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Cherry Audio Revives Rare Gleeman Pentaphonic As A Modern Soft Synth

October 7

Cherry Audio has recreated the ultra-rare 1981 Gleeman Pentaphonic as a software synthesizer, while expanding its original architecture with up to 16 voices, aftertouch, sequencing, modulation and…

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