Nov 25, 2025 | Cherry Audio
Cherry Audio assembled its biggest sound design team in years for Mercury-8 to do justice to this monster synthesizer. Mercury-8 includes over 600 sensational presets in 16 categories, as well as the original JP-8 Factory Presets and Setups. In this video, musician Mike Martin provides a magnificent tour of just a few of our favorite patches, from the talented sound design team of James Terris James Dyson Andrew Longhurst Mark Wilcox Mike Martin Julie Kathryn (I AM SNOW ANGEL) Michael Oakley Drew Schlesinger Dave Polich and more!
Mercury-8 comes loaded presets covering everything from faithful recreations of familiar JP-8 sounds to brand-new creations that push Mercury-8's sound engine into modern territory. In addition, you’ll find precise recreations of the 64 original Jupiter-8 factory patches, plus enhanced versions in the Factory Plus category that take advantage of Mercury-8’s expanded features while keeping the unmistakable Jupiter character intact. We’ve also included the eight original factory setups (the classic Dual and Split configurations) ready to play exactly as they appeared on the vintage hardware. For sound designers, the Templates category offers a variety of starting points that are useful for building your own patches quickly.
Also, check out Mike's demo, "Mercury Calling," showcasing more of his sound design and composition skills.
"Mercury Calling" is a song that I composed using Mercury-8. All presets used in this song are included in the released instrument. Additional effects processing was using on some tracks including Eventide's Blackhole Immersive.