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Arturia Jup-8 V4vsArturia Prophet-5 V

Summary

Arturia Jup-8 V4 and Arturia Prophet-5 V: 2 Arturia software synths compared side by side. They differ on 4 of 7 compared specifications.

Key differences

  • Emulates: Roland Jupiter-8 (1981) on the Jup-8 V4 and Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 (1978) on the Prophet-5 V.
  • Oscillators: 2 VCOs per voice with cross-modulation and sync on the Jup-8 V4 and 2 modelled SSM VCOs (5 waveforms), noise, hard sync, Poly-Mod on the Prophet-5 V.
  • Filter: Resonant low-pass VCF plus separate high-pass on the Jup-8 V4 and Modelled SSM 2040 4-pole low-pass on the Prophet-5 V.

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

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Arturia Jup-8 V4 software synthesizer

Arturia

Jup-8 V4
Current
Arturia Prophet-5 V software synthesizer

Arturia

Prophet-5 V
Current
General
ManufacturerArturiaArturia
StatusCurrentCurrent
Released20222022
Engine
Synth typeAnalogue modellingAnalogue modelling
EmulatesRoland Jupiter-8 (1981)Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 (1978)
Voices16—
PolyphonyUp to 16 voices—
Oscillators2 VCOs per voice with cross-modulation and sync2 modelled SSM VCOs (5 waveforms), noise, hard sync, Poly-Mod
FilterResonant low-pass VCF plus separate high-passModelled SSM 2040 4-pole low-pass
Effects—Insert effects
Software
Plugin formatsVST2, VST3, AU, AAXVST2, VST3, AU, AAX
Features
FeaturesArpeggiator, Voice dispersion, Unison, Standalone app, NKSArpeggiator, Chord mode, MPE, MTS-ESP microtuning, Standalone app, NKS