Arturia - News and Rumours

LEAK! Is Arturia about to release “3 Delays You’ll Actually Use”?

22 Aug 2019 · Images of what seems to be Arturia's "3 Delays You'll Actually Use" were leaked online for a short time. Are they about to release emulations of the Roland Space Echo and EHX Deluxe Memory Man?

Arturia releases updated Keylab 88 mkII with CV/Gate outputs

20 Jun 2019 · Arturia has unveiled the Keylab 88 mkII. The new version of the 88-key hammer action keyboard controller comes with CV/Gate outputs, an updated workflow, and a nice software package.

Arturia V Collection 7 adds 3 new instruments: CZ V, Synthi V and Mellotron V

26 Apr 2019 · Among the new additions to Arturia's V Collection are the Synthi V, CZ V, and Mellotron V, bringing the total number of virtual instruments in the bundle to 24.

Arturia releases “3 Compressors you’ll actually use”

02 Apr 2019 · Arturia has released "3 Compressors you'll actually use". The plug-in bundle contains software emulations of three classic analog compressors: Gates STA-Level, UREI 1176, and dbx 165A.

#TSR19: Get ready for some electronic excess at Thomann Synth Reactor this week

13 Mar 2019 · This week's Thomann Synth Reactor #TSR19 event brings together 25 of the synth world's best known YouTubers for a week of modular madness and Eurorack excesses. Find out more here!

NAMM 2019: Arturia cross a MicroBrute with Mutable Plaits and get MicroFreak

25 Jan 2019 · Arturia has borrowed some Mutable Instruments algorithms and given birth to a wonderful hybrid synthesizer they are calling the MicroFreak (adorable). Now with no-talking sound demo video!

NAMM 2019: Arturia AudioFuse Studio musician-friendly desktop audio interface

24 Jan 2019 · The sleek desktop unit offers quad DiscretePro preamps, quad line inputs (two of them commutable to Phono for connecting turntables), ADAT, and Bluetooth playback - among other valuable functionality.

Top 5 Hardware Synthesizers of 2018 by Moog, Behringer, Korg, Dreadbox, Arturia

29 Dec 2018 · Which hardware synthesizers really took us to new places in 2018? Were there any that really stood out above the crowd for you? But with so much awesome gear out there choosing 5 is a bit of a tall order.

Top 5 Software Synthesizers of 2018 (reprise)

26 Dec 2018 · 2018 saw a plethora of inventive, appealing software synthesizers, including our Top 5 by Arturia, FXpansion, Native Instruments, Waslio Audio, Cherry Audio and Waves. Wait, that's 6?!?

Top 5 Modular Gear of 2018 by Strymon, Mutable, Endorphin, Erica, Arturia

23 Dec 2018 · Whew, what a year for modular gear that was! Here's the best of a cracking field of modular gear in 2018 - which you may or not agree with. It could easily have been a Top 20!

Arturia Pigments: a swirling polyrhythmic, modulating and randomising mega-synth

11 Dec 2018 · Arturia has dropped Pigments, a visually enticing mega-synth that takes modulation, randomisation and probability to some very interesting places. Get your first in-depth look here!

Incoming from Arturia – here comes the tease machine

06 Dec 2018 · Arturia tease us with a 19 second video announcing that it's time for them to... do something. Combing through the frames I think I know what it is...

Black Friday: The hottest audio gear deals – and where to find them!

16 Nov 2018 · It's getting cold (in the northern hemisphere) - that can only mean that audio gear makers are offering silly discounts on their products. Here's a list of the best offers and hottest deals.

Synclavier V2: Arturia brings sampling and resynthesis to their emulation

15 Oct 2018 · The original additive, FM and timeslice synthesis emulation of the Synclavier has been expanded to include sampling and the resynthesis of samples as Arturia complete their Synclavier V journey.

Top 5 software synthesizers 2018

29 Jul 2018 · Here are the Top 5 software synthesizers or virtual electronic instruments that your computer should be chewing on in 2018. Did your favourite get on the list?

Arturia DrumBrute Impact – full and official details

19 Jul 2018 · DrumBrute Impact is a neat and exciting little drum machine with a capable sequencer and a lot of performance versatility. It's missing the filter from the DrumBrute but probably has more than your beats need.

DrumBrute Impact: Arturia’s baby DrumBrute leaked

18 Jul 2018 · Arturia is ready to release the DrumBrute's little brother. DrumBrute Impact is compact, has fewer sounds but picks up an FM drum track, Brute distortion and a very tasty sub-300 Euro price tag. Now with video!

Our Top 5 Semi-Modular Synthesizers

16 Jul 2018 · It's been a bumper year for semi-modular synthesizers. Completely capable of being awesome in their own right but with a willingness to get patched into something greater. Here's our pick of the best.

Arturia sex up controllers with sensitive, delicate and high impact KeyLab MkII

21 Jun 2018 · The Pro-Feel key-bed is robust and yet sensitive, delicate and nuanced for high-impact play - are Arturia describing the new KeyLab MkII controller keyboards or a new range of condoms?

Arturia reminds us of Spark’s existence with 2.4 update

10 Jun 2018 · 3 years after Arturia introduced Spark 2, their uber-versatile software/hardware drum machine, it crawls up to version 2.4 with some bug fixes and a reminder that it's still good.

Arturia releases V Collection 6.1 update with full NKS compatibility

01 May 2018 · Arturia has updated its V Collection virtual synthesizer suite to version 6.1, adding improvements and NKS integration with Native Instruments' Maschine and Komplete Kontrol controllers.

NAMM 2018: Robin’s synthesizer predictions

23 Jan 2018 · Arturia releases EuroBrute, Roland puts ACB in a multi-functional Eurorack module, Yamaha re-releases the CS-80 and Moog converts everything to Eurorack. Here are my NAMM 2018 predictions and a mixer I want.

Arturia RackBrute: 3U 6U Eurorack solution with MiniBrute integration

17 Jan 2018 · Finally! Here are full details on the Arturia RackBrute Eurorack enclosure system, which links directly to the MiniBrute 2 and 2S to make an awesome looking performance and modular tweaking rig.

Leak! Arturia RackBrute a Eurorack expander case for MiniBrute 2

17 Jan 2018 · Stealing Arturia's thunder hours before their final product announcement we can tell you it's called RackBrute and is a 3U and 6U rack case that integrates with the MiniBrute 2 and 2S.