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Product: V-Collection 5 Developer: Arturia Formats: Win/Mac, Standalone, VST2/3, AU, AAX Price: $499 DRM: Proprietary Software Activation (Arturia Software Center) Website: Introduction V-Collection 5 is the newest update to Arturia’s virtual instrument bundle. The instrument-only bundle is made up of models of classic keyboards, covering analog legends, electro-mechanical keyboards and organs, early digital synths, and even some acoustic pianos.
New in Version 5 Version 5 introduces a standard preset browser, scalable and HD-compatible GUI’s, and revamped MIDI learn across all instruments. Spark 2 (the drum machine) has been dropped from the package, but the following new instruments were added: B3 V Farfisa V Piano V Solina V Stage-73 V Synclavier V In addition, Analog Lab has been updated to version 2 and the filter in Mini V has been entirely rewritten. Upon the initial release I saw some posts about V4 presets not being compatible with V5, but Arturia has since released a preset conversion utility to address that. I’m not sure if it was always available, but each instruments includes an advanced panel which exposes hidden features that often expand beyond what the original instrument was capable of.
The Interface(s) Coming into V-Collection 5 fresh, I was caught a little off guard by 1) how skeuomorphic the interface designs are, 2) how much the design varies from instrument to instrument, and 3) how large the disk space requirements are as a result of the UI implementation. If you’re not already familiar with the term, skeuomorphism is a design principle where items on a screen are made to resemble their real world counterparts. For instance, a note taking app that looks like a sheet of notebook paper, or a post-it note. This is a common concept in plugin instrument/effects as the software is often designed to look like the hardware. This is the approach Arturia has taken with the instruments in V-Collection 5, but I’d argue that they may have gone too far. Looks very good at first glance, but the size and legibility of the drawbars and switches suffer due to the skeuomorphic design. The V-Collection instruments not only look like the original hardware, sometimes they even exist in what I can only describe as “virtual rooms.” Take B3-V or the Vox Continental V for example.
You’ve got a 3D rendered organ in essentially a virtual room. It looks great, but functionality suffers.
What do I mean by that? Look how small the drawbars and other important controls are in relation to the overall size of the UI. Look at the odd angle of the instruments further making the drawbar controls difficult to read.
Look at some of the metal toggle switches (what’s on and what’s off is often hard to assess). Across multiple instruments in the collection, legibility/functionality of the UI suffers as a result of this overly skeuomorphic interface design. And please note: my critique isn’t based on the fact that Arturia opted for a skeuomorphic design philosophy, it’s that they implemented it in such a way that functionality often suffers due to the small amount of screen real estate dedicated to the actual controls of the plugin, and the wasted space devoted to the fluff.
Some instruments (Arp 2600 V, Modular V3) require quite a big of vertical scrolling to work your way across the UI, which is something else I’m just not accustomed to. It’s also pretty clear that multiple designers had the lead in UI creation. Some UI’s opt for photorealism (Arp 2600 V, Modular V), others more of a clean, 3D-rendered look (B3-V, Synclavier V), others are clean and a little more functional (Jup-8V), some are a bit cartoony (Matrix 12 V2) while some are just downright blurry (Vox Continental V, Solina V). Coming at this bundle as a new user, and viewing it as a single package, the differences in style are quite glaring. An example of one of the blurry UI's. Luckily, almost all of the UI's are sharper than this one.
The last item on the UI’s, as mentioned in the “New in Version 5” section the UI’s are scalable, and UHD/retina compatible. Unfortunately, again I have to question Arturia’s choices in how they went about that. I noticed that each plugin took longer to install than most non-sample based instruments, and eventually caught on that this was because a large number of graphic resources were being written to disk. It turns out that Arturia opted for unique bitmaps for each resolution/UI size option (rather than just creating one bitmap in the largest/highest-resolution size and scaling that down on the fly). In addition, each key is a unique bitmap with graphics for the keypress and not pressed position.This combines to dramatically increase the disk size requirements, which has the potential for being problematic if these UI’s are getting installed in a solid state system drive where disk space is still at a premium. Please note however that none of these UI’s make their respective instrument unusable, especially since they can be scaled up or down as needed.
That said, it would be very nice to see Arturia take a more consistent and functional approach to their UI designs in future updates. The Instruments My favorite.
This little gem of a plugin has removed all motivation I had to get my Farfisa recapped. Let’s move on to the meat & potatoes of any audio product review: the sound.
This is an area where was much more consistently pleased with V-Collection. It says more about me and my own musical tastes than it does the overall quality of the package, but the absolute highlights of V-Collection 5 for me are the combo organs. As an owner of a Farfisa VIP 255 that’s fallen into a state of disrepair over the years, Farfisa V absolutely captures the vibe of my own Farfisa as I remember it. The Vox Continental V is another stunner if you’re a fan of mid 60’s organ sounds. The other organ in the package, B3-V, may disappoint some purists by not including the bass pedals. The keyclick, even when adjusted to max, still feels a bit quiet in my non-expert opinion, and the preamp drive range could also be extended.
