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 VNexus 5
Price$199
Dubspot Score
FormatsVST, VST3, Audio Units (AU), AAX, NKS, StandaloneVST, VST3, AU (AudioUnit), AAX
Presets2000+ curated sounds from the V Collection instruments5,454 included in the Starter edition; 33,352 in the Complete edition
Plugin formatsVST, VST3, AU, AAX, NKS (64-bit DAWs only)
Price (USD)US$199 (Analog Lab Pro)
Windows requirementsWindows 10+ (64-bit), 4GB RAM, 4-core CPU at 3.4GHz, 4GB free disk, OpenGL 2.0 GPU
Mac requirementsmacOS 11+, 4GB RAM, 4-core CPU at 3.4GHz or M1 chip, 4GB free disk, OpenGL 2.0 GPU
Sound generators8 types: Virtual Analog, Sampler, Wavetable, Time Stretcher, Retro Sampler, Grain, Cloud, and FM
Sample library6,810 multi-samples (~65.8 GB uncompressed)
EffectsIncludes Bucket Brigade Delay, Particle Reverb, Vowel Filter, Rotary, and Pusher, plus 216 impulse responses
Editing & sequencingBuilt-in sample editor with slicer/loop/crossfade, 119 arpeggiator presets, and 52 trancegate presets
Operating systemsmacOS 10.13+ (native Apple Silicon support) and Windows 10/11

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