Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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Contenders
Arturia Pigments is a software synthesizer combining six synthesis engines, drag-and-drop modulation, filters, effects, and sequencing.
Arturia V Collection 11 Pro: 45 vintage synth, keys and Augmented instruments with Analog Lab Pro. $699 at Plugin Boutique; it sold for $399 last Black Friday.
Technical matrix
| Signal | Arturia Pigments | Arturia V Collection 11 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $199 | $699 |
| Dubspot Score | 9.1 | — |
| Formats | Standalone, VST, VST3, AAX, Audio Unit (AU), NKS | VST, AU, AAX, standalone, macOS, Windows |
| 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 | — |
| Presets | Over 1,700 presets | 12,000+ sounds; Analog Lab Pro with 2,000+ curated presets |
| Current version | Pigments 7 | — |
| Platforms | Windows 10+ (64-bit) and macOS 11+ (incl. Apple M1); 4 GB RAM, 3 GB disk space | — |
| Instruments | — | 45 (Intro edition: 10) |
| New in version 11 | — | Jup-8000 V, SEM V (rebuilt), MiniBrute V, Synthx V, Pure LoFi, Augmented MALLETS, Augmented YANGTZE |
| Formats | — | Standalone, VST, AU, AAX, NKS (64-bit hosts only) |
| macOS | — | macOS 11 or later, 4 GB RAM, 4-core 3.4 GHz CPU or Apple Silicon, 32 GB disk |
| Windows | — | Windows 10 or later (64-bit), 4 GB RAM, 4-core 3.4 GHz CPU, 32 GB disk; ARM not supported |
| Authorisation | — | Arturia Software Center |
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