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Arturia Jup-8000 VvsArturia MiniFreak V

Summary

Arturia Jup-8000 V and Arturia MiniFreak V: 2 Arturia software synths compared side by side. They differ on 10 of 11 compared specifications.

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Jup-8000 V
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MiniFreak V
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General
ManufacturerArturiaArturia
StatusCurrentCurrent
Released20252022
Engine
Synth typeVirtual analogueHybrid (digital oscillators, analogue filters)
EmulatesRoland JP-8000 (1996)Arturia MiniFreak (2022)
Voices166
Polyphony16 voices6 voices
Oscillators2 oscillators: supersaw, triangle mod, feedback and classic waves; sync, ring and cross-mod2 digital engines, 31 oscillator modes
FilterMultimode 12/24 dB low-pass, band-pass, high-passModelled analogue multimode
Sequencer4-layer multi-arpeggiator and sequencer with piano roll64-step with 4 modulation lanes
EffectsChorus, Delay, Phaser, Compressor, Insert effectsInsert effects
Software
Plugin formatsVST2, VST3, AU, AAXVST2, VST3, AU, AAX
Features
FeaturesMulti-arpeggiator, MPE, Standalone app, NKSArpeggiator, Syncs to MiniFreak hardware, Standalone app, NKS

Key differences

  • Synth type: Jup-8000 V – Virtual analogue MiniFreak V – Hybrid (digital oscillators, analogue filters)
  • Voices: Jup-8000 V – 16 MiniFreak V – 6
  • Released: Jup-8000 V – 2025 MiniFreak V – 2022
  • Emulates: Jup-8000 V – Roland JP-8000 (1996) MiniFreak V – Arturia MiniFreak (2022)
  • Polyphony: Jup-8000 V – 16 voices MiniFreak V – 6 voices
  • Oscillators: Jup-8000 V – 2 oscillators: supersaw, triangle mod, feedback and classic waves; sync, ring and cross-mod MiniFreak V – 2 digital engines, 31 oscillator modes

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