It's the first time in a long time that a demo made me feel utterly unintmidated by a synth-Shoebridge did such a wonderful job explaining the how and why of each parameter while also proving the beauty of the sound. Great job! Purchased with great hope.
ive heard the sound of this synth being described as being ok but to my ears it sounds fantastic, probably the best sounding softsynth ive heard in ages
Very well explained. This way it's not intimidating anymore. Each part is so powerful. Endless possibilities... Sometimes we tend to go for the thing that we already know we like, but it's refreshing to have new tools like this one. And yes, it seems you can learn a lot by tweaking it. Visual representation of the waveforms helps with that. I love the one shot feature on the LFOs. All the best. 👋
Only just seeing this. The first softynth I've been interested in years. Not just a rehash of everything before it but something genuinely interesting and forward thinking. Yes many things here are familiar but put into a really interesting and well though out package. Nice synth and nice video Tim!
think this virtual instrument is a parfect an affordable tool for learning to synthezise sounds, great work, thank you Tim for this lovely demonstration
Tim Shoebridge's videos are always extremely professional and engaging, one of the reasons I've become a huge fan of Cherry Audio's products. I'm quite new to the synth world and these virtual instruments are extremely helpful when it comes to getting started at an affordable price but still allow me to produce professional sounding music. Thank you, Cherry Audio.
Tim you are a great ambassador for this. Bought it halfway through the video. You need to double your remuneration rates!!! ( You listening cherry audio??)
INSTANT BUY ! THE synth I was waiting for during years for my preferred genres of music production: Ambient, New Age, Chillout, and Experimental! I already love it!
I love new age vst, give a try to korg M1 ( with 3500 presets ) and Wavestation ( pad machine ) you could have both of them for only 100 dollars And if you like pads, i bought Spire only to play the Bellatrix soundsets, they are amazing and incredibly cheap
Another absolutely wonderful product from Cherry Audio. Thanks TIm for another fantastic tutorial. Thanks to all at Cherry Audio and PLEASE...keep doing what you do!!!
Tim is really world class using and explaining a synth. I love his vids. Just as I love Cherry Audio things (Elka X and Ps20 are my favourite). I am afraid I won't use this a lot (I play keyboards in cover bands) but I love this innovative approach. So I will buy it and lose some night playing with all the knobs.
Excellent walkthrough and a cool concept for a synth. Big fan of all the knobs and minimal menu diving. At first glance it is a bit daunting. After watching the video, though, it seems not only simple but also intuitive. The oscilloscope on each oscillator was a brilliant choice. That added visualization of how the parameters affect the sound, along with Tim's explanation of the synth, makes this video as good of an introduction to basic synthesizer concepts as it does to Sines itself.
Blown away by that synth and the great intro, thanks CA and Tim! There are lots of great vsti's and devs out there, but none of them can compete with CA's value for money!
Maîtrise technique tant du côté du sound design que de l'édition vidéo. C'est toujours un plaisir de regarder les vidéos de Tim Shoebridge. Non seulement c'est instructif, mais c'est très plaisant à regarder. Merci.
A really interesting original synth! More like this please. The emulations are all top notch, but this cements Cherry Audio's place as a terrifically innovative synth and sound design company.
Thanks, Tim, for another great demo/tutorial -- and thank you, Cherry Audio, for making a great virtual synth that everyone can afford. I'm looking forward to making music on my shiny new Sines.
I'm really impressed with the sound design implications of this approach. Simple ideas brought together to make something really flexible and deep. I've purchased a couple CA emulations - the 2600 and the CS80 and was impressed with those. Not sure if I'll buy this, as I have VCV and can emulate what you're doing here at the cost of a lot of cabling. Upside is I learn so much rolling my own. Kudos CA on another fine bit of work! And excellent video, Tim.
Really good job on this one! I love how not being able to "choose" the wave on a meny is completely the opposite from Dreamsynth! Both extremes are good :)
Great explanation, Tim. And, again, great job CA! Just from the first preset, 0Zero Hour, you can have a taste of what this thing can do. You could not believe these are just "simple" sine waves. It's a new way to conceive additive and FM synthesis.
