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Arturia ARP 2600 V3vsArturia Jup-8000 V

Summary

Arturia ARP 2600 V3 and Arturia Jup-8000 V: 2 Arturia software synths compared side by side. They differ on 10 of 11 compared specifications.

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ARP 2600 V3
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Jup-8000 V
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General
ManufacturerArturiaArturia
StatusCurrentCurrent
Released20162025
Engine
Synth typeAnalogue modellingVirtual analogue
EmulatesARP 2600 (1971)Roland JP-8000 (1996)
Voices3216
Polyphony2 to 32 voices, with unison16 voices
Oscillators3 VCOs, noise, ring modulator, sample and hold2 oscillators: supersaw, triangle mod, feedback and classic waves; sync, ring and cross-mod
Filter24 dB resonant low-pass plus ARP 2500 12 dB multimodeMultimode 12/24 dB low-pass, band-pass, high-pass
SequencerModelled ARP 1601 step sequencer4-layer multi-arpeggiator and sequencer with piano roll
EffectsChorus, Delay, ReverbChorus, Delay, Phaser, Compressor, Insert effects
Software
Plugin formatsVST2, VST3, AU, AAXVST2, VST3, AU, AAX
Features
FeaturesSemi-modular patching, Standalone app, NKSMulti-arpeggiator, MPE, Standalone app, NKS

Key differences

  • Synth type: ARP 2600 V3 – Analogue modelling Jup-8000 V – Virtual analogue
  • Voices: ARP 2600 V3 – 32 Jup-8000 V – 16
  • Released: ARP 2600 V3 – 2016 Jup-8000 V – 2025
  • Emulates: ARP 2600 V3 – ARP 2600 (1971) Jup-8000 V – Roland JP-8000 (1996)
  • Polyphony: ARP 2600 V3 – 2 to 32 voices, with unison Jup-8000 V – 16 voices
  • Oscillators: ARP 2600 V3 – 3 VCOs, noise, ring modulator, sample and hold Jup-8000 V – 2 oscillators: supersaw, triangle mod, feedback and classic waves; sync, ring and cross-mod

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