{"product_id":"cherry-audio-novachord-solovox","title":"Cherry Audio - Novachord + Solovox","description":"\u003cp\u003eNovachord + Solovox is a pair of Cherry Audio instruments recreating two of the earliest electronic keyboards: Hammond's polyphonic Novachord of 1939 and its monophonic companion, the Solovox. They're for anyone after vintage strings, eerie pads and wavering lead tones with a sound that predates the synthesizer itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe background\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Novachord debuted at the 1939 World's Fair with 163 vacuum tubes and over a thousand capacitors. It used divide-down oscillators for full polyphony, resonant band-pass filtering, an early form of attack, decay and sustain shaping, and vibrato: ideas Moog and ARP polysynths picked up decades later. It flopped commercially, and few survive in working order. The Solovox was a small monophonic keyboard designed to sit under a piano and add organ-style lead lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe sound\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoft, slightly haunted and very much of its era. Novachord's three fixed resonators and Deep, Brilliant and Full tone settings give strings and pads a vocal, period quality, ideal for film, soundtrack and retro work. Solovox is reedy and nasal, with glide and vibrato that suit woodwind-style leads. Neither is a modern all-rounder, and that's the appeal: there's nothing else quite like them in a plugin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovachord: 32 polyphonic voices, synthesised rather than sampled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovachord: three resonant band-pass resonators, Deep, Brilliant and Full tone settings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovachord: seven attack\/decay\/sustain envelope options and two vibrato types\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolovox: monophonic voice with Bass, Tenor, Contralto and Soprano range switches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolovox: two band-pass voice filters, glide, vibrato and mute\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoom and hall reverb modelled on the original amp and speaker cabinets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e106 presets (56 Novachord, 50 Solovox)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjustable oversampling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull MIDI control and DAW automation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSystem requirements\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVersion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Novachord 1.0.2, Solovox 1.0.3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMac:\u003c\/strong\u003e macOS 10.13 or later, native on Apple Silicon. AU, VST2, VST3, AAX and standalone (64-bit)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWindows:\u003c\/strong\u003e Windows 7 or later, including Windows 11. VST2, VST3, AAX and standalone (64-bit)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuad-core CPU and 8GB RAM recommended\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternet connection needed for activation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSOUND7 is an authorised Cherry Audio reseller. Digital delivery: licence activation code sent by email. See \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sound7.com\/blogs\/plugin-activation\/how-to-authorise-cherry-audio-plugin-licenses\"\u003eHow to Activate Your Cherry Audio Plugins\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDemo\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rb4MZRFoR28\" title=\"Cherry Audio Novachord + Solovox overview\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cherry Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57704750514549,"sku":"1316-1042","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/2286\/5816\/files\/novachord-solovox-ui-000.png?v=1793362153","url":"https:\/\/sound7.com\/products\/cherry-audio-novachord-solovox","provider":"SOUND7","version":"1.0","type":"link"}