Great Demo. This synth is now on my "must-have" list next pay. I was blown away recently by the Dreamsynth and EightVoice Synths (by Cherry Audio) after purchasing them. This is no exception. You have shown it's virtual power in this vid. Love the UI and cannot wait to get it. All thanks to this well presented Demo. Thank you Tim.
Well presented by Tim as ever. Interesting synth. You think having only a sine wave is going to be limiting, but it isn’t! Loads of things to explore and experiment with. My only complaint is the amount of my time I’m going to be spending just trying things out. I might get no new music written for months. Well done Cherry Audio and thanks to Tim for the walkthrough.
This synth sounds freaking great. Bought this and Harmonia because they offer something unique. Great work CA! Your modulation assign system is great, too. Simple and easy to use.
In 1972 the ARP Odyssey used different color sliders to represent different functions and blocked the controls into a signal path separated by black lines on a light background. This made it very easy to understand compared to all the other synths of the day and most of those coming afterwards. The visual design of this synth seems inspired by the Korg MonoPoly, which is a great looking and great sounding synthesizer, but you can't tell the functions of each knob until you stare at it from inches away. There are great ideas in the Sines synth, and it sounds good. The visual design lets it down IMHO.
You can tell from looking at it that each row is just a copy of the one above. Meaning once you know what one knob does, you know The others ones below/above it. Pretty straight forward really it seems!
It's fantastic!!! Just slapped something together in less than an hour that sounds absolutely luscious. Well done Cherry once again you always make me smile And thanks Tom for the awesome intro! ❤❤❤❤'s xx
I'm blown away by the power and abilities illustrated in this video. Having so much control over the sound and such a variety of sounds from one device is amazing. Is there any way you can show us the settings you used for the music at the end of the video?
This is amazing, well done CA! So much going on here, but a couple of things I wanted to mention: first, it's great to have that EQ on the panel, nice touch - and second, THANK YOU for MPE. I can't wait to play this thing from my Linnstrument :)
sounds great but i suffer from ocd and couldnt watch this video i could listen because the knobs arnt in a straight line..everything has to be in a straight clean line (yeah i know it sounds crazy but thats how my ocd is :( ) hopefully you can release a option too have all the knobs aligned or have them wavey.
Beautiful dreamy pads reminiscent of some of Tim Story's albums. This synth seems like what someone who "went back to the drawing board to start over" came up with. Unfortunately, I don't do soft synths. I hate using a mouse, and I've had horrible luck with computers, so stick with hardware synths only. It is conceivable that a hardware version of this could be made. Only one set of physical oscillator controls is needed, with a button to shift the set of controls to the next oscillator. But you could still have the waveforms of the 4 oscillators visible on a larger LED screen. Similarly, a shift button could move the ENV controls for ENV 1 & 2 to ENV 3 & 4 as it does on my Waldorf Q. That way you reduce the number of physical controls, but have them duplicate their functions on the duplicate parameters. Anyway, you did a great job explaining it so simply, yet created extraordinary sounds with it.
Great concept and sound, but the 'wavy' GUI gives me a headache. I think that should probably be the first to go in the update. Or perhaps an option for a 'straight' interface.
Yeah. I don't much like following the curve with my eyes either, though I may get used to it. I'd prefer straight divisions, and slightly off color every other lane. Like, osc 2 and 4 could be a slightly lighter blue.
The antithesis of DubStep !! Half way though the video and wondering if it has cross modulation with the oscillators ! This synth is so educational re sound I think it should be given to all schools in the science lab !! :)
would love this in a hardware format. i can imagine the sexiest sub bass patches coming from this. i love sine waves the most and they often seem neglected, often completely ommitted on bass synths.
Looks like you really thought about the UX here hence the UI simplicity. Is it worth a punt at yet another learning curve? I think so, price wise at just $39 it's a no brainer. Thanks for the chilled walkthrough
Yep. It has endless possibilities to shape sound, there are hundreds of patches so you don't have to reinvent the wheel. It's surprising how many types/categories of sounds it can produce. You can mix subtractive, additive, fm plus a bunch of effects, EQ, you name it.
