Pigments 6 is an all-in-one software synthesizer for modern producers, combining 6 advanced synthesis engines, a color-coded interface, easy drag-and-drop modulation, top-notch effects, and generative sequencing. Shape your sonic vision with boundary-pushing sound design.
New Modal Engine Experience physically modeled tones using beam or string resonators, from collision-based decaying tones to friction-based textures. A bold new dimension in hybrid synthesis. New Filters Expand your palette with the analog Multimode V2, the stacked Cluster filter for swirling textures, and LoFi for crisp, vintage coloring. New Vocoder Effect Inject everything from classic robotic timbres to avant-garde vocal textures into your patches. Modulate it with external audio, with any engine or filter output, or with itself. New Modulators Enhance expression with new per-voice modulation assignment, audio-based envelope triggering, and generate new curves with updated features. Granulator Improvements Browse samples during playback to create time-stretching atmospheres, randomize grain playback for each note, and adjust the grain size for smooth, evolving textures. UX and UI Improvements Improve your modulations with an updated drag and drop workflow, explore an improved file browser, and enjoy a refreshed layout including a polished light theme!
v6.0.1
New Features
New Modal Engine: Includes two resonator algorithms and two multimode exciters
New Sample Engine features:
New Granular Scan
New Continuous Grain Size Ratio
New assignment of Round Robin and Random samples to key or to gain
BitCrush Decimate mode now allows choosing between 2 downsampling colors
Sync All has been added to the Density Velocity type
New Cluster Filter: From classic formant filtering to modern bass sound design
New LoFi Filter: Voice-specific downsampler combined with pre- and post-filter
New Multifilter version:
Renamed Classic Filter
Added Input Drive
Added three All-pass filter modes
New Analog Resonance mode that distorts the signal at high resonance while preserving the low frequencies
New Vocoder Effect: For designing colored bass and dull vocal sounds
Effects Improvements:
Multimode Filter: Added All-pass filter type and Analog Resonance mode
Distortion: Added All-pass filter type and Analog Resonance Mode
More parameters can now be modulated
StereoPan renamed to “Panner” and a “Pan” parameter added
New Random Modulator: A simple yet powerful and versatile random source
New Voice Modulator: A controllable random source providing different modulation values for each voice, in the spirit of vintage synths
New Envelope Follower: Tracks the amplitude of any point within the signal path and turns it into modulation
New V2 features:
New Preset Browser
New S-Curve
New Smooth parameter
New Grid mode
Reworked UX operation modes and reconfigurations
New Browser for Samples, Wavetables, and Noises:
Factory samples and wavetables are now sorted into new categories
User samples and wavetables are now separated from the factory content in the Folders tab
V2 Quick Edit: The Quick Edit workflow now supports sidechain assignment and editing via drag and drop and a Quick Edit pop-up window
New Global Transpose section in the Keyboard panel (Octave and Thumbnail) (settings)
New preset recommendation system that allows you to suggest similar sounds from the library for the selected preset
Updated filter selection popup
New content:
100 Presets
53 Wavetables
97 Samples
60 Noises and Transients
New Tutorials
Improvements
Audio Engine:
Reduced filter clicks, especially on digital filters
Comb filter algorithm is now smoother when tuning and better preserves tuning at high frequencies
GUI:
UI style and layout has been updated and improved
Improved Keyboard Bar UI and interaction
Updated Filter UI and interaction
Improved UI and UX of Tune and Output sections of the engine
Sample Engine playback visual feedback is now polyphonic
Improved Distortion effect layout
Improved LFO layout
Improved tooltips and parameter descriptions
UX:
Modulation Assign mode now has a switch on the sidechains
Changed some default values
Bug Fixes
Comb Filter: No more clicks when changing modes
Filters: No more clicks when swapping filters
Amplitude Envelope parameters no longer create noise when modulating
Effects distortion no longer acts as a notch filter when performing parallel distortion
Formant filter Q factor now has cleaner modulations
Glide no longer jumps when microtuning is enabled
Sequencer/Arpeggiator: First step now plays correctly every time
Fixed a bug where the UI would lag with AMD GPUs
Tooltips and Descriptions: Typos and various fixes
Various other GUI fixes
