Pigments

Le synthétiseur virtuel polychrome.

Pigments est un instrument virtuel capable de donner vie à toutes vos envies musicales, grâce à des capacité de sound design sans limites et à ses presets prêts à l’emploi. Explorez toutes les nuances de la synthèse sans limites, et donnez vie à vos inspirations sonores les plus folles, quel que soit votre style.

Donnez vie à votre vision sonore

Explorez chaque type de synthèse avec une profondeur inédite, tout en bénéficiant d’une interface intuitive à codes couleurs qui vous incite à expérimenter, de la découverte ludique aux modulations complexes et à la création de patches.

Polyvalence multi-moteur audio

Explorez un univers sonore infini avec six formes de synthèse : Modal, Granulaire, Table d’ondes, Sample, Harmonique et Analogique virtuelle, ainsi que le moteur Utility.

Conception sonore visuelle

Optimisez votre processus créatif avec l’interface épurée et codée par couleurs de Pigments et la modulation par glisser-déposer. Chaque étape est conçue pour offrir une expérience de création fluide, sans interrompre votre inspiration.

Une esthétique résolument moderne

« Pigments se distingue par un son novateur et plus de 1 600 presets inspirants, des tons hybrides-acoustiques aux textures granulaires expansives. Il est évolutif grâce à la boutique de sons. »

Domptez toutes les nuances de la synthèse

Concevez des paysages sonores d’une ampleur inégalée. Avec 6 types de moteurs audio, deux filtres à morphing, 19 effets de haute qualité, une modulation avancée et un séquenceur créatif, Pigments met une architecture sonore approfondie au service de votre imagination.

Les moteurs audio
Les filtres
Modulation
Les effets
Le séquenceur

Les moteurs audio

Faites votre choix parmi 3 emplacements de moteur et 6 méthodes de génération de son pour découvrir la puissance combinée des synthèses sample, granulaire, table d’ondes, harmonique et analogique virtuelle, ainsi qu’un moteur Utility qui fournit des oscillateurs supplémentaires et du bruit échantillonné. Sans oublier la fonctionnalité de traitement des pistes audio externes.

Les filtres

Sculptez votre son avec 13 types de filtres et 51 modes, allant des classiques analogiques chaleureux aux Formants futuristes et au lo-fi numérique, chacun offrant des options de routage flexibles pour une personnalisation totale.

Modulation

Plongez dans un univers sonore sans limites grâce aux connexions infinies entre enveloppes, LFO, sources aléatoires, et bien plus encore. Il vous suffit de cliquer, glisser et transformer votre patch. Modulez pratiquement n’importe quel paramètre et déclenchez même des enveloppes via l’audio.

Les effets

Avec deux bus d’insert et un bus d’envoi, vous pouvez choisir et combiner trois des 19 effets de qualité studio, allant des reverb riches et des delays dynamiques aux distorsions percutantes et textures de vocodeur.

Le séquenceur

Pigments dispose d'un séquenceur génératif complet. Créez des modulations en paliers évolutives en seul un clic, parcourez et enregistrez les presets du séquenceur et animez tout votre son grâce à un moteur de séquençage et d'arpégiation aussi simple que puissant.

Donnez vie à votre inspiration

Donnez vie à vos idées avec le flux de travail visuel de Pigments. Que vous soyez en pleine exploration sonore ou en train de façonner des patches complexes, visualisez chaque étape, modulez en toute simplicité, et laissez libre cours à votre créativité.

Un code couleur bien pensé

Avec son interface intuitive et épurée et ses sources de modulation codées par couleur, Pigments vous permet de visualiser instantanément où vous en êtes, pour que vous puissiez rester concentré.

Des flux de travail en toute simplicité

Avec la modulation par glisser-déposer, des outils d’édition rapides et un routage de signal simplifié, chaque élément est conçu pour rendre la création sonore fluide, efficace et agréable.

Animation informative

Des formes d’onde du moteur audio aux transitoires d’enveloppe et aux dynamiques de modulation, le feedback visuel animé en temps réel de Pigments apporte clarté instantanée et immersion totale.

