The Buchla Easel V is incredibly detailed and sounds truly haunting. Some of them are more commonly found in other libraries like the Minimoog, Prophet, and ARP 2600 - but there are some really rare gems in here that have a unique sound. They’ve definitely refined their technique, that’s for sure - a library of this many machines weighing in under 15 gigs has really no business sounding this good! Arturia is touting a new pair of modeling techniques that they have developed called TAE (True Analog Emulation) and PM (Physical Modeling) that really help these machines shine. Jup-8 V has had a big upgrade to its sound and modulation engine, and Stage-73 (a favorite of mine) has been completely overhauled with the new physical modeling engine.Įasily the largest part of the collection, the analog synths of VC8 (what we’re calling V Collection 8 now) cover 13 different musical machines from over the years. The 4 new instruments are Jun-6V, Emulator II V, Vocoder V, and OB-Xa V. V Collection runs on Mac and Windows, so you can count on VST, Audio Unit, and AAX support. Getting V Collection 8 up and running was straighforward. I’m a big fan of companies that make it easy for you in terms of downloading and activating. I was very happy to discover this, as downloading all 28 separately would have been a bit overwhelming.
They can be installed separately, or all at once with the Arturia Software Center. The entire collection weighs in at around 14 gigabytes of sample space needed on your hard drive. I very much enjoyed that each instrument keeps its interface and design unique, it helps to really bring you into the workflow of that particular piece of keyboard history. There are some unifying aspects that I’ll touch on later. That’s a mouthful! Each plugin is discrete and has its own interface, presets, design, and aesthetic. The ContentsĪs I stated above, there are 28 discrete instrument plugins included in V Collection 8 that include the following: Vocoder V, Emulator II V, OB-Xa V, Jun-6 V, Buchla Easel V, Mini V, Matrix-12 V, Solina V, SEM V, Jup-8 V, ARP2600 V, CS-80 V, Prophet V, Modular V, Synthi V, Piano V, Clavinet V< Stage-73 V, Farfisa V, Wurli V, Vox Continental V, Mellotron V, B-3 V, CMI V, DX7 V, Synclavier V, CZ V, and Analog Lab V. I played through V Collection 8 for a few weeks to really put it to the paces. Version 8 brings 4 completely new instruments, 2 massive upgrades to stalwart favorites, and a unified workflow that should make finding the sound you want a snap.
With 28 separate instruments spanning decades upon decades of keyboard history, Arturia really strove to make a collection that has ‘something for everyone’ with its flagship group of sounds. The Arturia V Collection is a pretty massive group of instruments to wrap your fingers around.
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