Hey guys and gals,

So I was looking at the variety of plugins emulating (with more or less success) a plethora of hardware synths from the past years and thought that it will be cool to have a list of the more descent ones in one place. Most of these are well known and wont be a news to anyone. And yet again having them in a list might serve good as quick reference to someone who is looking for a emulation of a particular hardware synth.

I have chosen the plugins that in my opinion have some noticeable SONIC resemblance to the original hardware.
As anything else we perceive, this is too a matter of personal preference and what I find sonicly close to my ears might (and will) sound completely different in someone else's.

Please, feel free to add to the list your favorite hardware emulations.
Lets try to keep it clean from SOUNDWARE (ex. NO Kontakt libs), no bloatware and useless freeware SynthMaker synths (they all kinda sound the same)



CLICK ON THE SPOILER for the list:

Spoiler: THE LIST:

ACCESS
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Access Virus
Reveal Sound Spire
Adam Szabo Viper
Powercore Access Virus
Cakewalk Z3TA+2 ???
Parasite 2.0 (Reaktor)

ARTURIA​

Arturia MiniBrute
Brutal8E (Brutality) 1.0 (Reaktor)
MiniBrute (Reaktor)

ARP​

Arp 2600
WayOutWare TimewARP 2600;
Arturia Arp2600V
Glen Stegner Arppe2600va (free)
Trans Computer Maschine
Richard BrooksMaschine Trans Arp 2600
Bristol ARP 2600

ARP Odyssey
GForce Oddity2
Elektrostudio ODSay (free)
Manx Destiny 2
SynthSchool Odyssey
Chris Roberson OddyFree (free)

Arp Solina
Arturia SolinaV
Electrostudio eSLine (free)
Bristol Solina
Algo Music StringSynth
Falkelab Stringer
Big Tick Cheese Machine
DCAM Synth Squad: Amber
Sonicprojects Stringer
Musicrow Vintage Strings MKIII
WOK Cromina
Crazy Diamonds
Nusofting Strings Dream
ZooTooK's String Machine MkII (Reaktor)
Hugo Portillo's Solina-V String Ensemble (Reaktor)

ARP Quadra
ARP Quadra (Reaktor)

BUCHLA​

Buchla Modular
MadronaLabs Aalto

C. CHAPMAN​

Elektor Formant (DIY)
Ftec-Audio Formant Classic Advanced
Ftec-Audio HV-Formant
Ftec-Audio Formant Classic (free)

CASIO​

Casio CZ
Plugin Boutique VirtualCZ
Sonic Assault Kassiopeia! (free)

Casio VL-1
Mokafix Cheapo Tone (free)
Cal-U-Synth (Reaktor)

CLAVIA NORD​

Nord Lead 1/2/3
Nord (Reaktor) (free)
Nord Lead 3 (Reaktor)
discoDSP DiscoveryPro
Ichiro Toda Synth1 (free)
Vember Audio Surge
Logic ES2

CRUMAR​

Crumar Bit-One
Manx Bit 100 v2

DAVE SMITH / SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS​

Dave Smith / Sequential Circuits Pro-One
U-he Repro1

Sequential Circuits Prophet-5
Arturia PROPHET V
NI Pro 53
Roberson Prophanity
Bristol Prophet-5
EFM SCP5
Memorymoon Messiah

DOEPFER​

Doepher MS-404
Eisenberg Vier

Doepfer Dark Energy MKI
Deep Energy (Reaktor)

Doepher Modular modules
Softube Modular

EDP​

EDP Wasp
Nusofting daHorne

EKO
​

EKO ComputeRhythm
Elektrostudio Ocet Rhytm Synth​

ELKA​

Elka SYNTHEX
XilsLab Syn'X2
XilsLab miniSyn'X
Synthecs (Reaktor)

EMS​

EMS VCS3
XilsLab Xils 3/4
Synth-in-a-case (Reaktor)
SS_Sound system (Reaktor)
Richard Brooks VCS5
The Vickers Armstrongs VCS5
Pierre Coupre LeSynthe' v4

EMS Synthi A
NineCows Cynthia (free)
NineCows The Putney (free)
EMS Peter Dewald Synthi AVS
KX77Free KX-Synth-X16 (free)
EFM Synthia 2
Richard Brooks SynthiAKS

