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Pigments 6 (Arturia) — multi-engine flagship soft synth. Score 8.9/10, price $199, formats and comparisons.
Plugin comparison
Pigments 6 vs Tupos MPE FM
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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The side-by-side
Tupos MPE FM is an expressive FM synthesizer with 2, 4, and 6-operator engines, on-knob modulation assignment, full MPE control, an arpeggiator, a step sequencer, and an eight-slot effects chain.
Technical matrix
Specs compared
| Signal | Pigments 6 | Tupos MPE FM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $199 | €39.99 (€29.99 launch) |
| Dubspot Score | 8.9 | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST3, AU, AUv3, Standalone |
| Product type | multi-engine flagship soft synth | — |
| Developer | Arturia | — |
| Typical price | $199 | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST3, AUv2, standalone (macOS and Windows); standalone and AUv3 (iPhone, iPad, Apple Silicon Mac) |
| Primary job | wavetable/VA/granular design | — |
| Catalog status | Current as of 2026 | — |
| Type | — | FM synthesizer with direct on-knob modulation |
| Engines | — | 2, 4, and 6 operators sharing one panel |
| Algorithms | — | 8 at four operators, 32 plus feedback at six, custom routing matrix |
| Expression | — | Full MPE (per-note pitch, pressure, slide) plus Standard MIDI |
| Sequencing | — | Arpeggiator and step sequencer with per-step velocity and length |
| Effects | — | Eight-slot chain with per-effect controls and modulation badges |
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