Artur V Collection 9 £419

The reputed resource of software synths gets an update. We should all be looking to complete our collections as we upgrade to version 9

If there is one company that could be considered to have the most diverse portfolio, it's French synth masters Arturia. Their relatively long-established collection of soft synths began in earnest at the very start of the virtual instrument revolution, and since then the collection has grown to a mighty 33 synth titles. Not to be found resting on their laurels, many of the favourites and originals have benefited from sizeable updates, all included in this new compendium.

Getting updated

All of the synthesisers within this collection may be purchased as individual instruments, but there is no doubt that purchasing a package such as this represents tremendously good value for money. Not to exclude existing users, or owners of some of the instruments already, such as this represents tremendously good value for money. Not to exclude existing users, or owners of some of the instruments already, you can benefit from Arturia's generous update offer. The cost does vary from user to user, according to the amount of instruments already owned, so for the best price, always visit the Arturia website and log into your account.

But once you have taken advantage of any exchanged payments, what is it you actually get? Firstly, the inclusion of many of the instruments which have appeared since the last V Collection was packaged for your delectation. There are new additions from the Ensoniq SQ80 V, Augmented Strings and Augmented Voices instruments, all of which have been available prior to this update.

With a blaze of glory, the new analogue facsimile kid on the block arrives, in the shape of the Korg MS-20 V, and that's where we're going to begin our sonic adventure.