Arturia Augmented Woodwinds License

Acoustic Instruments Reinvented

Augmented Woodwinds unites dynamically sampled instruments with state-of-the-art synthesis in an intuitive and breathtaking interface, delivering a rich, reedy and redefined range of woodwind sounds - morph to your mood, from dark and denatured to bright and elegant.

Flutes, Reeds and Beyond

A dance between acoustic precision and digital drive. Experience sonic metamorphosis and turn raw woodwind energy into orchestral dreamscapes, blissful flutters and epic sonic textures.

Bringing together precision sampling and multilayered synthesis, Augmented Woodwinds goes further than an orchestral composition tool. Offering both crisp detail and analog-processed flare of carefully captured woodwind timbres, you can choose to morph, transmute and transfigure the sound into something completely unheard and unconventional. Whether you’re a composer, producer, sound designer, or anything in between, effortlessly control an enhanced hybrid ensemble that will inspire your production, and move your audience.

Solo, Ensemble and More

Augmented Woodwinds hybrid palette unlocks the warm and crisp power that wind instruments can bring to your projects. Explore 300 presets and play sounds cast from elemental solo Clarinet, Bassoon, English Horn and Flute, as well as ensemble recordings with 11 players - some of which have been uniquely finished with vintage FX hardware.

Layer Your Own Sound

Build your own ensemble with Augmented Woodwinds multi-engine flexibility. Experiment with 2 layers, each containing 2 sound sources, and weave your own custom combination of sampling and synthesis for an electrifying wind sound.

Authentic To Abstract

Immersive, warped, traditional, transcendent and everything in between. With 56 articulations, solo & ensemble performances, uniquely processed content, 4 types of synthesis, a sample player and built-in FX - explore a near-limitless spectrum of composition-ready wind textures and timbres.

Morphing Power

Augmented Woodwinds Morph control gives you a truly unique & ever-evolving sound at the turn of a wheel. Move effortlessly between a warm and evocative wind sound and complex synthesis, or discover that sweet spot in-between - all with one control.

Transform Sound Instantly

Apply originality and in-the-moment modulation to your sound with a streamlined set of macro controls. Designed to provide easy access to your parameters, for subtle attenuations and transformative tweaks - refined dynamics and variety when you need it.

Deeper Customization

Quickly select, morph and adjust a rich hybrid sound from the main instrument view, or dig deeper in the advanced panel for access to intricate modulation, dynamic sequences & arpeggiation, custom sound sources, and more.

Sampling

Augmented woodwinds built-in sample library has been recorded and curated to be every bit as delicate, detailed, and expressive as if conducting your own at-home ensemble. 11 musicians performed as soloists and as an ensemble, with 56 articulations across a range of wind instruments and additional processed content for a more futuristic and avant-garde effect. Captured in detail with world-class microphones and preamps, ensuring that every sample breathes with accuracy and energy. Whether you need an evocative single instrument voice, a huge vibrato sustain, or anything in between, this library has what you need.

Synthesis

Discover sounds from 4 synth engines, from subtle textural embellishment to abstract sonic art: Virtual Analog, Granular, Wavetable, and Harmonic - alongside the Simpler engine. Inspired by over 20 years of synthesis expertise and engineering, from the minds that materialized Pigments and V Collection, this is more than a list of synth presets. These are entire instruments within an instrument, responsive and tactile, providing everything from emotive Hans Zimmer soundscapes, to misty detuned ambiences and pads gleaming with harmonic detail.

• Samples Layering
• Virtual Analog
• Wavetable
• Granular
• Harmonics
• Simpler

Simple And Intuitive

In a few clicks, take an animated solo clarinet and render it anew with intricate, infinitely expressive sonic detailing.

Augmented Woodwinds is built around a streamlined interface, designed to help you reach the sound in your mind’s eye, in as little time as possible. Utilize the preset library and intuitive quick-fire controls for a dependable composition experience.

Morph

Move seamlessly between human and synth, create a dense tapestry of layered sound, and tweak up to 8 parameters with a single sweep of Augmented woodwinds central Morph control. A whole new dimension of authentic and abstract sound within one preset.

Color, Time, Motion

For quick expressive changes, Augmented Woodwinds macros offer instinctive control over several parameters simultaneously - add-in some movement or refine the timbral character.

FX, Delay, Reverb

Shape the final stages of Augmented Woodwinds sound path. Introduce your own custom FX slots, or dial in some ambience with the dedicated Delay and Reverb master FX. Whether you’re looking for the right atmosphere, or sounds altered beyond recognition, these simple controls guarantee quick and inspiring results.

Advanced Sound Design

For a bespoke, breathtaking sound that has your name on it, access the advanced panel to rearrange, modulate, and arpeggiate your hybrid ensemble.

Augmented Woodwinds intuitive interface and diverse preset library brings quick results when you need them - but further sound customization is just a click away. The Advanced panel takes you deep into the inner workings of the instrument, giving you detailed control over your sound sources, modulation, performance, and beyond.

Layers

Tap into the full capabilities of Augmented woodwinds sound sources by adjusting the dual engines within each layer. This puts 4 sound sources at your disposal; any combination of up to 2 sampling and 2 synthesis engines. Within each engine, make subtle tweaks or drastic changes, from filter sculpting to waveform combinations to sample mic blend.

Modulation

Animate and transform your sound with ultra-simple click-and-drag modulation routing. Apply multiple LFOs, functions, random generators, and keyboard controls to numerous parameters, and customize each modulation generator to do your sonic bidding.

Arpeggiator

Turn the simplest of ideas into vibrant flurries of acoustic texture and momentum with a built-in 16-step arpeggiator. Whether you’re injecting movement into a chord sequence or looking to weave an ever-evolving woodwind tapestry into your ambient soundscapes, this familiar tool is built to be synchronized, randomized, and tweaked in real-time.

Effects

Dial in your own flavors of distortion, sound-sculpting, and drastic processing with 2 FX slots per layer, and sprinkle the final spatial and time-based touches with Delay and Reverb at the end of the chain.

Macros

The command center for Augmented woodwinds crucial macro controls; observe a real-time overview of every parameter and function that each of the 8 macros are altering, and hone in on the detail of each adjustment as you perform, produce, or record.