Cherry Audio’s Pentaphonic revives one of the rarest synthesizers ever made: the 1981 Pentaphonic by Gleeman Instruments, of which fewer than 70 units were ever produced.

The original is legendary for its rich tone, distinctive design and pioneering sequencing capabilities. The recreation is based on the five-voice DCO engine with three oscillators per voice and the original stair-stepped waveforms, and expands it with mono, unison and polyphonic modes with 2 to 16 voices, a 12 dB or original 24 dB filter, oscillator sync and pulse-width modulation, a second LFO, an arpeggiator, a polyphonic 16x4-pattern step sequencer and the Parameter Animator. 22 effects (up to five at once) and over 375 presets in 14 categories, including the original 50 factory patches, are on board.

Features

• Based on the Gleeman Pentaphonic (1981) with a five-voice DCO engine
• Three oscillators per voice with the original stair-stepped waveforms
• Mono, unison and polyphonic modes with 2 to 16 voices
• 12 dB (2-pole) or original 24 dB (4-pole) filter
• Arpeggiator with four modes: Arp, Leap, Order, Random
• Polyphonic 16x4-pattern step sequencer and Parameter Animator
• 22 effects, up to five at once
• Over 375 presets in 14 categories, including the original 50 factory patches
• Standalone and plug-in, complete MIDI control and DAW automation

Technical details

• Type: virtual synthesizer
• Operating systems: Windows, macOS
• Plug-in formats: VST2, VST3, Audio Unit (macOS only), AAX, Standalone
• Architecture: 64-bit
• Licensing: computer-bound, internet connection required for activation

System requirements

• macOS 10.13 or later
• Windows 7 or later, including Windows 11
• Processor: 3.4 GHz quad-core or Apple silicon
• RAM: 8 GB
• Disk space: 1 GB
• Internet connection required for product activation

The licence is registered with the manufacturer at https://store.cherryaudio.com/redeem. You will receive your serial number and the download link by e-mail immediately after purchase.