Augmented PERSIA
Acoustic instruments reinvented
Augmented PERSIA fuses the distinctive character of traditional Persian and Middle Eastern instruments with modern synthesis, giving composers, producers and sound explorers an immediate way to shape expressive, cinematic, and boundary-pushing soundscapes.
Deep-rooted timbres, in modern form
Explore a rich musical tradition, reimagined through expressive sampling and modern synthesis. Whether you’re a composer, producer or sound designer, discover a palette of authentic, contemplative sounds both of this world, and beyond it.
Distinctive Persian & Middle Eastern palette
A curated collection of deeply-sampled traditional instruments — Oud, Tar, Saz, Ney, Alto Kamancheh, and Shah Kaman — each bringing its own time-honoured feel and resonance.
Instant inspiration for contemporary composition
Explore over 200 mix-ready presets built for modern composition — from evocative, earthy drones and plucked organic textures to luminous sequences and abstract atmospheres.
Ausdrucksstarke Morphing-Kontrolle
Move effortlessly between acoustic realism and synthetic transformation with Morph, macros, and dynamic modulation controls that make every sound feel alive.
Instrument
families
Drawn from long-standing musical traditions and captured in expressive detail - discover the Oud, Tar, Saz, Ney, Alto Kamancheh, and Shah Kaman across a range of authentic and processed articulations.
String articulations
The Oud delivers warm, honeyed melodies, the Tar adds a taut, nasal bite, and the Saz brings bright, wiry energy — while the Alto Kamancheh and Shah Kaman offer expressive bowed depth, from reedy ornamental trills to sweeping, cello-like sustains.
Wind & other articulations
The Ney brings breath and tone as one — from dusky, hollow sustains in its lower register to a keening, voice-like expression in its upper range, ideal for meditative passages and dramatic, emotionally charged phrases.
Experimental & processed
These traditional instruments are also reimagined through modern processing, effects, and additional samples - extending the palette into abstract, atmospheric layers for cinematic scoring and sound design.
Haupt-Features
Augmented PERSIA blends meticulous sampling with innovative multilayered synthesis for a sound that transcends traditional musical boundaries.
Morphe zwischen akustischen und synthetischen Klängen: Kombiniere problemlos echte Instrumentalaufnahmen mit futuristischen Synthesizer-Layern für sich entwickelnde Hybrid-Sounds.
Hybrid-Engine, die Sampling und Synthese kombiniert: Genieße detailreiche akustische Samples sowie Virtuell-Analog-, Granular-, Wavetable- und Harmonic-Engines.
Intuitive Modulations- und Macro-Steuerung: Gestalte jeden Sound in Sekundenschnelle mit zuweisbaren Macros, Drag & Drop-Modulation und einer übersichtlichen, optimierten Bedienoberfläche.
MPE-Unterstützung für erweiterte Expression: Nutze eine nuancierte polyphone Kontrolle für dynamische, realklingende Performances und taktiles Sounddesign.
Hochwertige, kinoreife Presets: Greife sofort auf eine inspirierende Bibliothek mit mixfertigen Sounds zu – von klassischen Klängen bis hin zu experimentellen Texturen.
Eingebauter Arpeggiator & Sequenzer: Add rhythmic movement and depth with a versatile arpeggiator and chance-based sequencing
Fang die
Magie ein
To recreate the exceptional depth and tone of these instruments, we recorded meticulously detailed samples in a state-of-the-art facility in the Netherlands, renowned for its acoustic profile.
Augmented PERSIA's source material was developed in partnership with Evolution Series, bringing together specialist knowledge and beautifully recorded performances from a selection of the most important instruments in the historical Persian and broader Middle Eastern tradition.
Augmented PERSIA has been made possible with the expertise and sounds of Evolution Series. A dedicated team of developers who capture the most expressive performances to deliver completely authentic libraries.
Dynamische Presets
für jede Gelegenheit
Move effortlessly between the contemplative depth and resonance of Persian classical music and contemporary synth textures and effects.
Augmented PERSIA includes 200 expertly-crafted presets spanning intimate melodic voices, evolving drones, pulsing rhythmic patterns, cinematic underscores, and abstract atmospheres.
Real
Augmented Saz
Gustavo Bravetti
An authentic Saz which captures the real tone of the instrument.
Burning Kamanches
Lily Jordy
A fiery kamanche duo that disintegrates into a granular soundscape in Layer B.
Sand Rising
Joe Sheldrick
Atmospheric ambient string plucks. Morph transforms the sound into Lofi synth pads.
Cinematic
Arrakis Sand Dune
Joe Sheldrick
A haunting and expressive cinematic pad. Minor pitch modulations are linked to aftertouch which adds to the expressiveness.
Lone Star
Lily Jordy
Comb-filtered, string-based atmosphere. Play low drone notes for spectacular effects!
Long Walk
Quentin Feuillard
Cinematic ambience that morphs into a more tension pad and harmony.
Electronic
Oak Forest
Sounds of Quince
A rhythmic plucked sequence layered with organic textures from traditional instruments, creating a natural, earthy motion.
Echoes of Arbela
Gustavo Bravetti
Evolving atmosphere alternating Alto Kamanche and Oud tremolo samples, creating an ever-moving cinematic soundscape.