All that said, I’ve gotten excellent organ sounds with it, and particularly appreciate the Brilliance control in the advanced panel as it allows you to take the sound from a brighter, more slick sound, to a darker more vintage organ vibe. Other absolute highlights in this package are the Solina V and the Synclavier V instruments (hint: keep the Advanced panel open on these constantly, particularly the Synclavier V). The Solina-V absolutely nails that 70’s string machine sound in a way that other virtual instruments I’ve used that attempted to do so fell short. The Synclavier was a surprise for me in that, I’ve heard about it, knew it was involved somewhere in Michael Jackson’s Thriller, had seen various forum posts for years where people would clamor for a virtual one, but otherwise knew nothing about it. I don’t know all that much more about it now other than it’s some kind additive/FM synthesis thing, but I know it sounds incredibly cool and is a ton of fun to play. It’s perhaps been the biggest surprise in the package for me.
If I were a V-Collection 4 owner looking to upgrade, the Synclavier, Solina, Farfisa and B3-V alone would make that choice a no-brainer. One of the cleaner UI designs. The analog synths, of which there are too many to go into great detail about, are excellent across the board. You’ve got just about every flavor of classic synth represented from Moog to Arp, Yamaha and Roland, Sequential Circuits and Oberhiem including the frighteningly massive Moog Modular V.
Not only do these instruments sound great, they each include enough presets to keep anyone busy for a few months. It’s no surprise that this is where Arturia really made their name.
Last up are the virtual pianos, both acoustic and electric. I’ve got an upright piano, along with a Rhodes Mk 1 and a Wurlitzer 120, so I went into these with high expectations and a firm background in the real deals. Ultimately, this is the one area of the package where I was disappointed. Piano-V is a physically modelled acoustic piano, which just doesn’t capture the weight/depth of a real acoustic piano at any setting I could find.
If I’d play a Lady Madonna-esque track, there was a strange balance between the bass keys and right-hand chords that just never felt right no matter how I’d adjust the settings. To my ears, Stage-73 V doesn’t capture the bell-like quality of a Rhodes tines in a convincing manner, and Wurli V2 could begin to approximate a more traditional Wurlitzer sound with some tweaking (I got close with Harmonic Variation: Dark Wurlie found in the advanced panel) but just was never 100%. If you’re looking for physically modeled electric pianos and need a high level of authenticity, I’d suggest looking elsewhere. For my money, the best virtual piano and electric piano instruments are still sample-based, and I kind of wish that Arturia had gone that route with these instruments. That said, if you don’t need 100% authenticity, these are certainly useful instruments to have.
Conclusion There’s no doubt in my mind that V-Collection 5’s ‘bang for your buck’ is so high that anyone working with virtual instruments would find a huge amount of value in this bundle. It’s not a perfect package by any means, but it more than makes up for any shortcomings by bashing you over the head with the huge number of things it does well. Sound Quality - 4/5: Some instruments hit it out of the park in terms of sound quality (the Vox Continental, Farfisa, Solina, and Synclaviar are some highlights for me) and the virtual analogs are consistently good, whereas a few of the instruments fall flat (Piano V, Wurli, Stage 73). Ease of Use - 4/5: The overly skeuomorphic design of some of these UI’s has the effect of complicating usage. This is somewhat offset by the ability to scale the UI’s, but I’d definitely like to see Arturia take a stab at UI’s where a much larger percentage of the screen real-estate is devoted to the controls.
Features - 5/5: Each instrument has an expanded feature-set beyond the original. Bang for Buck - 5/5: The bundle of 17 instruments costs as much (or perhaps I should say “as little”) as two or three individual instrument licenses. Even if you were only interested in a few instruments, buying the whole bundle becomes a no-brainer and is likely to provide some pleasant surprises. Arturia's amazing recreation of the Oberheim SEM A pleasant surprise of this collection is the Wurlitzer V, an emulation of the classic electric piano from the 1970s.
I wasn’t really expecting this to be included in a synthesizer-oriented bundle so it’s quite a nice treat. Arturia went deep in the modeling and delivered a beautiful virtual instrument with a big chunk of controls that gives access to all the inner workings, allowing you to tweak parameters that would even require an actual disassembling of the original unit. This is a very warm sounding instrument that feels very responsive. All around it sounds extremely nice and has a lot of sonic potential for an electric piano as Arturia also included an amp, a rotor cabinet, a graphic equalizer and effects such as reverb, chorus, overdrive, filter, delay and others which are basic-featured but handy for quick sound shaping.
