Synthi V

Experimental London soundscape.

WIth its unique pin matrix, the EMS Synthi fit a modular synth into a briefcase and became the engine of British space rock, soundtracks, and electronica. Synthi V equips it with modern rocket boosters to make it a vessel of creative inspiration.

The synth wizard
in you

Famous for Pink Floyd’s “On the Run,” the EMS Synthi and its forerunner the VCS3 are the synths you don’t realize you’ve heard everywhere.

Roxy Music, LCD Soundsystem, The Who, Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, King Crimson, and Brian Eno, were just a few of the artists who took it on sonic journeys. Where will Synthi V take you?

A Singular Sound

Neither quite like a Mini nor quite like an ARP, the Synthi has a raw, aggressive quality that jumps out of the speakers. So will your music.

Bigger on the Inside

Like a certain blue telephone box, Synthi V packs incredible technology into a deceptively small package and will transport you through time and space.

Modeled to the Last Transistor

Our renowned True Analog Emulation® modeling doesn’t merely mimic the sound. It reproduces exactly how and why the original’s components made that sound.

Jack of All Trades

Though the Synthi is known for special FX, Synthi V will add take-no-prisoners leads, basses, and atmospheres to any style of music you throw it at.

Every Band
Needed a Synthi

Electronic Music Studios’ VCS3 and Synxthi won the hearts and blew the minds of British musicians throughout the 1970s. Its inventors were beyond revolutionary.

Electronic Music Studios’ VCS3 and Synthi won the hearts and blew the minds of British musicians throughout the 1970s. Its inventors were beyond revolutionary.

Discover the history of Synthi

Set the Controls
for the Heart of the Sound

Synthi V’s main interface captures all the charm of the original, with a handful of small tweaks that add up to a big difference.

If you’ve ever used a hardware EMS synth, you’ll feel right at home. If you’ve ever thought, “I wish my Synthi would do that,” ours does. If you’re new to the Synthi universe, you’ll forget you’re playing a virtual instrument.

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01. Enhanced VCOs

Synthi V’s oscillators can quantize pitch to semitones and hard-sync VCO2 to VCO1. Or, control-drag on the knobs to make fine adjustments.

02. Put a Pin In It

Patch audio and control signals to destinations by clicking on the virtual pinboard. Sources and destinations are highlighted as you go.

03. Pintastic

Use a special group pin to route several signals to several places at once in the Advanced Panel.

04. Sample and Hold

We’ve added a sample-and-hold generator with its own row in the pin matrix, for cool non-linear modulation effects..

05. Synced On the Run

We’ve preserved the legacy sequencer in all its glory, only now it optionally syncs to MIDI or your host DAW’s project tempo.

06. Ready Player One

Assign each axis of the joystick to any destination you choose.

07. Attenuator Pins

The hardware used special pins if you wanted less of an audio or control signal to go somewhere. Click-hold on a pin to choose one.

Synthi
and Synthier

Synthi V’s Advanced Panel lets you write the history of the future.

Since the Synthi’s designers were early computer geeks, we thought about what software-powered features they might have added if they’d had the chance. Then we did it.

  • Function Junction

    Functions can behave like an LFO, a complex multi-segment envelope, or anything in between. Route up to five of them to any parameter in Synthi V.

  • Joystick Command

    Create automatic, tempo-syncable joystick moves (or trigger them manually) and assign even more joystick routings here. It gets crazy deep, crazy fast.

  • Pinboard Plus

    With modern control sources like velocity, aftertouch, and an extra LFO, the advanced modulation matrix picks up where the original left off.

  • Group Pin Matrix

    Here is where you can assign modulation sources to figure into any group pins you have in play on the main panel.

  • Sophisticated Sequencer

    Create sequences of up to 32 steps and assign them to pitch or any other parameter in Synthi V.

  • Studio Grade Effects

    Route Synthi V’s final output through up to three effects at once, in series or parallel. Appropriate effects tempo-sync, including a stereo ping-pong delay.

Hear it
in action

Synthi V announces itself with bold sound and undeniably psychedelic energy. Here are the tracks it inspired some of our favorite electronic music artists to create.

Chill One

Hawking Radiation

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Just Another_Day

Past

Reach For

Spiral

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PressClippings

  • Attack Magazine

    On Synthi V

    “Synthi V is a welcome addition to the package and should be high on anyone’s wish list.”

