Arturia V Collection 3.0

James Coplin james at ticalun.net
Thu Dec 19 01:01:56 CET 2013


After spending a little time with the suite I thought I would offer some
opinions on who it make actually be useful for.  On the one hand, it is an
obvious value and that alone might be enough to get you to bite - it did
for me.  However, I am finding it does fit an interesting niche for my
setup.

First off, I also own NI Komplete and Omnisphere so this is yet another
suite for me.  I mainly wanted something for my laptop setup and not for my
studio.  In my studio setup, Omnisphere and NI reign supreme.  I use
Omnisphere on my laptop all the time as it is my favorite instrument of
choice and I just can't do without it.  The NI suite has become so heavy
that just managing the libraries and all on my laptop is a bit of a
nightmare.

The Arturia suite of plugins are far simpler than their NI counterparts.
 However, that is turning in to definite advantage.  I use Omnisphere for
my heavy synth programming but it is overkill for your basic analog backing
tracks.  I'm finding the Arturia stuff has an immediacy that is a result of
the originals interface that makes them ideal for dropping in to a project
and not going down a rabbit hole of programming.  I'm finding I'm using the
SEM, Jupiter 8, and 2600 a ton.  The 2600 is nice when I don't want to
delve into Reaktor and the built in arp sequencer module makes it great.
 The SEM sounds wonderful.  I have 4 of the originals in my studio so
having these even in virtual form is great since I can go back and just
drop in the real thing for final tracking - same is true of the 2600.

So, if you are looking for an end all be all plugin, I still think
Omnisphere or NI Komplete is the way to go.  However, if you are just
looking for some real useful utility sounds that are quick, easy, and sound
great, the Arturia bundle is a heck of deal.

James R. Coplin


On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Michael Zacherl <mubar04 at blauwurf.at>wrote:

>
> they did it again:
>
> http://welcometoyourdreamstudio.com/
>
> m.
>
> On 20.9.2012, at 01:42 , Michael Zacherl wrote:
>
> > ok, I need to decide:
> >
> > although it's not me using softsynths I see some positive aspects
> might-bes.
> > currently I'm attracted by CS-80 and SEM, while the Minimoog V I don't
> need and like.
> > Prophet V - well, I'd rather use Diva for that duties - if so.
> > Prophet VS is nice, a JP-8 I have but will most likely sell after I
> restored it (at some point).
> > ARP2600, we goto one at the institute, played it a little, nice but ...
> I don't really need it.
> > Spark ...well, I'm not into beats.
> >
> > The point is, Arturia offer a promo to get the whole lot for €299,
> > which still is some considerable money to me.
> >
> > So buying roughly three separate packages is about the same money.
> >
> > Last day to order is Sept 21st - i.e. tomorrow.
> >
> > get it or leave it?
> >
> > http://www.arturia.com/evolution/en/products/v-collection/intro.html
> >
> > m.
>
>
>
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