For me, the V Collection is hands-down the best investment I've made as far as VST instruments are concerned. I only have this plus Pigments for all my synth/piano/organ needs. I can't wait to get my hands on version 8.
2 Years ago I bought Analog lab and was already very happy for what you get. Great presets. You get to know all the cool synths BUT you can't change them to your liking. This issue kinda makes you wann have the v collection ( good marketing there hands down ) I waited two years to get it 50% off on Pluginboutique when I can afford it but 300 Euros is still a lot. But what you get is a playground of first class synths you can get anywhere else. Pants down their sound is supreme. Don't regret it.
I’ve been waiting for this! I’ve wanted the v-collection for a while now and I’ve been waiting for 8 before I dropped my loot! Thanks for this video, I’m off to spend my holiday money now hahaha
Great video - thank you! Already a fan of V Collection 7 - my favourite synths being Synclavier V, Mellotron V and Solina V - but the new OB Xa V looks very interesting.
Very good job Mike! Great review and video design as always. I am a new subscriber from Athens and I' been surprised by the superior level and remarkable quality of your videos. I' m a Cakewalk user for about twenty years and I find your tutorials really helpful. Over one month of lockdown here and you 've been my buddy during this period! And of course you will be for the future videos to come as long as you keep the same high quality. Keep surprising us, thank you for all! Waiting for the next video!
Great review - I think the graphics are even better than the sounds! Though tempting I won't be indulging as I'm still working through all the content in the IK Total Max 2 package and also picked up Rob Papen Go2 for a very reasonable price at Time & Space - about half way through it's 1,000 presets so far.....
I bought the V7 collection about a year ago and I love it! Just to let you know, with Analog Lab you can go to the original VSTi synth an do deep editing, you are not only limited to basic editing. What I do is look for my sounds in Analog Lab, when I find something close I go to the original VSTi (I don't remember exactly what button you press but I think it is something near the image of the synth) edit and then save. Regarding V8, the vocoder looks great! I am very happy with V7, personally I think the quality of sounds are incredible, but I'm not sure if I need to upgrade because V7 already has so much! Depends on what the upgrade price is I guess. As usual your video was top notch, thanks for producing such great content! Cheers.
Hey, i also own the V7 collection, upgrade is 199, which is a bit too much for me, maybe the price is justified but not the only plugins / hardware I've bought this year :)
I think the Ob is short for Oberheim Synthesizer Model XA 5, an expensive state of the art synth in the 1980's. I loved the sound , but could never afford one! Thanks for the great videos!
Hey Mike, I had a video suggestion for you - How to add chords to your vocals. I have amde some vicals but i always struggle to know what chords to put under it. It would help out a lot if you tell us how to do that for free in cakewalk. Other services like cubase have ways easier than this. It would be really helpful if you tell explain that. Thank you i've been watching your videos for a long time.
I'm watching this now since I have the V-Collection 8, but of course, now 9 is out. And for four new instruments we have to pay half of the new price... I'll wait for the sale of upgrades. Or 10. Or both. Or 11. Anyhow, I'll update my V-Collection one day, but certainly not for that upgrade price, Arturia! ... But I guess Arturia understands this: if you're at V-Collection 5 or such you can upgrade to 9 for the same price and probably get twice the instruments you have now.
You may also ask: why don't you go and play with V-Collection 8? Well, I'm not as tired to watch youtube, but tired enough / a bit under the weather / coping with the heat to go to my DAW and start producing. The latter part is also a good reason: it's summer. There are days you're better off watching videos than stressing your computer in the heat. And yes, I also live in a non-aircooled country. That's part of it. Welcome to Europe :)
What I must buy the v collection or analog lab or keyboard and piano v collection? What's the best and what's the main difference? Thank you for your content 💪🎶
I would buy the V Collection 8 right now, if I knew that they didn't charge for future updates... But they do.. For $200 :/ A bit much in my opinion... But jeez these just sound so good!
Thanks for your video, I just upgraded to V8 yesterday and so your video is very helpful. I was wondering how you were able to get the video screenshots of the various keyboards, I have been trying myself without success.
