Cherry Audio 发布精确建模经典 Jupiter-6 合成器插件 Mercury-6

在 Mercury-4 大获成功之后，Cherry Audio 继续致敬 Roland 经典合成器 Jupiter 系列，
这款新插件名为 Mercury-6，显然，这款插件致敬的是经典的 Roland Jupiter-6 合成器。

Mercury-6 is a meticulous recreation of the Jupiter-6 analog synthesizer, just in time for its 40th anniversary!
Sandwiched between the earlier Jupiter-4 and Jupiter-8 models in name only, the sophisticated Jupiter-6 has sometimes been considered a sleeper release.
These days, it has persevered to become one of Roland's most notable and coveted classic synthesizers due to its distinctive dark and complex character.
Mercury-6 captures all that is exceptional in this treasured polyphonic classic, boosts its extraordinary feature set for today's DAW production and workflow,
and celebrates the ground-breaking innovation from the era that changed music forever.
If you've long yearned to explore the Jupiter-6, you'll love Mercury-6!

Mercury-6 是 Jupiter-6 模拟合成器的精确再现，正好赶上它的 40 周年！
仅在名称上夹在较早的 Jupiter-4 和 Jupiter-8 型号之间，复杂的 Jupiter-6 有时被认为是过度版本。
如今，由于其独特的配色和复杂特性，它一直被认可为 Roland 最著名和令人向往的经典合成器之一。
Mercury-6 捕捉了这款珍贵的复音经典中的所有非凡之处，增强了其适用于当今 DAW 制作和工作流程的非凡功能，
并庆祝了那个永远改变了音乐的时代的突破性创新。
如果你一直渴望探索 Jupiter-6，你一定会爱上 Mercury-6！

The Year Everything Changed
Released in 1983 as a more affordable alternative to the flagship eight-voice Jupiter-8, the six-voice Jupiter-6 nevertheless staked out an essential position in the history of analog polysynths.
Though similar in appearance and feature set, the Jupiter-6 stood apart from the Jupiter-8 in its sound and capabilities.
Unlike earlier Roland polysynths with lowpass filters plus a rudimentary non-resonant highpass filter,
the Jupiter-6 featured a true multimode filter with 24 dB/oct lowpass, 24 dB/oct highpass, or 12 dB/oct bandpass modes.
This versatile filter design lent a more aggressive sound than previous Jupiters, making the Jupiter-6 a natural for cutting-edge techno and electro styles.

那一年一切都变了
1983 年发布，作为旗舰八复音 Jupiter-8 的更实惠替代品，六复音 Jupiter-6 在模拟复音合成器的历史上占据了重要地位。
尽管外观和功能相似，但 Jupiter-6 在声音和功能方面与 Jupiter-8 截然不同。
与早期带有低通滤波器和基于非谐振高通滤波器的 Roland 复音合成器不同，
Jupiter-6 具有真正的多模式滤波器，具有 24 dB/oct 低通、24 dB/oct 高通或 12 dB/oct 带通模式。
这种多功能的滤波器设计赋予了比之前的 Jupiters 系列更具侵略性的声音，使 Jupiter-6 成为尖端技术和电子风格的优选型号。

Though something of a "hidden feature," the Jupiter-6 VCOs supported multiple simultaneous waveforms,
and its two LFOs and oscillator cross mod capabilities provided extensive modulation possibilities.
Its earthshaking solo and poly unison modes enabled massive lead and bass sounds,
and it was notably one of the first synthesizers to include the then-new MIDI protocol.

虽然是“隐藏功能”，但 Jupiter-6 VCO 支持多个同步波形，
其两个 LFO 和振荡器交叉调制功能提供了全面的调制可能性。
其惊天动地的独奏和复音齐奏模式可以产生大量的领奏和贝斯音色，
而且它是首批包含当时新的 MIDI 协议的合成器之一。

Although often praised for its harmonic complexity and ability to cut through a mix, the cost-cutting in the Jupiter-6 design resulted in some disadvantages.
Output was mono only and it was limited to six-voice polyphony.
The Jupiter-6 had an impressive (for the time) split keyboard and patch preset storage functionality, but this six-voice maximum hampered its potential.
And though it was considerably less expensive than the Jupiter-8,
its timing was ill-fated when the digital revolution was ignited by the release of Yamaha's revolutionary DX-7 FM digital synth the same year.

尽管 Jupiter-6 设计中的成本削减导致了一些缺点，尽管它的谐波复杂性和切频混音功能经常受到赞誉。
输出仅为单声道，并且仅限于六复音。
Jupiter-6 具有令人印象深刻的（当时）分离键盘和音色预设存储功能，但这种六复音最大值阻碍了它的潜力。
尽管它比 Jupiter-8 便宜得多，但它的发布时机却很不幸，
因为同年 Yamaha 革命性的 DX-7 FM 数字合成器的发布点燃了数字革命。

Despite its noteworthy character, the Jupiter-6 is not one of those synths immediately identified with recognizable sounds from hit songs.
Nevertheless, it was the Jupiter-6 behind the bass line of Ray Parker Jr.'s classic "Ghostbusters,"
and it found purchase in the work of Human League, Tangerine Dream, Thomas Dolby, Trans-X, Vangelis, and Devo. In a testament to its staying power over the decades,
its popularity grew in genres such as big beat, house, and techno through The Chemical Brothers, Moby, and The Crystal Method. Electronic music duo Orbital has been a vocal proponent of the Jupiter-6 and, more recently,
it has been a significant part of the sound of Daft Punk and Junkie XL.

