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.
Each voice includes three free-running oscillators with Ramp, Triangle, and Square waveforms, oscillator sync (1↔2 and 1↔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.
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.