As a beginner, I still think that it was not wise to buy the V collection. Not because it was bad, but because it's overwhelming with lots of good sounds. I start out trying to make a song and end up tinkering around with the presets 🤣
wow , have you done any review especially for arturia piano v2 , its that good , if not I think you are missing out on that 😀but still , keep the good work up
It’s good, but kinda weird at the same time. It really depends on the song. I used it on one song, and it sounded great. But then I needed a piano on yet another song, and it just didn’t cut it at all. But that’s probably true for any synth. Different tools for different tunes.
@@rickrockzyootoob yes true , if you're looking for an ambient piano , piano v is probably not the best option , and it kinda souds like a copy of pianoteq , If thats the case could you plz compare pianoteq and piano v2 in your nxt video?
Although I spent a bundle on Native Instruments and am pleased with the products I wouldn't purchase Arturia. I've been collecting free VST synths for over fifteen years and have a collection of hundreds and also a large number of VST FX. All of the synth emulations in Arturia are available for free. They may not all have the fancy interfaces that the Arturia versions have but many are of excellent quality. I also created my own virtual catalog in PDF format of all the VST's with both listings and a dedicated page for each with a picture of the GUI and a brief description. I use Cakewalk by Bandlab and have custom plugin menus containing the entire collection. On a somewhat related subject: I've definitively determined that while Cakewalk supports VST synths and FX it does not support VST MIDI FX, only DirectX MIDI FX, of which there are very few third party examples. For Cakewalk to be improved to support VST MIDI FX would be a welcome upgrade. I have a number of them with some interesting capabilities but they are unusable.
Almost all VST's allow for integration with MIDI controllers but granted they would take more time to setup than a dedicated link like the Arturia or NI products. I don't have any Arturia controllers. I have a Native Instruments S49 as my primary controller keyboard. I also have a Roli Block and a Roland PAD-80 drum pad. The S49, while tightly integrated with the NI software products, isn't a particularly good general purpose MIDI keyboard controller. It has neither sliders or drum pads.
Honestly you are missing out big time. The quality of the Arturia stuff is in a totally different league to the freeware equivalents I've tried. Not to mention their presets which are incomparable to the freeware ones. When you look at the price of contemporary synths like Serum for instance with its near decade old unchanged GUI and set of just a few hundred presets it really is a bargain.
@@ShaunWatson For starters, things like the Mellotron and the Fairlight are samplers. Redtron SE uses samples from the Mellotron just like Arturia does. If you look around, you can find the entire Fairlight library in disk image format for the Yamaha TX16W, which can be opened using Sonic Charge's Cyclone. The free version of Syntronik has some of the synths in this collection as well. You can find alternatives that sound as good, if not better. Keep in mind that Serum is not emulating any piece of hardware, it being a wavetable synth...Which has a competitor in the form of Matt Tytel's Vital and Graphite, which were released last month. I don't know how good the B3 is, but there are alternatives that sound good enough. The magic of it all is that no one will notice if you're using Arturia's DX7 or Dexed in a full mix.
Does it erase the former version or does it come on top off ? I have version 7 and risk to have SSD capacity issue if it does not replace the former corresponding vst's Thx a lot A go-to buy stuff, no doubt
@@CreativeSauce Just in case I miss you over the next few weeks, I would like to thank you for your work and inspiration over this difficult year. Merry Christmas and hopefully a better new year. xxx
@@keithlane4705 Of course. The best way to learn how to drive a 5 speed manual is to start with a 18 speed transmission where you have to build the gearbox before using it.
@@BrunodeSouzaLino 0.o You could build the equivalent of an 18 speed gear box in VCV rack.. doesn't mean you have too ! I get that your a jerk and will pick holes in anyone trying to help you... carry on living in fear of accomplishment ;)
could you do a demo of the emulator sounds everyone seems to do modern sounds this synth is famous for being used by depesh mode etc a modern sound is of no interest.
Doesn't work on Linux. Oh well. One year since I left the Windows 10 nightmare and I am never leaving Ubuntu Studio. I suppose that these companies just don't want my money. Shrug.
Combining the Juno 6 with the TAL Chorus is instant heaven for me.