虽然具有值得注意的特性，但 Jupiter-6 并不是那些可以立即识别出热门歌曲中可识别声音的合成器之一。
尽管如此，它还是 Ray Parker Jr. 的经典 “Ghostbusters” 贝斯背后的 Jupiter-6，
它在 Human League、Tangerine Dream、Thomas Dolby、Trans-X、Vangelis 和 Devo 的作品中展现了价值。
几十年来它的持久影响力得到了证明，它通过 The Chemical Brothers、Moby 和 The Crystal Method 在 big beat、house 和 techno 等风格变得越来越受欢迎。
电子音乐二人组 Orbital 一直是 Jupiter-6 的支持者，最近，它已成为 Daft Punk 和 Junkie XL 声音的重要组成部分。

Mercury-6: 40 Years in the Making
Cherry Audio's Mercury-6 brings the Jupiter-6 experience into the future and celebrates the invaluable contribution that MIDI itself has made to the music community over the past 40 years.
Mercury-6 captures all that is exceptional in this classic and boosts the extraordinary feature set and functionality for today's DAW production and workflow.
We've added velocity sensitivity, improved the split mode, and added a layer mode capable of stacking two different sounds simultaneously with per-layer stereo panning, detuning, and sustain.
A panel control lets users easily select and navigate between these layers and includes a utility function for exchanging settings between the lower and upper layers, or even between presets.
And with polyphony extended to 16 notes, Mercury-6 won't easily run out of voices.

Mercury-6：40 年的心血
Cherry Audio 的 Mercury-6 将 Jupiter-6 体验带入未来，并庆祝 MIDI 本身在过去 40 年中为音乐界做出的宝贵贡献。
Mercury-6 捕捉了这一经典中的所有非凡之处，并为当今的 DAW 制作和工作流程提升了非凡的特性和功能。
我们增加了力度灵敏度，改进了分割模式，并带来了一种层模式，能够通过每层立体声声像、失谐和延音同时叠加两种不同的声音。
面板参数使用户可以轻松地在这些层之间进行选择和导航，并包括用于在下层和上层之间甚至预设之间交换设置的实用功能。
随着复音扩展到 16 个音符，Mercury-6 可以演奏更多的和声。

We've reproduced the arpeggiator, including the hidden Down/Up mode of the original, and augmented it by adding a Random mode and MIDI tempo sync.
A chord memory mode enables multiple notes to be stored and played back with a single key.
We've improved the functionality of the LFOs with a retrigger for LFO-1 and an always-on option for LFO-2, both syncable to MIDI tempo.

我们复制了琶音器，包括隐藏的原始向下/向上模式，并通过增加随机模式和 MIDI 力度同步对其进行了增强。
和弦记忆模式可以支持一键存储并演奏多个音符。
我们通过 LFO-1 的重新触发和 LFO-2 的持续保持选项改进了 LFO 的功能，两者均可与 MIDI 速度同步。

We've also introduced an integrated studio-quality effects panel with brilliant-sounding distortion, phaser, flanger/chorus, delay, and reverb.
With additional touches such as per-layer drift control, over 500 expertly designed presets, and flexible MIDI mapping,
Mercury-6 will satisfy both vintage synth aficionados and today's music producer.

我们还推出了一个集成的录音室品质的效果器面板，具有出色的失真、移相器、镶边器/合唱、延迟和混响器。
凭借每层漂移控制、超过 500 个专业设计的预设和灵活的 MIDI 映射等额外功能，
Mercury-6 将满足复古合成器爱好者和当今音乐制作人的需求。

Mercury-6 is available in AU, VST, VST3, AAX, and standalone formats, and a free 30-day demo is available.
macOS Requirements: 10.13 or above. macOS 13 Ventura supported. 64-bit required.
Native Apple M1 processor support, including Apple M1 Ultra. 3.4 GHz Quad-Core or M1 CPU with 8GB of RAM is recommended.
Windows Requirements: Windows 7 or above (including Windows 11), 64-bit required. Quad-core computer with 8GB of RAM is recommended.

Mercury-6 提供 AU、VST、VST3、AAX 和独立格式，并提供 30 天免费试用。
macOS 要求：10.13 或更高版本。支持 macOS 13 Ventura。必须 64 位。
支持原生 Apple M1 处理器，包括 Apple M1 Ultra。建议使用 3.4 GHz 四核或 M1 CPU 和 8GB 内存。
Windows 要求：Windows 7 或更高版本（包括 Windows 11），必须 64 位。推荐使用 8GB RAM 的四核计算机。