Arco
Menu

Models

23 models

  • Nord Lead

    Virtual analog performance synthesizer family

    Synthesizer · Sweden

    The Nord Lead is a family of virtual analog synthesizers introduced by Clavia in 1995. The original Nord Lead pioneered the 'virtual analog' concept—digitally modeling analog synthesis with knob-per-function control—and its bright red instruments became staples on stage and in the studio.

  • Technical line drawing of Arturia MicroFreak

    Arturia MicroFreak

    Synthesizer model

    Synthesizer · France

    The Arturia MicroFreak, released in 2019, is a hybrid synthesizer pairing a versatile digital oscillator (with many synthesis models) and an analog filter, played from a distinctive touch-plate keyboard. Its modulation matrix, sequencer, and affordable price made it a popular experimental instrument.

  • Sequential Prophet-5

    Programmable polyphonic analog synthesizer

    Synthesizer · United States

    The Sequential Prophet-5, released in 1978, was the first fully programmable polyphonic analog synthesizer, letting players store and recall patches. Its five voices, dual oscillators, and warm sound made it a landmark instrument used across pop, film, and electronic music.

  • Novation Bass Station II

    Monophonic analog bass synthesizer

    Synthesizer · United Kingdom

    The Novation Bass Station II, released in 2013, is a monophonic analog synthesizer focused on bass and lead sounds. With two oscillators, two filter types, a sub-oscillator, and a built-in sequencer and arpeggiator, it updates Novation's original Bass Station for modern use.

  • Arturia PolyBrute

    Six-voice morphing analog polyphonic synthesizer

    Synthesizer · France

    The Arturia PolyBrute, released in 2020, is a six-voice morphing analog polyphonic synthesizer. It features two Brute oscillators per voice, both Steiner-Parker and ladder filters, and a Morph control that continuously interpolates between two complete sound states, on a 61-note velocity- and aftertouch-sensitive keyboard with the expressive Morphée 3D controller.

  • Arturia MiniFreak

    Six-voice hybrid synthesizer

    Synthesizer · France

    The Arturia MiniFreak, released in 2022, is a six-voice hybrid synthesizer with two digital sound engines offering 31 oscillator modes, paired with a polyphonic analog state-variable resonant filter. It runs in six-voice polyphonic, twelve-voice paraphonic, unison, or mono modes on a 37-note slim keybed, with onboard effects and a sequencer.

  • Arturia MiniBrute 2

    Monophonic semi-modular analog synthesizer

    Synthesizer · France

    The Arturia MiniBrute 2, released in 2018, is a monophonic semi-modular analog synthesizer with two analog oscillators, a Steiner-Parker multimode filter, a 48-point patchbay, and full Eurorack compatibility. Its 25-note keyboard sits alongside a sequencer holding eight 64-step sequences that can also act as an advanced arpeggiator.

  • Arturia MatrixBrute

    Monophonic/paraphonic analog synthesizer with modulation matrix

    Synthesizer · France

    The Arturia MatrixBrute, released in 2016, is a flagship monophonic, duo-split, and paraphonic analog synthesizer with three Brute oscillators, both Steiner-Parker and ladder filters, five analog effects, and a large hands-on modulation matrix. Its 49-note keyboard with aftertouch sits above a 64-step sequencer with dedicated step, accent, slide, and modulation lanes.

  • Elektron Analog Four

    Four-voice analog synthesizer

    Synthesizer · Sweden

    The Elektron Analog Four is a four-voice analog synthesizer in a desktop format, with two analog oscillators, two sub-oscillators, noise, and dual filters per voice, full multitimbral operation, and Elektron's parameter-locking step sequencer with up to 64 steps per pattern.

  • Elektron Digitone

    Polyphonic FM synthesizer

    Synthesizer · Sweden

    The Elektron Digitone is a compact multitimbral FM synthesizer introduced in 2018, pairing a four-operator FM engine with Elektron's parameter-locking step sequencer in a desktop format. The current Digitone II expands the instrument to sixteen voices across sixteen tracks and adds wavetable and other synthesis machines.

  • Novation Peak

    Eight-voice hybrid desktop polysynth

    Synthesizer · United Kingdom

    The Novation Peak, released in 2017, is an eight-voice desktop polyphonic synthesizer. Each voice has three digital, FPGA-generated New Oxford Oscillators capable of analogue-style, wavetable, and FM behavior, feeding a single analog state-variable OTA filter, with multiple analog-style distortion and modulation options.

  • Novation Summit

    Sixteen-voice bi-timbral hybrid keyboard polysynth

    Synthesizer · United Kingdom

    The Novation Summit, released in 2019, is a sixteen-voice bi-timbral keyboard synthesizer that effectively combines two Peak engines, allowing two independent patches to be split or layered across its 61-note keyboard. Each voice uses three New Oxford Oscillators and an analog state-variable filter.

  • Waldorf Iridium

    Sixteen-voice multi-engine desktop synthesizer

    Synthesizer · Germany

    The Waldorf Iridium, released in 2020, is a sixteen-voice duo-timbral desktop synthesizer that condenses the Quantum's full synthesis engine into a rack-compatible unit. Each voice provides three oscillators with five selectable modes - wavetable, waveform, particle, resonator, and kernels - three stereo filters, a 40-slot modulation matrix, and a color touchscreen. Patches are interchangeable with the Quantum.

