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Arturia Releases Memory V - Memorymoog-Inspired Polysynth

KVR Audio
May 28, 2026
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Arturia Releases Memory V - Memorymoog-Inspired Polysynth

Arturia has released Memory V, a software instrument modeled on the 1982 Memorymoog polyphonic synthesizer. Built using Arturia's TAE analog modeling technology, it replicates the original hardware's three-oscillator-per-voice architecture, ladder filter, and analog non-linearities, while adding modern features including MPE support, a multi-layer arpeggiator, and a 4-slot effects rack. The instrument operates in Poly 6 (matching the original hardware's voice count) or an expanded Poly 12 mode.

Unison stacks up to six triple-VCO voices with adjustable detune and stereo spread, producing a maximum of 18 oscillators on a single key press. Vintage and Dispersion controls introduce continuous analog drift across pitch, pulse width, levels, cutoff, emphasis, modulation, and envelope times independently. Voice Architecture Each voice includes three free-running oscillators with Ramp, Triangle, and Square waveforms, oscillator sync (1โ†”2 and 1โ†”3), and pulse-width control.

OSC 3 can be routed as an audio-rate modulator to pitch, pulse width, filter, volume, or pan per voice. The Filter Envelope can be chained into OSC 3 amount for FM-style movement. Filter The 24 dB/oct low-pass ladder filter includes a switchable 12 dB mode, keyboard tracking, self-oscillation, and a Bass Compensation switch that maintains low-end at high resonance settings.

A Drive section with clipping LED feeds signal into the filter pre-stage. Advanced Panel The Advanced panel includes: Multi-Arp with four independent stacked arpeggiator layers for polymetric and transposed pattern building. Three modulator slots (Envelope, Function, Random, Voice Mod, Mod Sequencer) with drag-and-drop routing.

Keyboard and Macro modulators. 4-slot FX rack with 17+ effects. Oscilloscope views for Output, LFO, and Voice Mod signals.

Additional Specs 300+ factory presets. MPE and MTS-ESP microtuning support. NKS and Arturia controller integration.

Resizable interface. Formats: Standalone, VST3, AU, AAX (64-bit DAWs). Windows 10+ or macOS 11+; ARM not supported on Windows.

Pricing & Availability Memory V is available now at an introductory price until June 14, 2026. It is also available as part of V Collection 11 Pro. See the Arturia website for current pricing.

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MixEngineerLucia1 day ago
Great article. One thing worth mentioning is that the workflow changes a bit depending on your DAW. Works perfectly in Ableton but had some issues in Logic.
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StudioRat_Jo1 day ago
Yeah Logic Pro users always get the short end. At least the AU version works now.
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SynthWave_Piotr1 day ago
I actually tested this in my studio last week. The results were surprising, way better than I expected for the price point. Anyone else tried it?
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GearHead_Tom1 day ago
Yes! I had the same experience. What genre are you working in? I found it works best for ambient and electronic stuff.
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SynthWave_Piotr1 day ago
Mostly techno and industrial. The modulation options are insane once you dig into it.
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BeatMaker991 day ago
Really interesting take on this. I have been following this space closely and the developments in the last few months have been wild. Thanks for sharing!
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ProducerX1 day ago
Same here! The community around this has grown so fast. There are already tons of tutorials on YouTube.