If you add your own distortions and amplifiers to the mix this thing can go very far, and the Wurlitzer feels like a pleasant variation from all the oscillators, modulations and filters. Virtual-Vintage All synths emulated in the V-Collection are presented with all their original features through interfaces that are basically identical to their analog fathers, but Arturia took advantage of the virtual world’s goods and decided to give them a needed lift-up by extending the original set of features like better modulation matrices, some time-based and distortion effects and polyphony options that weren’t available or possible in the originals. They also featured with three legato modes, mouse scroll support, a nice preset system and easy handling of midi parameters with midi learn and CC assignments. All products of the collection are loaded with substantial patch libraries that are great to get you started and acquainted with the sound possibilities of each instrument.
Arturia also takes great care in their documentation, providing not only the basics you need to know in order to use their products but also providing nice background information and some very handy tips. One problematic thing about the V-Collection is Arturia’s reliance on semi-picture perfect interfaces, which badly hurts some of their products. This problem is basically summed up as a mixture of bad font choices, bad font sizes and graphical user interfaces that are not very suitable for some of the synths in terms of size and scale. The big boys 2600V and Modular V suffers a lot from that and since they’re complicated just like that in the real world the learning curve just gets steeper with a hard-to-see interface. The CS-80V is also hurt by a way too small and difficult to read interface, and that might put some folks away from an otherwise very nice sounding synth. Many people love the real Casio synth and Arturia has nailed a great sound here, but the interface will make you a bit miserable if you go beyond simple patch loading.
Free msi package builder. One other thing to consider is that some of them are really complex pieces to begin with: the Arp 2600V and the Moog Modular V are especially daunting and might scare some people away. Despite being provided with a nice amount of patches, most of these synths have a learning curve that have to be considered if you’re a newcomer to the analog synth game. The daunting (Moog) Modular: it gets easier on the virtual world, just not so much.
It’s worth saying again that there’s a remarkable sense of progress throughout the V-Collection as Arturia clearly improved their sound, interface design and feature-set over the years. The newer SEM V is definitively ahead of the Moog V in terms of ease of use and it’s also feels sonically “ better/analog-er” for the lack of a “ better” (sic) term. One thing that needs to be said is that the synthesizers presented here by Arturia might overlap each other and some of them are a bit redundant – of course we love having them all at our disposal since we’re Gearslutz, but it really takes an extra dose of experience, knowledge and some training to decide if that particular part is better done on the Jupiter or the Prophet. It’s hard to deny that some synths here will cast shadows over each other. Needless to say to take my experience with the necessary grain of salt and mileage may vary here as things can get very personal when it comes to the deep arts of synth crafting, but one thing is certain: if going to the synth depths is your thing, the V-Collection will certainly make you happy.
The controller conundrum In order to have a package that feels complete and to expand the V-Collection’s coverage Arturia cleverly included a drum machine (Spark Vintage) and a workstation instrument (Analog Laboratory). As an apple doesn't fall far from its tree, both instruments follows the premise of getting the classic synthesizer sounds but this time there’s a little twist and Arturia relied on methods other than pure code for making its sounds: the Spark drum machine is powered by samples and Analog Laboratory is preset-based keyboard instrument that gathers patches from the whole V-Collection. Spark is a virtual drum machine featured with a pattern sequencer and powered by 30 drum kits that are sampled from acclaimed drum synthesizers of the past such as the classics Roland and LinnDrums machines and more exotic pieces such as the Korg KPR-77, Simmons SDS, E-MU SP-12, Boss DR-55, Oberheim DMX, Yamaha RX5 and others. Despite the fact that it is powered by samples, the Spark isn’t really a full-fledged sampler such as Kontakt, but a streamlined tool that can provide good sounding drum kits and easy pattern swapping. Featured with a decent amount of controls over sound, the Spark has a good degree with flexibility and will suite a large number of genres as the samples powering these drum kits have a considerable range of use. Spark also features a pattern/song sequencer that provides easy beat swapping through 16 pattern switching buttons, 4 pattern banks buttons and there’s also a big knob to switch kits and drum pieces, and having such features will certainly make the Spark a nice tool for live use. The Analog Laboratory is a preset-powered keyboard instrument, with a very slick and streamlined interface that enables quick access to sounds from all the seven synths from the V-Collection and some of their basic controls such as filter, envelopes and basic modulations.
As expected, this is not a tool for deep-tweaking or sound design, but one to use when accessing different sounds in no time is a decisive factor, and the Laboratory fares well in that regard with whopping 3500 patches included – which is a great way to introduce newcomers to this product that might otherwise overwhelm some people in their first steps. Arturia handled all those presets in a very elegant manner through a browser that neatly organizes the patches according to their sound category, character and instrument, so you can easily find your way through the appalling sound palette offered by the Laboratory. One other aspect to mention is that this is a very practical tool that will be perfect for stage use due to its quick sound swapping capabilities and performance options such splitting the keyboard with different sounds and a snapshot system that can load up to eight different configurations. Analog Lab and Spark Vintage might provoke mixed feelings as they are products designed around their hardware counterparts and the more purist crowd might also turn them away because they’re no pure code and rely on samples or presets. Despite being fully-functional without Arturia's controllers, Spark and the Laboratory will certainly be more relevant if you have the hardware to go along with them.