  • Waldorf Quantum

    Multi-engine digital keyboard synthesizer

    Synthesizer · Germany

    The Waldorf Quantum, introduced in 2018, is a flagship digital synthesizer offering five oscillator modes per voice - wavetable, waveform, granular and sampling, resonator, and kernels FM - feeding three stereo filters, with both digital and analog filter paths. The current Quantum MK2 provides up to sixteen voices of hybrid polyphony on a 61-note polyphonic-aftertouch keyboard.

  • Sequential Prophet Rev2

    Eight- or sixteen-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer

    Synthesizer · United States

    The Sequential Prophet Rev2, introduced in 2017 as a successor to the Prophet '08, is an analog polyphonic synthesizer available in eight- or sixteen-voice configurations. Each voice uses two digitally controlled analog oscillators (DCOs) and a Curtis analog low-pass filter with switchable two- and four-pole operation, with two layers per program for stacked or split bi-timbral sounds. It is offered as a five-octave Fatar keyboard and a desktop module.

  • Sequential Prophet-6

    Six-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer

    Synthesizer · United States

    The Sequential Prophet-6, introduced in 2015, is a six-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer designed by Dave Smith as a modern descendant of the original Prophet-5. Each voice has two discrete voltage-controlled oscillators plus a sub-oscillator, a four-pole resonant low-pass filter inspired by the Prophet-5 and a two-pole high-pass filter, with a dual analog/digital effects section, polyphonic step sequencer, and arpeggiator.

  • Sequential Prophet-10

    Ten-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer

    Synthesizer · United States

    The Sequential Prophet-10 is a ten-voice, bi-timbral analog polyphonic synthesizer reissued in 2020 alongside the Prophet-5 Rev4. It shares the Prophet-5 signal path with two CEM 3340 voltage-controlled oscillators per voice and a switchable four-pole resonant low-pass filter, doubling the voice count to allow layered or split bi-timbral performance. It ships in a five-octave keyboard version and a desktop module.

  • Oberheim OB-X8

    Eight-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer

    Synthesizer · United States

    The Oberheim OB-X8, introduced in 2022, is an eight-voice pure-analog polyphonic synthesizer that recreates and combines the three classic Oberheim voice architectures of the OB-X, OB-Xa, and OB-8 in a single instrument. Each voice has two discrete SEM-lineage VCOs, with both the original SEM discrete filter and Curtis CEM3320 two- and four-pole filters. It ships as a 61-key Fatar keyboard and as a desktop module.

  • Waldorf Blofeld

    Compact wavetable and virtual-analog synthesizer

    Synthesizer · Germany

    The Waldorf Blofeld, introduced in 2007, is a compact, affordable digital synthesizer with up to 25 voices and 16-part multitimbrality. Each voice has three oscillators - two capable of wavetable synthesis or virtual-analog modeling and one analog-modeled - plus two multimode filters with FM. It includes the Q oscillator models and Microwave II/XT wavetables, and is offered as a desktop module and a keyboard.

  • Sequential Take 5

    Five-voice compact analog polyphonic synthesizer

    Synthesizer · United States

    The Sequential Take 5, introduced in 2021, is a compact five-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer with two voltage-controlled oscillators and a sub-oscillator per voice and a four-pole resonant analog low-pass filter derived from the Prophet-5 Rev4. Built around a 44-key Fatar keybed, it includes variable-shape oscillators, dual digital effects with overdrive, a 64-step polyphonic sequencer, and an arpeggiator.

  • Sequential Trigon-6

    Six-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer

    Synthesizer · United States

    The Sequential Trigon-6, introduced in 2022, is a six-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer built around three discrete voltage-controlled oscillators per voice offering simultaneously selectable triangle, sawtooth, reverse-sawtooth, and variable-width pulse waves. It uses a switchable two/four-pole discrete resonant ladder low-pass filter, and is available as a 49-key keyboard or a desktop module, with a 64-step polyphonic sequencer and arpeggiator.

  • Sequential Pro 3

    Hybrid mono/paraphonic synthesizer

    Synthesizer · United States

    The Sequential Pro 3, introduced in 2020, is a hybrid monophonic and three-note paraphonic synthesizer combining two analog voltage-controlled oscillators with a DSP-based digital wavetable oscillator. It features three switchable filters - a four-pole Prophet-6 low-pass, a four-pole transistor ladder, and a two-pole OB-6 state-variable filter - plus a deep 16-track sequencer. A Pro 3 SE version adds a tilt-up panel and walnut trim.

  • Make Noise 0-Coast

    Single-voice patchable semi-modular synthesizer

    Synthesizer · United States

    The Make Noise 0-Coast is a single-voice patchable semi-modular desktop synthesizer that blends East Coast and West Coast techniques in what Make Noise calls 'no-coast synthesis.' It centers on a triangle-core analog VCO with analog FM, an overtone/multiply section, slope generator, and dynamics gate, and works as a standalone monosynth or a patchable instrument with Eurorack-compatible signals.