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# REPLAY: MONDAY MUSIC - August 3, 2026 - Macromania
- URL: https://gerenm.mymagic.page/monday-music-august-3-2026-macromania/
- Published: 2026-07-31T15:46:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T20:26:03.000Z
- Author: Geren Mortensen
- Tags: Vidcasts, Webcast, #Migrated-1790799853699, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-30 16:24

Last week, I made the assertion that as far as I was concerned, the closest you'll come to actually getting Arturia's Pigments in hardware form is the Arturia Astrolab. This works, at least for me (and a lot of other people), because I like to do my sound design in the box and transfer the preset to hardware when possible. I also commented that, realistically, you don't need access to every control in a VST from the hardware instrument because in general, you're only manipulating a few key controls or groups of controls. That's where macros come in.