That situation is especially aggravated when using the Spark’s pattern sequencer. As I don’t have the controllers at my disposal, I should say that programming patterns with a mouse on the Spark’s interface wasn't exactly a very pleasing thing to do and it felt obvious that it was developed with the hardware in mind. Most guys will probably end up like me and will use their DAW's sequencer to get their drum parts.
The Laboratory might still be relevant with other MIDI controllers as all the functionality can be easily transposed to other keyboards. Despite the controller conundrum, both the Laboratory and Spark Vintage are great sound instruments that can be quite useful both on studio and on stage. Spark Vintage is especially attractive since it offers the user a decent overview of classic drum machines and it's tweaking capabilities can make vintage sounds very relevant in today's context. Spark Vintage's library: nice bits of drum synthesizer history and some hidden pearls such as the Roland 707 Verdict Even though Arturia managed to deliver quite a comprehensive package, the V-Collection will certainly cater the synth-aficionados and electronic music producers more than anyone else. The synth-addicted will find the V-Collection to be their ultimate playground and they will really make the asking price (400 USD MSRP) worth it, while less experienced guys have to weight in a steep learning curve and potentially overlapping synths.
It’s worth saying that those who invested in Arturia's hardware will get an extra bang too. Despite some interface problems and the never ending debate on authenticity, Arturia's V-Collection definitively honors the legacy of the pieces they recreated. Score: 8.8. Sound Quality: 10/10.
Content and features: 9/10. Ease of use: 8/10.
Compatibility and stability: 8/10. Documentation and support: 10/10. Bang for buck: 8/10. Pros: Superb sounding instruments in a well-rounded package that covers a big chunk of classic synthesizer ground.
Available on plugin and standalone versions for all major formats and platforms. Cons: Some synthesizers might have a steeper learning curve and may overlap each other. 3rd party DRM.
Foreword This is a follow-up to my review of the Arturia's V-Collection 3, which was written over an year ago and covered the previous iteration of this virtual instrument bundle. In that regard, I will not be covering in much depth the legacy features and products, instead I’ll have my focus on the new products added to the Collection and how was the trajectory from version number three to the present number fours in terms of the user experience and product development. The new Collection Arturia's V-Collection is quite a landmark in the computer audio landscape, as it is arguably one of the most comprehensive set of virtual synthesizers out there, bringing emulations of some classic Moogs, Jupiter 8, the iconic modular Arp 2600 and much more. What was already huge has grown quite substantially with the additions of the (Arp/Eminent) Solina, the Vox Continental and the (Oberheim) Matrix emulations, but it doesn't stop there: now we finally have a full fledged drum machine with Spark 2, which is a huge upgrade from V3's sort of lackluster Spark Vintage, and also a new performance-oriented synth with Analog Lab. Spark 2 and Analog Lab are very welcome addition since they provide a better sense of completion that was a bit faint on the previous iterations, and it also fills the “true workhorses for the electronic musician” that felt somehow neglected among all the vintage synth charm. It’s also worth saying that the legacy products were not abandoned. Analog Laboratory (not to be confused with the new “Lab”), Arp 2600V, CS-80V, Jupiter 8V, Mini V, Modular V, Oberheim SEM V, Prophet V and Wurlitzer V have all been updated and are available on all plugin formats for both Mac and Windows.
Their sound hasn't changed, but they were patched and optimized over the years and tend to be more stable and reasonably better on consuming with our system resources. Expanding the Collection Let’s start by my favorite “new” instrument, which the iconic ARP Solina String Ensemble. I say that because this thing just sounds huge!
Forget about those five seconds reverbs we usually have to go for in order to make pads sound big because the Solina just does it all by itself. It is pretty remarkable and can fill a song with just a couple of well-chosen notes. This is a single sided instrument and a very specific one, but what it might lack in diversity it compensates in beauty.
This is a very lush and dreamy sounding instrument which might not fit a lot of material, but when it fits it is just staggering. It should also be noted that it makes a very significant piece of synthesizer history available to the masses, which is quite remarkable. Following the trail of unique instruments, the Vox Continental brings classic organs to the collection - something that the virtual instrument market has in quite some abundance. However, Arturia's offer is quite a good one as it feels very authentic and convincing. Like the Wurlitzer V it also features an virtual amplifier section which adds some interesting sonic possibilities. Given the current landscape this is an instrument that many might pass, but since it comes with pack it might actually get some good use.
