GX-80: Voted the Top New Software Synthesizer in MusicRadar's Best of 2022!

Cherry Audio's GX-80 has been selected by MusicRadar readers as the number two of "best new plugins and software of 2022," making it the top new virtual synthesizer instrument in their annual poll!

"While hardware manufacturers have been hit by rising costs and chip shortages, software developers have been able to keep their virtual production lines moving, releasing both innovative new products and DAW-bound emulations of gear from the past. We drew up a shortlist of what we consider to be the very best new plugins of 2022 and asked you to vote for your favourite.

OK, the bad news is that Cherry Audio hasn’t released a plugin emulation of the Yamaha CS-80. However, the good news is that it’s gone one better and also drawn inspiration from the GX-1, the instrument that the CS-80 was derived from and an even bigger, badder sonic proposition.

Hence, we have the GX-80, a hybrid instrument that promises the best of both synths/worlds. Most notably, you get the GX-1’s dual-layer architecture, which effectively makes it two CS-80s in one.

The GX-80 is an impressive beast on all fronts, with the ability to sound soft, elegant, engaging and enormous in equal measure. In fact, we'd say that it's about as classy as it’s possible to get in software synthesis, with an impressive soundstage, plenty of extra parameters and a dream of an interface."

Our deepest gratitude goes to MusicRadar, its readers, and our fans for this exceptionally prestigious honor!

Video Credits: GX-80 music "Chasing Deluxe Cinnamon" by Agent Method (GX-80 Sound Designer Darrick Atwater). Original video by Mitchell Sigman. Special thanks to our friends at EMEAPP.org for GX-1 and CS-80 images.