EMINENT​

Eminent 310 Unique
Interruptor Night Flight
Eminent-V 310 (Reaktor)
Loomer String
Falkelab Stringer

ENSONIQ​

Ensoniq SQ-80
Siegfried Kullman SQ8L (free)

FARFISA​

Farfisa Compact Deluxe
Arturia Farfisa V

Farfisa Mini Deluxe Compact
Martinic Combo Model F

INTELLIJEL​

Intellijel Modular modules
Softube Modular

HAMMOND​

Hammond B3
Arturia B-3 V
Genuine Soundware (GSi) VB3
Native Instruments B4 & B4II
LinPlug Organ 3
Rumpelrausch AZR3
fxPointAudio NubiPlus
Iliadis Euthymia VST
AM Music Technology VL122

HARTMANN​

Hartmann Neuron
Hartmann Neuron VS v1.0

KORG​

KORG Wavestation
Korg Legacy

KORG Polysix
Korg Legacy

KORG Mono/Poly
Korg Legacy
Full Bucket Music Mono/Fury (free)

Korg Poly 800
Manx XS-4

KORG M1
Korg Legacy

KORG MS 20
KorgLegacy
Korg MS-20 (Reaktor)
Christof Bircher Grok 02SM
Kenji Nishimoto MS-02
Bristol MS-20
U-he Diva

Korg Mini Pops 7
Superwave Tiny Pops
Elektrostudio Rhytmus Machine

LINN ELECTRONICS​

Linn LM-1
Aly James Lab - VProm

MOOG​

Moog Minimoog
SynapseAudio The Legend
GForce Minimonsta
NI Monark (Reaktor)
Arturia MiniV
Voltkitchen MinimougeVA (free)
Chris Roberson RA Mowg (free)
Juice 3 (Minimoog Model D Reaktor)
Minimogue LUXUS (free)
Cyclick FreeMoog (free)
Gunnar MinimogueVA
ElektroStudio Model Mini (free)
Cyclik Freemoog (free)
Synthescience Prodigious (free)
U-he Diva
Steinberg Model-e

Moog Little Phatty
Xhun Audio Little One

Moog Micromoog
Elektrostudio Micromoon (free)

Moog Prodigy
Electrostudio Model Pro (free)

Moog Taurus
Antti Taurus (free)

Moog Modular
Arturia ModularV
Moog Model 15 (iOS)

Moog Concertmate MG- 1
Manx Gigmate (free)

Moog Memorymoog
Memorymoon Memorymoon

NEW ENGLAND​

New England Digital Synclavier
Arturia Synclavier V

NOVATION​

Novation K-Station
Novation V-Station

Novation Bass station
Novation Bass station

OBERHEIM​

OB-X
SonicProjects OP-X Pro2 (VSTi & Reaktor)
Aly James Lab OB-XTreme
2DaT OBXD (free)
Elektrostudio OR2v (free)
OB-Y (Reaktor)
EFM OB80
Bristol OB-X
Bristol OB-Xa

Oberheim OB8
OB-Xb (Reaktor)

Tom Oberheim SEM
Arturia SEM
WOK Uncle SAM

Oberheim Matrix 12
Arturia Matrix12 V

OXFORD SYNTHESISER COMPANY​

OSC OSCar
Gforce ImpOSCar2

PALM PRODUCTS GmbH​

PPG Wave 2.2 / 2.3
Waldorf PPG Wave 2.V
Waldorf PPG Wave 2.2V (The Waldorf Edition bundle)
Waldorf PPG Wave 3.V

RHODES (FENDER)​

Fender Rhodes Stage Piano Mk II
Genuine Soundware (GSi) MrRay73 Mark II
Applied Acoustics Systems (AAS) Lounge Lizard
Emagic EVP73
Modartt Pianoteq 5

ROLAND​

Roland Jupiter 8
Roland plugout
Arturia JUP 8 V
Easytoolz Easy Jupit8r
Bristol Jupiter-8b
EFM JUP-6
U-He Diva
Vintage synths (Reaktor)

Roland Jupiter 6
U-He Diva
EFM Jup-6
GTG JP7A


Roland Juno-60
TAL U-NO-62
U-He Diva

Roland Juno-106
Roland plugout
TAL U-NO-LX
Tube-Ohm Bruno-RP
Juno-106 Facelift (Reaktor)
Digital Performer PolySynth (included with Digital Performer)

