Top 14 Arturia Plugins For Music Production 2025

As music producers, we’re always searching for tools that inspire creativity and help us bring our ideas to life. Arturia has become a go-to for many, offering a rich collection of plugins that do just that.

Whether you’re crafting the perfect synth sound, adding warmth with pianos, or layering lush strings, Arturia’s range has something to fuel every part of your production process. And when it comes to effects, their lineup shines with everything from vintage tape emulations and gritty distortion to modern granular effects and dynamic compressors.

Let’s dive into how Arturia’s plugins can elevate your music and make the creative journey just as exciting as the final track.

Instruments

Arturia Augmented Voices (Choir & Voice Synth)

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The blending between sample voices and sound synthesis resulted in this brand new plugin effect.

Augmented Voices is made possible due to a very exciting mixture: you can blend multi-sampled voice tracks with a unique synthesis engine in order to create completely fresh, new sounds. Presets offer

The possibilities and variations are endless, allowing to open the doors to many creative ideas that couldn’t be achieved otherwise.

Choirs can provide beautiful harmonies and melodies and naturally fit most genres and music styles due to their blissful sounds. Furthermore, as modern times provided us with techniques such as sampling, Arturia decided to take one step further and blend the best parts we know and love about choirs with a modern engine, and the result is Augmented Voices.

Key Features:

• Two engines

This exquisite synthesizer works with two different engines. The first one is the main display itself, with seven macro knobs that allow you to quickly change the nature of your sound in a few tweaks. You can control aspects such as “Color,” “Time,” and “Motion” here.

The second engine is the “Advanced Panel,” in which a deeper sound design control is presented via a myriad of knobs and controls. You can access two layers of sound (“A” and “B”) based on any combination of sampling, granular, wavetable, harmonic, and virtual analog synthesis.

• Delay and reverb

Aside from the many changes you can make to the final sound, you can also add reverb and/or delay directly from the plugin’s master channel. This can help expand the ambiance and texture in any samples you’re working on, thus offering a wider and more vivid sonority to your track as a whole.

• Morph knob

The big knob centered in the main interface was created in that size for a reason. By twisting it, you can morph around between both A and B layers, adjusting the other parameters around it to make it sound just like you want it to. This way, you can have two different syntheses going on in each layer and blend them to your taste.

• Toolbars

The two toolbars present in Augmented Voices are important to control the general settings present in this plugin. The top toolbar houses options such as saving, loading, and browsing preset, adjusting MIDI mappings, and accessing the “Advanced Panel.”

The lower toolbar provides quick readings of your CPU power consumption, undo and redo history, and a “MIDI Panic” option that resets all MIDI notes that may be stuck or presenting issues.

• Effects

In the main interface, other than the big “Morph” knob, you can find other specific adjustments for the effects running in the plugin. “FX A” adjusts any parameters connected  to the insert effect that will affect layer A, and “FX B” does the same for layer B, both present in the “Advanced Panel.”

Other than that, you can set the values for “Reverb” and “Delay,” as previously mentioned.

3. Arturia Piano V3 (Piano Collection Based on Physical Modelling)

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The piano is one of the most popular, used, and familiar sounds in music history.

However, finding a good one in the digital era is often challenging, especially if you’re after a realistic and authentic sound.  Arturia has created Piano V3 to capture the most authentic piano sounds possible through physical modeling, from mechanical to sonic behavior.

Key Features:

• Wide range of sounds

Piano V3 doesn’t focus on a single piano sound. Instead, Arturia was interested in creating an instrument that accurately portrays various pianos styles.

Therefore, with Piano V3, you can access American, Japanese, or German Grand Pianos, Jazz, Classical, or Pop Upright Pianos, plucked Grand Piano, or experimental options like the Glass and Metal Grand Pianos. You can achieve all sorts of sounds and feelings with these models, from shimmery Pop piano sounds to punchy and dark hip hop sounds.

• No samples

When you invest in a high-quality piano instrument, you’ll need many gigabytes of space on your hard drive to cover the large sample libraries that come with it. Fortunately, Arturia’s Piano V3 is not sampled-based.

Instead, it uses physical modeling to simulate a real piano’s physics and acoustics in real-time. This complex algorithm guarantees consistency and authenticity in your piano sounds.

