Arturia Augmented VOICES Plug-In Instrument

Musicians and sound designers in need of detailed vocal samples with modern synthesis engines will be impressed with the Arturia Augmented VOICES, an inspired software instrument that equips producers with a comprehensive palette of pristine, intimate, and commanding voice sounds for modern production.

The software takes you beyond conventional choir sounds and familiar one-shots to discover entirely new vocal dimensions for contemporary music production. Whether you're looking for evocative human timbres for your composition or hybrid whispered textures for pop mixes, embrace the fusion of sampling and synthesis and find your new go-to voice. This software can operate as a standalone instrument or as a plug-in within your DAW on the AU, VST2, VST3, NKS, and AAX Native platforms.

At a Glance

• Virtual Instruments playable in a DAW (Live, FL Studio, Logic, etc.) or standalone with a MIDI keyboard
• Dynamic hybrid voice instrument
• 2 layers within each preset each layer contains 2 customizable sound sources
• Morph control moves between Layers A and B, and/or affecting up to 8 custom destinations
• 7 additional macros: time, color, motion, FX A, FX B, reverb, delay
• 2 LFOs, 2 function generators, 2 random generators, 4 keyboard modulation sources, dedicated vibrato and tremolo
• 2 FX slots per layer with 14 FX including ParamEQ, bitcrusher, BL-20 flanger, and more
• Dedicated delay and reverb sends with 5 spatial / time-based algorithms
• Built-in 16-step arpeggiator
• Over 250 factory presets included
• MPE compatibility
• MTS-ESP ODDSOUND microtuning compatibility

Detailed vocal sample library

• Featuring solo and ensemble recordings
• Close and far mic arrangements
• Over 50 expressive and contemporary articulations

Flexible synth engines

• Virtual analog with our award-winning TAE technology
• Granular engine producing warp, glitch, and stretch sounds
• Harmonic engine based on additive synthesis
• Wavetable engine with look up table for more abrasive digital sounds

Fresh Vocal Textures

Augmented VOICES hybrid engine elevates the human voice to new heights. This is no ordinary library of static samples or simulated vowel tones. These voices are altered, enhanced, and augmented into sounds intended to reignite your musicality.

Layer Your Own Sounds

Create whatever kind of choral or vocal sound you seek with Augmented VOICES' multi-engine architecture. You have 2 layers to play with, each containing 2 sound sources, allowing you to build a fully personalized combo of sampled and synthesized voices.

Realistic to Abstract

From epic choir soundscapes to processed vocalizations, Augmented VOICES combines over 50 voice articulations with 4 synth engines and built-in FX for a huge range of modern and abstract vocal sounds for any style.

Morphing Power

Seamlessly move between Augmented VOICES' sound layers and alter multiple sonic elements in unison with the innovative Morph control. Create dramatic and ever-evolving sounds from human to synthetic, light to dark, or subtle to explosive.

Transform Sound Instantly

Augmented VOICES' controls strike the perfect balance between simplicity and functionality. Interact with your sound and create expressive movement in real time with intuitive macro controls for refined dynamics and variety without ever leaving the main panel.

Deeper Customization

Augmented VOICES is designed as your go-to instrument for immediately inspiring voice sounds. But, its advanced panel lets you deep dive when you need it. Massive modulation, arpeggiation, and engine customization awaits.

Morphing New Vocal Realities

The combination of a beautifully recorded sample library and 4 powerful synthesis engines already guarantees a fresh and exciting spectrum of sound. But it's Augmented VOICES' Morph control that truly unlocks the full potential of this innovative instrument. Navigate near-limitless sonic territory between Layers A and B, and simultaneously tweak up to 8 custom destinations for a sound that evolves with every touch.

• Sampling: Enjoy intimate, expressive, powerful vocal sounds with Augmented VOICES' built-in sample library. Featuring 6 multitalented vocalists, the library was captured with world-class microphones in a specialized space, ensuring that every vowel and articulation resonates the right way. From rich chamber-style choruses to punchy pop vocals, this library delivers the goods.
• Synthesis: Whether you need to embellish your vocal patch with bass-heavy analog or forge entirely synthetic granular textures, Augmented VOICES comes fully equipped with 4 flexible synth engines. Designed by the same teams behind Pigments and V Collection, these are entire instruments within an instrument: Virtual Analog, Granular, Wavetable, and Harmonic.

Instant, Innovative, and Inspiring

Tap into the most versatile range of vocal sounds, and tailor them to suit your style with Augmented VOICES' approachable and flexible controls, getting you to your sonic destination in as little time as possible.

• 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 VOICES' central Morph control. A whole new dimension of authentic and abstract sound are available within each preset.
• Color, Time, Motion: For quick expressive changes, Augmented VOICES' macros offer instinctive control over several parameters simultaneously sprinkle in some movement, refine the timbral character, and find your position between fast and slow in real time with these 3 controls.
• FX, Delay, Reverb: Shape the final stages of Augmented VOICES' 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 for sounds altered beyond recognition, these simple controls guarantee quick and inspiring results.

Advanced Sound Design

Augmented VOICES' Advanced panel goes beneath its easy-to-use controls for massive customization and sound-designing flexibility when you need it. From sound sources to complex modulation, it's all here.

• Layers: It all starts with the sound engines. You have access to two layers, each of them containing two engines, for a total of 4 totally customized sound sources. You can have up to 2 sample engines and 2 synth engines. Augmented VOICES' morphing creates a continuously evolving sound. You can also tap into settings like filter cutoff, sample width, and envelope times.
• Modulation: Animate and evolve your sound with click-and-drag modulation routing in seconds. Assign multiple LFOs, function generators, keyboard controls, and more, with almost every element of Augmented VOICES' architecture available for modulating.
• Arpeggiator and Effects: Turn the simplest of ideas into vibrant flurries of acoustic texture and momentum with a built-in 16-step polymetric arpeggiator. Whether you're injecting movement into a chord sequence or looking to weave an ever-evolving string tapestry into your ambient soundscapes, this familiar tool is built to be synchronized, randomized, and tweaked in real time.
• Macros: The command center for Augmented VOICES' crucial macro controls observe a real-time overview of every parameter that each of the 8 macros are altering, and hone in on the detail of each adjustment as you perform, produce, or record.

Capturing Magic

• Over 80 hours of arranging, recording, and editing were overseen by leading sound designers, responsible for some of the gr