Cherry Audio

Cherry Audio Surrealistic MG-1 Plus review

Free recreation of the 1980s Radio Shack MG-1 synthesizer. Best for free retro analog synth. Price: Free.

Key features

• Dual oscillators
• 24dB ladder-style filter
• 130+ presets
• Ring modulation
• Tempo-synced LFO
• MIDI assignability and DAW automation

Cherry Audio Surrealistic MG-1 Plus alternatives

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Sources: cherryaudio.com