An amazing virtual software synth based on one of greatest analog synths ever produced.

Arturia Minimoog V MKII brings back the sound and special characteristics of the Moog synthesizer in a virtual instrument. The original Minimoog has particular characteritics for which it is loved by many musicians to this day.

Arturia decided to reproduce the legendary synth interface with the same look and feel of the original because of its particular "mood" and because many musicians wish to use the same interface they used in the past.

But the reproduction of this synthesizer does not stop at the look and feel—Arturia also recreates its inside characteristics as well.

So what makes the sound of the Minimoog?
First, the oscillators. Arturia recreates the exact characteristics of each oscillator, with its particular sound. As with any discrete component analog oscillator, the Minimoog V produces "free-running" waveforms that Arturia has captured in the sound.

Secondly, the filter. Many digital filters have some characteristics which are very far from their analog references. The Minimoog V filter has the same characteristics as the original Minimoog one, i.e. its frequency and emphasis are completely independent. The Minimoog V filter is an true emulation of the renowned typical 24dB moog 4 stages filter. Another feature of the Minimoog filter is the emphasis decreases when the cutoff frequency is low. This allows a special characteristic of sound that lets the bass pass throught the filter when playing lower sounds.

The soft clipping behaviour of the Minimoog amplification stages is also very important in the sound character, adding some pleasant harmonics to the sound, making basses sound more powerful.



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Vocal Filter: Did you ever think of making a Minimoog talk? Well Arturia thought of it and came with a very exciting solution called the Vocal Filter. Sonic results can be spectacular, similar to those sounds from Kubrick movies.

Circuitry improvements: While Arturia built around the core Minimoog structure, they also added a few options in the circuits. The Keyboard Follow can now be deactivated on VCO2. In addition, Arturia extended the modulation matrix and added a few sources and destinations. The Pan and Vocal Filter can now be used as destinations. Two random signals based on a Sample&Hold are added as inputs. Arturia also allowed for using the voice number (from the polyphonic range) as a discreet source, which proved very interesting to control different parameters.

What has been added
We added some very useful enhancements to the original Minimoog, of course—polyphony, and many other simple and powerful features.

Polyphony? that's what a generation of Minimoog users dreamt of ! But today all soft synthesizers are polyphonic - so Arturia bring this to you in the Minimoog V. They also added more features, always with keeping in mind the original simplicity of the Minimoog.

•Delay & chorus: simple parameters, but rich sound. The chorus sound was carefully evaluated and improved to have a "creamy" sound without blurring natural attack and transients of the Minimoog sound.
•Modulation matrix: it allows you to connect many midi controllers to any of the modulable parameters of the instrument. So you can have a live control of your sound.
•LFO: an extra oscillator was added for modulation purposes. You can connect this LFO to any modulable parameter via the modulation matrix and free up the MinimoogV's third oscilators to add to the sound or for other modulation possibilities.
•Arpeggiator: it allows the keyboardist to have automatic note sequencing of a chord. With this feature you can simply play and hold notes on your keyboard and obtain many special effects and note patterns.
•PWM : oscillators can be modulated in pulse width, which is a unique feature of the Minimoog V, and which cannot be found on any other Minimoog emulation on the market. This allows for a new level of tone control of the oscillators, and allows you to make sounds that are otherwise impossible on a Minimoog.


What you can do with the Minimoog
You can make a large range of sound with the Minimoog V. This instrument is particularly efficient and simple for bass and leads. Inserting a Minimoog V sound into your mix is fast and easy.

You can pick up one of the 300 provided presets, made by renowned sound designers and begin to play. All parameters are directly accessible, so you can tweak the sound to easily fit in your song.

But for what kind of sound the Minimoog is the best? Every Minimoog owner will say "BASS". In fact the Minimoog was mainly used for bass and lead sounds, because it was monophonic. But it is not the only reason. Its simple but efficient architecture, the specific shape of the filter, the characteristics of oscillators and the soft clipping output stage give the Minimoog a warm and unique sound. The Minimoog V reproduces this unique warm sound, and that's why you can play this kind of powerful, loud basses with this instrument.

The lead sounds are also as clear as with the original Minimoog, with the glide portamento and its very particular envelope response which makes its sound more playable.

But you can do more ! With its polyphonic capability, arpeggiator, modulation matrix and effects, you can make an incredible array of sounds, all while keeping the ease of use and true sound of the Minimoog architecture.