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The ps 20 Black Friday deal from Cherry Audio is 51% off, which brings this polyphonic synth plugin to $14 until Dec 1, 2026.
Cherry Audio calls the PS-20 a "hot-rodded" tribute to Korg's MS-20, and the maker pitches it as an ultra-realistic take on that instrument. It runs as a VST, AU, AAX or standalone synth, depending on your system.
The core is a pair of highpass and lowpass filters. Cherry Audio says they recreate the MS-20's raunchy, squelchy, screaming sound with high accuracy.
The other signature feature is the modular-style patch panel. The maker reconfigured the original, adding in and out patch points for all oscillators, filters and VCAs. It also fixed the confusing terminology and added a few extras.
The cabling system comes from Voltage Modular, and the panel is described as expanded, simplified and full-function.
Cherry Audio highlights these as the main features: up to 16 voices with optional random panning per voice; a sequencer offering three channels and eight steps, tempo sync, a half-step quantizer and versatile CV outputs; a chord memory mode triggered from one key; unison detune for leads and basses; a modulation generator that can follow the tempo; an external signal processing section whose sidechain input is normalled; MPE support; more than a billion presets; and four colour themes for the interface. The effects are built in. There's a distortion, a modulation echo with stereo spread and tempo sync, and a digital reverb with spring and plate emulations.
Every control has full MIDI control and DAW automation. The package includes both a virtual instrument and an effect plug-in version.
The maker says the filter can behave unpredictably, and that this, together with the patch panel and sequencer, gives the PS-20 a high "happy accident" quotient.
On Mac, the PS-20 needs macOS 10.13 or above, 64-bit, and macOS 13 Ventura is supported. It runs natively on Apple M1 chips, including the M1 Ultra. Cherry Audio recommends a 3.4 GHz quad-core or M1 CPU with 8GB of RAM. Mac formats are AU, VST, VST3, AAX and Standalone.
On Windows, it needs Windows 7 or above, including Windows 11, 64-bit. The recommendation is a quad-core computer with 8GB of RAM. Windows formats are VST, VST3, AAX and Standalone.
Yes. The PS-20 Black Friday deal takes 51% off Cherry Audio's synth plugin, bringing it to $14. The offer runs until Dec 1, 2026.
It's a polyphonic synth plugin that Cherry Audio describes as a hot-rodded tribute to Korg's MS-20. It has dual highpass and lowpass filters, a modular-style patch panel, a sequencer and built-in effects.
On Mac it comes as AU, VST, VST3, AAX and Standalone. On Windows it comes as VST, VST3, AAX and Standalone. Both platforms need a 64-bit system, and native Apple M1 support is included.
The effects are a distortion, a modulation echo with stereo spread and tempo sync, and a digital reverb with spring and plate emulations. The sequencer has three channels and eight steps, with a 1/2-step quantizer and tempo sync.
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