Larry Poulton and Funtmaster Release Free Pay-What-You-Want Arturia Patches

Larry Poulton and a forum creator known as Funtmaster have pushed a wave of free, pay-what-you-want patch libraries for Arturia instruments, delivering immediately usable presets for Analog Lab and Pigments users and offering optional support via Buy Me a Coffee or PayPal. Poulton’s drop includes three collections for Analog Lab, four collections for Pigments, and additional collections for individual Arturia synths; his packages are available as free downloads and the distribution model asks users to pay what they want through a buy-me-a-coffee link. The practical upshot is that users can load new curated banks into Analog Lab V or Pigments without upfront cost and evaluate them in their projects before deciding whether to tip.

Poulton frames his work as personal rather than commercial: “I am a patch creator – working mainly with Arturia plugins,” he notes. “I am not a business – just an old bloke in his studio, doing what he loves.” That characterization matters for players who track provenance and support independent patch designers rather than corporate soundware houses.

On the Arturia forum, the author posting as Funtmaster announced a re-release of Arturia Patch Collections and described several months of technical revision: “It is with great pleasure that I am re-releasing my Arturia Patch Collections. I have spent several months and considerable effort reworking them: tweaking patches, adding macros, expression, aftertouch, volume levelling and properly tagging/categorising patches. I am releasing 4 collections initially but more will follow.” Funtmaster confirms the collections are free to download and accepts donations via PayPal and BuyMeACoffee, adding the explicit PayPal contact: “If you like what you hear - then yes, Paypal - funtmaster@me.com.” When forum members raised PayPal access issues, the author reassured users: “Dont worry if you dont use Paypal. Setting up an account would also involve linking to a bank etc as a source of funds and I dont want people to feel they have to do that. Just download and enjoy :)”

For readers weighing free banks against paid alternatives, commercial offerings remain in the market: a NewLoops bank, for example, contains 32 patches, includes a free demo pack, and is listed at £14.99 with a limited 20% launch discount and a 7-day money-back guarantee. Industry norms for third-party packs often fall around $9.99 or $14.99, so the free/pay-what-you-want model is a clear cost outlier for those looking to expand their preset libraries.

Technically, users will benefit from host integration: the Analog Lab V library lets you access specific sound banks from inside the instrument and audition a selection of patches there, though auditioning is typically limited to the first 10-16 patches depending on the bank. That audition window gives immediate, hands-on feedback for the new Poulton and Funtmaster collections without leaving the plugin workflow.

Both creators position these releases as ongoing projects: Poulton’s multiple collections and Funtmaster’s promise that “more will follow” suggest additional free or pay-what-you-want banks may arrive. Licensing details and full patch lists were not provided with the initial drops, so users who plan to use these patches in commercial releases should treat the banks as independently produced contributions from noncommercial designers and look for any future clarifications from the creators.