Arturia Pigments 7 Advanced Software Synthesizer - Download

Arturia Pigments 7 is a multiengine software synthesizer featuring six synthesis engines, dual multimode filters, an advanced modulation system, premium effects, and a high-resolution visual interface designed for modern electronic music production.

Overview

Arturia Pigments 7 combines the depth of a modular sound design environment with the immediacy of a performance-ready instrument. It integrates classic subtractive concepts with modern wavetable, granular, additive, modal, and sample-based synthesis, delivering a single platform capable of producing detailed textures, aggressive basses, evolving sequences, and precise melodic material. The architecture supports two engines running in parallel with cross-modulation, allowing complex hybrid sounds without sacrificing clarity or control.

Sound Engines and Synthesis Architecture

Pigments 7 operates around a dual-engine design that allows simultaneous use of any two synthesis engines. The virtual analogue engine provides triple oscillators with classic waveforms and modern shaping tools, while the wavetable engine enables complex spectral motion using a large and expandable wavetable library. The sample and granular engine handles both traditional playback and evolving textures through time-stretching and grain manipulation. The harmonic oscillator delivers additive synthesis with detailed harmonic control, and the modal engine introduces physical modelling for resonant, acoustic-inspired tones. Engine cross-modulation expands sound design potential through FM, phase distortion, and amplitude interactions.

Filters and Signal Routing

Pigments 7 features a dual-filter architecture with continuous routing between serial and parallel configurations. It includes sixteen filter types with fifty-nine modes, covering clean digital responses, classic analogue-inspired designs, and character filters derived from Arturia’s V Collection instruments. New creative filters extend the sonic palette, including Filter Rage for feedback-driven distortion, Filter Ripple for pronounced phase movement, and the Reverb Filter for resonant spatial coloration that reshapes timbre at the synthesis stage rather than as an effect.

Modulation System and Performance Control

The modulation system in Pigments 7 uses a colour-coded, drag-and-drop workflow that enables fast assignment and immediate visual feedback. Modulation sources include envelopes, morphing LFOs, function generators, random generators, combinators, and side-chain modulation inputs. Visual modulation ranges display directly on parameters for precise adjustment. Four dynamic macro controls allow global shaping of complex patches, making detailed sounds playable and adaptable in real-time performance or studio workflows.

Sequencing and Generative Tools

Pigments 7 integrates a powerful sequencer and arpeggiator capable of polymetric, evolving, and generative patterns. The random sequence generator introduces controlled variation, while sequence locking allows exploration of new sounds without altering rhythmic structures. These tools support both experimental sound design and structured composition within any DAW environment.

Effects and Sound Shaping

The effects section provides two insert buses and one send bus, each offering three effect slots with full modulation access. Pigments 7 includes twenty high-quality algorithms such as shimmer reverb, multiband compression, distortion, vocoder, and delay types. The new Corroder effect introduces modulation-driven erosion, adding harmonic grit, FM-style artefacts, and controlled distortion while maintaining clarity of the original signal. Envelope behaviour has been refined with smoother S-shaped amplitude curves to reduce clicks and improve punch, particularly for bass-focused production.

Visual Workflow and Interface

Pigments 7 features a redesigned Play View that emphasises real-time visualisation of sound behaviour. Waveforms, modulation paths, envelopes, and filters animate dynamically, allowing immediate understanding of timbral movement before and during playback. The interface supports 4K scaling, light and dark themes, and a responsive layout optimised for sound browsing, editing, and performance.

Content Library and Customisation

The instrument includes more than 1,700 presets, expanded with new factory content featuring 162 additional presets, 50 new wavetables, 30 samples, and 29 noise sources. Integrated tutorials guide advanced techniques such as granular pad design and bass creation. Pigments 7 supports external audio input, custom preset playlists, appearance adjustments, and flexible routing, enabling users to tailor the instrument precisely to their production environment.

Why Choose Arturia Pigments 7

• Delivers multiple synthesis methods in a single, coherent instrument without workflow compromise

• Enables rapid understanding of complex sounds through real-time visual feedback

• Supports modern production styles while remaining flexible for experimental sound design

• Translates deep modulation and layering into playable, performance-ready results

• Maintains clarity and CPU efficiency even in dense, heavily modulated patches

• Dual-engine architecture with parallel operation and cross-modulation
• Virtual analogue triple-oscillator engine
• Complex wavetable synthesis engine
• Sample playback and granular synthesis engine
• Harmonic additive oscillator engine
• Modal physical modelling engine
• Utility engine with sub oscillator, noise generators, and external audio input
• Dual filters with serial and parallel routing
• Sixteen filter types with fifty-nine modes
• Filter Rage, Filter Ripple, and Reverb Filter
• Advanced drag-and-drop modulation system
• Envelopes, LFOs, function generators, random sources, and combinators
• Four assignable macro controls
• Generative sequencer and arpeggiator
• Random sequence generator and sequence lock
• Two insert effect buses and one send effect bus
• Twenty premium effects including shimmer reverb and multiband compression
• Corroder modulation-driven distortion effect
• Improved amplitude envelope response
• Redesigned Play View with animated visual feedback
• 4K-resizable interface with light and dark themes
• Extensive preset library exceeding 1,700 sounds

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