9.1Essential
Arturia Pigments is a software synthesizer combining six synthesis engines, drag-and-drop modulation, filters, effects, and sequencing.
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Arturia Pigments vs Timbre Space Vuoksi
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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Timbre Space Vuoksi is a 64-voice additive synthesizer that gives each of its 16 harmonics an independent gain, pan, detune, ADSR envelope and three LFOs.
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Specs compared
| Signal | Arturia Pigments | Timbre Space Vuoksi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $199 | $60 |
| Dubspot Score | 9.1 | — |
| Formats | Standalone, VST, VST3, AAX, Audio Unit (AU), NKS | VST3, AU |
| Synthesis engines | Six engines: Modal, Granular, Wavetable, Sample, Harmonic, and Virtual Analog (plus a Utility engine) | — |
| Filters | 19 filter types and 68 filter modes | — |
| Effects | 20 effects, with 3 FX slots per bus across two insert buses and one send/return bus | Chorus, distortion, filter with LFO, ping-pong delay, reverb |
| Presets | Over 1,700 presets | 80-plus in 8 categories |
| Current version | Pigments 7 | — |
| Platforms | Windows 10+ (64-bit) and macOS 11+ (incl. Apple M1); 4 GB RAM, 3 GB disk space | — |
| Type | — | Additive synthesizer |
| Harmonics | — | 16, fully independent |
| Per-harmonic control | — | Gain, pan, detune, full ADSR, envelope delay |
| Modulation | — | 3 LFOs per harmonic (gain, pan, detune), free or synced |
| Polyphony | — | 64 voices; mono and legato with glide |
| Automation | — | 200-plus parameters exposed to the DAW |
| Formats | — | VST3, AU (macOS universal); Windows in development |
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