Materia is AudioThing's additive re-synthesizer: it breaks any sample into up to 96 harmonic partials and rebuilds it as a playable, editable instrument.
Plugin comparison
Materia vs Pigments 6
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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Pigments 6 (Arturia) — multi-engine flagship soft synth. Score 8.9/10, price $199, formats and comparisons.
Technical matrix
Specs compared
| Signal | Materia | Pigments 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 39 euros (intro, from 69) | $199 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 8.9 |
| Formats | VST2, VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP | VST3, AU, AAX |
| Engine | Additive resynthesis, up to 96 harmonic partials | — |
| Per-partial control | Frequency, amplitude, phase and a 128-point envelope each | — |
| Analysis | Advanced Analysis, Sync Partial Edits, Add Empty Partials | — |
| Filter | 10 types (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, notch, formant and more) | — |
| Effects | Resonator (pipes/plates/springs), echo, phaser, waveshaper | — |
| Modulation | 2 envelopes, 2 LFOs with drawable shapes | — |
| Platforms | macOS 10.13+, Windows 7+, Ubuntu 20.04+ | — |
| Product type | — | multi-engine flagship soft synth |
| Developer | — | Arturia |
| Typical price | — | $199 |
| Formats | — | VST3, AU, AAX |
| Primary job | — | wavetable/VA/granular design |
| Catalog status | — | Current as of 2026 |
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