Synthi V is based on the EMS Synthi AKS and VXS3, and is a slightly more complex beast, with a modular heart and a pop up panel that lets you access a mod matrix, FX and joystick mode, with the recognisable patch matrix present in the centre of the synth’s interface. It has an incredibly fat and warm sound, and is simple to tweak to get an almost infinite palette of sounds. A phase distortion synth, it has an expandable controller section with access to synth, envelope, modulation and FX sections - with four times the polyphony of the originals.

The instrument’s main panel lets you control flutter, saturation, mechanical noise and more and there’s an expandable FX section with multiple slots and a range of available effects.ĬZ V is next, modelling the Casio CZ-101 and CZ-1000 synths that were popular in the 1980s.

Mellotron V gives you three layers of samples, assignable across parts of your keyboard range, with sample editing and looping accessible for each layer. It’s an instantly recognisable sound used perhaps most famously by The Beatles. A staple of 1960s and 1970s pop and psychedelic music, the Mellotron used loops of tape to generate its sounds which were flute-like in character. With that stated, let’s start with Mellotron V. All the instruments in the collection share Arturia’s gorgeous graphics, recreation of the sound and features of the original instruments, plus very often some extra features that you won’t find on the originals.

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