Enter the
rave reactor
The abrasive, hypnotic sound that gets synapses firing and feet tapping unlike anything else. Give your bass the acidic treatment and set off a sonic chain reaction that’ll heat up your mix to lethal levels.
Little box, big bass
The magic silver box that defined acid, modeled down to component-level detail, capturing the pure sonic essence of a certified bass classic.
In constant motion
Acid V is all about movement; instantly spawn jagged polymetric sequences, hypnotic scale-based patterns, and endless sonic mutations.
Rave revitalized
The strobe-lit dance movements of the ‘80s, ‘90s, and early ‘00s share the same analog DNA; now it’s yours to manipulate, reinvent, and transform.
A mutated classic
Steer the 303 sound into experimental territory with upgraded features & effects delivering sounds far darker, deeper, and more impactful than the original.
Unleashing
sonic chemistry
Discover a raw, biting, in-your-face analog sound that never stops moving.
Fusing the 303 sound with a cocktail of creative and experimental features, Acid V is all about launching a sequence and tweaking, mutating, evolving. Spark note changes, drop in slides and accents, and - of course - making that abrasive resonant filter scream.
True Cell
Victor Morello
A hard-hitting half-tempo track with a cyberpunk vibe, building to a trance-like four-to-the-floor drop.
Acid Circle
Simon Gallifet
An evolving EDM / breakbeat track with multiple Acid V instances.
Ambient Acid
JMB
An ambient downtempo track using 6 Acid V instances for basses, acid lines, sequences, and leads.
Rolling Resonance
Visages
This punchy drum & bass track uses several presets from Acid Vs' factory bank.
Two Sides
Minor Science
A aggressive IDM track showing two sides Acid V: hyperactive basslines and dreamy leads. The kick was also made using Acid V.
Trance Lifter
Sami Rabia
A trance track featuring an uplifting supersaw sequence and a gnarly distorted acid lead.
The origins
of acid
Many of history’s most iconic and sought-after instruments were not necessarily popular at the time of their introduction; often intended for one thing but transformed by users into something else entirely, ushering entire movements into existence.
When the TB-303 Bass Line synthesizer was released in 1981, it was meant to be a substitute for bass guitars. Its sound was subsequently deemed unrealistic by users, and it was discontinued 3 years later - but when it found its way into the hands of electronic music producers in the late ‘80s, the 303 emerged as something entirely different.
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The 303 sound may not have been reminiscent of bass guitars, it proved to be a volatile catalyst that sparked an entire dance music movement. It was in Chicago that the reaction started; artists like Phuture and Sleezy D released tracks featuring crunchy, bubbly, jagged basslines that audiences simply hadn’t heard before.
The culprit? Second-hand 303s, paired up with the hypnotic rhythms of house music. Thus, ‘acid house’ was born, and the quirky bass synth at its core went on to feature heavily in rave, hardcore, psytrance… Today, its sound is a favorite of everyone from Daft Punk to Aphex Twin to Tame Impala, etched into music’s past, ever-prominent in its present - and now, Acid V puts its future in your hands.
What
we added
This is no ordinary 303 clone. Acid V has been deliberately mutated with fresh and experimental features designed with explosive sonic reactions in mind.
A bigger, better voice
Get deeper and more deranged bassline sounds with a 2-octave range sub oscillator and vibrato that goes from slow detune to audio rate.
Distortion
The 303 sound is so synonymous with distortion that you can’t have one without the other. We included 14 algorithms to satisfy every crunchy craving.
An evolved sequencer
Acid V features the fast, musical, advanced sequencer 303 fans have always wanted; you can even bounce its unique patterns to MIDI for use with clips and other instruments.
Scales & Transmutation
Alter your sequence’s DNA and create fresh patterns in one click with Transmutation, and lock into musical scales specially curated with modern styles in mind.
Under the hatch
Crack open Acid V’s virtual panel to uncover detailed analog fine-tuning, letting you emulate the specific pitchy, drifty, noisy quirks of genuine vintage units.
Modulation & effects
Create evolving movements & vivid sonic coloration without leaving Acid V’s interface; 3 modulators, 4 FX slots, and 17 FX algorithms for next-gen acid sound.
A closer
look
Zoom in on the quick-fire workflow of Acid V’s interface, from familiar voice controls to retrofitted modern features.
The advanced
panel
Go from hands-on bass box to acid sound design playground at the touch of a button. Acid V’s Advanced panel lets you dive deep into its sequencing, modulation, and effects for a whole new trip.
