Arturia Analog Lab V vs Nexus 5
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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Specs compared
| Arturia Analog Lab V | Nexus 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $199 | — |
| Dubspot Score | — | — |
| Formats | VST, VST3, Audio Units (AU), AAX, NKS, Standalone | VST, VST3, AU (AudioUnit), AAX |
| Presets | 2000+ curated sounds from the V Collection instruments | 5,454 included in the Starter edition; 33,352 in the Complete edition |
| Plugin formats | VST, VST3, AU, AAX, NKS (64-bit DAWs only) | — |
| Price (USD) | US$199 (Analog Lab Pro) | — |
| Windows requirements | Windows 10+ (64-bit), 4GB RAM, 4-core CPU at 3.4GHz, 4GB free disk, OpenGL 2.0 GPU | — |
| Mac requirements | macOS 11+, 4GB RAM, 4-core CPU at 3.4GHz or M1 chip, 4GB free disk, OpenGL 2.0 GPU | — |
| Sound generators | — | 8 types: Virtual Analog, Sampler, Wavetable, Time Stretcher, Retro Sampler, Grain, Cloud, and FM |
| Sample library | — | 6,810 multi-samples (~65.8 GB uncompressed) |
| Effects | — | Includes Bucket Brigade Delay, Particle Reverb, Vowel Filter, Rotary, and Pusher, plus 216 impulse responses |
| Editing & sequencing | — | Built-in sample editor with slicer/loop/crossfade, 119 arpeggiator presets, and 52 trancegate presets |
| Operating systems | — | macOS 10.13+ (native Apple Silicon support) and Windows 10/11 |
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