Arturia - News and Rumours
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Arturia SQ 80 V First Look Review: A modern salute to 8-bit Ensoniq grit
15 Sep · For their first Ensoniq emulation, Arturia chose a crowd favorite - the SQ-80. Expectations are understandably high, but does the SQ 80 V rule?
Superbooth 2021: Arturia releases SQ80 V emulation of Ensoniq SQ-80
14 Sep · It's official, Arturia has captured and reimagined the classic Ensoniq SQ-80 Cross-Wave synth as the SQ80 V software instrument.
Leak: Arturia appears to be working on an Ensoniq SQ-80 emulation
06 Sep · The Arturia V Collection already contains a smorgasbord of fabulous synthesizers but it looks like the Ensoniq SQ-80 could be the next member of Arturia's virtual instrument club.
Deal: 50% off Arturia software effects, synths and sound banks
26 Jul · Arturia is selling its software heavy hitters at half price until August 8, 2021. Plugin Boutique throws in a free iZotope reverb with your purchase!
KeyStep 37 & KeyStep Pro in Black: Arturia steals the Darth Vader look again
08 Jul · Arturia has its KeyStep 37 and KeyStep Pro controllers join the KeyStep, BeatStep, and BeatStep Pro - in Black.
MatrixBrute Noir Edition officially released
18 Jun · It's no longer a leak or a rumour; MatrixBrute Noir Edition is real and looking darkly fabulous in its sleek black coat.
Kraftwerk – their legendary synths, sequencers and sounds
12 Jun · No band has shaped electronic music like Kraftwerk. Which synths and sequencers did they use and what modern gear gives you the classic sound? Find out here.
Deal: Arturia FX Collection 2 released with introductory pricing
08 Jun · FX Collection 2 adds 7 effects to the previous 15 like Bus FORCE, Comp DIODE-609 and Chorus JUN-6 - intro pricing is available, of course.
MatrixBrute Noir: Arturia dresses the MatrixBrute in cooler clothes
24 May · Arturia has given their well-regarded monster MatrixBrute synthesizer an overhaul with a new paint job, knob caps and black ionized parts. Welcome to the Noir.
Arturia KeyStep Pro 2.0 Firmware update
06 May · Arturia's colourful 4-track polyphonic sequencer and MIDI controller gets a firmware update with oodles of adjustments and added extras.
Pigments 3: New harmonics, utilities, wavetables, Jupiter-8 filter and more
20 Apr · "Revolutionary" new synth? A solid update, more like. Arturia's Pigments 3 adds Harmonic and Utility engines, Wavetables, a Jupiter-8 filter and new FX.
Arturia MicroFreak v3.0 features 3 Oscillators from Noise Engineering
14 Jan · Noise Engineering get in on the MicroFreak action with 3 oscillator algorithms taken from their Virt Iter module and given new life and polyphony in Arturia's fruity little synth.
Arturia Chorus JUN-6: Get a free Juno chorus plug-in for X-mas!
22 Dec 2020 · Arturia wants to brighten your holidays with a free gift! Download the Arturia Chorus JUN-6 plug-in emulation of the famed Roland Juno chorus for free.
Best Synthesizers 2020: The Top 10 Hardware Synths by Moog, Behringer, Korg and more
21 Dec 2020 · The Top 10 Hardware Synths 2020! Some awesome musical hardware was released this year, here are our favourites by Korg, Behringer, UDO, Arturia et al.