Acid V is a sequencing & arpeggiation playground. This dedicated panel blows open every individual element of its powerful sequencing, from scale-based pattern generation to polymetric controls. Whatever your style, quickly build thumping bass sequences, wild mechanical rhythms, and unpredictable patterns that refuse to repeat. It even features over 350 sequence presets to get your grooves off the ground.
3 customizable function generators give you hands-free movement sound design flexibility that far exceeds the capabilities of classic hardware. Choose from familiar LFO-like configurations, or go full custom by drawing your own modulation shapes, and quickly assign them to dozens of parameters across Acid V’s interface.
Transform Acid V’s sound far beyond the sum of its components with 4 FX slots and 17 total FX to choose from, including Pitch-Shift Delay, Super Unison, Multiband Compressor, and more. Turn basslines into swirling stereo soundscapes, resonant rave melodies into crushed industrial textures…
INVT
Switching it up with Acid V & MiniFreak
In everything that they do, electronic music duo Luca Medici and Delbert Perez - aka INVT - put movement first. In their quest to keep their sound fresh, their workflow fluid.
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library
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.
Bass Line
Future Sports
A big beat / breakbeat-style sequence with screaming filter resonance and a heavily-distorted engine.
Three Step
A sequence of just 3 steps is all you need to kickstart Acid V; tweak the controls and enjoy the hypnotic repetition.
Hard Bass
Overexposed
Hard bass sequence with funky modulations and big distortion, great for techno and hard techno. Brightness opens cutoff.
Trance's Waves
Aggressive synthetic bass line, that goes well with your Hard Trance productions. Use Brightness to open the filter. For a perfect result, a BPM of 150 is recommended.
Arpeggio
Clean Arp
A classic EDM arp, with subtle injections of glide and vibrato, primed for all kinds of electronic music.
Chopper
Simple acid arpeggiator. You can try generating accent and slide sequences while tweaking the knobs. Time Macro adds flanger effect.
Melodic Sequence
Three Oh What
Coaxing a huge trance sound out of Acid V with a long reverberated sequence that gradually builds to a euphoric climax.
Smooth Ride
A classic hardline acid sequence showcasing Acid V's gritty, abrasive sound, expanded with a touch of stereo delay.
Rhythmic Sequence
Overtones
Heavy overtones from distortion. Sounds like oscillator sync. Try saw wave for a different set of overtones. Brightness controls the filter frequency.
Earth
Dark atmospheric hard acid riff with pitch delay. Use Brightness to change cutoff.
Drums
Uptempo Killer
Uptempo kick. Best in C1 range, 180 to 220 BPM. Time macro controls the impact's pitch modulation made by modulation 3. Brightness macro controls the tone. Movement controls the tone as well, but in a harder way, by moving multifilter's cutoff.
Acid Kick
Techno kick preset. You can change the pitch attack with Time Macro. Brightness and Timbre Macros will give you a more aggressive sound. Movement Macro acts like a filter.
Artistscorner
PressClippings
MusicTech
On Acid V
“All in all, a total winner and another triumph for Arturia.”
Gearspace
On Acid V
“Hands-down the best feature set on a virtual TB-303 right now”
Synth Anatomy
On Acid V
“Acid V is more than just another simple soft recreation”
WeRaveYou
On Acid V
“It’s the perfect instrument to experiment with, and whether you want to spice up your house tracks or add some mutated flair to your trance or techno projects, you’ll feel right at home.”
The features
you need
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Instantly find the sound that’s in your head with intelligent & streamlined preset browsing. Search with keywords, explore by instrument type, musical style, and more - you can even save your favorites to quickly recall later.
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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
Enhanced software emulation of classic TB-303 bass synth.
Virtual Instrument playable in a DAW (Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro…) or standalone with a MIDI keyboard.
Analog oscillator with Square and Triangle waveforms
Sub oscillator with 2-octave range and 3 waveforms
Resonant low-pass filter
Built-in distortion module with 14 algorithms
Added vibrato feature
Advanced polymetric sequencer & arpeggiator
- Up to 64 steps
- Slide, accent, octave shifting
- Transmutation (Sequence generation & alteration)
- Built-in scales
- Shift sequence in 4 directions
- Drag and drop patterns into MIDI blocks
- Over 350 sequence presets
Hidden hatch for fine-tuning & customizing analog components
3 multi-mode function generators for flexible modulation
4 FX slots with 17 FX to choose from
MTS-ESP microtuning compatibility
Over 150 factory presets
Platform specifications
Windows
- Win 10+ (64bit)
- 4 GB RAM
- 4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost)
- 3GB 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
- 3GB free hard disk space
- OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
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