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db3 · Post by **db3** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 10:45 am

No issues with Arturia here. I really like the sound of their stuff and support have been responsive when required. They just need to revamp the GUIs of older products.

JerGoertz · Post by **JerGoertz** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:11 am

Arturia: Is nice.

Examigan · Post by **Examigan** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:22 am

I know they used to have issues years ago (support, etc.) but lately I have heard better things about them in general. I have been using the latest V Collection with no problems.

Some people say they don't sound exactly like what they are emulating, but even if some of them are a bit different sounding than the hardware, they are still good synths anyway. That sale they had recently was a bargain ($199 for V Collection)

Just waiting for those larger GUIs...

kelvyn · Post by **kelvyn** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:44 am

Simple answer... No!

ghettosynth · Post by **ghettosynth** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:49 am

They're just mostly old designs both visually and aurally and the updates don't seem to deal with the core problems. I think that both their success and criticism are related to their choice to offer emulations. People will buy emulations because of, largely, nostalgia, but, people will also criticize emulations for not being accurate.

2ZrgE · Post by **2ZrgE** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:57 am

Examigan wrote:I know they used to have issues years ago (support, etc.) but lately I have heard better things about them in general. I have been using the latest V Collection with no problems.

Some people say they don't sound exactly like what they are emulating, but even if some of them are a bit different sounding than the hardware, they are still good synths anyway. That sale they had recently was a bargain ($199 for V Collection)

Just waiting for those larger GUIs...

I'm rather sure that mostly those nerdy 'oscilloscope' people who do not even produce music on a daily basis are agitated about the 'sound difference' and 'emulation accuracy'. But well, each to his own.

GUIs suck, but soundwise I have no complains at all, especially in a mix no listener cares (and the others shall listen to other music than mine), and they provide a large amount of usable signature presets (" lol wut he said he uses presets wut???, hang him higher!!!!!!111!11...")

No, and I didn't do neither a survey nor a study for my bold and unscintific claim.

4damind · Post by **4damind** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:12 pm

2ZrgE wrote:...and they provide a large amount of usable signature presets (" lol wut he said he uses presets wut???, hang him higher!!!!!!111!11...")

Yes, the presets are very usable it was a shame not to use them. I don't think that people judge Arturia as a bad company because of the presets.

noiseresearch · Post by **noiseresearch** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:14 pm

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2ZrgE · Post by **2ZrgE** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:24 pm

4damind wrote:
2ZrgE wrote:...and they provide a large amount of usable signature presets (" lol wut he said he uses presets wut???, hang him higher!!!!!!111!11...")
Yes, the presets are very usable it was a shame not to use them. I don't think that people judge Arturia as a bad company because of the presets.

No of course not it was just a side blow for those 'real musicians' who of course don't use presets.

And because I mostly use Arturia synths for the presets I even don't really care that much about the GUIs (still I would prefer bigger ones if they came with a free update).

JJ67 · Post by **JJ67** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:53 pm

Actually, I'm very happy with Arturia.
I have Spark LE (well built) and the V collection, no problems whatsoever.
I do have a wish which has been expressed in other posts, which is that Arturia will make it possible to resize the GUI for the V collection. I got the V collection for only 99 Euros, an incredible deal considering the quality of the individual VIs.

Orbit-50 · Post by **Orbit-50** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:56 pm

JJ67 wrote:I do have a wish which has been expressed in other posts, which is that Arturia will make it possible to resize the GUI for the V collection.

That's a huge one! I can't imagine what they are waiting for.

2ZrgE · Post by **2ZrgE** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:04 pm

I guess they have to reprogram the whole GUI, just replacing some Gifs with HD-Gifs won't work in that case.

MillerSam · Post by **MillerSam** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:16 pm

GUI resize is on the list for 2016 - can confirm this

You need to wait a bit more but it's coming

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:37 pm

Here's an example. I have a Sonic Core system (DSP/i/o box) that has a plug in called ProWave. It's basically a Prophet VS emulation (plus more, but that's off topic). It's pretty old but it sounds fantastic. For fun I put it up against ProphetV and let me tell you, the Arturia sounds mushy and indistinct in comparison. No contest. Other Sonic Core (Creamware) plug ins, like Minimax (Minimoog emulation) have been equalled by native plug ins, but the Arturia stuff lags.

AnX · Post by **AnX** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 5:01 pm

Never had a problem with the hardware. Good value imo. Dont use the software.

Arturia: Are they that bad?