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This one is pretty nice!

It looks nice, but if you already have a virtual modular you probably don't need another one. Expansions? As far as I can see, this is limited to AAS designed modules only, so there is apparently no market for 3rd party module development. Heck, that's one of the coolest features with other modular racks, both hardware and virtual. And with virtual vs. hardware, you only need to buy one copy of each module and you can insert as many copies of it as you wish! But CV-1 might appeal to modular first timers as a good controlled way to learn modular synthesis. And if you can live within the AAS walled garden, it might be all that you want or need.

I'd be in for the T-Racks Leslie at $25. Have the Hammond B-3X and that would be a nice cabinet to have standalone. It's one of the few modules that didn't come with T-Racks 5 MAX, that I really want.

$94.51 USD today.

I picked up Tone2 Warlock for cheap recently. It's a pretty good synth that also includes six Tone2 Firebird sound banks.

$119 for all expansions is a pretty, pretty good deal! https://www.kv331audio.com/synthmasterexpansionsbundle.aspx

Eight Voice 1.0.17 Build 99 is a free update for all Eight Voice users, and is available now at https://cherryaudio.com/instruments/eight-voice/download

The Adaptive Limiter was added to Sonar Platinum and Professional in 2017.05. https://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/2016000065/SONAR-2017-05-Update-Fixes-and-Enhancements The Engineering FX Suite can be found in your old Cakewalk Command Center account, if you had one of those Sonar editions.

I've got the Adaptive Limiter. I believe that it was carried over from my Sonar Platinum installation.

The 1st 4 episodes cover the original version. Basics. For v2, the sample and granular update see episode 5. The v3 stuff begins in episode 6, where they go beyond just wavetable & analog (v1), sample and granular (v2), and add the harmonic and utility noise / sub osc (v3), as well as new filters and FX.

I think the Tracktion synth to wait for is the upcoming F'em synth. Now that should be interesting! I'm all for supporting the nice devs at Tracktion, and have quite a few of their products. But, for the money now ($99), I'd go with Pigments. I picked up Pigments 2 last year on sale, and just got v3 for free! Absolutely awesome, and a major synth that covers most synth engine types. I tried the Hyperion demo and it's a great sounding synth, but nothing at all like Pigments. And I think there are probably better options for modular, like Voltage Modular from Cherry Audio. Try the free Voltage Modular Nucleus edition. It comes with the essential modules, and the add-ons are budget friendly! But be careful with that. I was quickly lured into purchasing the Core edition, and then a few more voice modules for the SEM (Oberheim), ARP 2500 & 2600, DCO-60 (Roland), Polymode (Moog)...

There are synths available that are designed exactly for that use case of song production, and they are often genre specific, with huge preset collections for that genre. I understand completely, and fall somewhere along the middle of that spectrum. But I probably lean more toward sound design. Or at least I waste more time on it, LOL!!! Pigments appears to be a tool aimed at sound designers to make it easier for creating their own sounds with a complex synth. Just as with choosing a DAW, the best advice often given is to pick the tool that best fits your workflow up front, as one shouldn't always expect that you can change any tool to be the way you want it to be.

Best solution. Don't use presets. Make your own sounds! Be happy! Lots of development effort went into Pigments new features. The presets are just a showcase of what you can start to do with it!

Not sure how you arrived at this conclusion, or what you have read? ? Arturia was very clear that the Spectrum banks were FREE for those buying Pigments during the intro price sale. Otherwise, the Spectrum banks were $19.99 for current owners, instead of $99.99. And the Pigments version upgrade was completely FREE for current owners, which included a new factory sound bank for version 3. THIS was not bait and switch in my book! Actually a very good deal!!! Kudos to Arturia for going above and beyond!!! ? As far as $19.99 for the Spectrum bank, I bought them as a way to thank Arturia for the free upgrade. And you know what, some of them are actually very good! But beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I can accept that anybody has the right to not like them, as YMMV.

Great advice! ?

Funny. At first glance I read that as 'Mastering the Mushroom'. ?

I'm done with anything from Vegas, or Magix. Just saying... ? Like you will get spammed forever to update to their latest version of whatever.

I see. Those downloads probably only apply to license owners. The ASC handles product activation, and knows if you have a license for a product. Just buy the synth before the promo cutoff in May, and get the Spectrum banks for FREE!

What version of Cakewalk? I'm not seeing this with Analog Lab V using the VST2 or VST3 plugins in Cakewalk v2021.01. Using NVIDIA GeForce GPU GTX 1650.

Well for one thing, it starts crashing when pushed...

Use the Arturia Software Center to install instruments you own, or any that you would like to demo. Assuming you have probably already done that, go to the next step... Use the 'Store' section from within the instrument to browse available sound banks. You can download any bank by clicking on it, and it will automatically install. Don't click on 'add to cart'. The Bank and presets will then be shown in the store view, where you can audition some, or add to cart, etc. Or return to the main store page. If it's just a demo version, only certain presets will be unlocked and available for you to try. The rest remain locked until you buy the bank, so there is no way to fully audition any add-on bank. But Spectrum is FREE if you buy Pigments, so I wouldn't waste any more time trying to figure that out if it's not working in the demo. If you own a bank, then in the Presets browser you can filter by bank, and select the bank that you want displayed in the browser. There should never a need to run an install.exe for an Arturia product, unless ASC is busted, and that's the only plan B. If you wish, you can log into your account on the website to see what products you have registered, contact support, etc. Good luck, and have fun!

Same here. And just to clarify, it appears to only be affecting the new presets. Both the 3.0 factory sounds, as well as the new Spectrum Sound Pack for 3.0 give the same error. The older presets work fine in Analog Lab 5. No update for it yet in ASC though.

I don't doubt that one bit. Not MPE, but I have a CME Xkey 25 (USB). Love the low profile keys. Real easy to gliss over them, and fun to solo with. Have adjusted the velocity and channel aftertouch somewhat, so that it is more expressive that my standard MIDI keyboard. The next step up will be MPE for sure!

I think I paid $29 for Waves Element 2. Not even in the same league!!! ?

I don't have an MPE controller yet, so can't say for sure. But that video stated that many Pigments factory presets (pre-v3) had out of the box MPE compatibility. In any case, it's only $19 to find out, and you get 500 more interesting presets either way. If not, you can always tweak them for your MPE playing style! I've got a Morph saved in my wish list (in-stock) at an online seller, but I think I'll hold out for a Roli Seaboard Block. Unfortunately those appear to be out-of-stock everywhere and back ordered until July at the earliest.