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Arturia Buchla Easel VvsArturia Jup-8 V4

Summary

Arturia Buchla Easel V and Arturia Jup-8 V4: 2 Arturia software synths compared side by side. They differ on 7 of 9 compared specifications.

Key differences

  • Voices: 4 on the Buchla Easel V and 16 on the Jup-8 V4.
  • Released: 2018 on the Buchla Easel V and 2022 on the Jup-8 V4.
  • Emulates: Buchla Music Easel (1973) on the Buchla Easel V and Roland Jupiter-8 (1981) on the Jup-8 V4.
  • Polyphony: Up to 4 voices on the Buchla Easel V and Up to 16 voices on the Jup-8 V4.
  • Oscillators: Complex oscillator and modulation oscillator (West Coast) on the Buchla Easel V and 2 VCOs per voice with cross-modulation and sync on the Jup-8 V4.
  • Filter: Dual low-pass gates (modelled vactrols) on the Buchla Easel V and Resonant low-pass VCF plus separate high-pass on the Jup-8 V4.

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

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Arturia Buchla Easel V software synthesizer

Arturia

Buchla Easel V
Current
Arturia Jup-8 V4 software synthesizer

Arturia

Jup-8 V4
Current
General
ManufacturerArturiaArturia
StatusCurrentCurrent
Released20182022
Engine
Synth typeAnalogue modellingAnalogue modelling
EmulatesBuchla Music Easel (1973)Roland Jupiter-8 (1981)
Voices416
PolyphonyUp to 4 voicesUp to 16 voices
OscillatorsComplex oscillator and modulation oscillator (West Coast)2 VCOs per voice with cross-modulation and sync
FilterDual low-pass gates (modelled vactrols)Resonant low-pass VCF plus separate high-pass
Sequencer5-step sequencer plus right-hand step sequencer—
EffectsReverb, Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Drive, Delay—
Software
Plugin formatsVST2, VST3, AU, AAXVST2, VST3, AU, AAX
Features
FeaturesSemi-modular patching, Standalone app, NKSArpeggiator, Voice dispersion, Unison, Standalone app, NKS