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Arturia Sound Explorers Collection

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Limited special edition for the 20th anniversary of Arturia
Extensive software collection for producers, studios, sound designers and all creative minds
Consists of V-Collection 7 with 24 instruments, FX Collection with 15 effects, Pigments 2, 40 additional preset packs and USB-SSD with 250 GB

System Requirements

Simultaneous Activations: 5
Windows: from 7 (64-Bit)
Mac OS (64 Bit): from 10.11
CPU min.: 2,5 GHz
RAM min.: 4 GB
HD Storage min.: 16 GB
add. System requirements: none

Supported Formats

AAX native 64-Bit
AU 64-Bit
VST2 64-Bit
VST3 64-Bit

Further Information

Single/Bundle article	Bundle
Akustik Keys/Pianos	Yes
Beat production / Drum machines	No
Wind Instruments	No
Cinematic / Effects	No
Chorus / Vocals	No
Drums / Percussion	No
E-Pianos	Yes
Ethno / Folk	No
Guitars/plucked instruments	No
Loops/Construction-Kits	No
Orchestra Instruments	No
Organs	Yes
String Bass	No
Sampler	No
String Instruments	No
Synthesizer	Yes
Vintage Instrument	Yes
Hardware Controller	No

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Amazing value

Anonymous Sound, 10.08.2020

Even though I'm only a beginner, I've always liked the sounds of 80-s synths (think Stranger Things soundtrack), so I decided to give it a try.

For €600, this collection has an amazing value that costs ~50% of it's individual components. You get:
* the whole V Collection that usually costs €500;
* Pigments of €200 value;
* FX Collection of €400 value;
* 40 packs with 700 presets from the Analog Lab store (no idea how much they cost);
* nice 250 GB SSD with custom print (I think it's Samsung T5 or similar)

Note that if you know you don't need everything, you might be better purchasing just a couple of instruments separately, so do your math first! Also, if you are OK with using only presets, just buy the cheapest Arturia MIDI keyboard that comes with the full Analog Lab (at the time of writing, it was KeyLab Essential 49 for ~€200). Even in this case, presets are partially configurable.

V Collection is a collection of classic analog synthesisers from 1980-s, digital organs/pianos/keyboards, and piano simulations. They say that instead of samples they use analog and physical modelling to recreate the original instruments and sound. That is, instead of recording and processing a sound sample, they simulate analog circuits and/or physical strings and bodies.

I cannot say whether they did a good job, but it's good enough for me (keep in mind that I am a beginner). People on Reddit and forums said that it's not 100% accurate but "good enough", that the accuracy varies from instrument to instrument, and it's a good value for money.

I should also mention that all these synths have an "original" interface with conveniences on top of them for easier programming. However, they still require understanding of the original synths, so keep in mind that there could be a steep learning curve. Also, some UIs look blurry on Retina displays, they don't look terrible, but it's something you cannot ignore.

Pigments 2 is a digital synth made from scratch (that is, it is not based on any existing instrument). It has a beautiful, intuitive interface, and a lot of features. I especially like how they visualise parameter modulations via LFOs and functions. The Internet said that it's on par with Serum/Massive (two other big names in the digital software synth world).

I don't care much about the FX Collection, but it doesn't hurt anyway.

As for the additional presets, Analog Lab 4 already comes with over 8000 presets for all the instruments listed above, so I don't think they are necessary either, but hey, they also don't hurt.

SSD is nothing special, but has a nice custom print. I think the design was inspired by the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover that has been launched by NASA on 30 July 2020. The SSD is mostly empty, as all the software is only ~30 GB in size. Obviously, you also get a serial number that you can register on Arturia website and download everything later in case you lose the SSD.

Pros:
* (Almost) everything from Arturia for a great price
* Nice SSD, maybe even with a collector's value

Cons:
* You might not need everything
* Some synth UIs are not ready for HiDPI displays

Summary:
I lot of value in a single box for retro synth lovers, highly recommended. Don't buy only if you really know you need 1 or 2 pieces from the set.

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So viele Sounds für so wenig ....

Shanghaiwang, 02.09.2020

Als ich in den 80s anfing, Musik zu machen, waren diese Sounds unbezahlbar: Minimoog, Prophet 5, Oberheim, Jupiter8 Synclavier, Yamaha CS80 ... Und jetzt alles für 5 Scheine und mein 10 Jahre altes MacBook (aufgerüstet mit SSD Karte) geht nicht in die Knie.
Zu den Effekten kann ich noch gar nichts sagen, aber wenn die in derselben Qualität wie die Synths sind ... Wow!
Für den Preis kann man Sud meiner Sicht nichts falsch machen, der Spaßfaktor ist grandios.
Negatives ist mir nicht aufgefallen, nutze alles in meinem Heimstudio und als Soundinspiration,, MacBook, kleines Controllerkeyboard, Kopfhörer.Auf dem Sofa, im Garten ....

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Arturia Sound Explorers Collection 20th anniversary

The Wheels, 20.10.2020

Pour un habitué des outils propres à Logic Pro X, je suis impressionné par le niveau supérieur de qualité des émulations de claviers (la collection de piano est très large et diversifiée et les Prophet, Farfisa, Mellotron, B3 offrent des presets convaincants). J'ai expérimenté les compresseurs pour traiter la voix et la basse : c'est exactement ce que je cherchais, les réglages sont efficaces et l'interface est bien expliqué dans le manuel.
Pas donné, mais top !...

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