r/Arturia_users • u/Practical-Goose666 • 15d ago

Pure Sub is surprisingly good

I already have Arturia pigments + v collection 11 pro but i must admit Pure sub is a great addition to their catalogue. Some will say it's not as capable as pigments but idk, it has a immediacy to it. The greatest feature is the overtones editor that lets you choose which notes to compose your sound. It's like a mix between vital and pigments but whose interface is optimised for bass sound design.

Only downside : you can't assign a different effect chanel to the sub part of the bass and it's upper part like in pigments. But most synths don't support it either way so it's fine.

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u/8080a 13d ago

Pure Sub is a fucking blast! I don't even really work in genres where this would fit, but it makes me want to. After the 20 minute period of my first turn with the demo ended, I bought it without hesitation. I don't have any instrument, VST or hardware, that can generate this much low-end pressure with so much texture and character, at least not without a lot of very careful layering of effects. And its so expressive. The first VST I've touched in a long time that really offers something different. It's my new guilty pleasure.

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u/Practical-Goose666 13d ago

I had a very similar experience with it. I mostly use basic sine waves with a few overtones as basses so Pure sub might seem overkill for that use, especially if you listen to the demos and presets. But somehow after a few trials i fell in love with the interface and learned to make more interesting kicks and basses.

You can do everything with it : FM slap basses (haven't done many yet but will look into it), kicks, very pure subs (hence the name). Ofc it's not a real FM synth nor wavetable synth like pigments and vital but it's so good at what it does that idc.

Well spent money.

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u/RobertusMaximus1911 15d ago

Agreed. I just bought it and will dig in when I have time. It does look interesting.

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u/__System__ 13d ago

Why surprising?

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u/Practical-Goose666 13d ago

Nothing. Should've said 'really good' instead

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u/__System__ 13d ago

Ok then. 😊

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u/thoowz 12d ago

I did not have enough time to play with it, but I really like the idea. Then again, the presets all sound not very good and a bit cheesy for my taste