• Tweak the sound

Even though the piano sounds are excellent and authentic, you can still adjust and tweak certain parameters to make them fit your productions.

For example, you can adjust the brightness knob for brighter or gloomier sounds, the timbre knob for different sonic and harmonic characteristics, the dynamics knob for a punchier or more sustained feel, and the stereo width knob for customizing your stereo field.

Each of these knobs can transform the sound drastically, giving you much room to play with.

• Dig deeper

You can dig deeper with the studio page if the above knobs are insufficient to get the piano sound just right. Here, you can adjust the mic positions and create realistic spaces for your pianos to exist in with amazing reverb algorithms.

Effects like EQ, compressor, and preamp are further tools you can use to customize your sound. Finally, you can adjust the noises that come through the hammer and pedals, the age of the strings, as well as their exact tuning and acoustic settings like the lid position, soundboard resonance, and sympathetic resonance.

4. Arturia ARP2600 V (Semi-Modular Synth)

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Bring Alan R. Pearlman’s 1972 icon ARP 2600 back to life with Arturia’s deep hardware emulation. 

Arturia’s ARP2600 V is a semi-modular synth that shares the UI design almost precisely with the original hardware. It features three oscillators and one filter with multiple types featured in the ARP 2500 hardware synth. It has 2 to 32-voice polyphony.

These idiosyncrasies do make Arturia’s plugin have a much more comprehensive range of sounds.  

However, thanks to the modular approach, beginners may not find it the easiest synth to use. Still, it features over 500 presets and in-app tutorials, making the learning and user experience a lot more intuitive.

Key Features:

• Synth Engine 

As I mentioned earlier, three oscillators release these signals: triangle, sine, saw, square, and rectangle waveforms. There is also a noise module, ring modulator, a sample/hold module, and a mixer. You can pass these to a 24 dB/oct low-pass or a 12 dB multi-mode (LP, HP, BP, notch) filter. 

• Modulation

 
You’ll find two envelopes: an ADSR for the low-pass filters and an AR filter for the amplifier. And, unlike the original hardware’s OSC 2 used as an LFO, ARP 2600 V employs a separate LFO, which is pre-routed for vibrato. But you can also route it to anywhere else, of course. 

• Effects

On top of the reverberation already present in the original instrument, the effects section allows you to add a Stereo Delay and Chorus to your sound. These effects give much more depth and a contemporary vibe to the sound. 

• Sequencer

You’ll find an emulation of the ARP model 1601 sequencer in this plugin. The design may catch you off guard, but it’s pretty easy to use. The top row of faders lets you select which “bus” outputs the signal per step (a gate).

And you can choose transposition or modulation in the faders below. So, you could use this sequencer for note arpeggiation or modulation.

5. Arturia Modular V3 (Modular Synth)

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Arturia takes us back to the roots of synthesis with this emulation of a revered classic. 

The Arturia Modular V is based on the Moog Model 55 modular synth, which was a two-notes polyphonic synth. This software emulation adds sensible features like formant filtering and 64-voice polyphony to the original design.

The interface, however, remains faithful to the hardware along with the manual patching workflow. 

Key Features:

• Powerful Oscillators 

Sometimes, more is more in synthesis. Modular V features 9 oscillators in total, and each can generate sine, triangle, saw, and square waves. Furthermore, they also feature frequency and amplitude modulations.

While it may seem unnecessary to have so many oscillators, you’ll probably spend most of them for unison as there isn’t a dedicated feature for that. Also, there’s a noise generator. 

• Moog Filters 

There are three filter modules in the plugin, and they accurately recreate the sound of the original filters (low-pass). The plugin lets you select one of four types of filters for each module: a low-pass, high-pass, notch, and a band-pass, all of them with 24 dB/octave slope steepness.

Furthermore, you’ll also find a Fixed Filter Bank, where you can equalize the signal coming from the two output amplifiers (VCA) using 14 bands. 

• Effect Processors 

The plugin features chorus, phaser, and stereo delay processors. There are three chorus types selectable with a toggle switch. And you can sync the stereo delay to the host tempo. You’ll probably want to use the delay as an echo effect rather than as a spatial effect. 

