precisely program patches across two simultaneous layers with VCO, VCF, and VCA controls, as well as the classic resonator bank, featuring five adjustable band-pass filters. Throw in a sophisticated modulation matrix and 12 studio-quality FX, and you're off to the races to generate stunning patches. And with typical Cherry Audio MIDI features like DAW automation controls, automatic mapping, and their popular Focus zoom-in feature, Pro Soloist will easily slip into any digital workflow. This software supports both standalone and plug-in operation, with support for AU, VST, VST3, and AAX plug-in formats on macOS and Windows computer platforms (64-bit only).
In 1972, ARP released the Pro Soloist, updating analog preset controls with revolutionary digital read-only memory chips (which improved tuning stability) and expanding the preset selection from 15 with Soloist to 30 with the Pro Soloist. Most impressive was the introduction of an innovative touch sensor keyboard (now commonly known as aftertouch), where pressing harder after playing a note introduces changes to the sound, allowing highly expressive playing.
Additionally, they've revealed the LFO and ADSR/AR envelopes used to create the presets, and elevated the sound design and performance possibilities with a Super Wave oscillator and a powerful six-slot modulation matrix. The Arp/FX mode rounds it out with a syncable arpeggiator and a dozen studio-quality effects for distortion, phaser, flanger/chorus, echo, and reverb.
- Dual-layer (bi-timbral) voice architecture with 16 voices per layer
- Keyboard splits and stacks with discrete controls for layer volume
- Resonator Bank with 5 parallel 2-pole bandpass filters, expanded with individual frequency curves
- VCO with sawtooth and pulse waves, plus a Super Wave option for fatter tones
- VCO modulation with ADSR PWM (pulse-width modulation), AR PWM, LFO PWM, and LFO FM (frequency modulation)
- 24 dB/oct VCF with filter invert and ADSR, AR, LFO, Growl (special low-frequency oscillator), and velocity modulation, plus keyboard tracking
- VCA with ADSR, AR, LFO, and velocity modulation, and independent per-layer control over volume and panning
- Tempo-syncable LFO with sine, ramp, sawtooth, and square waveforms
- Resonant high-pass filter with adjustable 20 to 1300 Hz cutoff frequency
- ADSR and AR envelope generators
- Mod matrix with six slots, 22 sources and 58 destinations including integrated FX
- Arpeggiator with MIDI tempo sync and Down, Up, Up/Down, and Random modes
- 2-, 4-, 6-, and 8-stage phaser with synchronization
- Flanger/chorus effect with sync
- Three types of stereo echo/delay with sync
- Five types of reverb effect
- Easy-to-access global and layer settings