Un synthé nouvelle génération pour des genres électroniques innovants

Pigments se positionne en leader de la conception sonore moderne, avec une esthétique innovante qui nourrit la musique la plus audacieuse, des tons phosphorescents aux basses puissantes, en passant par des paysages granulaires saisissants.

Une esthétique résolument moderne

Découvrez un son précis, puissant et de haute qualité, conçu pour s’intégrer parfaitement aux genres électroniques de référence, du trap à l’EDM, la house, le cinématique et au-delà.

Bibliothèque d’usine étendue

Exploitez plus de 1 500 presets minutieusement conçus, capturant l’essence sonore unique de Pigments et repoussant ses limites : basses, leads, pads, séquences et bien plus encore.

Expansions tendance

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

Une solution
complète pour la synthèse moderne

Du braindance aux expérimentations de basses futuristes, découvrez toute la richesse sonore de Pigments.

Liquid

Visages

Quest

Victor Morello

Breach

Nasko

Explosive festival-ready dubstep masterpiece.

Code Bloom

Popbot

Voltage Alley

Gisaza

Coberlon

Victor Morello

ill.Gates

Technicolor synth explosion

Dylan Lake AKA ill.Gates is a North American electronic music producer whose genuine, high-energy attitude is felt throughout his rumbly EDM world.

Artist
Corner

FEMME

Artist / Performer

"I'm impatient, work fast and like stuff to sound great quickly. I found Pigments does just that and I've had a ton of fun playing with the sequencer. It's powerful and hugely flexible, but the controls accessible, easily understood and manipulated. "

Camo & Krooked

Electronic Music Duo

"Pigments is a state of the art softsynth, which combines all classic and modern synthesis possibilities we wished for in one powerful package. The only limitation is your own mind! "

Plaid

Producers (Björk, Mara Carlyle)

"We love it, there is a real detail and depth in its sound, the modulation assignment and routing system is one of the best we’ve used, making complex structures clear. Its potential is exciting, we’ve still got lots to discover."

Christian Löffler

Producer

"Absolutely loving it. Great work! Love the gentle, atmospheric sounds. Very inspiring presets as well."

Zola Blood

Producer

"It feels like the possibilities are endless without being overwhelming, which opens up a welcomed door to some serious sonic creativity."

Andrew Huang

Producer/YouTube Influencer

"Pigments is super deep and super flexible. The layout and visual feedback for modulation routing is the best I've ever seen in a softsynth. "

Nicky Romero

DJ / Producer (Britney Spears, David Guetta)

"I love how Pigments sounds so warm, and how easy it is to achieve the result you are looking for with your music. Great job on how the interface is done, all functions are easy to be found, even if you are new to this synthesizer. 5/5."

Janus Rasmussen

DJ / Producer / Band Member (KIASMOS)

"It's a very inviting synth. Before you know it, you'll be tweaking your own intricate and interesting presets. Pigments has a good balance between being simple and really deep, which is no small feat for this many features. "

Alex Lustig

Producer (Young Thug, Don Toliver, French Montana)

"I love the textures Pigments is able to create. The hybrid synth enables me to create some new different sounds that help me be creative. The layout of Pigments is also super user friendly. Great synth. "

Forest Swords

Producer

"Pigments is incredible, I love it – it's so easy to use and it's also very easy to pull entirely new sounds together. I've already used it on a couple of songs, which I think are going to make the new album. "

Ttristana

Producer

"Pigments 4 is in the top three of my favourite virtual synthesizers. Its clear interface makes it easy to navigate. Pigments allows me to explore my creativity without limit."

Daisuke Tanabe

Producer

"Love Pigments 4. It brings a cinematic layer to the production with a very delicate and present sound."

Zaliva D

Producer / Composer

"Its my main weapon for sound design work and music production. I love the Granular synth part so much, it's perfect for my beloved apocalyptic sounds. Love it, Love it, Love it!"

Kmru

Producer

"The immense possibilities of pigments is mind boggling - in love with the modulation possibilities."

Leon Vynehall

Producer

"Since I've had Pigments, it's made its way on to pretty much everything I've written. The maliable combination of sample and synth makes Pigments a perfect all rounder for me."