For a future update... Would it be possible to add key/level scaling (both for shortening the envelopes the higher up the keyboard, and for reducing the amplitude for each sound source using either a curve or a pivot for the "breakpoint" on the keyboard where you want the loudest amplitude and variable end points for how loud across the keyboard at the lowest and highest key on each oscillator). This would make it similar to how Yamaha implemented their phase distortion FM operators on the DX7 each operator had the two scales (not so sure if the cheaper 4-op synths had both scales on each operator or if it was global). ??? pretty please !!!
Do you also have a bug with the sustain pedal? I have to hold one of the notes in a chord and the sustain pedal to make it work. I use regular 5pin midi and it works on almost any other plugin.
If it works at your end, I'm gonna look closer at it, and on more than one machine. I'm having the same issue with Elka-X, but not with any other plugins, for example Xil's Labs or Native Instruments.
It was my bad. I had a split point set on my master keyboard with different midi channels. Made the sustain pedal send out two ON and two OFF at the same time. Some plugins filter that in standalone mode, others don't. Simple as that.
Sounds great, but please tell me there's a UI that isn't going to give me vertigo when I look at it? I couldn't even watch the video as my head was hurting.
That is one very well thought out and usable synth. Also the price is much lower than I expected. Too bad there is no Linux version, otherwise this would probably my new favorite.
Excellent explanation, as always, Tim. I have one question though: there is no mixer section? How do you select which oscillator is audible? I see a solo button, but I guess that is only for soloing one osc for fine tuning.
Hi Tim. I know…you have the ANDROMEDA now, so…other things pale, but, after watching the korg 3300 video you did, and just today experiencing HARMONIA for the first time (on my way to buy 3300 and got derailed over HARMONIA. Wondered if you’ve tried it and, if so, do you have a preference IT vs SINES? Do you think you’ll do a HARMONIA video one day. Thanks Mark
I need those GUI lines to straighten out - I seriously can't look at this thing, it hurts my brain- I was gonna drop my $39....but it F'cks with my head looking at it...
You had me at hello
It's the first time in a long time that a demo made me feel utterly unintmidated by a synth-Shoebridge did such a wonderful job explaining the how and why of each parameter while also proving the beauty of the sound. Great job! Purchased with great hope.
ive heard the sound of this synth being described as being ok but to my ears it sounds fantastic, probably the best sounding softsynth ive heard in ages
Very well explained. This way it's not intimidating anymore. Each part is so powerful. Endless possibilities... Sometimes we tend to go for the thing that we already know we like, but it's refreshing to have new tools like this one. And yes, it seems you can learn a lot by tweaking it. Visual representation of the waveforms helps with that. I love the one shot feature on the LFOs. All the best. 👋
This video is incredibly good. Sines perfectly explained in only 33 minutes. The video is as good as the synth is. Great work Mr Shoebridge!
Only just seeing this. The first softynth I've been interested in years. Not just a rehash of everything before it but something genuinely interesting and forward thinking. Yes many things here are familiar but put into a really interesting and well though out package. Nice synth and nice video Tim!
think this virtual instrument is a parfect an affordable tool for learning to synthezise sounds, great work, thank you Tim for this lovely demonstration
Tim Shoebridge's videos are always extremely professional and engaging, one of the reasons I've become a huge fan of Cherry Audio's products. I'm quite new to the synth world and these virtual instruments are extremely helpful when it comes to getting started at an affordable price but still allow me to produce professional sounding music. Thank you, Cherry Audio.
Tim you are a great ambassador for this. Bought it halfway through the video. You need to double your remuneration rates!!! ( You listening cherry audio??)
You guys create awesome products. After watching this I'll be getting Sines. Keep up the good work! 👍👍
INSTANT BUY !
THE synth I was waiting for during years for my preferred genres of music production: Ambient, New Age, Chillout, and Experimental!
I already love it!
I love new age vst, give a try to korg M1 ( with 3500 presets ) and Wavestation ( pad machine ) you could have both of them for only 100 dollars
And if you like pads, i bought Spire only to play the Bellatrix soundsets, they are amazing and incredibly cheap
Interesting approach, alternating patch demos with explanation of features.
Another absolutely wonderful product from Cherry Audio. Thanks TIm for another fantastic tutorial. Thanks to all at Cherry Audio and PLEASE...keep doing what you do!!!
Tim is really world class using and explaining a synth. I love his vids.
