Mercury-6 is an expertly crafted software recreation of the legendary Jupiter-6 analog synthesizer, marking its 40th anniversary with a modern update. Originally released in 1983 as a six-voice polyphonic synth, the Jupiter-6 earned its place as one of Roland's most distinctive classic instruments due to its dark, complex sound and innovative features. Mercury-6 captures the essence of this iconic synthesizer, enhancing its capabilities for seamless integration into contemporary digital audio workstations. The plugin faithfully reproduces the original’s unique multimode filter and extensive modulation options, while expanding its feature set to meet today’s music production standards.

The original Jupiter-6 stood out with its true multimode filter offering lowpass, highpass, and bandpass modes, delivering a more aggressive sound that found favor in genres like techno and electro. It broke ground by incorporating MIDI, multiple simultaneous oscillator waveforms, and rich modulation possibilities, including dual LFOs and oscillator cross modulation. Mercury-6 preserves these signature characteristics and elevates them with enhancements such as extended polyphony to 16 voices, a dual-layer architecture with keyboard split and stack modes, and an improved arpeggiator featuring additional playback modes and MIDI tempo sync. These updates make Mercury-6 not only a nostalgic tool for vintage synth enthusiasts but also a powerful instrument for modern producers.

Beyond faithful sound reproduction, Mercury-6 introduces studio-quality effects including distortion, phaser, flanger/chorus, delay, and reverb, all accessible per layer to sculpt rich textures and depth. The interface offers intuitive controls for velocity sensitivity, preset management, and flexible MIDI mapping, ensuring smooth workflow and creative flexibility. With over 500 expertly crafted presets and enhanced performance optimized for low CPU usage, Mercury-6 delivers both authentic vintage tone and contemporary functionality. Compatible with major plugin formats and standalone operation on macOS and Windows, it stands as a tribute to a synthesizer that has influenced electronic music for decades.