Made famous from inhabiting a lot of pop music made in the 70’s (and by retro-modern artists like Air, etc.) – this shimmery string sound is instantly recognizable.Ĭonsisting of the original 5 preset sounds, plus the Humana preset, from the Polymoog. The V Collection 4 has expanded its sonic territory with the addition of 3 new plugins, a significant boost to the drum machine, and a ‘one plugin to rule them all’ Analog Lab Library synth. In this review, I’ll focus on the new additions to the collection, and then talk about overall thoughts and impressions as I spent time with the collection. Overall, these synths are a lovely complement to the more contemporary Native Instruments collection, for example.īetter than reading my descriptions however, you should instead download demos, and spend some time playing and listening. A great combination of retro drums with very modern flexibility.
Perhaps the best new element of Spark is just a couple of clicks away, where you can start routing and modulating the signal within the drum machine to crazy extents, on a deep modulation page. Spark can be used as a sequenced beat maker, paired with a useful collection of effects built around an XY window. The second version of this software gives Spark deeper integration with the Arturia Spark hardware, and there is a plethora of excellent kit sounds that you can change to your liking on the studio page. I found that the Spark 2 drum machine is also a standout for me. There’s faint chance of me ever owning those keyboards, and I loved scrolling through the presets, getting lost creating my own sounds. I absolutely love the CS-80 and Jupiter emulations. It’s really the best thing possible without spending tens of thousands of dollars, and a lot of time and space owning and using the original behemoths. It’s very exciting to pull up a synth that has been responsible for so many iconic sounds, and recreate them right there in your studio. I couldn’t hear any aliasing, which is great. There’s also apparently no aliasing because of the way it’s set up, and at no extra CPU cost.
They claim a truer likeness to the original hardware oscillators, filters and soft clipping, both analog and digital. I read up a little on the TAE technology that Arturia uses for most of their soft synths. Take for granted, then, that the overall sound is phenomenal, varied, inspiring, authentic and a whole host of other complementary adjectives. The collection is way too big and deep to review each instrument in proper depth.
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