Just as I love Cherry Audio things (Elka X and Ps20 are my favourite).
I am afraid I won't use this a lot (I play keyboards in cover bands) but I love this innovative approach. So I will buy it and lose some night playing with all the knobs.
I just bought those two, can't wait to get using them
Great presentation as always from this chap… sold it to me.
Going to the CA website to order it.
Excellent walkthrough and a cool concept for a synth. Big fan of all the knobs and minimal menu diving. At first glance it is a bit daunting. After watching the video, though, it seems not only simple but also intuitive. The oscilloscope on each oscillator was a brilliant choice. That added visualization of how the parameters affect the sound, along with Tim's explanation of the synth, makes this video as good of an introduction to basic synthesizer concepts as it does to Sines itself.
Blown away by that synth and the great intro, thanks CA and Tim! There are lots of great vsti's and devs out there, but none of them can compete with CA's value for money!
Easily the best value plugins on the vst market...
I will be buying more this weekend. Thanks for all your work guys, your synths truly are brilliant.
💗💗💗💗💗💗💗👍👍👍👍👍When i bought it, i knew it was a so fantastic gift from Cherry Audio ! Another one, with such a nice pleasant workflow... LOVE LOVE IT !
Maîtrise technique tant du côté du sound design que de l'édition vidéo. C'est toujours un plaisir de regarder les vidéos de Tim Shoebridge. Non seulement c'est instructif, mais c'est très plaisant à regarder.
Merci.
A really interesting original synth! More like this please. The emulations are all top notch, but this cements Cherry Audio's place as a terrifically innovative synth and sound design company.
Thanks, Tim, for another great demo/tutorial -- and thank you, Cherry Audio, for making a great virtual synth that everyone can afford. I'm looking forward to making music on my shiny new Sines.
Cherry Audio make the best innovative and definitely affordable synths which are hard to resist. Interesting walk through. 🎹👍
I'm really impressed with the sound design implications of this approach. Simple ideas brought together to make something really flexible and deep. I've purchased a couple CA emulations - the 2600 and the CS80 and was impressed with those. Not sure if I'll buy this, as I have VCV and can emulate what you're doing here at the cost of a lot of cabling. Upside is I learn so much rolling my own. Kudos CA on another fine bit of work! And excellent video, Tim.
Really good job on this one! I love how not being able to "choose" the wave on a meny is completely the opposite from Dreamsynth! Both extremes are good :)
Great explanation, Tim. And, again, great job CA! Just from the first preset, 0Zero Hour, you can have a taste of what this thing can do. You could not believe these are just "simple" sine waves. It's a new way to conceive additive and FM synthesis.
Great Demo. This synth is now on my "must-have" list next pay. I was blown away recently by the Dreamsynth and EightVoice Synths (by Cherry Audio) after purchasing them. This is no exception. You have shown it's virtual power in this vid. Love the UI and cannot wait to get it. All thanks to this well presented Demo. Thank you Tim.
Well presented by Tim as ever. Interesting synth. You think having only a sine wave is going to be limiting, but it isn’t! Loads of things to explore and experiment with. My only complaint is the amount of my time I’m going to be spending just trying things out. I might get no new music written for months. Well done Cherry Audio and thanks to Tim for the walkthrough.
I mean, the DX1 was only sine waves, and it cost $13,900 new - in 1983!
This synth sounds freaking great. Bought this and Harmonia because they offer something unique. Great work CA! Your modulation assign system is great, too. Simple and easy to use.
That what I love about cherry audio, classic old school looks and still innovative plugins
That synth is cool as a cucumber! Fabulous vid!!
Definitely inspired after watching this.
oh my god!! Cherry audio what you doing with me. i just bought Elka x a few days ago and it's fourth synth from you.
Played the Demo for 1 hour then bought. It's too good, and for the price a true steal !
Super Job as always explaing the Synth it's a wonderful synthesizer and you're video will sure get people going with Sines..
this is a great synth and will be buying it soon. Thanks Tim for another demo!