• Sequence Generator 

This module, better known as a sequencer, is comparable to the original model 960 sequencer but simplifies programming with internal connections. The low-frequency oscillator, the 8-step sequence manager, and the output controller are the three components of this module. The oscillator sets the playback rate, which can also be synced to the host.

6. Arturia Augmented STRINGS (Versatile Strings)

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Experience acoustic string sets in a refreshed way like you’ve never heard before.

Similarly to the aforementioned Augmented Voices, Arturia brings a refreshed and modern approach to string sets with Augmented Strings. The perfect blending between the samples of string sets with bold synthesized sounds is the recipe for inspiring new sound layers and eccentric ambient sounds with extremely intuitive controls.

Key Features:

• Morph control

The big knob in the center is the soul behind this plugin’s functions. By tweaking it around, you can blend synthesized layers “A” and “B,” with further addition of setting the nearby parameters to better adjust this union. You can alter both layers or one of the two at a time if desired.

• Fresh design

The Augmented plugin series shares a common trait: all effects bear a very fresh-looking user interface. Most people are not familiar with this particular effect, so Arturia thought of displaying every parameter and preset selection in the most fluid, intuitive way possible. It won’t be hard to get big sounds from this collection.

• Presets

Containing a big collection of factory presets, Augmented Strings is fully packed with inspiring configurations for the most diverse situations. You can choose between types like “Bowed Strings,” “String Ensembles,” and “Arpeggio,” for instance, from multiple sound designers and even by the best-suited music style to fit your track.

• Color knob

One of the many macro effects included the “Color” knob is ideal for adding some color to your frequency spectrum. You can easily enhance certain harmonics to your signal, affecting the sound engine behind both layers “A” and “B” simultaneously, with up to six destinations for your sound’s texture.

• Arpeggiator

Going further in the “Advanced Panel,” you’ll see that Augmented Strings has some cool features that are worthy of a good synthesizer unit. The “Arpeggiator” section includes a sequencer that deals with up to 16 steps for creating the best rhythmic pattern for your song.

7. Arturia Prophet-5 V (Subtractive Synth)

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This plugin is the official software emulation of the classic Prophet-5 that you would have surely heard on many popular songs and is known for its massive, warm, and versatile analog sonic characteristics. 

Before Arturia, Native Instruments had already created a software version of the classic synthesizer and several other accurate copies and clones created by various plugin companies, so they have a lot to compete with.

However, the 5-V is an upgraded version of the Prophet-5 and has many more advanced features. It takes advantage of the DAW-based and MIDI features and combines them with the features of the classic synth virtually.  

Key Features:

• The Look

After opening the synth, you’ll find a visually stunning virtual interface of the Prophet V, and if you’re using the Prophet V3, then you can switch between the Prophet 5, Prophet VS (Digital Vector Synthesizer), and Prophet 5VS (a combination of 5 and VS) windows.

You can also change the color of the plugin from back to red & purple, and vice-versa. The company’s design team has done a great job recreating the software version look.

• Sound Design Workflow

It has two main oscillators: A and B, with adjustable levels in the mix, with A having the option to select between the sawtooth and pulse-width waveforms, with adjustable frequency and pulse width, along with the option to “sync” the frequency with the tempo.

You can select the waveform for Oscillator B between sawtooth, triangle, and pulse-width, with additional features of fine-tuning the pitch and turning Oscillator B into an LFO.

You also get the option to add a noise oscillator to the mix. For modulations, you can use another LFO with adjustable rate and waveforms (sawtooth, triangle, and pulse-width) and an amplifier/amplitude envelope (ADSR).

• Advance Modulation and Effects section

Under the “Advanced” mode, the Prophet 5-V offers additional digital modulations. Here, you can select between the following tabs: Envelope, LFO, and LFO retrigger. Here a lot more waveforms, including some complex curves, can be selected for the LFO (and envelope) with an option to select the source and destination for the modulation.

This option opens up the scope of the amount and kind of modulation you can do. In the Effects section, under the same “Advanced” mode, you can add up to three different serial or parallel effects, including reverb, chorus, multiband compressor, delay, etc.

Finally, in the Keyboard section, you can select Velocity, Aftertouch, Modulation Wheel, and Keyboard tracking as a modulation source, with changeable response curves. With this option, you could use external MIDI device and performance expressions to modulate different parameters further.

