Arturia Pigments 6 Virtual Instrument, Download

Pigments is an all-in-one software synthesizer for modern producers, blending 6 cutting-edge synthesis engines, a color-coded interface, effortless drag-and-drop modulation, premium effects and generative sequencing. Shape your sonic vision with boundary-pushing sound design.

Creative

Shape your sonic vision
Explore in-depth sound design with every synthesis type you could need and a responsive, color-coded interface that rewards experimentation - from playful discoveries to intricate modulation and patch creation.

Multi-engine versatility
Discover pure sonic possibility with 6 forms of synthesis: Modal, Granular, Wavetable, Sample, Harmonic and Virtual Analog, alongside the Utility engine.

Visual sound design
Streamline your creative process with Pigments' clean, color-coded interface and drag-and-drop modulation - every step is designed for fast, fluid sound design without breaking your flow.

Modern-sounding aesthetic
Pigments is defined by a boundary-pushing sound and over 1600 instantly-rewarding presets - from hybrid-acoustic tones to sweeping granular textures. Expandable with the sound store.

Powerful

Harness every shade of synthesis
Craft immense, composite soundscapes like no other synth. With 6 engine types, twin morphing filters, 19 high-quality FX, advanced modulation and creative sequencing - Pigments' in-depth sonic architecture lets your imagination lead the way.

Engines
Choose between 3 engine slots and 6 methods of sound generation and discover the combined power of Modal, Granular, Wavetable, Sample, Harmonic and Virtual Analog synthesis, alongside a Utility engine which provides additional oscillators and sampled noise. Don't forget, you can process external audio too!

Filters
Sculpt your sound with 13 filter types and 51 filter modes, from warm analog classics to futuristic formants and digital lo-fi, each with flexible routing options.

Modulation
Dive deep with unlimited connections between envelopes, LFOs, random sources, and more - just click, drag, and transform your patch. Modulate practically any parameter with anything you choose. You can even trigger envelopes with audio!

Effects
With twin insert buses and a send bus, each one letting you choose and combine any 3 of the 19 studio-grade effects - from shimmering reverbs and dynamic delays to fierce distortions and vocoder textures.

Sequencer
Pigments features a fully-fledged generative sequencer. Create evolving stepped modulations in one click, browse and save sequencer presets, and animate your whole sound with a simple yet powerful sequencing and arpeggiation engine.

Intuitive

Close the gap between inspiration and outcome
Transform your ideas into fully realized sounds with Pigments' visual workflow. Whether you're just experimenting or building complex patches - see what's happening, modulate with ease and watch your creativity come to life.

Clear, color-coded design
Pigments' clean, intuitive layout and color-coded modulation sources make it easy to see where you are and what's connected at a glance so you can stay focused.

Effortless workflow
From drag-and-drop modulation, quick-edit tools, and streamlined signal routing, every element is crafted to make sound design fluid efficient and enjoyable.

Animation that informs
From engine waveforms to envelope transients and modulation dynamics Pigments' real-time animated feedback offers instant visual clarity and aliveness.

Inspiring

A next-gen synth for innovative electronic genres
Pigments is at the forefront of modern sound design, embodying an innovative aesthetic that underpins the world's most daring music - from phosphorescent tones to thundering basses and sweeping granular expanses.

Modern-sounding aesthetic
Discover a precise, powerful and high-quality sound that goes hand-in-hand with leading electronic genres - from trap to EDM, house, cinematic and beyond.

Extensive factory library
Harness 1500+ meticulously crafted presets that define Pigments' distinctive sonic identity and push its powers to the limit - basses, leads, pads, sequences and much more.

On-trend expansions
Stay on the cutting edge with contemporary presets and genre-focused packs that capture today's most innovative musical trends.

A complete solution to modern synthesis
From braindance to future bass experimentation, experience Pigments' sonic repertoire in action.

Two engines in parallel
• Modal physical-modeling engine
• Complex Wavetable engine
• Granular and Sample engine
• Harmonic Oscillator additive engine
• Virtual Analog triple-osc engine
• Includes Engine Cross- modulation

Utility Engine
• 5-shape Virtual Analog Oscillator
• 2 Noise Engines
• External audio input

Two filters
• 13 modern filter types and 49 filter modes
• Classic filter types from V Collection instruments
• Continuous series/parallel routing

Powerful FX section
• 2 Insert buses, 1 Send bus, 3 FX per bus
• Modulable parameters
• 19 algorithms including Shimmer Reverb, MultiBand Compressor, Distortion, Vocoder, and more

Advanced modulation system
• Color-coded workflow
• Drag-and-drop assignation
• Hover quick-edit adjustment
• Modulation side-chain
• Envelopes, Morphing LFOs, Function generators, Random generators, Combinators and more
• 4 dynamic, assignable Macro controls

Generative Sequencer and Arpeggiator
• Create complex, evolving and polymetric sequences/arps
• Advanced random sequence generator
• Sequencer lock & browser

Visual interface
• 4k resizeable interface
• Interactive animated interface
• Simplified Play View
• Dark or Light themes