ABSOLUTELY!
but the juno 6 has that chorus build in no?
@@wimvandenborre706 TAL's chorus is at least for me, more accurate. Haven't tried the one in the Jun 6-V.
@@tonylancer7367 But the Tal is based on the juno 106 chorus right?
You just made my decision to buy this as an early morning Christmas present for myself, thanks!
One of the greatest purchases I’ve ever made.
For me, the V Collection is hands-down the best investment I've made as far as VST instruments are concerned. I only have this plus Pigments for all my synth/piano/organ needs. I can't wait to get my hands on version 8.
Love the new look and feel, looks really good, I love that they've changed the look and made it fresh. 😅
Absolutely agree. Thanks for watching :)
2 Years ago I bought Analog lab and was already very happy for what you get. Great presets. You get to know all the cool synths BUT you can't change them to your liking. This issue kinda makes you wann have the v collection ( good marketing there hands down )
I waited two years to get it 50% off on Pluginboutique when I can afford it but 300 Euros is still a lot. But what you get is a playground of first class synths you can get anywhere else. Pants down their sound is supreme. Don't regret it.
I’ve been waiting for this! I’ve wanted the v-collection for a while now and I’ve been waiting for 8 before I dropped my loot! Thanks for this video, I’m off to spend my holiday money now hahaha
It should keep you busy for a while! Thank you :)
Vocoder, Mellotron and Modular are my favorites!
I absolutely fell in love with the Mellotron!!
Great video - thank you! Already a fan of V Collection 7 - my favourite synths being Synclavier V, Mellotron V and Solina V - but the new OB Xa V looks very interesting.
Very good job Mike! Great review and video design as always. I am a new subscriber from Athens and I' been surprised by the superior level and remarkable quality of your videos. I' m a Cakewalk user for about twenty years and I find your tutorials really helpful. Over one month of lockdown here and you 've been my buddy during this period! And of course you will be for the future videos to come as long as you keep the same high quality. Keep surprising us, thank you for all! Waiting for the next video!
...and there I was thinking it must be time for another Mike video and at the very same moment this arrived in my email! :-)
I had to wait until 1am (here) before I was allowed to tell!
Remarkable how you can make a Rhodes sound like a Wurly. Wow!
Lol, dark magic :)
Great review - I think the graphics are even better than the sounds! Though tempting I won't be indulging as I'm still working through all the content in the IK Total Max 2 package and also picked up Rob Papen Go2 for a very reasonable price at Time & Space - about half way through it's 1,000 presets so far.....
Its really a challenge to look at it all right?
I bought the V7 collection about a year ago and I love it! Just to let you know, with Analog Lab you can go to the original VSTi synth an do deep editing, you are not only limited to basic editing. What I do is look for my sounds in Analog Lab, when I find something close I go to the original VSTi (I don't remember exactly what button you press but I think it is something near the image of the synth) edit and then save. Regarding V8, the vocoder looks great! I am very happy with V7, personally I think the quality of sounds are incredible, but I'm not sure if I need to upgrade because V7 already has so much! Depends on what the upgrade price is I guess. As usual your video was top notch, thanks for producing such great content! Cheers.
Hey, i also own the V7 collection, upgrade is 199, which is a bit too much for me, maybe the price is justified but not the only plugins / hardware I've bought this year :)
@@wimvandenborre706 I agree, I will wait for a Christmas sale, maybe? V7 is so deep, I've only scratched the surface, I can wait.
@@crunch6161 same here, just the 106 woud be nice to have but have it in boutique version already
Oh man... Gotta start saving again. 😁
I’m pleasantly amused at the unfamiliarity of the pronunciation of one the greatest synths of all time…. The OBeeExayyyy😂. Great video though!
This is a helpful video. But I'm still recovering from the time you were "helpful" about Komplete 13. :)
Lol :)
I think the Ob is short for Oberheim Synthesizer Model XA 5, an expensive state of the art synth in the 1980's. I loved the sound , but could never afford one! Thanks for the great videos!
Well done review!