Persian Scholastic
Luka Beatovic
A rich layer of synthesis and stringed instruments. This pad evolves as you play.
Höre es selbst
in Aktion an
As Time Passed
Andrew Beaton
An adventurous cinematic piece. Something you may hear in modern action movies.
Under The Moon
Raven Bush
An inquisitive piece that captures the essence of the Middle Eastern instruments included in Augmented Persia.
Into The Sun
Andrew Beaton
An epic modern cinematic journey inspired by the music of Dune.
Mystique Sands
Joe Sheldrick
A progressive downtempo track which explores Augmented Persia's blend of synthesis and real instruments, with a trip hop inspired beat underneath.
Shur
Richard Veenstra
An adventurous piece with a more traditional cinematic approach. A composition style often heard in movie or game soundtracks.
Asha's Dream
Lily Jordy
This piece explores the ambient side, while still capturing the cinematic tones of the instrument.
Artist
Corner
Mezigue
"Such an inspiring instrument"
Sami Galbi
Producer, composer
"The Augmented PERSIA offers a wide range of sounds organized in 4 synths / samples sources. Both the source layering and the control sections allow infinite possibilities to shape your sound. I personally liked diving in the pad section and would gladly use it to design specific ambiances, shape drones or risers."
El Nabulsi
Producer, composer (Sherine, Tamer Hosny, Enya, Elissa)
"Augmented Persia is certainly one of the coolest and most unique VSTs dedicated to Middle Eastern sounds. The seamless blend between the sample and the synth realms is beyond fantastic and the engine and effects are truly inspiring! This is now a staple amongst my production escapades and Soundtrack / Score compositions. Arturia knocked it out of the park once more! "
Hyas
Producer
"I love modulating multiple LFOs in morph mode and shaping the effects in Augmented PERSIA. It lets me move seamlessly between synthesis and sampling while keeping a strong sense of progression. The result is a deep, evolving sound — perfect for scoring, ambient, and drone music."
LUCASV
Producer, composer (Kid Cudi, Miki, Mahmood)
"PERSIA became one of my go to VSTs for ambient and cinematic use. Its evolving synthesis engine allows me to effortlessly create the craziest drones, textures and fat sounding pads."
GGGG
Producer, composer
"Really nice plug, a truly beautiful sound library, crazy modern modulations inside. It’s super inspiring to work with. I’m definitely going to use Arturia Augmented PERSIA on the series I’m currently working on."
Pressestimmen
Die Funktionen,
die du brauchst
In-App-Tutorials
Integrierte In-App-Tutorials führen dich durch jeden Aspekt des Instruments, von individuellen Parametern bis hin zu Tipps unserer Sounddesigner, damit du dich auf deinen kreativen Moment konzentrieren kannst. Das kann doch nicht so einfach sein, ist es aber!
Galerie
Haupt-Features
Virtuelle Instrumente, spielbar in deiner DAW (Live, FL Studio, Logic usw.) oder als Standalone über ein MIDI-Keyboard.
Dynamisch spielbares persisches/orientalisches Hybrid-Instrument
Zwei Layer pro Preset; jeder Layer enthält zwei anpassbare Klangquellen
Detailreiche Sample-Bibliothek traditioneller Instrumente mit ausdrucksstarken Multisample-Artikulationen
Zupfinstrumente: Oud / Tar / Saz
Gestrichene Saiten: Alto Kamancheh / Shah Kaman
Holzblasinstrument: Ney
Authentische Artikulationen plus bearbeitete und zusätzliche Samples
Flexible Synthesizer-Engines
Virtuell-analog mit unserer preisgekrönten TAE®-Technologie
Granular-Engine für Warp-, Glitch- und Stretch-Sounds
Harmonic-Engine basierend auf additiver Synthese
Wavetable-Engine für rauere digitale Sounds
Simpler (Impacts, Noise und vieles mehr)
Morph-Steuerung: Blendet nahtlos über zwischen Layer A und B mit unendlichen Modulationsmöglichkeiten
Sieben Makros: Time, Color, Motion, FX A, FX B, Reverb, Delay
Zwei LFOs, zwei Function-Generatoren, zwei Zufallsquellen, vier Keyboard-Modulationsquellen sowie Vibrato und Tremolo mit synchronisierbarem Tempo
Intuitives Modulationssystem mit Drag & Drop-Zuweisung und einheitlicher Multi-Tab-Benutzeroberfläche
Zwei Effekt-Slots pro Layer mit 16 Effekten, darunter ParamEQ, Bitcrusher, BL-20 Flanger und vieles mehr
Integrierter Arpeggiator mit 16 Schritten und Chance Lane sowie Auto Regen für sich entwickelnde Patterns
MPE-kompatibel
MTS-ESP ODDSOUND-Mikrotonalitätskompatibilität
Über 200 Factory-Presets enthalten
platform
Windows
Win 10+ (64bit)
4 GB RAM
4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost)
4 GB free hard disk space
OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
ARM processors not supported on Windows
Required configuration
Works in Standalone, VST, AAX, Audio Unit, NKS (64-bit DAWs only).
Apple
Mac OS 11+
4 GB RAM
4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost) or M1 CPU
4 GB free hard disk space
OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
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