![]() ![]() But if someone had told the younger me that in 2019 it would be possible to buy a bundle containing much enhanced equivalents of the ARP 2600, the Buchla Music Easel, the Casio CZ1, the EMS Synthi AKS, the Fairlight CMI/IIx, the Hohner Clavinet D6, the Mellotron M400, Moog Minimoog and Modular systems, the Oberheim Matrix 12 and SEM (and, by extension 4-Voice and 8-Voice), the Roland Jupiter 8, the Sequential Prophet 5 and VS, the Solina String Synth, the Synclavier, the Yamaha CS80 and DX7, Rhodes 73 and Wurlitzer EP200 e-pianos, Hammond B3, Farfisa Compact Duo and Vox Continental 300 organs, plus a selection of acoustic pianos, all for less than £20 per instrument, I would have been stunned. In the intervening years soft synths have come on in leaps and bounds, taking full advantage of the power that modern computers can offer. Running on just 64MB of RAM on a Mac G4, it was a recreation of the ARP Odyssey and, even then, it captured much of the essence of the original synth. Having avoided them in their infancy, I reviewed my first soft synth 16 years ago this month. Find out more about Acid V here, and check out a promotional video below.Now in its seventh incarnation and offering three new instruments, Arturia's V Collection just keeps getting bigger and better. The new softsynth is priced at just €99 (£85) for the first month, due to go up to €199 (£170) from September 14 onwards. Since its release, the instrument has been tried and tested by the likes of ABSOLUTE., Paul Hartnoll, and Hardfloor. “Enjoy an expertly-crafted selection of 150+ presets, from classic bass synth lines to experimental modulated tones for modern production - instantly gratifying results in a few clicks,” Arturia adds.Īcid V is playable in DAW - including Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro - or can be used standalone with a MIDI keyboard. Read this next: Behringer teases new Yamaha DX7-style prototype The instrument comes alongside in-app tutorials to take users through each effect and feature step-by-step. With over 150 factory presets, the Acid V also boasts four FX slots with 17 total FX to choose from. New controls also feature on Acid V, such as pulse-width modulation, cutoff range, and bass boost, and includes a built-in distortion module with 14 algorithms. ![]() ![]() “Pump your mixes full of reactive ever-evolving bass grooves, unleash mutated sequences fizzing with distortion, and experiment with extra features for revitalized rave energy,” reads the instrument’s description. Read this next: Synclavier release first new hardware synth since 1980 The emulated instrument works similarly to the ‘80s original, adding a handful of new features including vibrato, arpeggiator, and a sub-oscillator. French audio tech company Arturia have recreated the classic Roland TB-303 for the first time as a software emulation, priced at just €99 (£85).Īcid V is the first softsynth emulation of the influential 303 from Arturia, said to “channel the cult classic bass synth” which first released in 1981.
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