Arturia has launched a new version of its flagship effects suite, the FX Collection, which includes two new plugins, EFX Ambient and Pitch Shifter-910. FX Collection 6 also marks the introduction of the Intro version with a selection of six effects covering the basics for $99. That pales in comparison to the 39 effects in the full FX Collection Pro, but it also costs $499.
The Pitch Shifter-910 is based on the iconic Harmonizer Eventide H910 from 1974, an early digital Pitchshifter and delay with a very unique character. Arturia does an admirable job of keeping her awkward quirks. The Pitch Shifter-910 is not a transparent effect that allows you to create natural-sounding harmonies with yourself. Instead, it revels in its weirdness, delivering chipmunk vocals in the upper ranges. There’s also a more modern mode that cleans up some artifacts while keeping what makes the 910 so special. Although, if you ask me, it also takes away some of the fun and unpredictability.
EFX Ambient is another new addition to the Arturia line, and it’s a special one. While it does what it says on the tin, it doesn’t always do it in a predictable way. Sure, there’s a lot of big ethereal reverb and shimmer, but there’s also resonators, glitch processing, and reverse delay. It has six distinct modes with unique characteristics that spread across a large washed reverb. And in the middle is the X/Y knob to add movement to your sound.
Not one of the brand new effects made it into the Intro version. FX Collection 6 Intro includes Efx Motions, Efx Fragments, Mix Drums, Tape Mello-Fi, Rev Plate-140 and Delay Tape-201. This offers excellent versatility covering delay, reverb, tape lo-fi, modulation and even granular processing. Primarily what you’re missing out on are some saturation and mixing effects like bus and compression, as well as more specialized delay and reverb flavors like the Rev LX-24, based on the 1978 Lexicon 224.
$499 for the entire FX Collection 6 Pro might seem steep, but as the company expanded the lineup from 15 effects in 2020 to 39 in 2026, it’s become a more attractive proposition. And while it’s not as highly regarded as Arturia’s V Collection of soft synths, it’s building a reputation for high-quality effects.