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Arturia ARP 2600 V3vsArturia Emulator II V

Summary

Arturia ARP 2600 V3 and Arturia Emulator II V: 2 Arturia software synths compared side by side. They differ on 9 of 10 compared specifications.

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ARP 2600 V3
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Emulator II V
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General
ManufacturerArturiaArturia
StatusCurrentCurrent
Released20162021
Engine
Synth typeAnalogue modellingDigital (sampling)
EmulatesARP 2600 (1971)E-mu Emulator II (1984)
Voices328
Polyphony2 to 32 voices, with unison8 voices
Oscillators3 VCOs, noise, ring modulator, sample and hold8-bit sample playback (27.7 kHz), original factory bank
Filter24 dB resonant low-pass plus ARP 2500 12 dB multimodeModelled analogue filter per voice
SequencerModelled ARP 1601 step sequencer—
EffectsChorus, Delay, ReverbReverb, Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Drive, Delay
Software
Plugin formatsVST2, VST3, AU, AAXVST2, VST3, AU, AAX
Features
FeaturesSemi-modular patching, Standalone app, NKSMulti-timbral, Arpeggiator, MPE, MTS-ESP microtuning, Standalone app, NKS

Key differences

  • Synth type: ARP 2600 V3 – Analogue modelling Emulator II V – Digital (sampling)
  • Voices: ARP 2600 V3 – 32 Emulator II V – 8
  • Released: ARP 2600 V3 – 2016 Emulator II V – 2021
  • Emulates: ARP 2600 V3 – ARP 2600 (1971) Emulator II V – E-mu Emulator II (1984)
  • Polyphony: ARP 2600 V3 – 2 to 32 voices, with unison Emulator II V – 8 voices
  • Oscillators: ARP 2600 V3 – 3 VCOs, noise, ring modulator, sample and hold Emulator II V – 8-bit sample playback (27.7 kHz), original factory bank

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