Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which sampler to buy.
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Contenders
The Attic 3 is Soniccouture's Kontakt library of 24 rare synths, sampled on every key, with about 600 presets. $250 from Soniccouture.
UVI Synth Anthology 5 is a sample-based instrument capturing 300 real hardware synthesizers in one plugin, with 6,000+ presets, a new engine, and dual-layer voices.
Technical matrix
| Signal | Soniccouture The Attic 3 | UVI Synth Anthology 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $250 | $149 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 8.8 |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST, VST3, AU, AAX, Standalone |
| Type | Kontakt rare-synth library | Sample-based synth collection |
| Instruments | 24, six new in Attic 3 | — |
| New in v3 | Yamaha CS-15, Voyetra 8, Elka Rhapsody 610, Split-8, CZ-101, Tubon | — |
| Sampling | Every key, 24-bit, 48 kHz | — |
| Size | About 24 GB | — |
| Presets | About 600, including Ian Boddy | 4,700+ total (300+ new) |
| Player | Kontakt or Kontakt Player 7.10 or later, or Kontakt 8 | — |
| NKS | Yes | — |
| System | Windows 10+, macOS 12+, 4 GB RAM | macOS 10.14+, Windows 10/11 (64-bit) |
| Price | $250 regular, Attic 2 upgrade $79 / €79 | — |
| Synths | — | 300 hardware synths (100 new in v5) |
| Sound layers | — | 6,000+ total (1,000+ new) |
| Samples | — | 54,503 total (16,000+ new) |
| Filters | — | New Ladder type and VCF4023 analog-modeled filters |
| Modulation | — | 2 LFOs, 2 multi-step modulators, dual-layer engine, MPE |
| Sequencer | — | Polyphonic mode with per-step repeat and mode-specific presets |
| Runs in | — | UVI Workstation (free) or Falcon |
| Install size | — | 28.45 GB (FLAC) / 55 GB (WAV) |
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