


If you’ve ever seen Ferris Bueller’s Day Off or listened to more than 30 minutes of 80s music, you’ve heard this sampling monster. They’ve also added yet another sound bank in the form of PatchWorks: a 700-patch library of sounds for Analog Lab V. However, Arturia gives you all that and adds Emulator II V, Jun-6 V, OB-Xa V and Vocoder V, as well as reworked versions of Jup-8 V, Stage-73 V and Analog Lab. We thought it couldn’t possibly get any better than this staggering collection of vintage instruments (and wealth of patches). But there’s also Synthopedia – an 800-patch sound bank of fresh sounds for Analog Lab V. Highlights already included emulations of the ARP 2600, CMI Fairlight, Yamaha CS-80, Roland Jupiter-8 and Minimoog. The new edition adds four new instruments and a new curated collection of patches. So, Arturia has released V Collection 8, a collection of 28 virtual instruments. With the revival of interest in vintage synth sounds, there’s a drive to create plug-in emulations of the most iconic classic instruments – and competition is fierce. Vocoder V sidechain doesn’t work in Studio One and FL Studio.In-app tutorials get you tweaking faster.Vocoder V is fun to play and sounds great.Jun-6 V voice calibration recreates analogue sound.With the addition of a vintage sample library, vocoder and two iconic synths, this is a must-have for anyone chasing the vintage synth sound. Verdict - V Collection 8 ticks all the analogue and digital boxes. Upgrades and updates are available to registered Arturia customers.The latest version of Arturia’s ever-popular vintage soft synth collection gains a vocoder, Juno-6, Emulator II and OB-Xa recreation, plus some nifty extras. V Collection 5 is available for purchase for the introductory price of 399 USD/EUR until June 30th, 2016 (regular 499 USD/EUR). Brand new Analog Lab - Powered by the enhanced preset browser and a deeply reengineered interface as well as many updates to the engine itself, Analog Lab is the perfect entry path to the Arturia soundscape.

Sound engine improvements - The modeling of the instruments’ sound engines was improved to more closely reproduce the sound and character of the original instruments.Finding all your new presets for each instrument has never been easier. New preset browser & new presets - The redesigned preset browser lets you quickly find the exact sound you’re looking for.New resizable GUIs - The user interfaces for all the Arturia instruments are now resizable, making it easy to work with any High Resolution screen.The new keyboard instruments are available for purchase for 199 USD/EUR each. The Synclavier V faithfully recreates the elite digital synthesizer/workstation that started it all, powering some of the biggest hits and film soundtracks of the early ‘80s with its unique rich, edgy sounds.
