"The most expressive application of aftertouch technology": Arturia PolyBrute 12 review By Si Truss published 17 July 24 £3429 €3999 $4449 The French flagship synth gets upgraded with more voices and better aftertouch
“One of the best sound design tools around”: Arturia Pigments 5 review By Andy Jones published 25 May 24 £165 €199 $171 Arturia’s Pigments is one synth to do it all, in as slick a way as possible. And v5’s additions are a lot better than they sound
"Despite the teeny tiny size it’s packing loads of useful features": Arturia MiniFuse 1 review By Matt McCracken published 9 May 24 £80 $99 We put Arturia’s bite-sized budget audio interface to the test
“You now get close to 40 instruments in total which is quite incredible”: Arturia V Collection X review By Andy Jones published 4 May 24 £479 €499 $499 Arturia’s mighty V Collection reaches generation X, but now its focus is not just on classic keyboards but new ones too
"It puts ease-of-use, speed and versatility ahead of sound design depth – at least when it comes to the hardware": Arturia AstroLab review By Si Truss published 9 April 24 €1599 Those hoping for the full V Collection experience in hardware form might be disappointed. But, as we discover, AstroLab’s simplicity is its biggest selling point
"An impressive free update that adds extra sonic scope and enhanced usability to one of our favourite synths of recent years": Arturia MiniFreak 2.0 review By Si Truss published 23 January 24 £199 upwards €199 upwards $199 upwards The hybrid poly and its plugin counterpart gain new engines and effects. We freak out…
Arturia releases _Efx Refract, a new unison plugin, and makes it free for the holidays By Andy Jones published 21 December 23 If you only download one free plugin this season, we reckon you should make it this one
Arturia's V Collection X gets a Yamaha CP-70 electric piano emulation, along with 5 other new instruments, classic plugin rebuilds and three expansion packs By Andy Jones published 12 December 23 The big-value synth bundle has had its annual update
Chroma chameleon: Arturia’s limited-edition KeyStep Pro controller comes with blue LEDs and lets you customise the colours of your tracks By Ben Rogerson published 1 December 23 Who said that grey was boring?
Arturia’s KeyLab Essential mk3 MIDI keyboards live up to their name, giving you all the control you need By Advertorial feature published 1 December 23 Here's why these affordable controllers are a class apart