Arturia Emulator II V 1.6.2 Mac download

Arturia Emulator II V 1.6.2 recreates the E-Mu Systems Emulator II hardware sampler with 250 original presets and a 27.7 kHz sample rate.

Format — Audio Unit, VST, VST3, AAX; 64-bit only.

Hosts — Works in Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, and any compatible Mac DAW.

Compatibility — macOS 11 or later; Intel and Apple Silicon.

Interface — English; graphically editable parameters per layer.

Sound engine — Arturia TAE technology reproduces the original 8-bit companding circuits and 27.7 kHz sampling rate.

Layer controls — Each of the two layers has its own VCF, ADSR, LFO, and VCA with ADSR.

Modern extras — Adds an arpeggiator, extra modulation, and modern effects.

Arpeggiator on by default

Open the instrument in your DAW and go straight to the arpeggiator panel. By default the arpeggiator is off, but switching it on and dialing in a moderate rate (around 1/8 notes) gives instant motion to held chords. Next, check the two-layer mixer. Each layer has its own volume and pan; start with Layer 1 at full and Layer 2 at -6 dB so you can hear the contrast in tone before layering.

Adjust the VCF cutoff on Layer 1 to about halfway. The original Emulator II filter was resonant, and Arturia’s TAE version behaves similarly. Set the resonance low at first. This keeps transients punchy. Repeat the same for Layer 2 but with a slightly longer attack (50 ms) so layers don’t clash on the downbeat.

If the sound feels thin, increase the LFO rate on one layer to 0.5 Hz and assign it to pitch. This adds the gentle warbling characteristic of the original hardware.

Workflow: building a pad from an original Emulator sample

This walkthrough starts from an empty project in Logic Pro.

1. Create a new instrument track and load Arturia Emulator II V.
2. Open the sample browser and pick a Synclavier string sample from the curated library. The load process takes a moment.
3. Set the instrument to 8-voice polyphony. (The Russian note mentions 32-voice polyphony is available; leave it at 8 for this pad so voices don’t crowd.)
4. Turn on the arpeggiator.
5. On Layer 2, change the sample to a different Emulator organ sample.
6. Assign LFO 1 to Layer 1 filter cutoff at 30% depth, rate 0.4 Hz. Assign LFO 2 to Layer 2 pitch at 5% depth, rate 0.3 Hz.
7. Add a reverb send from the DAW. Record a slow chord progression in root position.
8. Play the track. The two layers blend the string and organ textures, the arpeggiator adds rhythmic movement, and the LFOs give the pad gentle motion without washing out the 8-bit character.

Native on Apple Silicon

The instrument runs as a 64-bit plug-in on macOS 11 or later, on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. It does not require Rosetta on ARM. The installer package includes activation instructions; follow those to authorize the software. The interface is in English. Expect a single plug-in window with the two sample layers, the arpeggiator, and the effects section visible at once. The 250 presets load quickly from the library browser. The plug-in supports Audio Unit, VST, VST3, and AAX formats, so it fits into any modern DAW session without extra bridging.