Pigments 7 by Arturia software synth plugin interface

Pigments 7: Multi-Engine Software Synthesizer by Arturia

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Pigments 7 is a software synthesizer by Arturia that combines six synthesis engines, a color-coded modulation system, a built-in FX section and a generative sequencer in one plugin.

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01Overview

Pigments 7 is built around a multi-engine architecture, so a single patch can layer several synthesis methods, including physical modeling, virtual analog, wavetable, granular, and additive. Its modulation system uses drag-and-drop assignment, four macro controls and a generative sequencer and arpeggiator. The plugin ships with more than 1700 presets and runs as VST2, AU, AAX and standalone on Windows and macOS.

Best for

Bass design
Pad and texture creation
Lead sounds
Electronic music production
Cinematic sound design
Granular sound design

Developer: Arturia
Category: Synths
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Six synthesis engines across two parallel engine slots
Engine cross-modulation for layered sound design
Dual filters with 16 filter types and 59 modes
Two insert FX buses and one send/return FX bus
20 modulatable FX algorithms including Shimmer Reverb
Color-coded drag-and-drop modulation system
Four dynamic, assignable macro controls
Generative sequencer and arpeggiator with random sequence generator

03In depth

Synthesis engines and sound design

Pigments 7 runs two engines in parallel. The available options include a modal physical-modeling engine, a triple-oscillator virtual analog engine, a complex wavetable engine, a sample and granular engine, and a harmonic oscillator additive engine. Engine cross-modulation lets one source shape another.

A utility engine adds a five-shape virtual analog sub oscillator, two noise engines and an external audio input, so you can process sound from outside the plugin as well as generate it inside.

Filters, FX and modulation workflow

The dual filter section offers 16 modern filter types and 59 filter modes, plus classic filter types drawn from Arturia's V Collection instruments. Filters can be routed in continuous series or parallel.

The FX section includes two insert effect buses, one send/return bus and three FX slots per bus, with 20 algorithms such as Shimmer Reverb, MultiBand Compressor, Distortion and Vocoder. Modulation is color-coded, with drag-and-drop assignment and hover quick-edit, and includes envelopes, morphing LFOs, function and random generators, and a modulation side-chain.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Arturia
Type	Plugin
Category	Synth
Formats	VST2, AU, AAX, Standalone
Operating systems	Windows, macOS
Architecture	64-bit

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What formats does Pigments 7 support?

Pigments 7 is available in VST2, AU, AAX and as a standalone application.

Which operating systems does Pigments 7 run on?

Pigments 7 runs on Windows and macOS. The listed requirements call for 64-bit systems, with Windows 10 or later and macOS 11 or later.

How many presets are included?

Pigments 7 includes an extensive library of more than 1700 presets.

What do I need to use Pigments 7?

Pigments 7 needs a 64-bit host, 4 GB of RAM, a quad-core CPU at 3.4 GHz or faster, 3 GB of free disk space and an OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU. It works in standalone mode and in VST, AAX, Audio Unit and NKS hosts (64-bit DAWs only).