The art of sound design
V Collection is a marvel of music technology, but even the best-sounding synth and keyboard models would be dull without the incredible work and imagination of their sound designers.
Veterans of the industry and young upstarts alike, for more than a decade we’ve worked with some of the most talented musicians, producers, and sound designers around to create sounds that both honor the past, and help you create the future.
On this page, we pay tribute to the amazing men and women who helped create the signature sounds of our V Collection instruments, and give you an insight into their creative process.
The morph knob is one of the unique features of Augmented Strings. An orchestral string sound quickly turns into a digital synth and you can automate all macros to create unique and expressive sounds. The effects and modulations are all super easy to apply to the most important features of the instrument.
I wanted to create new sounds with the instrument, sounds that are not possible to make with other synthesizers or instruments. I strived to look beyond what a string instrument can do and tried to make sounds that are expressive while playing and easily incorporated in several musical genres.
“My knowledge from using modular synth systems sure came in handy! I didn't approach this as an expert on the Music Easel, so I use the "Left Hand" in every preset to have the most interesting sound I can. The possibility of polyphonic sound is something I like a lot, so I did some presets with this idea in mind. I’ve been impressed by the FM and AM, and I get exactly the same kind of result with real analog hardware.”
Maxime Dangles
Some of the most talented musicians, producers, and sound designers we work with
- 10 Phantom Rooms
- Alessandro Cardinale
- Alex Retsis
- Allert Aalders
- Anthony Gonzales
- Baptiste Le Goff
- Barry Jamieson
- BigTone
- Bitley
- Blakesmith
- Blush Response
- Boele Gerkes
- Brendan Perry
- Celmar Engel
- Charles Capsis IV
- Chris Laurence
- Chris Pitman
- Christian Laffitte
- Clay Duncan
- Clement Bastiat
- Clement Chaumeil
- Commuter
- Cubic Spline
- Darrell Diaz
- Dave Polich
- Don Solaris
- Drew Anderson
- Drew Neumann
- Ed Ten Eyck
- Edouard Madeuf
- emptyvessel
- Erik Norlander
- Frank Greiner
- Frodebeats
- Geoff Downes
- Germain Marzin
- Gingold
- Glen Darcey
- Greg Savage
- Gustavo Bravetti
- Hisashi Saito
- Histibe
- Ian Boddy
- Indie Moon
- Jaime Newman
- James Bernard
- James Thompson
- Jamie Muhoberac
- JaseFOS
- Jean-Baptiste Arthus
- Jean-Michel Blanchet
- Jeremiah Savage
- Jim Cowgill
- Jörg Hüttner
- Joseph Hollo
- Katsunori Ujiie
- Ken Flux Pierce
- Kevin Lamb
- Kevin Schroeder
- Klaus Baetz
- Klaus Peter Rausch
- Klaus Schulze
- Kurt Kurazaki
- Laurent Collat
- Lily Jordy
- Lotuzia
- Luca Torre
- Ludovic Llorca
- Mark Gijsman
- Mateo Lupo
- Matsutake
- Matt Pike
- Max Fabio
- Maxime Audfray
- Maxime Dangles
- Meli Anthos
- Menno Meijer
- Michel Geiss
- Mord Fustang
- New Loops
- Nori Ubukata
- Paolo Apollo Negri
- Paul Nazca
- Paul Schilling
- Paul Steinway
- Paul&Peter Schilling
- Pierce Warnecke
- Pierre Pfister
- Plughugger
- Randy Lee
- Raynald Dantigny
- Reek Havok
- Rich Rozmarniewicz
- Richard Courtel
- Richard Devine
- Richard James
- Richard Veenstra
- Roger Lyons
- Ruff & Jam
- Sato Fujimori
- Scot Solida
- Sergio Martinez Lu
- Seroplexx
- Silicon Sound
- Simon Gallifet
- Solidtrax
- Sonar Traffic
- Sota Fujimori
- Stephan Muesh
- Stephane Schott
- Steve Ferlazzo
- Summa
- Sylvere Letellier
- Takashi Odanaka
- Tasmodia
- Ted Perlman
- Teknotanz
- The Circuit Symphony
- The Solos
- Theo Niessink
- Thomas Koot
- Tim Conrardy
- Tobias Menguser
- Todd Barton
- Tom Hall
- Tomas Mulcahy
- Torben Hansen
- Ulf Kaiser
- Uwe Zahn
- Valentin Lepetit
- Vangelis Vargas
- Victor Morello
- Vincent Travaglini
- Wally Badarou