Arturia quietly dropped FX Collection 6 this week, and the headline number is 39 — that’s five more than the last version, split between three plugins that have been available standalone for a while (Mix DRUMS, Tape J-37, Bus TRANSIENT) and two that are genuinely fresh out of the box. There’s also a new Intro tier at $/€99, the first time Arturia has offered a cut-down entry point to this bundle.
Two New Plugins
The two brand-new additions are Efx AMBIENT and Pitch SHIFTER-910. The other three — Mix DRUMS, Tape J-37, and Bus TRANSIENT — were released as standalone plugins over the past year. If you already own any of them, check your upgrade pricing on the Arturia store before buying.
Efx AMBIENT is the more forward-looking of the two newcomers. Six processing modes — Reflect, Woven, Siren, Organist, Codec, Sunken — each take a different approach to ambience, combining spectral processing with Feedback Delay Networks. On the surface, it’s just a Tone/Space XY pad and a wet/dry knob. Dig into the Advanced view and you get modulation sequencers, envelope followers, macros, and randomisation. It’s the kind of plugin that rewards slow exploration more than fast patching — and the FFT vs. granular pitch-shifting distinction between modes alone is worth digging into.
Pitch SHIFTER-910 is Arturia’s take on the Eventide H910 Harmonizer, the first commercially available digital effect processor, launched in the mid-1970s. Rock engineers loved it for the grit it adds to vocals and guitars; dance producers borrowed it for chorus-style thickening. Arturia’s version pairs vintage and modern pitch-shifting engines with a dedicated delay section for pitched repeats, and a dual mono mode that replicates the classic studio trick of running two H910s panned hard left and right. If you don’t already own the Eventide version, and you’ve spent hours chasing that texture with workarounds, this one should save some time.
The Three Carry-Overs Worth Knowing
- Mix DRUMS — a phase-coherent drum bus processor co-developed with mixing engineer Emre Ramazanoglu. Combines saturation, compression, EQ, and reverb in one insert, designed to sit on your dry drum bus rather than a parallel chain. MusicRadar named it one of their favourite software releases of 2025.
- Tape J-37 — an emulation of the Studer J-37 tube tape machine with four colour modes, drive control, wow/flutter, and a “Modern Mode” that bypasses the classic high-frequency rolloff for brighter, punchier results.
- Bus TRANSIENT — a multiband transient shaper with real-time visualisation, integrated clipping, and tone controls. Frequency-specific attack and sustain shaping, fast results.
134 New Presets Across 24 Plugins
Beyond the new additions, Arturia has gone back through 24 existing effects — including Rev LX-24, Chorus DIMENSION-D, all four compressors, and Efx MOTIONS — adding 134 new presets with richer metadata, preset comments, and refreshed featured lists. It’s the kind of housekeeping update that doesn’t make headlines but quietly makes a bundle more usable day-to-day.
The Intro Tier
For the first time, Arturia is offering FX Collection 6 Intro at $/€99 — six plugins: Plate-140, Tape-201, Tape MELLO-FI, Efx FRAGMENTS, Efx MOTIONS, and Mix DRUMS. No compressor, no EQ, no filter. Whether those specific six represent the most sensible entry point to a 39-plugin collection is a fair question. But at €99, it’s a reasonable way to get a feel for the range before committing to the full Pro price.
I can’t help thinking this is Arturia watching how other plugin developers have used entry tiers to build upgrade paths, rather than a genuine attempt to define what “essential” means. Still — if you’re new to the ecosystem, it’s worth a look.
Pricing and Availability
Arturia FX Collection 6 Pro is available now at $/€499. An introductory launch price is in effect until 10 March 2026 — check the Arturia store for your personalised upgrade pricing, which can vary significantly depending on what you already own.
FX Collection 6 Intro is $/€99.
How about you — are you upgrading for Efx AMBIENT and the H910 emulation, or is one of the carry-over additions the real draw? Drop it in the comments.
