What is Arturia?

Arturia is a French music technology company that develops electronic musical instruments, software synthesizers, and audio production tools used by musicians, producers, and composers. Founded in 1999 by engineers Frédéric Brun and Gilles Pommereuil, the company is known for recreating classic synthesizers and studio equipment in modern digital form.

Arturia produces both hardware and software instruments. Their software products often emulate legendary analog synthesizers from the past, allowing musicians to use iconic sounds directly inside a digital environment. These virtual instruments are commonly used within digital audio workstations such as Ableton Live, FL Studio, and Logic Pro.

One of Arturia’s most popular software collections is V Collection, which includes digital recreations of many famous synthesizers and keyboards. The company is also known for hardware products like the KeyLab MIDI Controller, which allows musicians to control virtual instruments and software parameters during recording and live performance.

Today, Arturia is widely respected in the music production community for its high-quality instrument modeling and sound design tools. Its products are used across many genres, including electronic music, film scoring, pop production, and experimental sound design.