Arturia V Collection X

[johnchop]

https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/v-collection/overview

 

Updated Mini and Wurli (finally!)

 

minifreak and acid now included. 
 

CP70 added (!) and more augmented plugins. 
 

Nice update!

[johnchop]

Updated B3 and Spark 3 would be cool to see at some point, but it’s enough to make me spring for the upgrade. Dammit 😂

[CyberGene]

Nice but €300 for an upgrade from my current v8 is a bit steep. Will pass for now. But at €100 would have purchased it. 

[johnchop]

Ah, mine was 149, but I’m on 9, and I have the minifreak standalone which I can sell now to offset that even more.

[UnderGroundGr]

2 minutes ago, johnchop said:

Ah, mine was 149, but I’m on 9, and I have the minifreak standalone which I can sell now to offset that even more.

I am on 9 and it's 199 euros...

 

27 minutes ago, CyberGene said:

Nice but €300 for an upgrade from my current v8 is a bit steep. Will pass for now. But at €100 would have purchased it. 

I agree, I am waiting for the same...

[Mark Schmieder]

My upgrade is $200, too steep as I don't particularly need or want the additions, but I wouldn't mind the two updates. I think in previous cycles those have been free to owners of the previous collection, but I haven't checked yet this time. The audio demos do sound like big improvements, and MiniFreak V is kind of cool too.

[Justin Havu]

I'll wait until 11.  The augmented stuff is pretty much useless for me; they make even my i9 12900K cry for help. Same with most of the rebuilds.

[RABid]

Put me in the "$200 is $100 too much" camp. MiniFreak would be interesting but I have alternatives for Acid (Roland) and Mini (GForce). I would never use a CP in anything. I'll wait for a sale.

[felis]

I have V collection (8), FX collection (2), and Pigments.  $299 logged in update price - hard pass for now.

[johnchop]

Ya this seems to be the sentiment on the Arturia socials… too spendy for what you get.

 

I think i got the 149 offer because I have Minifreak.

 

Acid is fun, I’m a fool for CP sounds, and the Minifreak wavetabley bits are a nice touch on a pretty cool sound engine. (Sort of Pigments-lite?)  

 

The new Mini does sound different to my ears, more raw.

 

Was happy to see our own Jerry Kovarsky’s name on many new Wurli patches. Arturia addressed the comparatively anemic sound of the previous release.

 

 

 

 

[jerrythek]

19 minutes ago, johnchop said:

Was happy to see our own Jerry Kovarsky’s name on many new Wurli patches. Arturia addressed the comparatively anemic sound of the previous release.

Thanks for noticing! I worked a lot on improving the Wurly with Jonathan Leonard - I think we got it into much better shape. And I also worked on the CP-70. Both were fun projects.

[JoJoB3]

8 hours ago, johnchop said:

Updated B3 and Spark 3 would be cool to see at some point, but it’s enough to make me spring for the upgrade. Dammit 😂

Wait, are they planning a Spark 3?  One of their best products imo. 2 still sees use today.

[Mark Schmieder]

Yeah, I like MiniFreak but have Pigments and it does seem a bit redundant in that context, but I could be wrong.

 

Although the Moog Mini sounds like a huge improvement, I use my hardware Voyager for most Moog sounds and also have Moog's own soft synths, which are quite good (including the excellent new Mariana bass synth).

 

I have no use for the Augmented-type libs. When I was younger, I probably would have thought they were cool, and I certainly respect Arturia for doing something a bit different. At any rate, I can barely run the ones I have, on my 2017 iMac.

[Sundown]

I would have liked to have seen a rebuild of the Matrix 12 and DX-7. I’ll wait.

 

Todd

[johnchop]

8 hours ago, JoJoB3 said:

Wait, are they planning a Spark 3?  One of their best products imo. 2 still sees use today.

Oh I don’t know if they are, that’s just me hoping. Agree that it’s a gem and was a bit frustrated when it dropped from V collection some versions ago (IIRC). 
 

Per the website it’s a legacy product, and there are no plans to develop as Apple silicon native.

[EscapeRocks]

13 hours ago, johnchop said:

Ya this seems to be the sentiment on the Arturia socials… too spendy for what you get.

 

I wouldn't pay too much attention to those.  It's the same people over and over again, like clockwork, anytime Arturia has a new collection

Whether it's $10 or $300, they complain.

[JoJoB3]

8 hours ago, johnchop said:

Oh I don’t know if they are, that’s just me hoping. Agree that it’s a gem and was a bit frustrated when it dropped from V collection some versions ago (IIRC). 
 

Per the website it’s a legacy product, and there are no plans to develop as Apple silicon native.

We are not alone on the Spark joy. W the actual F is wrong with Arturia?  Feverishly cranking out VST simulations of vintage synths that kids tinkle around on for about 10mins tops - drops a useful hardware meet software product that's actually useful. SMDH

Though I do like their vst preamps (did I just type that?) in the FX pack. The 2nd easiest Arturia decision.

[Iconoclast]

The wurli really needed upgrading. Can't wait to try the new one.  And the CP70 was a pretty big hole in the collection.

I haven't bonded with any of the "augmented x" instruments. They seem really oriented to the cinematic crowd?

[johnchop]

I consistently voice two opinions when prompted for  feedback in Arturia customer surveys:

 

- Don’t sunset Spark

 

- consider backing off skeuomorphic design for some plugins.  They don’t make them easier to work with.

[Mark Schmieder]

I felt the Spark abandonment years ago and sold the hardware before it became useless to the next buyer. It was a tough choice as I still feel it was the best software drum machine emulation ever, and it covered so many overlooked models, but I have also moved almost 100% away from those overdone sounds and find that I like just about everything better with acoustic drums, even in electronic genres.