Arturia CS-80 V4 Presets – Sleeping City

Key Features

• 10 short synth presets for Arturia CS-80 V4 and Analog Lab V
• Vintage-inspired sonic palette featuring dreamy plucks, expressive short synths, experimental textures, and a selection of more aggressive tones
• Suitable for synthwave, ambient, cinematic, electronic, retro-inspired soundtracks, and experimental music
• Designed for melodic phrases, rhythmic motifs, delicate harmonic layers, and atmospheric musical passages

Vintage Short Synths with a Calm Post-Apocalyptic Character

Dreamlike Plucks and Atmospheric Motion

Sleeping City contains 10 short synth presets for the Arturia CS-80 V4 and Analog Lab V plugins, inspired primarily by the character of classic 1980s synthesizers. The collection explores a quiet urban atmosphere through dreamy plucked sounds, gentle melodic synths, experimental textures, and a handful of sharper, more assertive short synth voices. Each preset combines the distinctive warmth and expressive nature of the CS-80 architecture with subtle movement and vintage-inspired tonal colours.

The soundbank is well suited for cinematic compositions, ambient productions, electronic music, retro-inspired soundtracks, and experimental projects where expressive short synths play a central musical role. The presets work equally well for melodic hooks, repeating motifs, delicate arpeggiated phrases, sparse harmonic passages, and understated rhythmic ideas. From soft nostalgic tones to darker synthetic textures, Sleeping City captures the feeling of silent streets, abandoned landscapes, and reflective moments, offering a compact collection of vintage-flavoured sounds that bring depth, atmosphere, and character to modern productions.

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Requirements

• CS-80 V4 4.3.4.6366 (x64) or newer
• Analog Lab Edition: Analog Lab V 5.12.3.6637 (x64) or newer

Credits

CS-80 V4 and Analog Lab V are developed by Arturia.