Arturia, known for his incredible emulations of vintage synths and keys, has released the FX Collection 3. With 26 refreshing audio effects, including 4 new ones, it’s a sonic playground. We dove deep.
Arturia are legends in the realm of software recreations, from incredibly rare and expensive synths to keyboard instruments. Little do you know they make interesting and revered hardware unit audio effects with a few of their own.
FX Collection 3 is the third iteration of the bundle which includes everything from distortions, reverbs and delays to preamps, EQs and compressors. We spent time with the entire collection, focusing on the four new additions for our Engineering the Sound video. Look below.
The four new additions are The Distortion Tube-Culture, The Distortion OpAmp-21, Tape Mello-Fi, and Efx Fragments.
Both distortion plugins are emulations of Thermionic Culture’s Culture Vulture and Tech21’s SansAmp Classic Pedal. Rarely modeled, these two are refreshing plugin recreations rather than a twist on the usual hardware unit suspects we see released regularly.
Both of these distortions come with variations and advanced settings that go far beyond the limits of hardware units. Starting from a clean sound, we used the distortions on bass guitar and electric guitar. If you’re in the box, realistic distortion is what you are after these two hit the mark.
The Tape Mello-Fi is in its own territory as it is a preamp and tape plug-in modeled after a Mellotron, but with added features such as Drive, Tone, Noises from the machine and a variable tape stop function.
This isn’t the first time Arturia has taken something out of a unit and created a plugin. Their Chorus JUN-6 is the chorus section of a Roland Juno 6 synth, with added features and sound variations.
The Efx Fragments – we’ve written an in-depth review here – is a creative sound reshaping. Simply put, it’s a granular delay with endless possibilities. Some highlights are the FX sends in the plugin that help shape the sound and a neat visual display to show the intensity of the delays.
This plugin sees Arturia moving towards its own creations – rather than emulations – and that’s something to get excited about. In their recent release, V Collection 9, they added two of their own software instruments: Augmented Strings and Augmented Voices.
We also made an Engineering the sound video on this collection, you can watch it here: Arturia V Collection 9 – Full Demo and Review.
The rest of the FX Collection 3 is made up of iconic reverbs and delays like an EMT plate, Spring, Roland Space Echo 201, compressors like the 1176, STA-level, VCA-65, Mu-Tron Phaser and a few choice preamps like the Neve 1073, Trident, and the classic V76, plus chorus effects like the Juno chorus mentioned above, and Dimension D, and more!
If you don’t have effects or limited audio effects, this collection will provide a full set of creative and technical tools for you. Alternatively, if you already have a ton of plugins, you’ll respect these new and fresh emulations bringing some life to your music.
The FX 3 collection costs US$399, which is around AU$570 at the moment. You can also purchase each of the 26 FX individually.
For more details, visit Arturia.com
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