Synth / Sonic Academy
ANA 2
7.8Good
ANA 2.5 by Sonic Academy is a subtractive virtual analog software synthesizer plugin combining wavetable oscillators, multisampling, and analog-modelled filters.
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ANA 2 vs Arturia Mini V
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7.8Good
Software emulation of the Minimoog synthesizer with three oscillators, a ladder filter, modulators, an arpeggiator, and effects.
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Specs compared
| Signal | ANA 2 | Arturia Mini V |
|---|---|---|
| Price | — | $149 |
| Dubspot Score | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Formats | VST, VST3, AU (macOS only), AAX, 64-bit (macOS and Windows) | Standalone, VST, VST3, AU, AAX, NKS |
| Synthesis type | Subtractive software synthesizer with wavetable oscillators, multisampling, and analog-modelled filters | — |
| macOS formats (64-bit) | VST, VST3, AU, AAX | — |
| Windows formats (64-bit) | VST, VST3, AAX | — |
| Operating system | macOS 10.8 or later; Windows 7 or later | — |
| Minimum hardware | Intel Core Duo (Mac) / Intel Core Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 (Windows), 512 MB RAM | — |
| Notable features | Chord Memory Device, arpeggiator, mod matrix, multiple filter types, preset and wavetable library | — |
| Current version | — | Mini V4 |
| Oscillators | — | Three oscillators, up to 6 voices of polyphony |
| Filter | — | Minimoog-style ladder filter with bass compensation |
| Modulation & sequencing | — | 2 modulators and 1 arpeggiator |
| Effects | — | 3 effect slots with 17 effects available |
| Presets | — | Over 160 factory presets |
| Compatibility | — | 64-bit DAWs only; Windows 10+ and macOS 11+ |
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