Arturia has just dropped Pigments 7, bringing a major update to its flagship software synthesiser with a completely redesigned Play View, four new sound-design modules, and enhanced audio precision that pushes the boundaries of what's possible in modern production.
Built for producers working across bass-heavy club music, cinematic scoring, and experimental electronic genres, Pigments 7 maintains the software synthesizer’s signature multi-engine architecture while delivering a more immediate and expressive creative experience. The colour-coded interface combines six synthesis types with deep modulation capabilities and studio-grade effects, striking a balance between sophisticated sound design and an intuitive approach that keeps you in the creative flow.
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Pigment 7’s standout addition is the revamped Play View, offering a highly visual workspace focused on real-time feedback and hands-on sound manipulation. The redesign helps you quickly grasp the tone, timbre, and intention behind each preset, making it faster to browse sounds and dial in exactly what you’re after. Four new sound-design modules significantly expand Pigments:
- Rage Filter: delivers raw grittiness and bite, perfect for distinctive harmonics and acid-style leads when paired with the sequencer.
- Ripple Filter: introduces frequency-based phase offset, enabling everything from laser transients to ringing high-end textures ideal for contemporary sound design.
- Reverb Filter: opens up metallic resonant tones at high resonance settings, while modulating its cutoff creates non-tonal swooshes perfect for sound effects.
- Corroder Effect: lets you dial in controlled degradation to specific frequency bands while preserving your core signal.
Audio improvements include a sharper amplitude envelope that enhances punchiness and precision—particularly useful for genres that demand tight, fast attack times like psytrance. FM modulation has also been added to the classic filter, expanding its tonal possibilities.
Content-wise, Pigments 7 ships with 150 new factory presets, 450 expansion presets, 50 wavetables, 30 samples, and 20 noises. In-app tutorials now guide users through real production techniques with use-case-driven examples, while performance optimisations deliver CPU improvements and enhanced modulation displays showing the full modulation range.
Available now from Arturia, Pigments 7 represents a significant evolution for producers seeking cutting-edge synthesis tools that balance depth with immediacy.
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