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Arturia Acid VvsArturia Prophet-5 V

Summary

Arturia Acid V and Arturia Prophet-5 V: 2 Arturia software synths compared side by side. They differ on 5 of 7 compared specifications.

Key differences

  • Emulates: Roland TB-303 (1981) on the Acid V and Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 (1978) on the Prophet-5 V.
  • Oscillators: 1 oscillator (square, triangle) plus sub-oscillator on the Acid V and 2 modelled SSM VCOs (5 waveforms), noise, hard sync, Poly-Mod on the Prophet-5 V.
  • Filter: Resonant low-pass on the Acid V and Modelled SSM 2040 4-pole low-pass on the Prophet-5 V.

Both are the same on synth type (Analogue modelling) and plugin formats (VST2, VST3, AU, AAX).

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Arturia Acid V software synthesizer

Arturia

Acid V
Current
Arturia Prophet-5 V software synthesizer

Arturia

Prophet-5 V
Current
General
ManufacturerArturiaArturia
StatusCurrentCurrent
Released—2022
Engine
Synth typeAnalogue modellingAnalogue modelling
EmulatesRoland TB-303 (1981)Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 (1978)
Oscillators1 oscillator (square, triangle) plus sub-oscillator2 modelled SSM VCOs (5 waveforms), noise, hard sync, Poly-Mod
FilterResonant low-passModelled SSM 2040 4-pole low-pass
Sequencer64-step polymetric sequencer with slide, accent and pattern generation—
EffectsDistortion, Insert effectsInsert effects
Software
Plugin formatsVST2, VST3, AU, AAXVST2, VST3, AU, AAX
Features
FeaturesArpeggiator, MTS-ESP microtuning, Standalone app, NKSArpeggiator, Chord mode, MPE, MTS-ESP microtuning, Standalone app, NKS