CP-70 V: expanded electro-acoustic excellence

By carefully blending detailed sampling with cutting-edge physical modeling, Arturia’s captured the full scope of sonic possibilities of this iconic electro-acoustic piano, and far more, with the CP-70 V. The strings found on the original were sampled with exacting precision, allowing the bare sound of the instrument to be capture in all its multitimbral complexity. Thanks to Arturia’s wealth of knowledge and experience, they were then able to recreate the instrument’s output stage, preamp, EQ, and tremolo circuits methodically and accurately. Arturia even went as far as to introduce a suite of advanced functionality and a fully-loaded MIDI-compatible Pedal rig that massively expands the scope of expressive potential without compromising the core tone that defined the CP-70 V’s physical predecessor.

Acid V: lauded synth-bass sonics, reborn

Whether you’re a dedicated follower of the ’80s and ’90s house, techno, and industrial music styles or only manage to catch them in passing, one element — above most others — unites them across genres: the snarling, searing bass lines. These vaunted bass-synths are becoming exceedingly rare, especially in optimal condition, and you’d better believe the prices reflect as much. Thankfully, Arturia’s appointed their aural academics to painstakingly emulate the iconic instrument in exacting detail for everyone to enjoy: Acid V. Like its spiritual predecessor, Acid V’s dual-waveform design masks an impressive amount of nuance to crafting a wide variety of basses without deviating from its hallmark, analog-style edge, much to the delight of synth scholars. Armed with a 64-step sequencer, arpeggiator, multimode function generators, a slew of effects and distortion algorithms, and more than 500 presets across sequences and bass patches, we’re only scratching the surface of what Acid V has to offer.

With the introduction of Arturia’s Augmented series of virtual instruments, a groundwork was laid to boldly and consistently reimagine classical forms of performance and orchestration. Augmented Brass brings the same magic to the world of horns, trumpets, and much more, from solo and chamber parts to fully-fledged orchestral arrangements. A voltaic blend of painstakingly captured samples and state-of-the-art synth engines are layered, morphed, and mangled to produce evocative, unreal brass sounds perfect for various genres and styles. Its streamlined UI includes welcome improvements over the previous series releases, making it easier than ever to construct groundbreaking sounds that composers, synthesists, and production pros alike are eager to integrate Augmented Brass into their next piece.

All the classics return

Alongside this suite of exciting new instruments and expansion packs, V Collection X hails the return of Arturia’s full catalog of iconic synths, keyboards, organs, and pianos. Analog synths include the Korg MS-20 V, CS-80 V, Prophet-5 V, Vocoder V, OP-XA V, Jun-6 V, Buchla Easel V, Mini V, SEM V, Jup-8 V, ARP2600 V, Matrix-12 V, Modular V, and Synthi V. For digital synths, the SQ-80 V, Prophet-VS V, CMI V, DX7 V, Synclavier V, CA V, and Emulator II V are all in tow. Keyboards and organs like the Farfisa V, Clavinet V, Mellotron V, B-3 V, Solina V, and Vox Continental V are also back, as well as Piano V, Stage-73 V, and Wurli V acoustic and electroic pianos. On the Augmented front, Strings and Voices are onboard as well.