Pigments 5

Polychrome Software Synthesizer

A revolution in modern synthesis, Pigments’ approach to sound design is as intricate as it is accessible, letting users craft epic, high-resolution, surgically-precise and hard-hitting sounds with an all-encompassing interface, tailor-made for forward-thinking producers. 

Limitless Sound Design

A powerful end-to-end software synthesizer, Pigments makes it easier than ever to explore an infinite spectrum of sound. Four forms of synthesis, 1500 + sounds, one-click modulation & sequencing, immediately expressive macros & FX - all instantly gratifying to use.

Vibrant And Intuitive Workflow

Visualize and refine your sound in style with an interface that matches your creative flow. Whether honing a composition in the Play View, tuning a color-coded modulation or seeing a patch or preset come alive with dynamic visualization - Pigments invites play and supports process. 

On The Pulse

Pigments’ sonic powers truly shine at the forefront of contemporary music production. Its vast and clear-cut sounds are no stranger to world’s leading electronic genres - from trap, bass music and EDM to house, electro, lo-fi, electronica, cinematic sounds and beyond. 

Make It Your Own

Personalize Pigments to suit your setup and create your own sounds with custom appearance, play modes, audio routing, preset playlists, external sound sources and more.

What's New in Pigments 5?

New Curated Content And Sounds

Discover a huge selection of new factory presets (150 added), wavetables and samples in Pigments 5 comprising more than 1500 sounds! 3 new preset expansions bank will also be available in the Pigments sound store (each bank includes 150 presets MPE designed for more expressivity).

Seamless Performance

Pigments now utilizes multi-core processing for greater CPU efficiency, allowing more users to explore this powerful softsynth with ease.

Ignite Your Creativity

Explore the much-requested sequencer developments from one-click sequence generation and new play modes to saveable presets and sequence browsing. Make use of the sequencer lock to apply your sequence settings to any sound.

Shape And Transform Your Own Sounds

You can now process external audio in Pigments from the Utility engine, by routing the sound to the instrument through the track sidechain input. 

Compose In Style

Pigment’s refreshed interface includes an improved play view, with new waveform visualisers and other enhancements. 

Enhanced FX Routing

You can now choose whether the AUX FX send is routed pre or post the insert effects, letting you send the processed audio into your spatial effects.

What's Cool

Generate New Ideas

• You’re now able to create new sequence with 1 click, either using the generative algorithm or by browsing your sequence presets.
• Use this powerful and intuitive sequencer on ANY sounds:
• Save your favourite sequences.
• Use the Sequencer Lock to apply your sequence to any preset.
• Use Pigments Sequencer MIDI Output to send notes to other instruments.

Experiment More And More!

• The New FX Routing allows you craft the timbre with effect before sending it to your spatial effects in the AUX bus.
• Use the Phase Init parameter on the wavetable oscillator to control on your phase alignment for surgical kick bass mixes.
• With the added audio input in the utility engine, you can now shape and transform your own sounds with the whole Pigments processing power.

Discover

• CPU optimization: thanks to CPU optimization using Multi-Core processing, we are trying to reach more and more customers and make this instrument more usable.
• Explore the most vanguard shades of synthesis & timbres with new curated content and sounds. 
• New factory preset bank (100 presets).
• 3 new preset expansions: precise artistic direction based on genre for each of the bank.
• New Wavetables: Top quality and versatile new wavetables with a unique specific timbres.
• New Samples: from vocal samples to 808 basses, explore the possibilities of Pigments with all the different flavours.
• Revamped Play View:  With a modern a new interactive audio spectrum.

Features

• Two engines in parallel
  • Virtual Analog triple osc engine
  • Complex Wavetable engine (including over 160 wavetables)
  • Sample & Granular engine (including sample library)
  • Harmonic Oscillator additive engine
  • Includes Engine Crossmod
• Third Utility engine
  • 5-shape Virtual Analog Oscillator
  • 2 Sample-based Noise Engines
• Two filters
  • Classic filter types from V Collection instruments
  • Modern filter types
  • Continuous series/parallel routing
• Powerful FX section
  • 2 Insert buses, 1 Send bus, 3 FX per bus
  • Modulable parameters
  • 18 algorithms including Shimmer Reverb, MultiBand Compressor, Chorus JUN-6, and more.
• Advanced modulation system
  • Color-coded workflow
  • Drag-and-drop assign, hover-over adjustment
  • Envelopes, LFOs, Function generators, Random src, and more
  • 4 dynamic, assignable Macro controls
• Visual interface
  • Graphical representation of the most important modules
  • Simplified Play Mode
  • Dark or Light themes
• Polyrhythmic Sequencer and Arpeggiator
  • Create complex, custom and evolving sequences/arps
  • Advanced random sequence generator
  • Sequencer lock & browser
• Extensive library of 1500 presets
• MTS-ESP microtuning compatibility
• MPE compatibility
• NKS controller compatible

System Requirements

Mac

• macOS 11+ or later (64-bit only) (M1 Mac Supported)
• 4 GB RAM
• 4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost) or M1 CPU
• 3 GB free hard disk space
• OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
• Works in Standalone, VST, AAX, Audio Unit, NKS (64-bit DAWs only).

Windows

• Win 10+ (64-bit only)
• 4 GB RAM
• 4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost)
• 3 GB free hard disk space
• OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
• Works in Standalone, VST, AAX, Audio Unit, NKS (64-bit DAWs only).

Protection

• All Arturia software is protected by the Arturia Software Center.