Great explanation video, thank you! Definitive a very useful addition to the V collection. Can imagine how much work is necessary to recreate this synth!
Sounds good, but I can't help thinking all these new VSTs are a bit of a con. It doesn't seem to do much that I can't already do with Pigments, just set both synth engines to Analogue and that gives you two layers. Maybe a few features like cross modulating PWM, sync and poly spread, but I can do all of that in VCV Rack for free. This probably uses most of the same code as Pigments, just stick a new GUI on it, claim it's modelled on some exotic or rare old hardware and it's money for nothing basically. Nice to have options, but personally I can't see any benefit in paying for this. I think that sound design and imagination are more important than which soft synth you choose these days.
What interests me most is the 4 layer arp. I wish Arturia would have allowed separate effects per layer, which would expand the usefulness of the 2 layers and their arp layer integration. Nice synth though... might buy it! :)
Gave my Cherry Audio version to a very deserving friend and have since missed the exceptionally powerful leads it's capable of. Then along strolls Arturia!
Sounds Great! Is Arturia going to lower the CPU load on their plugins at some point? I would like to use these plugins live but to do so I have to have a super expensive laptop to do it or just keep them in the studio. I can usually get one or two of their plugins to run live with other vsts but that's about it. Guess I could use the Astro lab for that.
The question is: how well it can do JMJ's "Laser Harp" sound. None of the VST emulations so far have been able to deliver it properly (apologies if it's in the video, I couldn't watch it in its entirety)
@Arturia: please make the Layer Control Section able to be modulated. A/B select and the modes. This would be great. Also the Position of the macro buttons would be better to be in Front and Not in advanced.
Great overview - and I really enjoy Matt's style and technique. Brilliant Synth and I will with no doubt be buying this - going to wait for Collection XI and hope/assume it'll be bundled in for us loyal Collection 7-8-9-10 customers & supporters. And by the way - great to see your (anonymous) Quality Controllers managed to find the Stereo switch. The Mono version was a bit on the 'Pathetique' side, n'est-ce pas mes amis?😄
Did anyone notice that it doesn´t seem possible to engage both ringmod switches at the same time? I think it definately has a synthex vibes but it would be sad, if they omited this feature, it turns it into a beautiful noise machine. Ok, the built in tutorial states that only one Oscillater can be set to Ring mod, why? @Arturia
Un des rares reproches que je ferais à Arturia c'est la compatibilité minimale pour les Mac. Minimum Mac OS 11, donc si on a un Mac de quelques années, qui ne peut pas recevoir de màj d'OS récents, c'est foutu... Alors que beaucoup d'autres développeurs proposent des compatibilités Mac bien plus anciennes. Vraiment dommage ça...
For a vst 99 bucks is allready overpriced. This price is to high! You almost can buy a hardware synth for it. But i must say the sounds this thing brings is great.
i just wish these guys would add a randomize button for their synths... dice roll button is super common in so many plugins now
Even better would be a randomize per section like the Korgs have. Meaning oscillators, envelopes, fx etc can be randomize independently
Great explanation video, thank you! Definitive a very useful addition to the V collection. Can imagine how much work is necessary to recreate this synth!
Great sounding synth. Another Arturia winner.
Tried the demo last night and it does sound excellent.
Love the Men I Trust thrown in there
Sounds good, but I can't help thinking all these new VSTs are a bit of a con. It doesn't seem to do much that I can't already do with Pigments, just set both synth engines to Analogue and that gives you two layers. Maybe a few features like cross modulating PWM, sync and poly spread, but I can do all of that in VCV Rack for free. This probably uses most of the same code as Pigments, just stick a new GUI on it, claim it's modelled on some exotic or rare old hardware and it's money for nothing basically. Nice to have options, but personally I can't see any benefit in paying for this. I think that sound design and imagination are more important than which soft synth you choose these days.
Agreed!
yeah definitely sounds like something you can make in even omnisphere!
What interests me most is the 4 layer arp. I wish Arturia would have allowed separate effects per layer, which would expand the usefulness of the 2 layers and their arp layer integration. Nice synth though... might buy it! :)
Very nice and comprehensive review. What a beatiful beast this is! Well explained and well played. Thank you so much!!
Gave my Cherry Audio version to a very deserving friend and have since missed the exceptionally powerful leads it's capable of. Then along strolls Arturia!
Great Video! Thanks for it! =)
Is it possible to smoothly blend the A/B layers or automate a morph between them? Or are they simply on or off?
I know how an Elka sounds : amazing!
CPU load seems to be very high with it
It’s a 16 voice dual layer synth
Sounds Great! Is Arturia going to lower the CPU load on their plugins at some point? I would like to use these plugins live but to do so I have to have a super expensive laptop to do it or just keep them in the studio. I can usually get one or two of their plugins to run live with other vsts but that's about it. Guess I could use the Astro lab for that.
Just freeze your track
Very nice I’m hoping this will be on v colection 11
The question is: how well it can do JMJ's "Laser Harp" sound. None of the VST emulations so far have been able to deliver it properly (apologies if it's in the video, I couldn't watch it in its entirety)
@Arturia: please make the Layer Control Section able to be modulated. A/B select and the modes. This would be great. Also the Position of the macro buttons would be better to be in Front and Not in advanced.
Great overview - and I really enjoy Matt's style and technique. Brilliant Synth and I will with no doubt be buying this - going to wait for Collection XI and hope/assume it'll be bundled in for us loyal Collection 7-8-9-10 customers & supporters.
And by the way - great to see your (anonymous) Quality Controllers managed to find the Stereo switch. The Mono version was a bit on the 'Pathetique' side, n'est-ce pas mes amis?😄
any news on V collection XI ?
Did anyone notice that it doesn´t seem possible to engage both ringmod switches at the same time? I think it definately has a synthex vibes but it would be sad, if they omited this feature, it turns it into a beautiful noise machine.
Ok, the built in tutorial states that only one Oscillater can be set to Ring mod, why? @Arturia
But why is the chorus in mono ?????
Un des rares reproches que je ferais à Arturia c'est la compatibilité minimale pour les Mac.
Minimum Mac OS 11, donc si on a un Mac de quelques années, qui ne peut pas recevoir de màj d'OS récents, c'est foutu...
Alors que beaucoup d'autres développeurs proposent des compatibilités Mac bien plus anciennes.
Vraiment dommage ça...
I'm going to break out my piggy bank and count the coins so I can have this wonder in my arsenal.
arturia is so cool....
Arturia Please: add the Arp from this Synth to Pigments !!!
NOOT NOOT!
For a vst 99 bucks is allready overpriced. This price is to high! You almost can buy a hardware synth for it. But i must say the sounds this thing brings is great.
you cant buy Elka synth for 99.
I never buy these individually. I wait for them to get bundled and then wait for black friday or summer sales etc.
@@bateimidrashnetwork yeah. Its now 99 on pluginboutique but still its tomuch in my opinion.
D-Y-N-A-M-I-C-S....that's what's selling me on this thing!