  • Sound Bytes Mag

    On Synthi V

    “I can say that it certainly does sound like the original to my ears. The Oscillators have the same kind of rawness I remember, and the Filter has the same kind of response I remember. The kind of control, and adjustments produced by the patching seem to have the same feel I experienced when working with Synthis, all those years ago.”

Included in
V collection

Legendary Keyboards Reinvented

This instrument is also part of the V Collection -your complete dream line-up of the legendary synths, organs, pianos and more that made keyboard history. They’re modeled with the most advanced technologies for authentic realism, and enhanced with new creative options. Whether you use it as DAW plugins in the studio or standalone at gigs, V Collection puts the greatest keys of all time at your fingertips for instant inspiration.

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Toutes les fonctionnalités
dont vous avez besoin

  • Tutoriels intégrés

    Les tutoriels intégrés détaillent chaque aspect de l’instrument, des différents paramètres aux conseils de nos designers sonores, pour que vous puissiez vous concentrer sur votre créativité. Cela ne devrait pas être aussi simple, et pourtant ça l’est !

  • ASC

    L’Arturia Software Center vous sert à télécharger, organiser et mettre à jour tous vos logiciels d’Arturia au même endroit, ou encore à gérer toutes vos licences sur plusieurs appareils. Plus c’est simple, mieux c’est.

  • Compatible avec votre STAN

    Nos instruments virtuels et nos plug-ins sont conçus pour s’intégrer facilement à votre installation. Quel que soit votre style, vous pouvez expérimenter tout en profitant d’une parfaite compatibilité avec les principales STAN, aussi bien sur Windows que sur macOS.

  • Navigateur de presets

    Ne passez pas des heures à chercher le son que vous avez en tête. Le navigateur intelligent vous permet de trier les presets par mots-clés, par type d’instrument, style musical, etc. Vous pouvez même sauvegarder vos sons favoris pour les rappeler instantanément dès que vous en avez besoin.

  • Interface graphique redimensionnable

    Vous voulez profiter de nos émulations d’instruments classiques avec une immersion visuelle totale ? Vous préférez économiser le précieux espace sur votre écran ? Les interfaces de tous les instruments virtuels d’Arturia peuvent être redimensionnées à la taille qui vous convient.

  • Intégration parfaite

    Les paramètres des instruments sont directement assignés aux commandes des claviers de la gamme KeyLab d’Arturia, mais ils fonctionnent aussi très bien avec d’autres contrôleurs MIDI. Vous bénéficiez ainsi de macros pour modifier instantanément le son, d’une intégration facile avec la STAN et d’un fonctionnement indépendant.

TAE® Powered

The exclusive analog modeling technology that makes our emulations indistinguishable from the originals.

By accurately mimicking the characteristics of analog oscillators, filters, and soft clipping, we can provide astonishing component-accurate detail and authentic analog charm in equal measure.

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Main Features

A component-level model of the EMS Synthi AKS

3 oscillators with waveform mix, noise generator, 18 dB/oct resonant filter, output section with spring reverb modelling

Modular architecture, allowing to route signals in unexpected ways

Ring Modulator, loopable Envelope Shaper, 2 axis Joystick and Sample and Hold modules for advanced modulations

Original keyboard sequencer module with sync to DAW tempo

2 matrix behavior modes: modern and vintage for cross-talk simulation

5 assignable voltage functions to create multi-point envelopes and LFOs synced to DAW tempo

Advanced joystick automation module for modulating parameters in a 2D space

Matrix pin amounts modulations possibilities (with 4 independent groups)

10 effects, Reverb Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Overdrive, Delay, ...

Up to 4 voices of polyphony

Over 250 factory presets

Platform specifications

Windows

  • Win 10+ (64bit)
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost)
  • 32GB free hard disk space
  • OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
  • ARM processors not supported on Windows

Required configuration

  • Works in Standalone, VST, AAX, Audio Unit, NKS (64-bit DAWs only).

Apple

  • Mac OS 11+
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost) or M1 CPU
  • 32GB free hard disk space
  • OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU

Work with ASC

  • An elegant and simple solution to help you install, activate, and update your Arturia software instruments.

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