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Key Features
The Arturia SQ80 V is a crosswave synthesiser with a detailed and intuitive digital workflow. A recreation of a powerful digital synthesiser known for its aggressive sounds and intuitive workflow. Capture the charming grit used by the likes of John Carpenter, Adamski, Mr Bungle, and countless others with an instrument simultaneously complex and accessible.
Brought into the 21st century with a range of modern enhancements, Arturia has struck the perfect balance between classic charm and contemporary convenience. Now with more sound design possibilities than ever, and with a comprehensive multi-layered interface, the SQ80 V is a powerful workhorse synth ready for the demands of music production.
Utilising power True Analog Emulation (TAE) Technology, SQ80 V captures every nuance of the original's analog components and provides more digital waveforms than ever for complex sound design. Overall, this is a detailed software resurrection of a digital classic with more sound design potential than ever.
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Capturing the intricate detail of the 8-bit 5503 DOC that powered the original, the SQ80 V delivers a uniquely digital sound full of organic character. Ranging from delicate to rough and aggressive, plus highly flexible and ready to customise for play in seconds. When these components collide with the CEM 3379 analog filter the unique and powerful character of the SQ80 is born. Utilising exclusive True Analog Emulation (TAE) Technology, Arturia has remodelled it in meticulous detail to offer a virtual instrument that growls just like the original hardware. Furthermore, Arturia has implemented subtle analog dispersion to reproduce the detailed dynamic behaviour of analog circuity that brings a truly organic sound.
Bringing digital and analog worlds together, enjoy the versatility of digital oscillators with the warmth of an intricately emulated analog filter and output circuit for heated lo-fi timbres filled with gorgeous imperfections. Featuring the best of both worlds, here is a synth that produces an array of unprecedented timbres that suit any style. Marking out a unique sonic territory, rather than glassy and precise like other digital synths the SQ80 V is crunchy, loud, and erratic. The nostalgic tones that featured on a huge range of 80s and 90s hits, soundtracks, and performances sound great in modern mixes.
Its 8-bit oscillators and limitless hybrid waveform combinations define the unique voice of the SQ80 V. Discover thousands of possible wave combinations, instrument-style transients, hidden waveforms and VFX transwaves that work with and beyond the sound design potential of the original. Through an intuitive workflow, it is easy to combine and manipulate waveforms with flexible voice and modulation controls that anyone can get to grips with. Three digital oscillators can be freely assigned distinct waveforms; SQ80 V builds a library of waveforms from the original plus hundreds more designed by Arturia, ranging from familiar to abstract. All this gives you a wide range of sounds to develop, including evolving strings, plucky basses, and glitchy percussion.
Although digital synths have notoriously been difficult to program, SQ80 V presents an intuitive interface, allowing you to instantly dive into sound design with a hassle-free workflow. Straightforward menus, an informative screen, and clearly defined buttons mean that designing sounds is immediate, versatile, and fun. Now enhanced with a range of modern features and DAW compatibility the SQ80 V is more accessible than ever.
SQ80V is split into three main tabs to navigate its comprehensive sound design abilities. The Hardware View delivers an authentic experience similar to the original hardware with the main interface being stripped down to provide access to the main controls. The Synthesis Tab presents more detailed controls of the digital oscillators, each offers a dedicated amplifier and hundreds of waveforms. This simple signal chain is comparable to classic analog synths with a highly-accessible workflow despite its complex sound. Plus, just like the original, you can explore powerful sync and amplitude modulation configuration to take your sounds even further into abstract sonic territories.
Placing SQ80 V in a mix is simple thanks to the Effects Tab. A powerful array of 15 effects rounds off sounds with a creative flourish. From modulation to dynamics, in series or parallel, careful application of the SQ80 V's effects can add subtle changes to help fit in your mix or radically transform it to something entirely new.
Striking a balance between 80s classic and characterful modern production workhorse, Arturia has added hundreds more waveforms as well as a number of extra creative features whilst staying faithful to the original's distinct retro charm. To take the classic SQ80 sound further than ever before, Arturia has brought an arpeggiator as well as unison, dispersion, expanded envelopes, a mod mixer, and MPE compatibility into the mix. Thanks to all this, the SQ80 V can stand up to any modern synthesis tool.
Using proprietary modelling algorithms, SQ80 V is able to recreate the iconic instruments down to the component parts to create unrivalled realism and immersion. Unmatched in analog emulation, SQ80 V is powered by TAE and Phi technologies. TAE offers component-level modelling to accurately present the characteristics and behaviour of the instrument, whilst Phi's state-of-the-art physical modelling brings the acoustic properties into the virtual world for hyper-realism. The result is truly a next-level sound that is indistinguishable from the original to add to your productions.
"This thing is great! Plenty of inspiring sounds to get things started and the Synthesis and Effects tab are laid out in a way that makes it easy to create interesting and unique sounds quickly." - Joel Little (Producer / Songwriter)
"The SQ80 V is a triple oscillator beast of a synth. Like all of Arturia's plugins, the analog character of the SQ80 V is authentic. It comes with a deep preset library and the capabilities to quickly sound design unique sounds and textures." - Zale Epstein (Kendrick Lamar / Eminem)
"Taking the very best of the SQ80 and adding those extra tweaks and enhancements. The SQ80 V stays sonically true to the original vibe with those wonderful digital waves coupled with one of the ebst sounding analog filters." - Steve Levine (Producer / Engineer)
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