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Angèle revealed the new track and its release date in a celebratory Instagram post.

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Controversial bass DJ/producer Bassnectar,’s 2015 track ‘Speakerbox‘ has reportedly been selected for inclusion in Universal Studios’ new Fast & Furious theme park ride, placing the once-dominant festival headliner back into the spotlight, this time through one of the world’s largest entertainment corporations. The inclusion marks a notable moment for the EDM community, as Bassnectar (real name […]

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Controversial bass DJ/producer Bassnectar,’s 2015 track ‘Speakerbox‘ has reportedly been selected for inclusion in Universal Studios’ new Fast & Furious theme park ride, placing the once-dominant festival headliner back into the spotlight, this time through one of the world’s largest entertainment corporations. The inclusion marks a notable moment for the EDM community, as Bassnectar (real name […]

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Emulating classic synthesizers for plugins is something of a dark art. We talk to Cherry Audio to find out how they turned the rare Roland SH-5 into their newest plugin, SH-MAX.

Cherry Audio has an astonishing work schedule. Their latest plugin, SH-MAX, is their 37th instrument in eight years. Given the speed with which they crank out soft synths, you’d think Cherry Audio had a massive team or they were at least farming out the work. But no, it’s just a handful of people beavering away, turning rare and much-coveted analog synths into code.

From the outside, this process of converting hardware analog richness into a plugin that you can load in your DAW and play seems more like a dark art than your usual coding. We spoke to Dan Goldstein, Cherry Audio’s Chief Technology Officer and the driving force behind the DSP of the vast majority of the company’s instruments, to find out how they do it, with a special focus on their latest, SH-MAX, a sort of greatest hits of Roland’s 1970s monophonic synths.

Choosing the Right Synth Dan's personal synthesizer collection

The emulation process actually starts long before any code gets written. First, the Cherry Audio team has to choose the synthesizer they want to recreate. Although there are a number of things to consider, including customer requests, an important factor is access to the original hardware. 

“It's insane. It's massive, the number of synths he has,” says Robert Saint John, Cherry Audio’s Director of Marketing, about the personal collection that Dan has to pull from. “But he doesn't have everything.” If Dan or another member of the team (they’re all synth nuts) doesn’t have the synth at hand, they’ll try to find one, like the Korg PS-3300 they had to visit to measure and record.

In the case of the SH-MAX, they decided to take a slightly different approach and combine the best bits from different models in Roland’s 1970s SH line. “It was a fun change to be able to say, ‘Why don't we take the VCO from the SH-7 and the (additive oscillator from) the SH-3A,’” Dan says. “On the SH-7, you can blend these square waves together like an organ, but on the SH-3A, you can actually choose different waveforms for those octave sliders. We said, ‘Well, it's not part of the SH-5, but let's put it in there anyway. Let's do things like audio rate filter modulation and aftertouch, which isn't part of any of the SH line, and really push it.’ It was fun. Honestly, all of these projects are fun. I love synthesizers.”

[quote align=right text="You really have to love the synthesizers and spending time with them because the majority of the emulation process, it turns out, is just turning knobs"]

Turning Knobs The new Cherry Audio SH-MAX was modeled from the Roland SH-5, SH-7, SH-3A, SH-2000, and System-100

You really have to love the synthesizers and spending time with them because the majority of the emulation process, it turns out, is just turning knobs. Of course, there’s the art department’s input, and sound design further on down the line, but for Dan, it all comes down to painstakingly recreating the behavior of the target synth.

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With the release of his new single “Formula E” on DJ Tennis’ Life and Death label, we caught up with the ever-inventive German producer and DJ Butch for a quick Q&A.

What’s your greatest fear?

Outliving my children.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

Losing time to pointless internet distractions.

If you weren’t making or playing music, what would you be doing?

Graphic design.

What was your most embarrassing moment?

That’s none of your business.

What would your superpower be?

Flying.

[quote align=right text="Creativity comes from working, not waiting."]

If you could bring something extinct back to life, what would you choose?

Clubbing without phones.

How do you like to finish your sets?

With something beautiful.

If not yourself, who would you most like to be?

I don’t want to be anyone else.

When’s the last time you changed your mind about something significant?

Every time it’s necessary.

What sparks your creativity?

Creativity comes from working, not waiting.

Who’s the next name everyone should know?

I honestly don’t know.

Favourite sportsperson ever?

Yusuf Dikeç.

Who taught or helped you the most?

DJ-wise: Amir and Richie Hawtin.

Worst job you’ve ever had?

Shoe salesman.

Which track do you wish you’d made?

Nathan Fake - The Sky Was Pink (James Holden Remix)

What’s the worst track or set you’ve ever done?

Too many to count.

How do you organise your music collection for your sets?

Too complex for this type of interview.

Recommend a film.

Rubber.

Recommend a book.

The Catcher in the Rye.

Who or what deserves more credit?

Medics in war zones.

What gets too much hype?

Morons.

What can’t you stop doing?

Making music.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Candy.

What’s your biggest frustration in the music world?

Morons.

Favourite label and why?

Finicky — consistently featuring the best artists.

What’s the hardest thing about making or playing music?

Being physically unfit.

Butch "Formula E" is out now on DJ Tennis’ Life and Death Label. Buy on Bandcamp.

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