Arturia’s PolyBrute flagship just got a massive 3.0 firmware update

Arturia has a big update for their flagship polysynth, the PolyBrute. V3 adds 7 types of distortion, expanded effects routing and tuning, a new stereo layer mode, and more. Also, I’m sorry, you’ll again be hit with the Arturia drinking game – it’s another Arturia news item that mentions “Germanium.” (Maybe we should play a […]

Arturia Acid V’s sound and workflow, in two videos

As a follow up to that review, here are two one-take looks at how Acid V sounds in use – four etudes, plus one workflow video.

Peter Kirn - August 23, 2023

Arturia goes 303: Acid V bassline synth hands-on – all the tweaks and extras

An Arturia emulation of the classic Roland TB-303 was all but inevitable. But with plenty of bassline plug-ins out there, can this one bring something new to the table? Let’s get our hands on the new Arturia Acid V.

Peter Kirn - August 22, 2023

Here’s a big, sortable list of popular recent synths and their features

Peter Kirn - July 31, 2023

CDM Deals: summer and back-to-school sales round-up

Peter Kirn - July 25, 2023

Arturia FX Collection 4 is here, with the latest plug-ins plus a new Leslie rotary effect

Peter Kirn - June 1, 2023

Arturia MicroFreak V5 free update: custom user samples, sample and granular engines

Peter Kirn - May 10, 2023

Arturia Augmented BRASS makes it uncommonly easy to build up hybrid brass sounds

Peter Kirn - May 5, 2023

Arturia FX the latest to get the Elisabeth Homeland Ableton Live wrapper treatment, and whoa

Peter Kirn - April 26, 2023

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