Etch

Producer

"An absolute behemoth of a synth, the fact I was able to create a whole track using nothing but it is a testament to what a versatile powerhouse it is - recommend to ANYONE."

INVT

Producer

"Pigments is super versatile, has almost every type of sound from basses to fx to pads and drums. The built in sequencer is awesome. Really beautiful design as well."

NxxxxxS

Producer

"The strongest point of Pigments is its interface; everything is visible in a single window. The visual is modern and pleasant to look at, you understand quickly and easily each section and their functions."

Sofie Birch

Producer

"I like how Arturias Pigments allow me to create high quality sounds that still have this noisy lo-fi vibe to them. The predesigned sounds have a lot of interesting layers and textures that connect with my taste in dusty woodwinds and rustling organic surfaces."

Henrich Mueller

Producer (Dopplereffekt)

"After careful scientific experimentation, evaluation and data collection the Pigments application has proven to be quite a powerful and extensive application for deep investigations into new dimensions and possibilities within the domain of sound synthesis. Just as the particle accelerator is essential to atomic physics, Pigments is essential to the physic of advanced synthesis."

Alix Perez

DJ / Producer

"Pigments is my go to when I'm producing on the road, away from my hardware setup. It offers so much versatility and depth in one. The granular function and modelling tables are awesome and I can cover all ground between beautiful pads to aggressive, analogue sounding bass."

Kasper Bjørke

Producer

"The Pigments soft synth from Arturia is really great, especially for sound design projects, and the interface is very intuitive. It is easy to modulate and customise sounds and it really feels like you can create any sound on it - from big pads to powerful deep bass sounds and beyond. One of the most exciting soft synthesizers, one that I am using more and more."

Addison Groove

Producer

"It’s hard to imagine how Arturia could build on the previous Pigments, but the updates in V6 are spot on. The new Modal feature alone is giving me instant inspiration, especially if you’re into synthesising percussion. This is definitely the best-sounding soft synth I have, and it’s been my go-to ever since the original dropped."

Monty

Producer, DJ

"The combination of wavetable, virtual analog, and granular engines in Pigments is unmatched. It's incredibly versatile, allowing me to create everything from lush pads to aggressive basses with ease."

SHERELLE

Producer, DJ

"Pigments is my Arturia safe space, so immediately I know I’m going to get good sounds. "

Press
Clippings

Magnetic Mag

On Pigments

"Something about Pigments unlocked a childlike joy inside of me that I have never felt before (...) I’ve genuinely never felt that way while sound designing."

MusicTech

On Pigments

"Pigments is a veritable chameleon of an instrument – it’s an analogue monster, a digital dream, a sampling powerhouse, and now a physical modelling marvel."

WeRaveYou

On Pigments

"Pigment 6’s versatility and ease of use make it a no-brainer when choosing which new software synth to try out."

Hispasonic

On Pigments

"It is a synthesizer in which Arturia has wanted to concentrate a large number of resources and get out of the most established areas. It is not a synthesizer that intimidates its use, but in spite of offering a very recognizable global structure, it floods with details in each element that go out of the most traveled and allow to accumulate many simultaneous actions."

Future Music

On Pigments

"Pigments is a powerful synth unifying the best of virtual synthesis, it has an amazing sound and modulation options are a delight to design dynamic sounds. An excellent and flexible ally for the creation of new sounds."

Strong Mocha

On Pigments

"Arturia keeps the promises that Pigments can sound like other synths; no other synth can sound like Pigments. New vibes and tones are always helpful to stay unique with the sound you deliver. (...) Pigments is because of its layout and approach an outstanding way to learn how to use a Synth."

Gearspace

On Pigments

"Excellent sound quality, with two powerful oscillators and a diverse set of filters."

KRHome Studio

On Pigments

"Pigments is a success. The interest of this instrument is double: a powerful synthesizer and a real learning tool (...) Pigments reconciles the look and listening."

