Synclavier V

“DIGITAL DREAM MACHINE

The Synclavier V faithfully recreates the elite digital synthesizer/workstation that started it all, powering some of the biggest hits and film soundtracks of the early ‘80s with its unique rich, edgy sounds.

If you were to ask anyone back in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s to name the Holy Grail of synthesizers, the most revered of them all was New England Digital’s Synclavier. Its unique combination of additive synthesis and frequency modulation delivered a creative edge to the privileged few keyboardists, producers, film composers and sound designers who could afford systems that ranged from $13k to $400k.

Some of those rock-solid systems are still in use today. Arturia has recreated this highly revered hit maker in partnership with original programmer Cameron Jones, delivering the immense rich textures and creative palette of this vintage instrument, while dramatically improving it to let you blaze new musical trails today with sounds never heard before.

Main Features

Software synthesizer playable through a MIDI keyboard
450 presets sounds
Original programmer + original code = the original Synclavier synthesis engine
Powerful FM (frequency modulation) synthesis
Full additive synthesis:
Time Slice engine for dynamic additive synthesis
Additive waves for both carrier and modulator waveforms
Expanded number of partials to 12 (the original had 4)
Variable bit depths (original was only 8-bit)
High-quality output effects
Algorithmic reverb
50 presets from the original Synclavier library
VST, VST3, AU, AAX, and standalone operation
Support for Native Instruments NKS format”