Cherry Audio Atomika – Polivoks in the Box
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Cherry Audio Atomika · Source: Cherry Audio
Cherry Audio Atomika · Source: Cherry Audio
Cherry Audio Atomika · Source: Cherry Audio
Cherry Audio Atomika · Source: Cherry Audio
With Atomika, Cherry Audio once again delivers a plugin synth that few others have tried to do and succeeded, bringing Soviet synthesis to the masses.
Soviet synthesizers hold a special place in many people’s hearts, not least for their utilitarian looks but also for the way their designers managed to circumvent the lack of availability of certain components their Western counterparts took for granted.
Amongst all of those evocative Eastern Bloc synths, the Polivoks is probably the best known and certainly one of the most sought after. And now, thanks to those wonderful people at Cherry Audio, we can all revel in the unique sound of the Soviet synth scene.
Cherry Audio Atomika
Once again, Cherry Audio have teamed up with famed DSP engineer and total synth geek, Mark Barton, to not only replicate but enhance the Polivoks to deliver the classic sound and the sound of what might have been. Initially duophonic, Atomika ramps the voice count up to 16. The filter has been further enhanced with a range of new modes and controls.
Extra Features
There’s also unison stacking, aftertouch, a more capable LFO and lots of performance enhancements. A second panel reveals a powerful arpeggiator and four effects that include a new Phasor effect, flange and chorus modulation fx, echo and reverb plus a new dedicated effects modulator.
It wouldn’t be a Cherry Audio synth if it didn’t have a couple of cool little extras. You can switch the UI to read in either the English (Roman) alphabet or Cyrillic for that real touch of authenticity! The original mono and duophonic modes are retained also for authenticity, if required.
I’m not sure if it’s the power of suggestion, but there is definitely something Eastern European about the sound of this instrument and it certainly doesn’t sound like much else in your sonic arsenal and at the amazing price of just $49 USD/€49 EUR, this is something you really ought to have in your collection.
More Information
Atomika is available now and features support for AU, VST, VST3, AAX and standalone formats. A free 30-day demo is also available so you can properly evaluate the plugin.
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One response to “Cherry Audio Atomika – Polivoks in the Box”
Very cool! Also glad to see the Cyrillic names of knobs. Just one detail for autor: “КОЛ-ВО ГОЛОВ” in the left bottom corner is “NUMBER OF HEADS”. If you want say “NUMBER OF VOICES” it will be “КОЛ-ВО ГОЛОСОВ”. Anyway thank you for attention for the synths from USSR! Spasibo!