Gearjunkies

On Pigments

"Fairly easy to use softsynth that uses the best of Arturia has to offer when it comes to softsynths. (...) Very usable for laying down sequence basslines if you combine it with additional FX plugins that can make it sound dirtier."

Ask Audio

On Pigments

"Incredible sounding oscillators and filters, beautifully designed, amazing modulators, powerful and flexible effects, great sequencer and arpeggiator section."

Sonic State

On Pigments

"At the heart of Pigments is the deep, deep modulation routing system, with a highly visual approach each source can have multiple destinations and can also be modified by the same sources. Its deeply powerful and results in some highly complex and compelling sounds."

Estrada Studio

On Pigments

"Pigments sounds excellent. It is because of both perfectly built synth engines and  great filters, as well as the availability of a wide range of perfectly designed wavetables (...) In terms of sound, Pigments represents the highest league, while workflow, GUI, and unbelievable possibilities of modulation and effects section can appeal to many musicians."

Music Radar

On Pigments

"5/5 Pigments easily earns a place at the top table of synthesis. (...) the whole thing impresses from end to end. It’s hard to imagine how Arturia could have made it any easier to use - the work it has done in that regard is hugely commendable. With its voluminous, expressive sound and inspiring interface and architecture, Arturia’s first homegrown synth is a marvel."

Sound Bytes Mag

On Pigments

"Pigments is yet another winner in their lineup of synth plugins. I really can’t think of anything I’d like added to it. (...) It is very easy to use, the layout of controls in the display seem well thought out, and best of all it just sounds great."

Electronic Musician

On Pigments

"There's a lot going on in this latest synth powerhouse. (...) a surprisingly adept emulation machine (...) excellent controllable randomization tools."

Recording

On Pigments

"It’s an entirely original virtual synthesizer with an unusual and compelling sound, a wonderful slate of great features, and a user interface that’s as easy to navigate as it is, well, colorful"

Tape Op

On Pigments

"Pigments is a great synth for complex evolving sounds (...) And, this is a very fun instrument to play (...) If you’re into synths, you’ll really want to check this one out for sure. Hats off to Arturia for successfully expanding into a new instrument category (...) Pigments takes Wavetable synths to a new, more refined and mature level than any other implementation I’ve seen to date."

Interface

On Pigments

"Impressive capabilities!"

DJMag

On Pigments

"Pigments is a very powerful and unique soft synth created by Arturia who, we have to say, are masters of their game."

Audio Technology

On Pigments

"This instrument is paradise for those who love geeking out in the process of crafting unique sound."

MusicTech

On Pigments

"Pigments 4 update enhances nearly every aspect of the soft synth"

RouteNote

On Pigments

"Pigments is one of the most versatile software syntheiszers out there"

Happy Mag

On Pigments

"A highly creative and intuitive polychrome software synthesizer"

DJMag

On Pigments

"Pigments has established itself as a must-have plugin in the audio world."

Matrixsynth

On Pigments

"Pigments 4 is going to change the way you make music."

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Main Features

Two engines in parallel

  • Modal physcial-modeling engine

  • Complex Wavetable engine

  • Sample and Granular 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

Dual filters

  • 16 modern filter types and 59 filter modes

  • Classic filter types from V Collection instruments

  • Continuous series/parallel routing

Powerful FX section

  • 2 Insert buses, 1 Send/Return effect bus, 3 FX slots per bus

  • Modulable parameters

  • 20 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

  • Audio-reactive Play View

  • Dark or Light themes

Interactive Play View optimized for expressive performance and preset browsing

Extensive library of more than 1700 presets

MPE compatibility

NKS controller compatible

MTS-ESP microtuning compatibility

Platform Specifications

Windows

  • Win 10+ (64bit)

  • 4 GB RAM

  • 4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost)

  • 3GB free hard disk space

  • OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU

  • ARM processors not supported on Windows

Required configuration

  • Works in Standalone, VST, AAX, Audio Unit, NKS.

Apple

  • Mac OS 11+

  • 4 GB RAM

  • 4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost) or M1 CPU

  • 3GB free hard disk space

  • OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU

Work with ASC

  • An elegant and simple solution to help you install, activate, and update your Arturia software instruments.