Virtual Instrument

Arturia have another classic on their long list of software synths: a special little squelchy box.

The MiniFreak V is every bit as good as its hardware counterpart.

Arturia’s colourful soft synth goes from strength to strength.

When is a piano not a piano? When it’s been ‘augmented’ by Arturia...

Arturia’s mighty V Collection continues to grow and improve.

V Collection 8 introduces new instruments and completely reworks some old favourites.

Arturia's latest instrument is a software recreation of Oberheim's pinstriped polysynth.

Now in its seventh incarnation and offering three new instruments, Arturia's V Collection just keeps getting bigger and better.

Arturia built their reputation on software recreations of classic synths, now they're back with one of their own.

Arturia’s new V Collection includes a digital tribute to possibly the funkiest of all keyboards — the Clavinet.

Arturia have updated their V Collection, and one of the stand-out instruments is a recreation of Farfisa’s classic combo organs.

Never afraid of a challenge, Arturia have undertaken the first software emulation of the celebrated Oberheim Matrix 12.

Arturia have revived a classic string synth in software, and the result is the Solina V.

Arturia have pointed their considerable modelling experience at recreating a ‘60s classic.

The Wurlitzer electric piano has proved a tough nut to crack in software. Can Arturia rise to the challenge?

The new version of Arturias Brass instrument attempts to create realistic-sounding trombones, trumpets and saxophones, so just how successful is it?

Minimoog V2 adds features that the original Moog hardware didnt possess. Have Arturia improved on a classic?

There was always something quite special about Roland's classic Jupiter 8 analogue megasynth, but can Arturia capture that magic with their emulation?

Manufacturers have sought to provide expressive computer-based simulations of real instruments by releasing ever larger and more detailed sample libraries. But whatever happened to the idea of modelling instruments using synthesis techniques? Arturia haven't forgotten...

Although we only reviewed this Minimoog-emulating software instrument four months ago, Arturia have now thoroughly redesigned it, taking into account many of the points made in the original SOS review. So let's take a second look...

Completing the quartet of vintage synth emulations they began with Moog Modular V, Arturia's latest plug-in aims to reproduce the sound of the greatest semi-modular of them all, ARP's 2600. We see how it fares up against the original...