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Pigments
Sound design synthesizer
Pigments is an all-in-one software synthesizer for modern producers, blending six cutting-edge synthesis engines, effortless drag-and-drop modulation, premium effects, generative sequencing, and a vivid, color-coded interface that responds to both playing and patching. Create forward with boundary-pushing sound design.
Create forward
Explore in-depth sound design with every synthesis type you could need and a responsive, color-coded interface that rewards experimentation. Whether discovering new ideas or building intricate patches, create the sounds of tomorrow - from glowing harmonics to razor-edged basses and shape-shifting wavetables.
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’ color-coded interface, reactive Play View, and drag-and-drop modulation - designed for fast, fluid sound design without breaking your flow.
Modern-sounding aesthetic
Pigments is defined by a boundary-pushing sound and over 1700 instantly-rewarding presets - from hybrid-acoustic tones to sweeping granular textures. Expandable with the sound store.
Harness every shade of synthesis
Craft immense, composite soundscapes like no other synth. With 6 engine types, twin morphing filters, 20 high-quality FX, advanced modulation and creative sequencing - Pigments’ in-depth sonic architecture lets your imagination lead the way.
Engines
Choose between 3 engine slots and 6 methods of sound generation and discover the combined power of Modal, Granular, Wavetable, Sample, Harmonic and Virtual Analog synthesis, alongside a Utility engine which provides additional oscillators and sampled noise. Don’t forget, you can process external audio too!
Filters
Sculpt your sound with 19 filter types and 68 filter modes, from warm analog classics to futuristic formants and digital lo-fi, each with flexible routing options.
Modulation
Dive deep with unlimited connections between envelopes, LFOs, random sources, and more - just click, drag, and transform your patch. Modulate practically any parameter with anything you choose. You can even trigger envelopes with audio!
Effects
With twin insert buses and a send bus, each one letting you choose and combine any 3 of the 20 studio-grade effects - from shimmering reverbs and dynamic delays to fierce distortions and vocoder textures.
Sequencer
Pigments features a fully-fledged generative sequencer. Create evolving stepped modulations in one click, browse and save sequencer presets, and animate your whole sound with a simple yet powerful sequencing and arpeggiation engine.
Close the gap between inspiration and outcome
Transform your ideas into fully realized sounds with Pigments’ visual workflow and audio-reactive Play View. Whether you’re experimenting or building complex patches, see what’s happening, modulate with ease, and watch your creativity come to life.
Clear, color-coded design
Pigments’ clean, intuitive layout and color-coded modulation sources make it easy to see where you are and what’s connected at a glance - so you can stay focused.
Effortless workflow
From drag-and-drop modulation, quick-edit tools, and streamlined signal routing, every element is crafted to make sound design fluid efficient and enjoyable.
Animation that informs
From engine waveforms to envelope transients and the parameter-responsive Play Page, Pigments’ real-time animated feedback clarifies, shapes, and guides your sound design.
A next-gen synth for innovative electronic genres
Pigments is at the forefront of modern sound design, embodying an innovative aesthetic that underpins the world’s most daring music - from phosphorescent tones to thundering basses and sweeping granular expanses.
Modern-sounding aesthetic
Discover a precise, powerful sound that goes hand-in-hand with the latest forms of electronic production - from bass-heavy sound design to experimental composition.
Extensive factory library
Harness 1700+ meticulously crafted presets that define Pigments’ distinctive sonic identity and push its powers to the limit - keys, basses, leads, pads, sequences and much more.
On-trend expansions
Stay on the cutting edge with contemporary presets and genre-focused packs that capture today’s most innovative musical trends.
Main Features
Two engines in parallel
Modal physcial-modeling engine
Complex Wavetable engine
Sample and Granular engine
Harmonic Oscillator additive engine
Virtual Analog triple-osc engine
Includes Engine Cross-modulation
Utility Engine
5-shape Virtual Analog Oscillator
2 Noise Engines
External audio input
Dual filters
19 modern filter types and 68 filter modes
Classic filter types from V Collection instruments
Continuous series/parallel routing
Powerful FX section
2 Insert buses, 1 Send/Return effect bus, 3 FX slots per bus
Modulable parameters
20 algorithms including Shimmer Reverb, MultiBand Compressor, Distortion, Vocoder, and more.
Advanced modulation system
Color-coded workflow
Drag-and-drop assignation
Hover quick-edit adjustment
Modulation side-chain
Envelopes, Morphing LFOs, Function generators, Random generators, Combinators and more
4 dynamic, assignable Macro controls
Generative Sequencer and Arpeggiator
Create complex, evolving and polymetric sequences/arps
Advanced random sequence generator
Sequencer lock & browser
Visual interface
4k resizeable interface
Interactive animated interface
Audio-reactive Play View
Dark or Light themes
Interactive Play View optimized for expressive performance and preset browsing
Extensive library of more than 1700 presets
MPE compatibility
NKS controller compatible
MTS-ESP microtuning compatibility
Platform Specifications
Windows
Win 10+ (64bit)
4 GB RAM
4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost)
3GB free hard disk space
OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
ARM processors not supported on Windows
Required configuration
Works in Standalone, VST, AAX, Audio Unit, NKS.
Apple
Mac OS 11+
4 GB RAM
4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost) or M1 CPU
3GB free hard disk space
OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
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