Thank you:)
The Synclavier this is my favorite softsynth
I've just bought bloody v7... Grrr
Me too, but you'll be happy to know that the upgrade path is the same as if you had waited. Ultimately you would have paid the same amount either way.
Hey Mike, I had a video suggestion for you - How to add chords to your vocals. I have amde some vicals but i always struggle to know what chords to put under it. It would help out a lot if you tell us how to do that for free in cakewalk. Other services like cubase have ways easier than this. It would be really helpful if you tell explain that. Thank you i've been watching your videos for a long time.
Thanks, Mikey! Still the best. But I still want my 30 seconds back. 😛
LOL - :)
I'm watching this now since I have the V-Collection 8, but of course, now 9 is out. And for four new instruments we have to pay half of the new price...
I'll wait for the sale of upgrades. Or 10. Or both. Or 11. Anyhow, I'll update my V-Collection one day, but certainly not for that upgrade price, Arturia! ...
But I guess Arturia understands this: if you're at V-Collection 5 or such you can upgrade to 9 for the same price and probably get twice the instruments you have now.
You may also ask: why don't you go and play with V-Collection 8? Well, I'm not as tired to watch youtube, but tired enough / a bit under the weather / coping with the heat to go to my DAW and start producing. The latter part is also a good reason: it's summer. There are days you're better off watching videos than stressing your computer in the heat. And yes, I also live in a non-aircooled country. That's part of it. Welcome to Europe :)
Cheers Mike...Hope you are keeping well...I am just finished with the well anticipated Covid 19 virus haha!
Oh! I hope YOU are well :)
@@CreativeSauce luckily for me I had it quite easy thanks Mike...that loss of smell thing is weird though.
If I didn't already have alternatives (some multiple) to most if not all of these instruments, I'd be all over this.
Very good and useful presentation !
What I must buy the v collection or analog lab or keyboard and piano v collection? What's the best and what's the main difference? Thank you for your content 💪🎶
I would buy the V Collection 8 right now, if I knew that they didn't charge for future updates... But they do.. For $200 :/ A bit much in my opinion... But jeez these just sound so good!
I have an Arturia Keylab 2 and they just sent an offer for V Coll. 8 for $150. Couldn’t pass it up since they also split payment into 4.
Thanks for your video, I just upgraded to V8 yesterday and so your video is very helpful. I was wondering how you were able to get the video screenshots of the various keyboards, I have been trying myself without success.
Nothing about NKS compatibility? Is it fully compatible with the Komplete Kontrol? This is important. I couldn't find that info.
As a beginner, I still think that it was not wise to buy the V collection. Not because it was bad, but because it's overwhelming with lots of good sounds. I start out trying to make a song and end up tinkering around with the presets 🤣
wow , have you done any review especially for arturia piano v2 , its that good , if not I think you are missing out on that 😀but still , keep the good work up
Noted!
@@CreativeSauce No problem , Your videos literally help me set my studio . thanks for that😀
It’s good, but kinda weird at the same time. It really depends on the song. I used it on one song, and it sounded great. But then I needed a piano on yet another song, and it just didn’t cut it at all. But that’s probably true for any synth. Different tools for different tunes.
Exactly. This is why I kind of collect pianos. Each song needs its own character - makes a big difference IMHO.
@@rickrockzyootoob yes true , if you're looking for an ambient piano , piano v is probably not the best option , and it kinda souds like a copy of pianoteq , If thats the case could you plz compare pianoteq and piano v2 in your nxt video?
Although I spent a bundle on Native Instruments and am pleased with the products I wouldn't purchase Arturia. I've been collecting free VST synths for over fifteen years and have a collection of hundreds and also a large number of VST FX. All of the synth emulations in Arturia are available for free. They may not all have the fancy interfaces that the Arturia versions have but many are of excellent quality. I also created my own virtual catalog in PDF format of all the VST's with both listings and a dedicated page for each with a picture of the GUI and a brief description. I use Cakewalk by Bandlab and have custom plugin menus containing the entire collection. On a somewhat related subject: I've definitively determined that while Cakewalk supports VST synths and FX it does not support VST MIDI FX, only DirectX MIDI FX, of which there are very few third party examples. For Cakewalk to be improved to support VST MIDI FX would be a welcome upgrade. I have a number of them with some interesting capabilities but they are unusable.
