Pigments 6

Harness every shade of synthesis

Pigments is an all-in-one software synthesizer for modern producers, blending 6 cutting-edge synthesis engines, a color-coded interface, effortless drag-and-drop modulation, premium effects and advanced sequencing. Shape your sonic vision - from mix-ready presets to deep custom sound design.

Multi-engine versatility

Discover pure sonic possibility with 6 forms of synthesis: Modal, Granular, Wavetable, Sample, Harmonic and Virtual Analog, alongside the Utility engine.

Visual sound design

Streamline your creative process with Pigments’ clean, color-coded interface and drag-and-drop modulation - every step is designed for fast, fluid sound design without breaking your flow.

Modern sounding aesthetic

Pigments is defined by a boundary-pushing sound and over 1600 instantly-rewarding presets - from hybrid-acoustic tones to sweeping granular textures. Expandable with the sound store.

What’s new in Pigments 6

Explore the next chapter in Pigments’ evolution, where a powerful new Modal engine meets enhanced filters, modulators, and creative tools for unprecedented sound design freedom.

NEW Modal Engine

Experience physically-modeled tones using beam or string resonators, from delicate plucked strings to richly resonant pads. A bold new dimension in hybrid synthesis.

NEW Filters

Broaden your palette with an analog-infused Multimode V2, the stacked Cluster filter for swirling textures, and LoFi for crunchy, vintage-style coloration.

NEW Vocoder Effect

Inject everything from classic robotic timbres to avant-garde vocal textures into your patches. Modulate it with external audio or with a chosen engine or filter.

NEW Modulators

Elevate expression with new per-voice modulation assignment, audio-driven envelope triggering, and generate new curves with revamped Functions.

NEW Granular Improvements

Scan through samples mid-playback for time-stretching atmospheres, randomize grain playback for each note, and adjust grain size for fluid, evolving textures.

UX & UI enhancements

Refine modulations with an updated drag-and-drop workflow, explore an improved file browser, and enjoy a refreshed layout including a polished light theme!

Features

• Two engines in parallel
  • Virtual Analog triple-osc engine
  • Complex Wavetable engine
  • Sample and Granular engine
  • Harmonic Oscillator additive engine
  • Modal Engine
  • Includes Engine Crossmod
• Utility Engine
  • 5-shape Virtual Analog Oscillator
  • 2 Sample-based Noise Engines
  • External audio input
• Two filters
  • Classic filter types from V Collection instruments
  • Modern filter types, including Comb, Cluster, LoFi, and more
  • 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, Vocoder 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

Included Software

• Arturia Pigments
• Arturia Software Control Center