Roland Alpha-Juno / MKS-50
U-He Diva
Phuturetone Phutura (free)
Acrobatics Software SMC Joono 2012 (free)
AudioRealism ReDominator

Roland Juno-6
Elektrostudio Sixth Month June
JUNO-6 (Reaktor)

Roland JX-8P
Martin Lüders PG8X

Roland JX-3P
JV3P plugin

Roland JX-10
JX-10 MKS-70 JX-8P PG-800 v0.9 (Reaktor)

Roland TB-303
AudioRealism ABL 2 / 3
D16 Phoscyon
antto Venom VB303 (free)
IMAGE LINE Transistor Bass
Propellerheads Rebirth 338
muon-software Tau Bassline MkII
muon-software Tau Pro
Spectralhead Audio Silver Box
G-Sonique Alien303
Tekky Synths Acidic
Orion Monobass (included with Orion)
TT-303 for iOS
TB3 for iOS/iPad
AudioRealism TechnoBox2 for iOS
Finger BassLine for iOS

Roland JP-8000
Adam Szabo JP6K (free)
Alex Shore JP-4c (Reaktor)
JP-9090 (Reaktor)
Superwave P8
Superwave Ultimate
Beepstreet Sunrizer
CFA SUPER7


Roland VP-330
Xils Lab V+
G-Storm Plugins VSP-330 Voice Synth Plus

Roland D-50
Tube-Ohm Vintage
Dash Synthesis daDigital50 (Reaktor) (discontinued)

Roland D-550
FAIT CLIC Los Angeles-550

Roland MKS-20
FAIT CLIC MKS-20Vst

Roland SH-1
SHX Analog synth from Void Modular

Roland SH-2
Roland plugout
Kriminal Krolar SX-2

Roland SH-3A
Ricko-3A

Roland SH-5
Boland SH-8 (Reaktor)

Roland SH-09
Postdawn Nurseries SH-009

Roland SH-101
Roland plugout
TAL-BassLine-101
D16 LUSH101
SH-2000 (Reaktor)
NoVinyl SH101
SonicTimeWorks SH1001
TC Works Mercury-1
Vintage synths v1.0 (Reaktor)
tc electronics PowerCore 01 (Powercore hardware discontinued)
TC Works Mercury-1 (discontinued)

Roland SH1000
SH1000 (Reaktor)

Roland Promars
Roland plugout

Roland System100
Roland plugout

Roland MC-202
AudioRealism ABL Pro

Roland TR-909
D16 Drumazon
AudioRealism Drum Machine ("ADM")
Marvin Tromine Z
Superwave D-909
Sounds Outside The Lines Revolution-909
Arturia Spark Vintage Drum Machines
CL-909-xi v3.0 (for Reaktor)
TR-909x v2.0 (for Reaktor)
Simple 909 v0.2 v2.0 (Reaktor)
Orion Pro-9 (inclluded with Orion)
AudioRealism TechnoBox2 for iOS
Rhythm Studio DR-9 for iOS
Propellerheads Rebirth 338
Maxsynths DR-910

Roland TR-808
D16 Nepethon
AudioRealism Drum Machine ("ADM")
Tactile Sounds TS-808
Marvin Tromine GT
VR-08 Pro
Superwave D-808
Sounds Outside The Lines Revolution-808
Arturia Spark Vintage Drum Machines
AudioRealism TechnoBox2 for iOS
Rhythm Studio DR-8 for iOS
Propellerheads Rebirth 338

Roland TR-707
Superwave D-707
Arturia Spark Vintage Drum Machines
Puremagnetik Devil07

Roland TR-727
Superwave D-727
Arturia Spark Vintage Drum Machines

Roland TR-626
Arturia Spark Vintage Drum Machines

Roland TR-606
D16 Nithonat
AudioRealism Drum Machine ("ADM")
Marvin Tromine
Arturia Spark vintage Drum Machines

Roland CR-78
marvin ReTromine
Arturia Spark vintage Drum Machines

Roland R8
Arturia Spark Vintage Drum Machines

Roland DR-55
Arturia Spark vintage Drum Machines

Roland DR-110
PLASTICID 110

RSF​

RSF Polykobol
XilsLab PolyKB III

SERGE​

Serge Creature
Creature (Reaktor)