• Organized Preset section

Arturia has put an insane number of presets in this synthesizer in a highly organized and structured way. It allows you to look for presets by categories like Types (Eg: Brass, Pad, Bass, FM, etc.), Style (Eg: Aggressive, Evolving, Funky, Soft, etc.), and Banks.

They have called this section “Playlists,” in which you search for a preset with different combinations of styles, types, and banks. You can also browse a preset by typing its name on the “Search” bar.

• Analog sound

It models SSM VCOs with five waveforms, a noise generator, a hard sync, a detune option, and an emulated voice dispersion to add more analog texture to the sound. The low pass filter is modeled after the Dave Rossum-designed SSM 2040 LPF.

So whether it is a shimmering lead patch or a silky-smooth RnB pad, you can always turn to V-5 for warm & vintage analog sounds.

Effects

8. Bus EXCITER-104 NEW*

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Bus EXCITER-104 is a harmonic processor (distortion/saturation plugin) by Arturia that can add more weight and life to your kick, bass, synths, vocals, etc. 

Key Features:

• Big Bass

The first section in the plugin, called “Big Bass,” lets you add powerful harmonics to your low-frequency content. You can select the fundamental frequency by using the frequency knob and control its Drive and Mix percentages.

• Exciter

This section in EXCITER-104 is used for adding high-frequency harmonics. Here also, you can select a fundamental frequency, harmonics amount, and mix value. You can also control the stereo width of the harmonics the plugin adds.

• Visualization

Bus EXCITER-104 gives you great visual feedback on the fundamental frequency and the harmonics that are getting added to your sound. Moreover, the overall interface is quite streamlined and comes with a rugged aesthetic.

• 20 High-Quality Presets

Tailored to enhance a wide range of sources, including vocals, guitars, kicks, and bass, providing ready-made solutions for diverse audio applications.

9. Arturia Dist COLDFIRE (Distortion)

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The Arturia Dist Coldfire is a revolutionary dual distortion plugin featuring a powerful modulation engine and a wide variety of distortion types that you can swap in and out.

There are two independent distortion engines in Dist Coldfire, and you can use them in whatever combination you like. A variety of pre-and post-distortion filters are available for each distortion type. Analog-modeled and purely digital distortion types are both available.

With assignable parameter modulation and dynamics processing, Dist Coldfire can dish out virtually any dirt you want.

Key Features:

• Distortion Types

There are 150 factory settings to help you get started, some of which are meant to transform ordinary drum loops into snarling, ripping monsters. A total of eleven distinct kinds of distortion are available in the various distortion menus, with more options available in some categories.

For example, bit inverters and bit crushers are just two of the eleven primary flavors. Other examples include wave folders, wave shapers, rectifiers, tape and analog saturation, driven transformers, and so on. In addition, there is a delay section in the processing, with feedback, filtering, and tempo sync as options.

• User Interface

The distortion engines sit opposite sides of the interface, while the master, band split, and dynamics controls sit in the middle. Tooltips explain what each control does and show the current setting. The input and output level controls can be linked to keeping the volume under control when cranking up the distortion.

You can independently adjust the overall output level and wet/dry ratio. A horizontal fader controls the volume of each distortion engine independently.

• Modulators

The pre-and post-distortion filters, multiband/feedback, and extensive modulation section are all accessible via the advanced panel’s tabs, wherein you can choose LFO, Function, Follower, or Sequencer options.

Because of its modulation capabilities, Coldfire is a potent tool for improvising with drum loops, and its modulators can be assigned to virtually any control in Dist Coldfire, including other modulators. However, the sequencers and function generators can also transform rhythmic elements from sustained instrument parts.

The output filters can be set to a high pass or low pass, while the pre-filters can be set to a bandpass, notch, or one of two combs.

• Oversampling

Studio and Render oversampling modes are offered. The latter uses higher resolution but at the expense of increased CPU overhead. Whichever is selected, it will apply to both online and offline renderings despite the different titles.

• Dynamics And Feedback

Arturia includes a dynamics and feedback component to round out the signal chain. Compressors, multiband compressors, and a limiter that can be placed before or after the distortion make up the dynamics section. Instruments that assist you in reining in and smoothing out your distorted audio.