Moving on we have the recreation of the (Oberheim) Matrix and Arturia has once again done quite a good job at delivering a great sounding synth, but one that is resource hog and hard to use because of that (at least at this point). This is a synth that really needs some further patching because the stability isn’t fully there yet and when it gets stable your system will likely take a bit hit, especially at higher sample rates. There’s a ton of potential here since the oscillators and filters are very good sounding and this is an interesting synth with a very prominent sound signature, but I’ll leave it aside for awhile until the next update. Speaking of updates, it’s worth mentioning that Arturia is showing a good pace and its quite easy to stay up to date with the new management software. Offline users will suffer a bit in that regard, as the solution can’t be as convenient as the online experience.
Arturia allows for five different computers to be authorized, which is something to be very much praised. Last but not least are the two workhorses: the Spark 2 drum machine and the patch-collector Analog Lab. Spark 2 is arguably the most worthy and important addition to the collection in terms of “getting more work with the V-Collection”. This time Arturia gave its users a drum making tool that covers a territory that was left aside by the former version. With its big and very comprehensive library, it offers a true drum workhorse that is very good to work with and very good sounding.
It is worth mentioning that Spark VDM's library (which was included in V-Collection 3) was incorporated into Spark2, but Arturia provides a new license for those who upgraded from previous versions and wish to maintain backwards compatibility. Analog Lab is but keeps the same spirit of the “Laboratory”: it gathers patches from Arturia's vintage line of instruments in a convenient rompler-esque package. This might be a handy instrument for the stage or when you need to be fast on the studio, but despite offering a good collection of patches it has no proper search function, which I find ultimately disappointing for this kind of instrument and kind of defeats its very purpose. Besides this glaring fault, Analog Lab is a very convenient instrument that will definitely help out when you need to quickly access sounds and will make life easier at the studio or on stage, and it also serves well as an overview of Arturia’s virtual synth line, showcasing good amounts of content.
Old struggles Given the huge amount of synthesizer content present in Arturia's collection, it does take quite some time to come to grasps with everything that comes with it. These are amazing instruments that cover a lot of ground and should be to electronic musicians something like an “endgame” as there is so much depth and things to discover in this collection, especially after the latest additions. However, I should that not everything is flowers and a navigating through our boards you can easily notice a considerable amount of people that are (or at least were at the some point) disappointed with the Frenchmen. There’s a general consensus that Arturia makes very good sounding instruments that are sort of “complicated” to use and those complications aren’t only about tuning an oscillator or modulating a filter - they’re complications such as instability, DAW crashing and sometimes poor resource management. Needless to say that these are very complex instruments and pieces of software, and all software can be prone to problems, but unfortunately the V-Collection 4 still suffers from the same hurdles.
Another current criticism of some of Arturia's instruments is regarding the interfaces - to which I can say that I subscribe to some extent. As one can notice, Arturia does pretty much 1:1 interfaces and their plugins are almost picture-perfect representation of the original interfaces, with some slight additions that are possible or necessary to a plugin such as good preset system and features not seen in the hardware like chorus and delay effects. However, that is not enough to compensate and in the opinion of this reviewer, Arturia runs into the pitfalls of skeuomorphism - the user interfaces of the Arp, the Moogs, Jupiter, CS-80 suffer a lot from tiny graphics and are just too hard to use.
The controls feels very cramped and ultimately hinders the experience. I'm not totally sure that bigger interfaces with bigger controls is the solution and I'd be interested to see new interface designs with today’s philosophy for these classic synths, but I'd gladly just take the big ones if offers. Arturia has manifested interest in this subject and it seems like bigger sizes and resolutions might be coming.
I'll also have to say that not everything is gloom here and there are good interfaces such as the SEM-V, Solina, Matrix, where Arturia managed to find a good spot in terms of how big things are on your screen and how easy is to read them. Scores Sound quality - 5/5: I'll reiterate what I had expressed on my V3 review: this is a great sounding synthesizer collection with some of the best virtual instruments the money can buy. Everything here sounds pretty amazing, but I'll give some honorable mentions to the SEM, Solina, Prophet and Spark 2 for being exceptionally good sounding. Ease of use - 3/5: Some interface gripes and less-than-great optimizations might make the V-Collection ride a bit too much bumpy for some. The porting to 64-bit formats has not been painless and there are a fair share of issues to be ironed out.
There are also a number of support-related complaints, which is a legitimate cause of concern and most of us already heard some of complaints from the community and one easily finds that Arturia has a history of less than ideal support that is far from the greatness of its product line. Improvements in the customer service department are more important than anything right now, and it seems like they're stepping up with a better solution for handling licenses and updates and also a new ticket-based support system that showed a noticeably better (i.e. Faster) response.
It's now up to Arturia to keep that up and raise this score in the nearby future. Features - 5/5: As a collection, there’s nothing to say here other than this is arguably the most comprehensive set of virtual electronic instruments out there. At this point the only left for Arturia to incorporate is a sampler (vintage sampler maybe?), but I think that is another ballgame altogether and one with its own fierce competition that might not be worth taking, and it seems like the Frenchmen agree with me on that.
