“To say we’re proud is an understatement,” says Sam Limier, a key player in the Arturia team responsible for bringing Pigments, to life in a statement. The softsynth comes with features such as sample playback, granular synthesis, a revamped sequencer, a new filter, delay effect, and new presets. Pigments 2 comes just a year after the first version was released and it has some impressive new upgrades. Especially when we're talking about the sort of crisp digital sounds of a wavetable synth or even the harmonic engine.Arturia Adds Big New Features On Pigments 2 UpgradeĪrturia has announced its newest softsynth, Pigments 2, which is an upgraded version of their Pigments granular synth.

Those aren't the kinds features that inspire fawning headlines, but they can add a lot of depth and nuance to your sounds. This new third layer to a sound is specifically for adding noise and sub bass. Personally I think the most exciting addition is the utility engine. It also has dual morphing formant filters that can sand off some of the harsh edges, allowing you to get vowel like sounds. A little bit of detune and reverb can go a long way here. I'm especially a fan when it comes to low bassy growls and drones. The results are often reedy or organ-like.

The TL DR version is that it uses a combination of sinewaves at different frequencies to generate harmonic overtones. Harmonic additive synthesis is not a particular common method for sound generation, but it can be quite fun and unique.

That harmonic engine is probably the headlining feature of Pigments 3.

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