Whether you find these instruments too simplistic or the entire dual distortion doesn’t have enough bang; feedback is always there to help. Dist Coldfire incorporates a feedback processor, which you may access through the panel’s advanced settings. It uses a filter to delay the feedback, and you can change the beat rate.

10. Arturia Bus FORCE (Parallel Processor/Channel Strip)

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Bus FORCE is a parallel processor effect that was created to improve the sound of anything.

A parallel processor effect called Bus FORCE was developed to enhance any sound. With ultra-powerful parallel processing that is easy to use, Bus FORCE is intended to ignite the energy of your mix, from subtle tweaks to forceful cranks. Whatever sort of music you are composing, use this plugin before any other plugins.

Key Features:

• VCA-style Compressor

The VCA-style compressor offers a beautiful analog-like tone, can be rather forceful and provides basic high-pass or peak sidechain filtering. Last but not least, the saturation stage allows for effective control over saturation character and tone. Although it’s rarely subtle, the overdrive may be turned to severe levels.

• 3 Busses in Parallel

Three parallel buses with separate level controls are present in the plugin. The Compressor processor is always connected to the Compression bus, as the name would imply, while the Saturation processor is always connected to the Sat bus. The remaining processors can then be added to whichever buses you desire, but this decision is not free.

For instance, if the compressor is on the Sat bus and the Equalizer is on the Comp bus, the eq must also be on the Sat bus. While making this work might be challenging, it makes sense in theory.

• Filter Processor

The Eq may also be placed in the Dry bus, however, the filter processor can only be used in the Comp and Sat buses. The filter could have been freely allocated to various busses if it had been placed before the Eq.

11. Arturia Tape MELLO-FI (Tape Saturation/Emulation)

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Inspired by the iconic Mellotron, this plugin brings the tape simulation and all its desired imperfections straight to your computer.

The famous unit, which excels as one of the earliest sampling devices ever produced, has gained fame through classic songs like “Strawberry Fields Forever” by The Beatles. The grainy and lo-fi character of the Mellotron is brought to life on this plugin by Arturia, in all its glory.

Distributed between three main modules, the Arturia MELLO-FI recreates that old-school atmosphere present in these instruments with a dedicated preamp, a tape module ready to adjust the perfect tone, and a filter. A tape stop feature is also present to make it even closer to the authentic feel of these machines.

Key Features:

• Tape controls

In this section, you’ll find the heart of the plugin, which makes it sound like a tape. Distributed between four knobs, the quality and design of the tape sound can be easily molded.

For example, the “Flutter” knob directly impacts the pitch of the recording by mimicking the rotations of a tape motor, which can also be visually seen on a little screen above the controls.

Similarly, the “Wow” knob also alters the pitch but at a slower rate than the previous knob. The “Wear” control, as it might suggest, deals with the amount of degradation in a tape, and, lastly, the “Mechanics” knob controls the amount of tape motor noise in the signal.

Combining these four elements can create the perfect recipe for an authentic vintage sound.

• Preamp

The preamp module features three primary controls: “Drive,” “Tone,” and “Noise.” At this stage, the signal can be manipulated and processed similarly to the genuine preamp of a Mellotron. The “Drive” knob deals with the amount of distortion applied to the original signal, and this value can easily be monitored via the VU meter.

Underneath it, there’s a switch for a gain-compensated boost, which will make it sound even crunchier. The “Tone” knob allows you to change the color of the original sound by damping the high frequencies.

Also, you can altogether bypass it out of your signal chain by pressing a switch underneath the control. Lastly, the “Noise” knob adds a tape noise texture to the overall sound, sometimes even capturing the aspect of a vinyl sound.

• Tape stop

This great function is present to instantly bring that classic tape stop effect to your track, a ubiquitous tool used in sampled recordings that can be added to your instrument while you play.

You can either click on the exposed wheel or on the “Play/Pause” switch underneath it to have it activated and can be triggered in an “Instant” or “Fast-Forward” style (abrupt or slightly fading out the effect).

• Filter

This control deals with the high-pass and low-pass filters that might apply to your signal. You can rapidly shape the high or low-end spectrum and tame any undesired frequencies created or enhanced by any previous controls by twisting this knob.

