Pigments by Arturia: what it does + free alternatives
Wavetable, granular and analog engines in one colourful synth.
Opens Arturia's own site.
Put SCRAMBLE. on your synths and melodies
One button rolls a new FX chain: glitch, stutter, tape stop, chops, reverb, delay and vocal tune. There are 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible chains, the same count as the positions of a 3x3 cube. Save 10,000 presets a day and 1% of them would take 118 billion years, over 8x the age of the universe.
Not just loops: drum buses, 808s and bass, hats, vocals and the master bus. 3,000+ downloads so far.
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Pigments FAQ
Is Pigments free?
No. Pigments is a paid synth plugin from Arturia. Free alternatives in the same lane include Vital, Surge XT and TAL-NoiseMaker.
What is Pigments used for?
Wavetable, granular and analog engines in one colourful synth.
When does Pigments go on sale?
Many plugin makers run their biggest discounts around Black Friday (November 27, 2026) and Cyber Monday. Check Arturia's own page for the current price; we list confirmed sales on our Black Friday page.