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Arturia Acid VvsArturia Synthi V

Summary

Arturia Acid V and Arturia Synthi V: 2 Arturia software synths compared side by side. They differ on 6 of 8 compared specifications.

Key differences

  • Emulates: Roland TB-303 (1981) on the Acid V and EMS Synthi AKS / VCS3 (1972) on the Synthi V.
  • Oscillators: 1 oscillator (square, triangle) plus sub-oscillator on the Acid V and 3 VCOs, noise, ring modulator on the Synthi V.
  • Filter: Resonant low-pass on the Acid V and 18 dB resonant low-pass on the Synthi V.
  • Sequencer: 64-step polymetric sequencer with slide, accent and pattern generation on the Acid V and Keyboard sequencer module, syncs to the DAW on the Synthi 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 Synthi V software synthesizer

Arturia

Synthi V
Current
General
ManufacturerArturiaArturia
StatusCurrentCurrent
Released—2019
Engine
Synth typeAnalogue modellingAnalogue modelling
EmulatesRoland TB-303 (1981)EMS Synthi AKS / VCS3 (1972)
Voices—4
Polyphony—Up to 4 voices
Oscillators1 oscillator (square, triangle) plus sub-oscillator3 VCOs, noise, ring modulator
FilterResonant low-pass18 dB resonant low-pass
Sequencer64-step polymetric sequencer with slide, accent and pattern generationKeyboard sequencer module, syncs to the DAW
EffectsDistortion, Insert effectsReverb, Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Drive, Delay
Software
Plugin formatsVST2, VST3, AU, AAXVST2, VST3, AU, AAX
Features
FeaturesArpeggiator, MTS-ESP microtuning, Standalone app, NKSPin-matrix patching, Joystick, Standalone app, NKS