Arturia has today announced the release of an update to Pigments, their wavetable, virtual analog, granular and sampling synth. Now at version 3.5 with full Apple M1 support, a new cross-mod engine, an all-new distortion effect, and more. This free update launches Pigments into a new sound era, exploring the intricate colours, textures, and energies.
Here’s What’s New
CrossMod — Introduce cross-modulation between engines 1 and 2. Either engine can be used as a modulation source, with a number of parameters to customize for wild harmonics, unusual waveforms, and extreme sonic results.
New Distortion Module — Pigments 3.5’s new Distortion Module combines 16 modes of distortion with built-in filtering, for everything from bubbling germanium fuzz to jagged wave folding, soft saturation or pure filth.
Expanded Comb Filter — Pigments' comb filter now comes with 3 new damped modes; LP6, BP6, and HP6. These filter out certain frequencies in the feedback loop for unique sounds like ambient plucks, shimmering bowed leads, and much more.
Apple M1 Compatibility — Enjoy native support for Apple’s next-generation M1 processors, ensuring flawless Pigments performance on the latest macOS machines.
New Wavetables — Pigments 3.5 features dozens of new wavetables inspired by molecular structures, mineral textures, and aggressive modern timbres.
Enhanced Sample Engine Browser — This now features subfolders and a one-click sample preview.
Streamlined GUI — A number of subtle menu redesigns and workflow improvements to streamline your sound design process.
150+ New Factory Presets — Pigments 3.5 introduces 150 new patches exploring the massive potential of new features like CrossMod, Comb Filter, and more.
The Energy Triad
To mark the release of Pigments 3.5, Arturia has designed 3 exclusive sound banks, each containing 150 presets, dedicated to modern electronic music, capturing the huge sounds of trap, grime, future bass, house, and more.
Bass Thermal — Heavy, bass, distorted, rhythmic.
Trap Chemical — Atmospheric, emotive, pumping, metallic.
EDM Kinetic — Happy, deep, ambient, melodic.
The Energy Triad sound banks will be available at reduced introductory pricing until January 6th 2022.
Pricing and Introductory Offer
To celebrate the launch of Pigments 3.5 introductory offers are available for new and existing users alike. For existing Pigments users, this update is free of charge. You’ll also be able to get the exclusive Energy Triad Pack with 3 new Sound Banks for 29,99€/$, for a limited time.
For new Pigments users, the latest version is available to buy at 99€/$ (worth 199€/$), with the Energy Triad Pack included at no additional cost.
Registered Arturia customers will be eligible for a personal introductory offer, and can simply log in to redeem. Intro offers end on January 6th, 2022.