Arturia V Collection 11 hands-on: Pure LoFi, Jup-8000 join latest update

Arturia’s latest refresh of their sprawling V Collection is here today. In addition to updates across the Augmented line and the inclusion of the latest instruments, there are two surprises: a layered “lo-fi” synth and an instrument of the Roland JP-8000. Yes, really, the JP-8000: sometimes you want the 90s and 2000s and not only, like, the 70s and 80s.

Arturia KeyLab mk3: premium keyboard controller with aftertouch, display

Arturia’s entry for the keyboard controller season emphasizes “premium.” Think “pro-grade” keybed, aftertouch, and a color display to go with software integration features. Oh, and some wood paneling.

Peter Kirn - August 29, 2024

MiniBrute V, a modeled software rendition of Arturia’s baby wonder

Arturia’s virtualization of its instruments continues. Following MiniFreak V, they’ve now turned to the compact analog MiniBrute keyboard, modeling the synth’s analog circuitry and adding polyphony and digital effects.

Peter Kirn - May 21, 2024

Arturia’s AstroLab: standalone V Collection and Pigments stage keys

Peter Kirn - April 9, 2024

Arturia V Collection X: Yamaha CP-70, rebuilt Mini V and Wurli, more

Peter Kirn - December 12, 2023

Arturia MiniFreak 2.0: wavetables, new effects, more in hardware and plugin

Peter Kirn - December 12, 2023

Arturia V-Collection 9, feature by feature: a dreamy, futuristic update, new and old

Peter Kirn - June 8, 2022

Microhm aka Leslie García and Alyosha Barreiro explore sound in futuristic Mexican architecture

Peter Kirn - February 8, 2022

V Collection 8.2 – Apple M1, faster GUIs, tuning support, and it’s 50% off for Black Friday

Peter Kirn - November 25, 2021

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