Arturia has released v1.1 of Pigments, its new hybrid wavetable + virtual analog software synthesizer.
Here’s what’s new in Pigments 1.1:
- Poly Aftertouch now supported
- Added a 6dB LPF and HPF slope mode to the Multimode Filter
- New master tune control
- Turing and Binary random sources now have reset trigger sources
- Velocity and Keyboard curve editor in Keyboard tab
- Computer keyboard can now be used as a MIDI input in standalone mode
- 15 new presets from Andrew Huang
- Various bugfixes and workflow improvements
Pricing and Availability
Pigments 1.1 is available as a free update via the Arturia Software Center – hit “Update” on Pigments.
Great move: Midi Polyphonic Expression is exactly what you want with a wave-table based synth as there are so many opportunities for modulation, manipulating the timbre as with pressure (Z-axis) or slide (Y-axis) and even pitch-bend (X-axis).
I agree, but poly aftertouch isn’t MPE — it gives you Z, but not X and Y. Maybe they’ll get there in 1.2?
but polyAT doesn’t eat up other MIDI channels (which is only an issue with multi-timbral synths).
Awesome synth, well worth the $69. Nice update.
69 euro is more close to Reality. 199 is ….. very Apple
Ive tried pigments yesterday on my computer. Using a keylab keyboard. However, maybe because lack of knowledge or limitations on the hardware; it isnt enough responsive as my hardware synth. Will take a lot of time to figure out how…or maybe just a dedicated soundcard instead of the onboard sound.
Until you get a decent audio-interface try installing the asio4all-drivers. They allow you to use the ASIO-standard on a regular soundcard. They also allwo you to adjust the buffers size – i.e latency. Latency above 7ms is perceptible. However – too low buffer settings will make your computer struggle, and you get audible digital noise (clicks, short abruptions). Just google asio4all.