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Arturia ARP 2600 V3vsArturia Modular V3

Summary

Arturia ARP 2600 V3 and Arturia Modular V3: 2 Arturia software synths compared side by side. They differ on 8 of 11 compared specifications.

Key differences

  • Voices: 32 on the ARP 2600 V3 and 64 on the Modular V3.
  • Emulates: ARP 2600 (1971) on the ARP 2600 V3 and Moog modular systems (1960s) on the Modular V3.
  • Polyphony: 2 to 32 voices, with unison on the ARP 2600 V3 and Mono or up to 64 voices on the Modular V3.
  • Oscillators: 3 VCOs, noise, ring modulator, sample and hold on the ARP 2600 V3 and 9 VCOs, noise on the Modular V3.
  • Filter: 24 dB resonant low-pass plus ARP 2500 12 dB multimode on the ARP 2600 V3 and 3 filter slots (24 dB ladder low-pass and others) plus 14-band fixed filter bank on the Modular V3.
  • Sequencer: Modelled ARP 1601 step sequencer on the ARP 2600 V3 and 24-step sequencer on the Modular V3.

Both are the same on synth type (Analogue modelling) and plugin formats (VST2, VST3, AU, AAX).

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Arturia ARP 2600 V3 software synthesizer

Arturia

ARP 2600 V3
Current
Arturia Modular V3 software synthesizer

Arturia

Modular V3
Current
General
ManufacturerArturiaArturia
StatusCurrentCurrent
Released20162016
Engine
Synth typeAnalogue modellingAnalogue modelling
EmulatesARP 2600 (1971)Moog modular systems (1960s)
Voices3264
Polyphony2 to 32 voices, with unisonMono or up to 64 voices
Oscillators3 VCOs, noise, ring modulator, sample and hold9 VCOs, noise
Filter24 dB resonant low-pass plus ARP 2500 12 dB multimode3 filter slots (24 dB ladder low-pass and others) plus 14-band fixed filter bank
SequencerModelled ARP 1601 step sequencer24-step sequencer
EffectsChorus, Delay, ReverbChorus, Delay, Phaser, Ring modulator
Software
Plugin formatsVST2, VST3, AU, AAXVST2, VST3, AU, AAX
Features
FeaturesSemi-modular patching, Standalone app, NKSModular patching, Standalone app, NKS