Almost all VST's allow for integration with MIDI controllers but granted they would take more time to setup than a dedicated link like the Arturia or NI products. I don't have any Arturia controllers. I have a Native Instruments S49 as my primary controller keyboard. I also have a Roli Block and a Roland PAD-80 drum pad. The S49, while tightly integrated with the NI software products, isn't a particularly good general purpose MIDI keyboard controller. It has neither sliders or drum pads.
@@colaboytje No synth from other company has integration with Arturia controllers either.
Honestly you are missing out big time. The quality of the Arturia stuff is in a totally different league to the freeware equivalents I've tried. Not to mention their presets which are incomparable to the freeware ones. When you look at the price of contemporary synths like Serum for instance with its near decade old unchanged GUI and set of just a few hundred presets it really is a bargain.
@@ShaunWatson For starters, things like the Mellotron and the Fairlight are samplers. Redtron SE uses samples from the Mellotron just like Arturia does. If you look around, you can find the entire Fairlight library in disk image format for the Yamaha TX16W, which can be opened using Sonic Charge's Cyclone. The free version of Syntronik has some of the synths in this collection as well. You can find alternatives that sound as good, if not better. Keep in mind that Serum is not emulating any piece of hardware, it being a wavetable synth...Which has a competitor in the form of Matt Tytel's Vital and Graphite, which were released last month. I don't know how good the B3 is, but there are alternatives that sound good enough. The magic of it all is that no one will notice if you're using Arturia's DX7 or Dexed in a full mix.
Where can you get these free vsts?
Hi
I’m a big fan of the V7 package and use it all the time. Do you confirm the upgrade price is $299.00
Great channel
Thanks,
Mike
The ARP2600, just got it, it's great
Every single preset is usable. All I got to say.
Hey, did you get the 'creative bass' in the DX7 from a different preset pack? I didn't find it in their presets :(
Does it erase the former version or does it come on top off ? I have version 7 and risk to have SSD capacity issue if it does not replace the former corresponding vst's
Thx a lot
A go-to buy stuff, no doubt
If you upgrade, it will just add the new instruments to your collection, and update any old versions if needed.
Was that in the big box Mike?
Haha - no Nick - cant wait for that one, playing with it now :)
@@CreativeSauce Just in case I miss you over the next few weeks, I would like to thank you for your work and inspiration over this difficult year. Merry Christmas and hopefully a better new year. xxx
Thanks Nick - and likewise to you. Thank you so much for being a part of the channel, its very very much appreciated! Merry Christmas!
Are they the full vat or Lite versions
I find funny that no one can make a UI that makes FM synthesis easy to learn.
You could build a basic FM patch in VCV rack and play around
@@keithlane4705 Of course. The best way to learn how to drive a 5 speed manual is to start with a 18 speed transmission where you have to build the gearbox before using it.
@@BrunodeSouzaLino 0.o You could build the equivalent of an 18 speed gear box in VCV rack.. doesn't mean you have too !
I get that your a jerk and will pick holes in anyone trying to help you... carry on living in fear of accomplishment ;)
Just study synthesis instead of whining and blaming a great product.
@@jamesfisherhorror That won't change the fact all FM synth plugins have horrible interfaces that don't help you learn FM at all.
The Rhodes sounds more like a Wurly.
coool
Thank you :)
could you do a demo of the emulator sounds everyone seems to do modern sounds this synth is famous for being used by depesh mode etc a modern sound is of no interest.
Strange.......the whole video is black on my iPad.
Do you know your web site is down? creativesauce.net
Leap! By Han Valen
Thats it exactly!
@@CreativeSauce I thought it was Dump by Van Driver & The Tippers.
Doesn't work on Linux. Oh well. One year since I left the Windows 10 nightmare and I am never leaving Ubuntu Studio. I suppose that these companies just don't want my money. Shrug.
The Arturia Rhodes is terrible. Possibly the worse Rhodes in th e market. It sounds like a nano Wurlitzer.
Hello my friend!
Hello my friend!
@@CreativeSauce Hi