12. Arturia Efx FRAGMENTS (Granular FX)

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Arturia’s Efx FRAGMENTS is a granular synthesizer capable of creating the lushest, experimental, chaotic, or captivating soundscapes imaginable through an intuitive and dynamic interface.

The 24th plugin in Arturia’s collection of signal processors focuses on providing a creative playground for you to alter and expand your sound. Whether the sound is a vocal, guitar, stringed instrument, or programmed drum sequence, FRAGMENTS can take it and create an otherworldly auditory experience. 

It features a variety of standard granular synthesis features that will allow you to control how it dices up your audio, samples it, and plays it back, and a few extra features that reward creativity and experimentation with tasty tones to lose yourself in. 

If you want to hear what could be possible, Arturia’s product page for Efx FRAGMENTS features clips along with an FX On/Off option to preview the differences.

Key Features:

• The Granular Modes

You can adjust how the plugin processes the grains using classic, texture, and rhythmic modes. Each mode has its own set of controls for adjusting the sound of the effect and caters to a different purpose.

Classic mode is for standard granular processing. Texture mode is for creating atmospheric and droning tones. And Rhythmic is for creating pulsating rhythmical patterns using the grains taken from the audio. 

• Adjustable Macros

You will have access to dual macro controls. By default, they adjust the intensity of the granular processing based on the Grain Capture and Release parameters and the level of the assortment of adjustable FX (Reverb, Delay, etc.).

However, you can adjust what the Macro controls do—within the plugin’s Advanced window under Macro 1 and 2. In addition, You can alter their names to reflect what your Macro control does.

• Built-In Effects

The plugin does feature its own set of effects. You can choose from nine effects to mix with your granular sounds: multi-filter, distortion, compressor, delay, pitch-shift delay, tape echo, chorus, flanger, and reverb.

In addition, you can use up to two of these nine at the same time. The basic window only features a dry/wet control and routing. But, if you switch to the Advanced panel, you will have several added parameters for further control. 

• Three Function Generators

You can use the function generators to create modulation shapes for various parameters within FRAGMENTS. They act similar to an LFO or EG within a synthesizer, except you create the waveform shape and envelope by drawing it in.

Also, you can set them to sync to the track’s tempo—regularly, in triplets, or dotted notes—or to adjust the rate in Hertz.

• Sequencers

The rhythmic mode and the modulation section have their own 16-step sequencer for creating interesting in-time patterns. Both step sequencers have an adjustable step range, and you can adjust the direction in which the patterns are played.

Overall, the rhythmic mode’s sequencer allows you to adjust how many grains are played in a pattern, and the modulation section’s sequencer rhythmic automates set parameters. 

13. Arturia Chorus DIMENSION-D (Chorus)

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One of the most popular effects ever brought to you in one of its best renditions.

As always, Arturia is great when it comes to recreating an iconic sound. They do that with virtual instruments and effects likewise. This time, they decided to recreate Roland’s iconic Dimension C chorus effect.

This iconic effect was included in many of their equally iconic synthesizers and even got to be recreated in a BOSS pedal format. So now, you can have all nuances of this swirling effect inside your DAW.

Key Features:

• Dimension mode

One characteristic elements of this particular chorus was the few buttons in the main interface. Here, you have five – from zero to “4” – chorus preset parameters. Each mode, except for zero, has a particular configuration and sound characteristic, and they all sound good nonetheless.

• Oscillator shape

Similar to the Dimension’s parameters, you can switch between different oscillator shapes. There’s “Default,” “Sine,” “Ramp,” and two variations of waveforms. They all correspond to the modulation LFO options available, leading to interesting results that are not normally achieved with this kind of effect.

• Dynamic color

This configuration changes the original behavior of the compressor and expander stages of the unit. There are four positions: “LF SAT 2,” “LF SAT 1,” “Default,” and “Smooth.”

The first two have shorter time constants, bringing a slightly more saturated aspect to the final sound, whereas the latter two offer smoother and more traditional settings.

• Width control

The sole “Width” knob below the “Output Level” meter controls the wideness of the stereo field in the effect. With the knob fully turned to the right, the processed signal stereo field is significantly wider than the original and will bring a mono-oriented sonority in the opposite direction.

14. Arturia Flanger BL-20 (Flanger)

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Arturia Flanger BL-20 lets you create your own control patterns.

