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Some quick notes on Pigments VST
Pigments is Arturia's new synth from 2019.
A modern version of a hybrid analog vs wavetable synthesizer with extensive modulation capabilities and great interface.
The interface
The interface is nice. Dark colors and beautifully designed GUI and lots of visible controllers.
Audio Engines
Pigments has 2 audio engines. An analog with 3 standard oscillators and a wavetable engine with morphing.
In Pigments 2 a Sample engine with a granular option has been added.
Filters
Pigments has 2 filters with 8 selectable types.
The 8 filters available in the Pigments plugin
Some of the filter types are used on their V Collection synths. SEM, Matrix 12 and Mini are recreations of popular analog filters from classic analog synthesizers.
LFOs
Pigments has 3 LFOs and the state and phase are always visible.
Modulation
The modulation capabilities are extensive and you can always see a graphical interpretation of the modulator and its phase.
Pigments Stand Alone version
Verdict
A capable synth that's does fat basses, lush keys and epic moving pads.
CPU usage can be a bit high but not critical like some of the heavy u-He synthesizers.
Pros
- Wavetable Morphing
- Easy Modulation system
- Arturias default host with window resize
- Functions, Random and Combinate
Cons
- CPU Usage can be high
Pigments presets
Check out our pigments presets