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Serum 2, Pigments 6, Phase Plant, Vital and Massive X: The ultimate soft synth showdown

As Serum 2 shakes up the competition, we pit five of the most powerful, flexible and full-featured synth plugins against each other to find out who comes out on top in 2025

MusicRadar · May 13, 2025

Arturia embraces NKS - and offers hardware owners free access to Native Instruments' Komplete 15 Select

Superbooth 25: With KeyLab mk3, KeyLab Essential mk3, and MiniLab soon able to browse NKS libraries, is the sound-tagging format now too big to fail?

MusicRadar · May 7, 2025

Arturia’s V Collection gets a Roland JP-8000 emulation and lo-fi synth/sampler, along with five more instruments and a host of updates

V Collection 11 also features MiniBrute V, Synthx V and a redesigned SEM V, along with two new instruments in the Augmented series

MusicRadar · Apr 24, 2025

“Unprecedented sound design freedom”: Arturia launches the new feature-packed Pigments 6

If you're already a Pigments user you can get if for free

MusicRadar · Jan 29, 2025

"I own every single tape machine emulation ever released. This blew them out of the water": Arturia's Tape J-37 is an emulation of the classic Studer J37 tape machine

Arturia says Tape J-37 delivers the "iconic warmth, harmonic richness and natural compression" characteristic of Studer's legendary multitrack tape recorder

MusicRadar · Dec 18, 2024

Easy to set up, great to play and beautiful to look at: Here’s why Arturia’s KeyLab Mk3 is the premium MIDI keyboard you need in your life

The latest generation of the much-loved controller is stuffed with upgrades

MusicRadar · Nov 20, 2024

5 pro recording setup ideas: from recording bands to mixing and mastering, these recommended rigs will get the job done

A look into how the professionals work fast and smart

MusicRadar · Oct 31, 2024

Arturia’s Synthx V plugin updates “one of the most revered synthesizer architectures of a generation” with tools that offer “advanced sound design possibilities”

The French brand’s latest plugin puts a V Collection spin on the Elka Synthex

MusicRadar · Oct 8, 2024

Arturia's KeyLab MIDI controller upgraded to mk3 with new keybed, bigger screen and touch-sensitive controls

The French manufacturer's flagship MIDI controller keyboard gets an overhaul with 49- and 61-key versions of KeyLab mk3

MusicRadar · Aug 27, 2024

5 pro recording setup ideas: from recording bands to mixing and mastering, these recommended rigs will get the job done

There's a studio setup for every discipline; here's a look into how the professionals do their work

MusicRadar · Aug 21, 2024