Bang for buck - 5/5: The collection offers a ton of value regardless if you’re a newcomer or a owner of previous versions. One might think that new users will get more bang for their buck as the update price is slightly less enticing than the admission ticket, which is indeed extremely attractive, but the worthy arrivals of Solina, Vox and Spark 2 are more than good enough to justify the update. Last but not least, the fact that V-Collection 4 can now be used in up to five different computers adds a lot to its already great value!
Final thoughts. The Prophet V was “the sleeper” of the collection in my experience. Took me awhile to get to grasps with its three modes of operation but once I figure out a few tricks its been one of the most fun synthesizers to program, even with a few visualization problems. SEM V has amazing filters with amazing sweeping possibilities. Spark 2’s interface calls for its controller, but it does not cripples the controller-less experience. However, I imagine that using it with a controller might be a lot more rewarding and fast, especially when editing patterns.
Don’t ever set for a huge pad sound without trying the Solina. Combine it with your favorite modern (and more controllable) instrument for the ultimate synth pad making experience. Stay away from the VST3 versions for now and proceed with caution when working with AAX because of some recurrent instability and wild resource consumption. I'd recommend everyone to try to stay online or at least get online every once in awhile to check for updates. Arturia is definitely working hard and delivering new versions on a very promising pace, so it's a wise move right now to keep checking for new fixes and improvements. In the best tradition of a true relentless Gearslutz, here goes a wishlist:. Better user interfaces/higher resolution graphics: resizable/high resolution versions of the current ones or perhaps some new designs for the classic interfaces.
That would be bold move but one I’d definitely like to see someday. In the meanwhile, high resolution or at least a bigger one will do. Arturia said in a recent thread that they're working on something to remedy this issue. However, nothing has been said about how or when it will be done.
Keep an eye out for that. A more stable and usable AAX: This isn't entirely on Arturia to blame as Pro Tools has its fair share of struggles with virtual instruments and version 11 hasn't totally changed that despite some noticeable improvements.
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Arturia's PT users are still suffering more than the VST crowd at the moment, however there are some good signs of a better future ahead as the updates are coming on a good pace. The Collection needs a true sampler - be it a vintage emulation of an old machine or a entirely new and modern sampler, this is arguably the only gap left on the Collection. A new synthesizer which is not an emulation.
Something completely new that might take some ideas from the classics, but also taking advantage from what digital has to offer. I’d love to see what Arturia could come up with!
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Taking each instrument one step further, we also introduced some incredible, optional new features to these hallowed classics, like allowing monophonic synths to become polyphonic, integrating arpeggiators, extra oscillators, LFOs, filters, and more. You’ll also find over 6,000 incredible preset sounds, created by some of the most prestigious, acclaimed sound designers in the industry. Aladdin hardlock usb emulator for brother. Whatever keyboard sound you need in your track, V Collection 6 has you covered. The best of the best Every gear-lust inducing keyboard and synth you ever craved is available; right here, right now.
Ever heard a song and wondered what keyboard they used? Chances are, it’s been recreated in V Collection 6. Inside, you’ll find analog synths, modular marvels, revolutionary digital synths, sublime acoustic and electric pianos, organs, and even a string machine.
Each one a legend, and each one capable of revitalizing your creativity and transforming your musical palette. V Collection 6 gives you the keys to your very own private keyboard museum. What will you create? Down to the smallest detail Mapping out and recreating every circuit, component, nuance, quirk, and spark of magic takes time and dedication. V Collection 6 lets you take full advantage of Arturia’s passion for vintage keyboards. Using exclusive modelling technology, known as True Analog Emulation®, as well as the latest physical modelling techniques, Arturia’s developers and engineers were able to perfectly recreate every element of these classic instruments.
From the intricacies of the analog components and circuitry, to the character-defining reactions of the strings, cabinets, and speakers, Arturia have recreated these classic keyboards in stunning detail. To get closer than any other virtual instrument on the market, we worked alongside masterminds like Cameron Jones and Bob Moog to ensure our software recreations were faithful to their original visions. This dedication means that whatever instrument you load up, whatever sound you’re searching for, we payed tribute to the original machine. We built upon its legacy. We added a new generation of features that open up exciting new possibilities to the contemporary musician. V Collection 6 offers you top-tier keyboards without the hassle. No tuning, no maintenance, no repair bills, just pure, creative bliss.
'This softsynth is a total TEN STARS! The name Jupiter 8 is definitely within my galaxy of 'Vintage Synths' but Arturia has completely knocked this synth eons into the future and brought the Jupiter 8, perhaps the greatest analog synth of all time, from 1981 to 2007 and beyond with the incredible add-ons. With their careful, meticulous attention for preserving the true nuances of this synth and then by adding visionary and complementary modules to the Jupiter-8V; I truly believe that this softsynth should be in everyone's collection for one simple reason. That's what the Jupiter 8 was all about and Arturia has given us an instrument that can produce more new sounds than most of us have heard in a long time. Go Out and Buy The Jupiter-8V! You will not be sorry!' 'This softsynth is a total TEN STARS!
