'If you’re in the market for an effects package, FX Collection 2 should be at the top of your shopping list. A great value, impressively consistent collection. MusicRadar verdict: Arturia’s effects range keeps getting better, and Bus Force is a new highlight. It’s perhaps not quite the only effects bundle you’ll ever need – creativity and character are still served better than precise mixing tools – but it can handle a very good chunk of your music-making duties. For the price point, it covers a lot of bases and there are no real duds among the 22 inclusions. Misgivings about the naming convention aside, Arturia’s effects range is great and this latest package is all-round impressive.

This is no master bus processor though you could use it for some final subtle tweaks, but it’s by far at its best used on individual sounds or drum groups, as a tool to smash, distort or add punch. These effects mix modern and retro inspirations – there’s an Oberheim-style filter, a Pulteq EQ, and saturation and a punchy VCA compressor both inspired by Overstayer hardware.Īs a combined package, it’s fantastic. The final bus processor, Bus Force, is an original, combining a variety of effects in a semi-modular container app. While both capture the vibe of their hardware inspirations, they’re enhanced with tools such as mid-side processing and more precise control over EQ frequencies. The FX Collection has generally lent more towards creative tools than mixing effects, so these are really nice additions that round out the package well. The trio here includes the Neve-inspired Comp DIODE-609 and an emulation of Siemens Sitral EQs, named EQ SITRAL-295.

The bus effects are some of the most interesting Arturia has produced. It’s hardly a rarity in the emulation sphere, and Arturia’s take is fairly straightforward, but it sounds on-the-money and is a nice addition to the overall package.Īrturia’s effects range is great and this latest package is all-round impressive. The final modulation effect is a clone of the lauded dual-mode Juno chorus.

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