Too many new goodies

[wst3]

My wallet is under attack!!!

Cherry Audio is one of my favorite developers, and they seem to get better with each release. Today they announced an emulation of the ESQ-1. Not sure I'll even try to sell my ESQ-m, but I probably won't be using it as often.
Ensoniq ESQ-1 VST

And GForce, another of my favorites, announced a Prohet 5. Based solely on their other emulations I'm tempted to buy it sound unheard. I won't of course, but I am certain this will be added to my account shortly.
GForce Software Prophet 5 VST

In fact, as I lookat my accounts at both I notice I own licenses for almost everything in their catalogs. Not too many other developers with whom I've enjpyed such success.

I know the old NI Prophet-53 wasn't exactly a spot on copy, but I did love it. It just sounded great, at least to my ears. I't been gone for a long time now.

There are others, three of which I own, two of which I use frequently. To my ears the Softube Model 80 is (until now??) the closest to the hardware. u-he's Repro-5 is hands down the most flexible. It does things the hardware never even dreamed of. I also own the Arturia Prophet-V, it sounds good, but not great, at least to my ears. But the collection of presets is amazing, so it is still installed

[Guy Rowland]

God bless you, Bill, for your boundless enthusiasm for another Prophet V!

Cherry don't enjoy the best reputation, but this looks like it might be a step forward in authenticity. As always I feel I'm covered, but if I'd owned the hardware I'd probably be salivating.