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Arturia ARP 2600 V3vsArturia MiniFreak V

Summary

Arturia ARP 2600 V3 and Arturia MiniFreak 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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MiniFreak V
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General
ManufacturerArturiaArturia
StatusCurrentCurrent
Released20162022
Engine
Synth typeAnalogue modellingHybrid (digital oscillators, analogue filters)
EmulatesARP 2600 (1971)Arturia MiniFreak (2022)
Voices326
Polyphony2 to 32 voices, with unison6 voices
Oscillators3 VCOs, noise, ring modulator, sample and hold2 digital engines, 31 oscillator modes
Filter24 dB resonant low-pass plus ARP 2500 12 dB multimodeModelled analogue multimode
SequencerModelled ARP 1601 step sequencer64-step with 4 modulation lanes
EffectsChorus, Delay, ReverbInsert effects
Software
Plugin formatsVST2, VST3, AU, AAXVST2, VST3, AU, AAX
Features
FeaturesSemi-modular patching, Standalone app, NKSArpeggiator, Syncs to MiniFreak hardware, Standalone app, NKS

Key differences

  • Synth type: ARP 2600 V3 – Analogue modelling MiniFreak V – Hybrid (digital oscillators, analogue filters)
  • Voices: ARP 2600 V3 – 32 MiniFreak V – 6
  • Released: ARP 2600 V3 – 2016 MiniFreak V – 2022
  • Emulates: ARP 2600 V3 – ARP 2600 (1971) MiniFreak V – Arturia MiniFreak (2022)
  • Polyphony: ARP 2600 V3 – 2 to 32 voices, with unison MiniFreak V – 6 voices
  • Oscillators: ARP 2600 V3 – 3 VCOs, noise, ring modulator, sample and hold MiniFreak V – 2 digital engines, 31 oscillator modes

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