Arturia SQ80 V Organic Digital Wavemaker Plug-In Synthesizer

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Musicians and music producers looking for the classic '80s sound that Ensoniq could only deliver will be thrilled with this electronic download of Arturia SQ80 V, an emulation of the classic Ensoniq SQ80 V Organic Digital Wavemaker, which weaves a hybrid lo-fi character, complex industrial textures, and thousands of waveform combinations into a remarkable software instrument for modern production.

Used by such seminal artists such as John Carpenter, Adamski, Mr. Bungle, and more, the SQ80 captures grit, character, and charming imperfections. The complex interface is easily accessible. The SQ80 is hailed as a classic instrument due to its imperfect tones and crunch, loud and inconsistent, which make a departure from most other digital synths of the time. The software is Mac and Window compatible and runs as a plug-in within your DAW on the AAX Native, VST2, VST3, NKS, and AU platforms. The SQ80 can also be used as a standalone instrument.

Benefits

• 3 digital oscillators based on the original DOC chip
• Over 400 waveforms across 4 unique banks
• Amplitude modulation and hard sync
• 4 analog DCAs; 1 for each oscillator, 1 master output
• Analog resonant low-pass filter based on the original CEM chip
• 4 polyphonic envelope generators with 3 modes; SQ80, DADSR, MSEG
• 3 LFOs with 6 waveforms
• 8 MIDI sources
• Modulation mixer for combining 2 modulation sources
• Built-in 7-mode arpeggiator
• Up to 16-voice polyphony with Unison mode
• 4 FX slots across 2 buses, configurable in series or parallel
• 15 master effect types
• Advanced Brightness, Timbre, Time, and Movement macro controls
• 200+ factory presets, including 40 from the original SQ-80 instrument
• MPE compatibility