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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.

Key differences

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

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

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Arturia ARP 2600 V3 software synthesizer

Arturia

ARP 2600 V3
Current
Arturia Emulator II V software synthesizer

Arturia

Emulator II V
Current
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