The Arturia Flanger BL-20 plugin is a recreation of the legendary BEL BF-20 stereo flanger, a single-oscillator flanger with variable depth control, and a modulation frequency knob from the ’70s.

The interface is intuitive and straightforward, allowing you to adjust the effect quickly, and it’s a great plugin for scoring and EDM producers.

If you want to get flanging effects right in the DAW of your choice, then this plugin is worth checking out, so let’s see some of the essential features of this release. Instant Flanger is an analog recreation of the original Instant Flanger from 1979.

Key Features:

• Stereo Enhancer:

It has a stereo enhancer, which can operate in either mono or stereo mode. You can use the stereo enhancer in mono mode to enhance the bass response of a mix. In stereo mode, the left and right channels are processed separately to produce a wide, three-dimensional sound that enhances the sense of space.

• BBD Warmth:

The Flanger BL-20 replicates an authentic bucket-brigade device circuitry to emulate its analog older brother’s characteristic warm response. It provides you with a smooth analog sound but with all of the advantages of the digital world.

• Advanced Controls:

The plugin adds a new dimension to the familiar flanger. This pedal goes beyond the standard principles of flangers by adding cutting-edge controls that encourage users to explore the potentials of the sound, like the hi-pass filter and the LFO shaper, which allow you to switch between sine, square, sawtooth, and reverse sawtooth.

You can also trigger the envelope follower using external sources.

• Presets:

This release provides you with 28 presets, which are all excellent for different textures, and you can switch between three modulation sources: LFO, ENV (including internal and external), and manual, or try different combinations of them.

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Arturia Rev INTENSITY (Reverb)

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The Rev INTENSITY is a new modern reverb, suited for anyone who wants a different approach and a 21st-century option for reverb sounds.

Arturia always brings top-notch effects and instruments to their plugin bundles, and this one is no exception. Rev INTENSITY is a revamped plugin ready for every eccentric necessity.

Normal variations, such as the “Pre-Delay” that alters how the effect kicks in, or the “Modulation” that modulates the reverb engine to exciting new levels of creativity (which by the way go along brilliantly with pads instruments), are present and may be pushed hard to non-conventional ways.

However, with specified unique settings, the second menu is why this plugin is a futuristic reverb unit.

Key Features:

• Pre and post filter

Inside the expanded menu, these are two great tools for sound designers. The Pre-Filter section is based on three modes – Band Pass, Low Pass, and High Pass filters -, with three different dB levels each (06, 12, or 24dB/oct).

The “Freq” and “Resonance” knobs will make any alterations to the sound before entering the plugin. On the other hand, the Post-Filter section deals with the signal coming after the plugin. With four modes – Band Pass, Notch, Low Pass, and High Pass – the same two knobs instantly control the frequencies of the wet signal.

• Envelope follower

These two following features are what make this plugin unique. The Envelope Follower screen shows us that it can create an envelope based on the waveform shape of the input signal, with the possibility of using it as a modulation source.

You can send that signal through four different destinations, located on four other knobs distributed on the right side of this menu. It also features a built-in compressor and familiar controls, such as “Threshold” and “Attack,” and a delay with milliseconds or time division controls.

• Function

A real treat to sound designers out there, the Function section serves as another modulation source. It can create and alter the different parameters, such as “Sharp Decay,” “Slow Rise,” “Triangle,” “Step Sequencer,” and “Pump.”

You have the same destinations as in the Envelope Follower section, aside from choosing the modulation rate either on hertz or time division directly at the “Rate” knob.

• Damping

This knob controls the amount of reflectiveness on the reverbed space. This means that you control the reverberation on the high-frequency bands, which is very useful to darken or brighten the sound you’re modeling.

Alongside the “Width” control, the spatial dimension of the instrument or the track can be enlarged and manipulated freely.

• Soft clipping

The Soft Clipping controls offer an extra gain at the output signal and adjust your effect’s amount of grit and thickness. The “Gain” knob takes care of your dry signal, applying any gain changes only there.

If you want to blend in the sound of the actual plugin, the “Rev Level” knob does this job beautifully, and the final result is the mixture of these both controls.

Arturia CMI V (Sampler)

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Arturia CMI V is a software synthesizer that emulates the legendary Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument) from the 1980s.