In 1972 the ARP Odyssey used different color sliders to represent different functions and blocked the controls into a signal path separated by black lines on a light background. This made it very easy to understand compared to all the other synths of the day and most of those coming afterwards. The visual design of this synth seems inspired by the Korg MonoPoly, which is a great looking and great sounding synthesizer, but you can't tell the functions of each knob until you stare at it from inches away. There are great ideas in the Sines synth, and it sounds good. The visual design lets it down IMHO.
yeah a little color theme change would be cool. ..
You can tell from looking at it that each row is just a copy of the one above. Meaning once you know what one knob does, you know The others ones below/above it. Pretty straight forward really it seems!
It's fantastic!!!
Just slapped something together in less than an hour that sounds absolutely luscious.
Well done Cherry once again you always make me smile
And thanks Tom for the awesome intro!
❤❤❤❤'s xx
I'm blown away by the power and abilities illustrated in this video. Having so much control over the sound and such a variety of sounds from one device is amazing.
Is there any way you can show us the settings you used for the music at the end of the video?
This is amazing, well done CA! So much going on here, but a couple of things I wanted to mention: first, it's great to have that EQ on the panel, nice touch - and second, THANK YOU for MPE. I can't wait to play this thing from my Linnstrument :)
Great intro on this new synth by CA. Thanks Tim!
Firstly, a great video Tim demonstrating a really cleverly designed synth - bought!!
Thank you for the clear way that you explain this .A good investment .
really appreciate u guys for this , I will buy soon after my exams
Love the explanation! Great job.
Another nice sounding release by Cherry Audio.
I’ve never seen an eq on a synth. That’s awesome!
This looks amazing! Another home run Cherry Audio!! 😄🙌🍒
Instant buy! 🙂❤
Lovely demo - thank you.
sounds great but i suffer from ocd and couldnt watch this video i could listen because the knobs arnt in a straight line..everything has to be in a straight clean line (yeah i know it sounds crazy but thats how my ocd is :( )
hopefully you can release a option too have all the knobs aligned or have them wavey.
I love you cherry audio 🍒
Oh My! This looks great.....My CPU is maxing out just playing the YT vid........................!
Lol! That's what I'm afraid of too.
Very nice, simple but very effective, and great sounding!!
Cherry Audio does it again with Sines and a great intro by Tim Shoebridge
Incredible sound, wonderful ❤️❤️
Beautiful dreamy pads reminiscent of some of Tim Story's albums. This synth seems like what someone who "went back to the drawing board to start over" came up with. Unfortunately, I don't do soft synths. I hate using a mouse, and I've had horrible luck with computers, so stick with hardware synths only. It is conceivable that a hardware version of this could be made. Only one set of physical oscillator controls is needed, with a button to shift the set of controls to the next oscillator. But you could still have the waveforms of the 4 oscillators visible on a larger LED screen. Similarly, a shift button could move the ENV controls for ENV 1 & 2 to ENV 3 & 4 as it does on my Waldorf Q. That way you reduce the number of physical controls, but have them duplicate their functions on the duplicate parameters. Anyway, you did a great job explaining it so simply, yet created extraordinary sounds with it.
Just curious, what keyboard controller is that?
Great concept and sound, but the 'wavy' GUI gives me a headache. I think that should probably be the first to go in the update. Or perhaps an option for a 'straight' interface.
Yeah. I don't much like following the curve with my eyes either, though I may get used to it. I'd prefer straight divisions, and slightly off color every other lane. Like, osc 2 and 4 could be a slightly lighter blue.
Very nice sounds, that is the important thing!
Really an interesting synth. Vibey!
Tim has a busy job in demo'ing these synths from CA 🙂
OMG!!!!! I AM IN LOVE!!!
Invested!!!!!!!
Very nice! Is there also something similar in Hardware out there?
Downloading already
Very interesting video.
BRAVO !!
owwww, this is a nice one!
+1 „You had me at hello“ - already buyed it. I have to be careful, Tim could sell me anything. But I didn’t regret anything….👍🏽🧔🏼🙏🏽
The antithesis of DubStep !! Half way though the video and wondering if it has cross modulation with the oscillators !
This synth is so educational re sound I think it should be given to all schools in the science lab !! :)
Dub what? Oh yeh I think my Gradad told me about it ;O)
would love this in a hardware format. i can imagine the sexiest sub bass patches coming from this. i love sine waves the most and they often seem neglected, often completely ommitted on bass synths.
It’s lovely, I will buy it! I would also buy a hardware version !
Looks like you really thought about the UX here hence the UI simplicity. Is it worth a punt at yet another learning curve? I think so, price wise at just $39 it's a no brainer. Thanks for the chilled walkthrough
11:30 That's what phase modulation does to self feedbacked operators , just like the the yamaha fm stuff ( which actually uses phase modulation )
What's the keyboard being played on at 0:24? It's really cool looking, and reminds me of the JD-800 with its sliders and orange lights.
That is a Kawai MP9000 stage piano ...
@@holgerbahr8961 thank you
good tutorial!
Yep. It has endless possibilities to shape sound, there are hundreds of patches so you don't have to reinvent the wheel. It's surprising how many types/categories of sounds it can produce. You can mix subtractive, additive, fm plus a bunch of effects, EQ, you name it.
I havent been this excited about a CA product since "Voltage Modular 2" and "Eight Voice"
What is that cool looking computer keyboard there....with the cool backlighting on it?
Thank you bro I am vary happy again. I am very v
thanks legacy
Can one matrix entry modulate another matrix?
looks interesting a synth for just sines... I'll try before buy to check out the presets.
For a future update... Would it be possible to add key/level scaling (both for shortening the envelopes the higher up the keyboard, and for reducing the amplitude for each sound source using either a curve or a pivot for the "breakpoint" on the keyboard where you want the loudest amplitude and variable end points for how loud across the keyboard at the lowest and highest key on each oscillator). This would make it similar to how Yamaha implemented their phase distortion FM operators on the DX7 each operator had the two scales (not so sure if the cheaper 4-op synths had both scales on each operator or if it was global). ??? pretty please !!!
Do you also have a bug with the sustain pedal? I have to hold one of the notes in a chord and the sustain pedal to make it work.
I use regular 5pin midi and it works on almost any other plugin.
I just checked and sust pedal is working fine for me, but definitley hit up our support cherryaudio.kayako.com if you feel like it's a Sines issue.
If it works at your end, I'm gonna look closer at it, and on more than one machine. I'm having the same issue with Elka-X, but not with any other plugins, for example Xil's Labs or Native Instruments.
It was my bad. I had a split point set on my master keyboard with different midi channels. Made the sustain pedal send out two ON and two OFF at the same time. Some plugins filter that in standalone mode, others don't. Simple as that.
Sounds great, but please tell me there's a UI that isn't going to give me vertigo when I look at it? I couldn't even watch the video as my head was hurting.
will it beat diva as the best analog vst?
What keyboard is Tim using in these excellent videos, and does it have polyphonic aftertouch ?
Kawai MP9000, no poly AT
imagine this as an hardware synth :D
That is one very well thought out and usable synth. Also the price is much lower than I expected. Too bad there is no Linux version, otherwise this would probably my new favorite.
Is it fm synthesis?
It's basically an expanded 4-op FM style synthesis, but presented in a style different than, for instance, DX synthesizers
Excellent explanation, as always, Tim. I have one question though: there is no mixer section? How do you select which oscillator is audible?
I see a solo button, but I guess that is only for soloing one osc for fine tuning.
There's a separate Gain and Pan on each OSC if I recall correctly
@@stickman393 Ah! I thought they were all to do with panning, but I now see the description Level. Thanks!
Is the sale price likely to last till the 20th? I don't get paid till then. :)
$39 for the foreseeable future!
@@CherryAudiovst Excellent, thank you. :)
Hi Tim. I know…you have the ANDROMEDA now, so…other things pale, but, after watching the korg 3300 video you did, and just today experiencing HARMONIA for the first time (on my way to buy 3300 and got derailed over HARMONIA.
Wondered if you’ve tried it and, if so, do you have a preference IT vs SINES? Do you think you’ll do a HARMONIA video one day.
Thanks
Mark
Hello, time machine? Superbe!
Is the DX7 "infamous"? I'd call it famous and very influential
Hooray
Damn, I really want them to do the CR-78 plugin)
I need those GUI lines to straighten out - I seriously can't look at this thing, it hurts my brain- I was gonna drop my $39....but it F'cks with my head looking at it...