Too many new goodies
Posted: Jun 16, 2026 1:32 pm
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
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