We’ve added the iconic sound of the Buchla Easel low pass gate and a space-age tape echo to Pigments’ sonic arsenal, for some seriously nice warping, contorting analog flavor. The in-built sequencer now lets you apply randomness in a non-destructive way, letting you always return back to where you started, perfect for live performance and improvisation. Loop, edit, and bring them to life with Pigments’ modulation abilities.Īdd another level to your sound design by transforming samples into granular synth patches at the touch of a button, adjust density, envelope, size, and exciting randomization parameters. What’s new in version 2?Įxplore hundreds of samples, import your own, load them into one of 6 different slots with 6 playback modes. Pigments version 2 introduces impressive new features such as sample playback, granular synthesis, a revamped sequencer, a new filter, delay effect, and new presets to show off all these new abilities.

I'm confident that if I did not, and would not, already have Omnisphere, I'd buy Pigments 2 very quickly for < $100.Just one year on from releasing Pigments, a powerful twin engine, modulatable software synth, Arturia have given the instrument a major update. But I'm even on the fence about buying it for $69 when I already have Omnisphere and some others. I've used Pigments, but not v2, and not intensively.

I may be underestimating, but Omnisphere can have something like 48 different layers going at once with up to 512 voices and a total of 300+ modulations simultaneously, plus as many built-in effects as your computer can stand before it's brought to its knees. How do these presets come about? From people designing sounds from scratch. Very intuitive, with great visualization and feedback.Again, Omnisphere is a synth that can use samples and has a lot of built-in effects, and happens to come with a bazillion presets with a bazillion more available for purchase from third parties. I have never used Omnisphere, but I think it's good to be used with tons of presets it's packed with while Pigments (I use it intensively from it's release date) is great synth to design sounds from scratch.

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