British Silver Machine. Synthi V completely captures the spirit of the unique analog synth that burst out of ‘70s London to inspire the entire emerging electronic music world—and it has new superpowers to inspire your world today.

Your music is begging for a different kind of synth sound. Look no further than Synthi V.

Synthi V brings you all the experimental excitement of EMS’ legendary 3-oscillator analog synths—now infused with thoroughly modern enhancements. Venture beyond unusual lead and bass sounds to create soundscapes and sci-fi effects ranging from beautiful to bizarre and everything in between.

Compact form meets modular function

The British-born EMS family of synths—featuring the sonically identical Synthi AKS and VCS3—were among the first to distill modular synthesizer functionality into a more portable form. Where most competitive designs like the Minimoog sacrificed flexibility to size and simplicity, EMS retained a modular heart through the genius of one of the first matrix patchbays to grace a synth. That additional versatility led to more experimentation outside of melodic norms and into the more electronic realms of psychedelia and sci-fi effects. Cue Pink Floyd’s “On the Run” from “The Dark Side of the Moon” LP.

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

What’s new in Arturia Synthi V v1.1.1.3431

BugFix

• (Mac) Presets using the pins Matrix Vintage mode are now sounding correctly

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