The Fairlight CMI was one of the first digital sampling workstations, and it revolutionized music production by allowing musicians to manipulate and transform sounds in previously impossible ways.

The CMI V brings this iconic instrument into the digital age, providing modern musicians and producers access to the groundbreaking sound and workflow of the original Fairlight CMI.

Key Features:

• Sampling capabilities

As a sampler plugin, the Arturia CMI V is a powerful tool for manipulating and transforming sounds. The instrument’s sampling engine allows you to import and manipulate your sounds, with controls for adjusting the samples’ pitch, duration, and timbre.

The sampler also includes tools for slicing and looping samples, which can be useful for creating complex rhythmic patterns.

• Granular synthesis

The granular technique involves breaking down sounds into tiny grains and manipulating them in various ways to create new sounds. The CMI V’s granular synthesis engine allows you to adjust parameters such as grain size, pitch, and density to create unique and interesting sounds that are difficult to achieve with other sampling plugins.

• User-friendly GUI

CMI V’s interface is modeled after the original Fairlight CMI, which can take some time for those unfamiliar with the instrument. However, once you become familiar with the interface, you will find that it provides a powerful and intuitive way to manipulate sounds.

• Sequencing capabilities

Along with the plugin, you get a sophisticated sequencer that allows you to create complex musical arrangements. The sequencer includes various editing tools, such as quantization and swing, and the ability to sequence parameters like filter cutoff and resonance.

This allows you to create dynamic, evolving sequences that add interest and movement to your tracks.

• Advanced synthesis capabilities

The instrument includes several sound engines, including additive, spectral, and virtual analog synthesis. This allows you to create a wide range of sounds, from lush pads to biting leads and everything in between.

The instrument also includes a variety of built-in effects, such as reverb, chorus, and delay, that can be used to shape further and enhance the sounds.

Arturia Dist TUBE-CULTURE (Distortion 2)

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One of the best harmonic distortion recreations to come by recently.

Dist TUBE-CULTURE is a rendition of the classic Thermionic Culture’s Ultra Vulture unit that provided rich harmonic saturation in the audio signal. Some extra and modern features were also included by Arturia, making it a versatile and trustworthy software that highly resembles its precursor.

Key Features:

• Adjustable BIAS

The original Ultra Vulture unit was built in a tube-powered circuit, as the most common choice regarding great-sounding audio gear. Tubes provide a very specific warmth and character to your equipment, and this is greatly transcribed inside Dist TUBE-CULTURE.

The “BIAS” knob adjusts the total amount of current running in the tube –  a 6AS6 in this case – which can dictate whether the tube sounds more aggressive or more subtle in the mix.

• Distortion modes

Distortion is a subjective effect that can vary significantly. You can saturate any signal from a slight way all the way up to aggressive behavior, and this can be even more simplified with the distortion modes available in Dist TUBE-CULTURE.

You can choose between “Triode,” “Pentode 1,” “Pentode 2,” and “Pentode 3,” each reflecting a specific sound character ranging from subtle to gritty.

• Presets

Everything’s much easier with presets. Arturia included 51 factory presets that extend through a wide range of dynamics, from smooth and harmonic textures to more edgy, hard distortion. They offer easy access to iconic sound profiles, even tailored for specific instruments.

• Presence switch

This useful switch works just like in the original hardware: you can switch between mid and high boosts. In essence, the “Air” position boosts high frequencies only, whereas the “Presence” option boosts both mid and high frequencies. You can also deactivate this option at any time

• Ammeter

The main panel contains another ode to the original hardware. The ammeter displayed in the user interface is a handy way to monitor the exact bias value running in the plugin, measured in milliamps.

When in “Advanced Mode,” clicking in the meter will alternate between input, output, and bias graphic displays, aside from a frequency analyzer that extends the entire spectrum. 

Arturia Pre V76 (Preamp)

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Arturia’s Pre V76 preamp plugin is a digital emulation of the vintage Telefunken V76 preamp, widely used in the recording industry in the 1960s and 1970s.

The plugin aims to replicate the warm and rich sound of the original preamp and includes various controls such as gain, bass, treble, and output level. It also includes a variety of presets that can be used as starting points for you and allows you to save their custom settings.

Key Features: