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Arturia Synthi VvsArturia Synthx V

Summary

Arturia Synthi V and Arturia Synthx V: 2 Arturia software synths compared side by side. They differ on 8 of 10 compared specifications.

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Synthi V
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Synthx V
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General
ManufacturerArturiaArturia
StatusCurrentCurrent
Released20192024
Engine
Synth typeAnalogue modellingAnalogue modelling
EmulatesEMS Synthi AKS / VCS3 (1972)Elka Synthex (1981)
Voices416
PolyphonyUp to 4 voicesUp to 16 voices (8 per layer)
Oscillators3 VCOs, noise, ring modulator2 DCOs per voice (saw, triangle, square, pulse), ring mod, sync, noise
Filter18 dB resonant low-passModelled Curtis CEM3320 multimode: 24/12 dB low-pass, band-pass, high-pass
Multitimbral parts—2
SequencerKeyboard sequencer module, syncs to the DAW—
EffectsReverb, Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Drive, DelayChorus, Compressor, Insert effects
Software
Plugin formatsVST2, VST3, AU, AAXVST2, VST3, AU, AAX
Features
FeaturesPin-matrix patching, Joystick, Standalone app, NKSMulti-arpeggiator, Bi-timbral, Standalone app, NKS

Key differences

  • Voices: Synthi V – 4 Synthx V – 16
  • Released: Synthi V – 2019 Synthx V – 2024
  • Emulates: Synthi V – EMS Synthi AKS / VCS3 (1972) Synthx V – Elka Synthex (1981)
  • Polyphony: Synthi V – Up to 4 voices Synthx V – Up to 16 voices (8 per layer)
  • Oscillators: Synthi V – 3 VCOs, noise, ring modulator Synthx V – 2 DCOs per voice (saw, triangle, square, pulse), ring mod, sync, noise
  • Filter: Synthi V – 18 dB resonant low-pass Synthx V – Modelled Curtis CEM3320 multimode: 24/12 dB low-pass, band-pass, high-pass

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