The latest Cherry Audio plugin is an authentic emulation of the Crumar DS-2 polyphonic analog Synthesizer from 1978 for macOS and Windows: review + sound demo
When people talk about DCO synths, they often immediately think of the Roland Juno or other similar synths. But it wasn’t one of the first. That was the Italian Crumar DS-2 Synthesizer from 1978.
In its somewhat unique bi-timbral analog engine, the developers used DCO to generate stable oscillator tuning. Now, you can explore this special synth in your DAW. Cherry Audio has teamed up with Crumar for a second time. This time, emulating the DS-2.
Disclaimer: Since I’ve never held or played a Crumar DS-2, I can’t say precisely how authentic the Cherry Audio plugin is. Hainbach, who has a broken DS-2 in his studio and and made a great video about it, could help here.
Cherry Audio Crumar DS-2
The Crumar DS-2 plugin is an authentic emulation of the original DS-2 for macOS and Windows. It’s not a 1:1 replica, but it includes many additional features like a third LFO and a multi-FX processor.
Due to time constraints, I haven’t finished the Cherry Audio Crumar DS-2 review. It will be published here tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s a sound demo with patches with and without effects so you can hear how the plugin sounds.
Cherry Audio Crumar DS-2 is available now for $59. It runs as a VST, VST3, AU, and AAX plugin on macOS (native Apple Silicon + Intel) and Windows.
You can purchase it via their Build Your Own Bundle until April 13th, 2026, starting at $99 instead of $119 for three plugins. The Deep Space Preset Pack with 100 extra presets is available for purchase separately for $9,99.
More information here: Cherry Audio
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