Pigments 6
A software instrument with the power to create any sound, from the best mix-ready modern presets to deep custom sound design. Explore every shade of synthesis and make your wildest sonic fantasy a full-color reality, whatever your style.
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Available as Standalone, VST, AU, and AAX.
See what's new in Pigments 6
Explore the next chapter in Pigments’ evolution, where a powerful new Modal engine meets enhanced filters, modulators, and creative tools for unprecedented sound design freedom.
NEW: Modal Engine
Experience physically-inspired tones using collisions or friction, from delicate plucked strings to richly resonant pads. A bold new dimension in hybrid synthesis.
NEW: Filters
Broaden your palette with an analog-infused Multimode V2, the stacked Cluster filter for swirling textures, and LoFi for crunchy, lo-fi style coloration. Select a source with few harmonics, like a sine, a triangle or a e-piano sample. Turn up the Keytracking to maximum. Enable pre-filter, and turn down the Freq knob until you have the right amount of aliasing
NEW: Vocoder Effect
Inject everything from classic robotic timbres to avant-garde vocal textures into your patches. Modulate it with external audio or with a chosen engine or filter.
NEW: Modulators
Elevate expression by assigning different modulation values per voice, adding deeper randomness, triggering audio-driven envelope followers, and sculpting curves with the revamped Function V2.Scan through samples mid-playback for time-stretching atmospheres, randomize grain playback for each note, and continuously adjust grain size for fluid, evolving textures.
Built to be played
It’s never been quicker—and more fun—to get the sound you need. From the updated Play Mode and vibrant color-coded workflow to quicker navigation and a Light/Dark theme option, Pigments 6 is tailor-made for the modern music producer.
Thousands of sounds
Pigments comes with over 1600 presets, wavetables, samples, and more, plus you can curate your own library of sounds from hundreds of sound banks (updated monthly) crafted by world-renowned producers, artists, and sound designers. Explore sounds directly in Pigments’ preset browser or the online store and create a sound library that works for you.
There's a tutorial for that
If you’re a synthesis beginner, or if you’d like to expand your knowledge, Pigments’ in-app tutorials will lead the way, starting with the basics and going into full sound design detail—letting you explore at your own pace.
Drag-and-drop modulation
Unleash, mutate, and elevate your sound until it’s entirely your own with instant drag-and-drop modulation. Create new pathways between engines, filters, and FX for uniquely experimental audio manipulation.
MPE compatibility
Pigments pairs seamlessly with MPE controllers for more expressive and nuanced control over multiple parameters as you play. Discover new realms of expressivity with the Pigments MPE-compatible library.
Reduced CPU consumption
Pigments now utilizes multi-core processing for greater CPU efficiency, allowing more users to explore this powerful softsynth with ease. Keep your mind on your track and not your buffer size.
- A revolution in modern synthesis, Pigments’ approach to sound design is as intricate as it is accessible, letting users craft epic, high-resolution, surgically-precise, and hard-hitting sounds with an all-encompassing interface, tailor-made for forward-thinking producers.
- 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.
- Featuring:
- - New modal engine
- - 3 new filters
- - New vocoder effect
- - 4 new modulators
- - Granular engine improvements
- - UX/UI improvements
- - 1500+ presets
- - See the full features list on Arturia's website here.
- For the most up-to-date system requirements and host compatibility details, please visit the manufacturer's website.
- Mac OS X 11.0+, 4 GB RAM, 4 cores 3.4 GHz CPU
- Win 10+ (64bit), 4 GB RAM, 4 cores 3.4 GHz CPU
- 3GB of free hard disk space
- Works in Standalone, VST, AAX, Audio Unit, NKS (64-bit DAWs only)