Cherry Audio - CR-78 Drum Machine

CR-78 is Cherry Audio's emulation of the Roland CompuRhythm CR-78 of 1978, the first programmable microprocessor-controlled drum machine, for warm, ticking analogue beats in synthpop, new wave, lo-fi and electronic music.

How it works

All 34 original preset rhythms and their variations and fills are here, and two can be combined with a shift-click. The original's awkward programming has been replaced with familiar X0X-style 16 or 24-step editing, swing and a song mode of up to 99 patterns. The sounds are modelled rather than sampled, and the Voice Edit panel lets you tweak them gently or push them a long way from the originals.

The sound

Soft, round and charming: those little congas, rimshots and the famous metallic beat. It's the sound behind countless early-80s records. The mixer adds overdrive, flanger, delay and gated reverb with a one-button send per sound, plus a characterful compressor and graphic EQ. Drag patterns out as MIDI, or use the multi-out version to process each sound separately in your DAW.

Features

• All 34 factory rhythms with variations and fills
• Modelled sounds, no samples
• Voice Edit panel
• X0X-style 16 or 24-step programming with swing
• Song mode with up to 99 patterns
• Overdrive, flanger, delay and gated reverb with per-sound sends
• Mixer, master compressor and six-band EQ
• Drag-and-drop MIDI export and multi-out version
• Over 250 additional rhythm and sound presets

System requirements

• Version: 1.0.12
• Mac: macOS 10.13 or later, native on Apple Silicon. AU, VST2, VST3, AAX and standalone (64-bit)
• Windows: Windows 7 or later, including Windows 11. VST2, VST3, AAX and standalone (64-bit)
• Quad-core CPU and 8GB RAM recommended
• Internet connection needed for activation

SOUND7 is an authorised Cherry Audio reseller. Digital delivery: licence activation code sent by email. See How to Activate Your Cherry Audio Plugins.

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