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Arturia ARP 2600 V3vsArturia Prophet-5 V

Summary

Arturia ARP 2600 V3 and Arturia Prophet-5 V: 2 Arturia software synths compared side by side. They differ on 6 of 8 compared specifications.

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ARP 2600 V3
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Prophet-5 V
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General
ManufacturerArturiaArturia
StatusCurrentCurrent
Released20162022
Engine
Synth typeAnalogue modellingAnalogue modelling
EmulatesARP 2600 (1971)Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 (1978)
Voices32—
Polyphony2 to 32 voices, with unison—
Oscillators3 VCOs, noise, ring modulator, sample and hold2 modelled SSM VCOs (5 waveforms), noise, hard sync, Poly-Mod
Filter24 dB resonant low-pass plus ARP 2500 12 dB multimodeModelled SSM 2040 4-pole low-pass
SequencerModelled ARP 1601 step sequencer—
EffectsChorus, Delay, ReverbInsert effects
Software
Plugin formatsVST2, VST3, AU, AAXVST2, VST3, AU, AAX
Features
FeaturesSemi-modular patching, Standalone app, NKSArpeggiator, Chord mode, MPE, MTS-ESP microtuning, Standalone app, NKS

Key differences

  • Released: ARP 2600 V3 – 2016 Prophet-5 V – 2022
  • Emulates: ARP 2600 V3 – ARP 2600 (1971) Prophet-5 V – Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 (1978)
  • Oscillators: ARP 2600 V3 – 3 VCOs, noise, ring modulator, sample and hold Prophet-5 V – 2 modelled SSM VCOs (5 waveforms), noise, hard sync, Poly-Mod
  • Filter: ARP 2600 V3 – 24 dB resonant low-pass plus ARP 2500 12 dB multimode Prophet-5 V – Modelled SSM 2040 4-pole low-pass

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