The name Jupiter 8 is definitely within my galaxy of 'Vintage Synths' but Arturia has completely knocked this synth eons into the future and brought the Jupiter 8, perhaps the greatest analog synth of all time, from 1981 to 2007 and beyond with the incredible add-ons. With their careful, meticulous attention for preserving the true nuances of this synth and then by adding visionary and complementary modules to the Jupiter-8V; I truly believe that this softsynth should be in everyone's collection for one simple reason. That's what the Jupiter 8 was all about and Arturia has given us an instrument that can produce more new sounds than most of us have heard in a long time. Go Out and Buy The Jupiter-8V!
You will not be sorry!' 'Arturia has done the original Jupiter-8 justice.
Not only has the company captured the original instrument's essence and character, but have upped the ante by adding new and creative touches that expand the reach of its sound. As far as I'm concerned, this is not only the strongest analog emulation on the market, but is quite possibly the best soft synth I have yet encountered. Once hooked up with a good control surface, this could be the only virtual analog you'll ever need - and it will definitely be my go-to instrument of choice in the future.' 'In terms of sound quality, the CS-80V is absolutely divine. It's a first-rate-analog-style synthesizer with a wealth of detuning and modulation possibilities that allow you to cook up truly retro sounds-if that's what you're looking for. On the other hand, thanks to the sequencer, stereo delay and multitimbral aspects of the instrument, the CS-80V can sound as up-to-date as your programming chops will allow.
The filters have plenty of bite - so much so that you have to watch for clipping. And I particularly like the implementation of the ring modulator, suboscillator and Touch Response features, which enable you to add weird little subtleties to a sound.' 'When it comes to copping 'that' sound, the Mini V does not disappoint, and it then builds on that solid foundation with some new twists to the original MiniMg that most of us could only dream about years ago.
If you really enjoy twisting the knobs and getting your virtual hands 'dirty', I very highly recommend the Mini V. You at least owe it to yourself to download the demo version and see if you get those same chills up your spine that I got when I first got my hands on it. If you crave that classic Mg sound, I don't think you'll be disappointed. Har' Grooves Magazine. 'So how closely does the 2600 V reproduce the flavour of the original?.
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So while I can't attest to how truly authentic at waveform level Arturia's True Analog Emulation methodology is, I can definitely say that the 2600 V does seem to very successfully capture much of that specific Arp 'flavour' in terms of oscillator and filter 'punchiness. If you're fairly synth-savvy, or if you already know your way around the original Arp 2600, then with its flexible semi-modular approach as well a new extended modulation routings, the 2600 is recommended for a wide array of classic analog sounds both as an instrument and as source of wild sound effects.' Grooves Magazine. 'At a glance at the back of any Arturia box reveals that these developers are serious. The stellar line-up of electronic musicians whose photos appear on the cartons is like a synthesist hall of fame, and they're not just there to endorse the instruments - they're also responsible for the presets.
Some of the best patches come from Arturia themselves. Not for the first time, Jean-Michel Blanchet proves himself to be one of the best programmers in the business with his tumbling sequences, blistering leads and smooth pads. if you've ever coveted the original ARP 2600, picking this up is a no-brain. If you've never heard of the original, you still might find the 2600 V to be an excellent way to ease into modular synthesis. It's another winner from Arturia.' Computer Music. 'Thanks to the Arturia 2600 V and Way our Ware TimewARP2600 virtual synths, not only is the 2600 sound available again in an inexpensive and easy-to-find package, but the Arturia version features a recreation of the 1601 sequencer.
As an ARP 2600 reproduction, Arturia's 2600 V comes tantalizingly close. as a modular synth with a built-in analog sequencer, the 2600 V positively rocks! It's got that definitive Arturian warmth with oodles of modulation options and is perfect complement to a rig that already has a few more traditional virtual synths. 'There have already been numerous soft synths purporting to emulate the Prophet 5, and I have not been impressed by any of them. Arturia have created something closer to the original than any of these, and I am confident that Prophet V will continue to improve. Furthermore, by creating this strange marriage of the Prophet 5 with one of my all-time favourite synthesizers, the Prophet VS, the company have shown the imagination needed to take their offering way beyond those of their competition.'
Sound On Sound. 'Arturia has done a frighteningly good job of capturing the beloved gritty characteristics of this American-made classic. Being the first polyphonic analog synth, the Prophet 5's sound was all over records from '80s artists like Talking Heads, INXS, and Gary Numan, and as such, the presets do well to cover the sounds used in those days. However, Arturia includes emulation of the Prophet VS and a hybrid mode, meaning this synth goes far beyond churning out throwback fare.
