There are 2 ways to purchase Arturia sound banks:
- Webstore: You can browse and purchase sound banks directly from the Arturia Webstore. Each sound bank card shows which Arturia products are compatible to use that bank, so you can check what is required before purchasing.
- In-App: You can also browse, purchase, and play compatible sound banks directly from selected Arturia instruments:
- Analog Lab Intro / Analog Lab Pro: If you don't own any of them, Analog Lab Play is free and gives you access to your full library in one place:
- Pigments, MiniFreak V, and PolyBrute Connect each include their own dedicated store, showing only the banks compatible with that instrument.
Before installing your sound banks, make sure that:
- Arturia Software Center is installed and up to date for your sound banks to be properly synchronized with your applications.
- You are logged in with the same Arturia account used to purchase the sound bank.
- The sound bank appear as registered/owned in the My Products section of your Arturia account on our website (You should also receive a registration confirmation email):
Notes
- Sound banks purchased from the Arturia Webstore or from an In-App Sound Store should be automatically registered on your account.
- Third-party sound banks are not tested nor validated on our side but should be usually working fine. They do not require to be registered but make sure to refer to the dedicated section below to learn how to import your bank.
Once registered, all the sound banks can be downloaded from the My Products section once logged on your account via the link below:
Arturia account - My Products section
e.g with "Ex Machina Tribute":
To download them:
- Simply click on the "Download" button depending on your operating system and then proceed with the install once downloaded.
- Once done, just opening Analog Lab or the compatible individual instrument and going to the "Sound Banks" section will allow you to find your bank and start playing with it:
Notes
- Most sound banks do not appear in Arturia Software Center.
The only exceptions are:
- Synthopedia
- Patchworks
- All other sound banks should be downloaded from your Arturia account or accessed directly from the compatible instrument.
Most Arturia software sound banks can be played directly in Analog Lab, including banks designed for individual software instruments such as:
- Pigments
- MiniFreak V
- Mini V4
- Other V Collection instruments
This means you can use many software sound banks in Analog Lab even if you do not own the original instrument they were designed for.
Remember that if you do not own Analog Lab Intro or Analog Lab Pro, you can use Analog Lab Play, which is free and gives you access to your entire catalog in one place:
Notes
- AstroLab sound banks are also fully compatible with Analog Lab.
- Banks designed for Hardware devices such as PolyBrute, PolyBrute 12, MatrixBrute or MicroFreak won't be supported via Analog Lab.
My sound bank appears in my Arturia account, but not in Analog Lab or Pigments
- If your sound bank appears in your Arturia account but not inside the compatible instrument, open the Arturia Software Center and click on Synchronize:
- Then reopen your instrument and check again.
Notes
- Most sound banks do not appear in Arturia Software Center.
The only exceptions are:
- Synthopedia
- Patchworks
- All other sound banks should be downloaded from your Arturia account or accessed directly from the compatible instrument.
I can only access some presets from my sound bank
Some sound banks include presets made for several different instruments. If you only own one of those instruments, only the presets compatible with that instrument will be available.
e.g with "Industrial Force" sound bank:
-Includes presets for:
- Pigments
- Acid V
- In this case:
- 26 Presets can be used with Pigments,
- 6 Presets can be used with Acid V,
- 32 Presets (the full bank) can be used with Analog Lab (any version).
So, if you own Pigments but want to use the Acid V presets without purchasing Acid V or a paid version of Analog Lab, you can download Analog Lab Play for free and access the full bank there:
- All banks purchased from the Analog Lab Sound Store can be used in Analog Lab, including Analog Lab Play.
To install your sound bank via Analog Lab "Sound Store":
- Launch Analog Lab.
- Open the "Store" section.
- Toggle the "Owned" switch to find your purchased and registered sound banks:
- Now click on the small "Cloud" icon(s) to proceed with the install.
- The icon should be now replaced with a check mark:
- Once installed, the sound bank will appear in the Explore and Sound Banks sections of Analog Lab, as well as in all compatible Arturia virtual instruments.
All the Banks acquired via Pigments Sound Store can be used with it.
To install your sound bank via Pigments "Sound Store":
- Launch Pigments.
- Open the "Store" section.
- Toggle the "Owned" switch to find your purchased and registered sound banks:
- Now click on the small "Cloud" icon(s) to proceed with the install.
- The icon should be now replaced with a check mark:
- Once installed, the sound bank will appear in the Explore and Sound Banks sections of Pigments as well as Analog Lab.
- First, if you haven't already, register your PolyBrute:
- Doing so will be required to download and install PolyBrute Connect which is needed to manage your PolyBrute sound banks.
- All the Banks acquired via PolyBrute Connect Sound Store can be used with it.
To install your sound bank via PolyBrute Connect "Sound Store":
- Launch PolyBrute Connect.
- Open the "Store" section.
- If the bank was acquired via our Webstore but not installed, you should see a small "Cloud" icon to proceed with the install:
- If the bank is not currently owned, you should see a "Get" button to retrieve the Sound Bank license and have it automatically downloaded and installed at the same time:
- The icon should be now replaced with a check mark:
- Once installed, the sound bank will appear in the preset browser of PolyBrute Connect:
Transferring presets to PolyBrute hardware unit:
- Open the desired sound bank and select all the desired presets either one by one, either by holding "CMD" or "CTRL" while clicking to select specific presets or by holding "SHIFT" and clicking on the first and last presets to select them all:
- Now, select a desired PolyBrute Presets page where you will copy these presets on the right side of the interface:
- Drag the presets from the sound bank section (where you selected the desired presets to transfer) and drop them on the first slot of the desired Presets page.
- All the presets will be transferred starting from the first selected slot and on all the subsequent Presets slots depending on the amount of presets selected (If any presets were stored on any of the slots they will be erased):
The process to install MatrixBrute's sound banks is a bit different from the other products.
- You'll first need to go to the following page on our website:
- You can then filter the Banks per product via the "Filters" section:
- Open the desired sound bank and click on the "Download" button:
- Once downloaded, make sure to extract the .zip archive content. You should end up with a file with a .mbprojz extension:
- Open the MIDI Control center, click on Import, Import New Project, and select the .mbprojz file:
- The sound bank should be now successfully imported in the MIDI Control Center.
- You can now click on the Send to MatrixBrute button to send the sound bank to your MatrixBrute:
The process to install MicroFreak's sound banks is a bit different from the other products.
- You'll first need to go to the following page on our website:
- You can then filter the Banks per product via the "Filters" section:
- Open the desired sound bank and click on the "Download" button:
- Once downloaded, make sure to extract the .zip archive content. You should end up with a "presets" folder containing a file with a .mfprojz extension:
- Open the MIDI Control center, click on Import, Import New Project, and select the .mfprojz file:
- The sound bank should be now successfully imported in the MIDI Control Center.
- You can now click on the Send to MicroFreak button to send the sound bank to your MicroFreak:
If you purchase third-party sound banks from another reseller, please check that they are clearly listed as compatible with your Arturia software or hardware product before buying.
You should also verify that the bank has been tested by the reseller using the same software version or hardware firmware version you are currently using.
Please note that third-party sound banks are not tested or validated by Arturia.
If you experience compatibility issues, please contact the reseller or creator of the bank directly.
- To import a third-party sound bank, open the corresponding Arturia software instrument or hardware companion app, such as PolyBrute Connect or MIDI Control Center, then click Import.
e.g via Analog Lab Pro:
e.g via Polybrute Connect: