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Arturia Acid VvsArturia Emulator II V

Summary

Arturia Acid V and Arturia Emulator II V: 2 Arturia software synths compared side by side. They differ on 6 of 7 compared specifications.

Key differences

  • Synth type: Analogue modelling on the Acid V and Digital (sampling) on the Emulator II V.
  • Emulates: Roland TB-303 (1981) on the Acid V and E-mu Emulator II (1984) on the Emulator II V.
  • Oscillators: 1 oscillator (square, triangle) plus sub-oscillator on the Acid V and 8-bit sample playback (27.7 kHz), original factory bank on the Emulator II V.
  • Filter: Resonant low-pass on the Acid V and Modelled analogue filter per voice on the Emulator II V.

Both are the same on plugin formats (VST2, VST3, AU, AAX).

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Arturia Acid V software synthesizer

Arturia

Acid V
Current
Arturia Emulator II V software synthesizer

Arturia

Emulator II V
Current
General
ManufacturerArturiaArturia
StatusCurrentCurrent
Released—2021
Engine
Synth typeAnalogue modellingDigital (sampling)
EmulatesRoland TB-303 (1981)E-mu Emulator II (1984)
Voices—8
Polyphony—8 voices
Oscillators1 oscillator (square, triangle) plus sub-oscillator8-bit sample playback (27.7 kHz), original factory bank
FilterResonant low-passModelled analogue filter per voice
Sequencer64-step polymetric sequencer with slide, accent and pattern generation—
EffectsDistortion, Insert effectsReverb, Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Drive, Delay
Software
Plugin formatsVST2, VST3, AU, AAXVST2, VST3, AU, AAX
Features
FeaturesArpeggiator, MTS-ESP microtuning, Standalone app, NKSMulti-timbral, Arpeggiator, MPE, MTS-ESP microtuning, Standalone app, NKS