Certainly a great all-around plug-in that especially excels with leads and percussive sounds.' 'At a glance at the back of any Arturia box reveals that these developers are serious.
The stellar line-up of electronic musicians whose photos appear on the cartons is like a synthesist hall of fame, and they're not just there to endorse the instruments - they're also responsible for the presets. Some of the best patches come from Arturia themselves. Not for the first time, Jean-Michel Blanchet proves himself to be one of the best programmers in the business with his tumbling sequences, blistering leads and smooth pads.
if you've ever coveted the original ARP 2600, picking this up is a no-brain. If you've never heard of the original, you still might find the 2600 V to be an excellent way to ease into modular synthesis. It's another winner from Arturia.' Computer Music. 'There have already been numerous soft synths purporting to emulate the Prophet 5, and I have not been impressed by any of them. Arturia have created something closer to the original than any of these, and I am confident that Prophet V will continue to improve.
Furthermore, by creating this strange marriage of the Prophet 5 with one of my all-time favourite synthesizers, the Prophet VS, the company have shown the imagination needed to take their offering way beyond those of their competition.' Sound On Sound.
'Arturia has done a frighteningly good job of capturing the beloved gritty characteristics of this American-made classic. Being the first polyphonic analog synth, the Prophet 5's sound was all over records from '80s artists like Talking Heads, INXS, and Gary Numan, and as such, the presets do well to cover the sounds used in those days.
However, Arturia includes emulation of the Prophet VS and a hybrid mode, meaning this synth goes far beyond churning out throwback fare. Certainly a great all-around plug-in that especially excels with leads and percussive sounds.' Artists Corner I first heard about Arturia when reading an interview with Joe Goddard from Hot Chip. I had always marvelled at the rich synth sounds on their first couple of records, and assumed (naively) that they used a lot of analog synths. Scouring ithe net I came across this interview where Joe mentioned that they had used the Arturia Modular V emulator almost exclusively on some of my favourite tracks - which meant that maybe I too could get some of those sounds without having to spend thousands on hardware. Investigating that one synth then led me to all of Arturia's products, which are uniformly well-designed, intuitive and fun to use.
Tim Shiel ( Gotye ). Artists Corner Arturia has played a heavy hand in defining the sound of Crew Love.
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These plug ins come so close to the real thing, they’re practically a demo for the outstanding vintage synths they represent. The Prophet V has been our go-to soft synth for driving bass lines, and the Oberheim for that never-ending palette ideas. Before we owned real Jupiter 8’s we practiced and learned the functionality on the Jupiter-8 V2 soft synth.
But it would take an octopus in the studio to control all the automation you can with this incredible software! Soul Clap ( Crew Love ).
Artists Corner Arturia has once again delivered a faithful recreation of another analog classic with SEM V. SEM V is a highly musical instrument that evokes the original in so many surprising ways.
The filter in all states sounds like the real thing, and they've even captured some more subtle details like the clipping of the envelope generators that adds to the signature sound of the original synth. I have been a long-time user of the SEMs, and about 15 years ago I spent a wheelbarrow full of money to have my several of my Studio Electronics rack-mounted SEMs further modified to bring out all their patch points from the original circuit boards, something the Oberheim people were nice enough to leave there for us. Then I built separate breakout boxes for the patch points as well as for little oscillator mixers, mults and.
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Suboscillators at both 8vb and 16vb. Now Arturia has added so many of these previously expensive and esoteric features to SEM V. No more metal shop visits or electrical engineer wrangling required! Imagine my delight when I first tried SEM V and found the control for suboscillators. Where were you guys 15 years ago? Erik Norlander ( Producer - Composer ).
Artists Corner A while ago I searched all synths which are part of the V collection on Ebay in order to find out what people are currently willing to pay for machines like the Arp 2600 and the MiniMg. The price for all machines in total is ridiculous. The Arp 2600 is in example available for 10.000 $ if some one is willing to sell it anyway. So I can highly recommend the Arturia V collection to all curious producers who want to explore the infinite possibilities of the i.e. Oberheim SEM, Jupiter 8 and Prophet 5. Of course the original machines always have their special and unique charm but the way the engineers of Arturia virtually re-programmed the synths is simply breath taking and convincing. I use this bundle in almost every production of mine!
Marc Romboy ( DJ/Producer ). Old dog, new tricks While recreating 21 legendary instruments in unparalleled detail, we couldn’t help but wonder “What if?” What if this amazing monosynth lead sound was polyphonic? What if we could change the position of the pickups on this Rhodes?
What if we added more filter and oscillator options to this classic synth? What if this concert grand piano’s wooden cabinetry was replaced with sheet metal? Thanks to the power of modern technology, these optional extras open an exciting new chapter in the stories of these vintage classics.
With V Collection 6, you can use the best instruments in the history of music to create the sounds of tomorrow.