SIEL​

Siel DK-80
Manx XS-4

SIMMONS​

SDS-V/SDS-7
Aly James Lab VSDS-X

Simmons Drums
Maxsynths Simon Drums

SUZUKI
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Suzuki SX-500
Manx XS-4

SWARMATRON​

Swarmatron
Dewanatron Swarmatron (Reaktor)

VOX​

VOX Continental
Arturia Vox Continental V
Martinic Combo Model V

WALDORF​

Waldorf Blofeld
Waldorf Largo

Waldorf microwaveXT
TerraTec KOMPLEXER

Waldorf Wave
Waldorf Nave

Waldorf Q/microQ
TerraTec KOMPLEXER

WURLITZER​

Wurlitzer Stage 73 and Suitcase 73
Arturia Stage 73 V

Wurlitzer 200A electric piano
Arturia Wurli V

YAMAHA​

Yamaha CS-80
Arturia CS 80 V
Ricko CS-80R
Memorymoon ME80

Yamaha DX7
NI FM8
Digital Suburban Dexed (free)
CuteVST Hexter
Bristol DX-7
Speedsoft VX7

(disclimer: I dont own all the hardware in the list so some of the compares are made from what I know to be clean samples from the synths)

UPD: UNTIL POST #104

 

Last edited: May 6, 2017

D16 Phoscyon and VB303 for the 303.
D16 Drumazon for the 909
D16 Nithonat for the 606
D16 Nepheton for the 808
Audio Realism ADM for 606, 808, 909 and ReDominator for the Juno
NI Pro 53 and Arturia Prophet are decent Prophet emulations.
Adam Szabo's JP6K is an honorable mention just for the saw wave from Roland JPs

u-he Diva could fit under a few different categories.

 

Last edited: Feb 18, 2017

eisenberg vier plugin is an emulation of the doepfer ms-404 hardware, which in itself is an emulation of sorts of the tb-303.

also the audiorealism bassline pro is actually an emulation of the the mc-202
great thread

 

some more from the freeware world:

yamaha DX7 - dexed
roland JX8P - pg8x
oberheim OB - obxd

 

Free:
Ensoniq SQ80 - SQ8L
Nord Lead 2 - Ichiro Toda Synth1

Copy/paste:

• Arppe2600va [ARP 2600] by Glen Stegner (Windows)
• Cheapo Tone [Casio VL-1] by Mokafix (Windows)
• Cynthia [EMS Synthi A] by Ninecows (Windows)
• eSLine [Solina String Ensemble] by Elektrostudio (Windows)
• Gigmate [Moog Concertmate MG-1] by Manx (Windows)
• Hahaha CS33 V2 [Yamaha CS-30] by pethu Music (Windows)
• Hexter [Yamaha DX7] by Cutevst (Windows)
• JEM SX1000 [JEN SX-1000] by Pianovintage (Windows)
• Kassiopeia! [Casio CZ Series] by Sonic Assault (Windows)
• Micromoon [Moog Micromoog] by Elektrostudio (Windows)
• MinimogueVA [Moog Minimoog] by Voltkitchen (Windows)
• Model Pro [Moog Prodigy] by Elektrostudio (Windows)
• Mono/Fury [Korg Mono/Poly] by full bucket music (Windows)
• Obxd [Oberheim OB-X] by 2DaT (Windows)
• ODSay [ARP Odyssey] by Elektrostudio (Windows)
• OR2v [Oberheim Two Voice] by Elektrostudio (Windows)
• PG-8X [Roland JX-8P] by Martin Lüders (Windows)
• Phutura [Roland Alpha Juno] by Phuturetone (Windows)
• Prodigious [Moog Prodigy] by Synthescience (Windows)
• RA Mowg [Moog Minimoog] by Chris Roberson (Windows)
• SMC Joono 2012 [Roland Alpha Juno] by Acrobatics Software (Windows)
• SQ8L [Ensoniq SQ-80] by Siegfried Kullman (Windows)
• Synth1 [Clavia Nord Lead 2] by Ichiro Toda (Mac, Windows)
• TAL-U-No-62 [Roland Juno 60] by Togu Audio Line (Mac, Windows)
• Taurus [Moog Taurus] by Antti (Windows)
• Venom VB-303 [Roland TB-303] by antto (Windows)

 

Last edited: Feb 18, 2017

Thank you for the correction and the interesting contribution (VIER - I've never heard of that)

 

Not to forget
Native Instruments FM7 is an emulation of Yamaha's DX7

Also, not to forget the complete Arturia V Collection
ARP2600 V = ARP's 2600
B-3 V = Hammond B3
CS-80 V = Yamaha CS-80
Farfisa V = Farfisa Compact Deluxe
Jup-8 V = Roland Jupiter 8
Matrix-12 V = Oberheim Matrix12
Mini V = Moog Mini
Modular V = Moog modular
Prophet V = Sequential Circuits Prophet-5
SEM V = Oberheim’s SEM
Solina V = ARP Solina String Ensemble
Stage-73 V = Wurlitzer Stage 73 and Suitcase 73
Synclavier V = New England Digital Synclavier
VOX Continental V = Vox Continental
Wurli V = Wurlitzer 200A electric piano

 

Last edited: Feb 18, 2017

Some great hardware emulations:

Vember Audio Surge and Logic's ES2 synth (Clavia Nord Lead 3 ... sort of)

G-Force Oddity2 (ARP Odyssey plus many enhancements)

G-Force VSM (Very authentic emu of 70s "string machines")

U-He Repro-1 (Sequential Circuits Pro-One)

Moog Model 15 iOS (Moog Model 15 modular synth)

Adam Szabo JP6K VSTi, Alex Shore JP-4c for Reaktor (Roland JP-8000)

Pascal Gauthier - DEXED (First emulation that actually emulates the *hardware* of a DX7)

Buchty SQ8L (Ensoniq ESQ1/SQ80)

Waldorf Largo (blofeld)

Waldorf PPG Wave 2.V/3.V (PPG Wave 2.2/2.3)

 

Last edited: Feb 18, 2017

Change WayOutWest TimeWarp 2600; to -> WayOutWare TimewARP 2600

Change VSC3 to VCS3

Change Korg Oddesy to ARP Odyssey

 

Last edited: Feb 20, 2017

This could get ugly. But it's a great thread. If I have tine tonight I'll try and condense it, then we should delete any comment that has duplicates... this thread might be "sticky" worthy too.

 

I noticed a couple of GForce products, but I don't think anyone has yet to mention ImpOSCar2.

 

great thread! very useful. good one Exidus!

and finally change it to the right one - ARP Odyssey

 

Some not already mentioned ones

ARP Odyssey - Manx Destiny 2

ARP 2600 - Cescato Trans Computer Maschine II, Soundsdivine "The 2600" (samples)

ARP Quadra - Synth Magic Quadra (extensive 11GB sample library)

Some string machines, Solina / Omni / Eminent, etc

Sonicprojects Stringer, Interruptor Night Flight, Nusofting Strings Dream Synthesizer

Binary Music Solina String Ensemble (samples), UVI String Machines (samples)

Memorymoon ME80 for Yamaha CS80

Memorymoon Messiah for Prophet-5

Memorymoon for Memorymoog

Polymoog - Synth Magic Polycom (samples)

 

Last edited: Feb 18, 2017

Yesterday I stumbled on a brand new Roland Juno 60 emulation for Reaktor. Sounds real good.

Juno 60 (Reaktor) https://www.native-instruments.com/en/reaktor-community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/9619/

 

I've updated and rearranged the first post. Thank you for your suggestions!

Please, go through the list before you post so we can avoid duplicates and chaoss. I will try to keep it updated.

@Greggers Please, read the first post. The tread is for VSTi's ONLY. No soundware (samples, Kontakt Libs, Uvi Libs...) because it will get really bloated really fast.

 

Fairlight CM-IIx is emulated by:

UVI Darklight IIx

and the Syncliavier too, its called UVI The Beast

also there is a bunch of other hardware reproductions/emulations on www.uvi.net

 

there's no VSTs for Quadra and Polymoog synths so far. only libraries.

I've also indicated what is samples and what is not. no bloating.

peace.

 

Access Virus > Powercore Access Virus
Novation KS station -> Novation V-Station
Novation Bass station > Novation Bass station

 

also comparing Virus with Spire is not correct , both are wavetable synths but thats it