SynthsInstrument
Ark Nimbus
An evolving pad synth — three layers that never sit still.
Included in ARKITEKT membership ($97/mo, opens soon) · free during the public beta.
A simplified web version of Ark Nimbus’s SIMPLE face, running in your browser. Sound only plays after you press Play.
What it does
- Three layers, each a wave (up to 16-voice unison), additive (48 partials) or granular texture engine
- A slow motion engine: LFOs, random walk and an 8-stage evolve envelope
- Chord memory and freeze — learn a chord, play it from one key, stop all motion on demand
- Pad FX chain: tape, ensemble, shimmer hall and a mono-safe widener
- A 3D nebula with the notes you hold drawn as a constellation
- SIMPLE face with WARMTH, MOTION, SPACE and AIR macros; EXPERT shows every control
Specs
- Layers
- 3 × wave / additive / granular
- Motion
- LFOs · random walk · 8-stage evolve
- FX
- Tape · ensemble · shimmer hall · widener
- Parameters
- 174
- Formats
- VST3 · Standalone
- Test rig
- 23/23 checks passed
Factory content
Open the vaultArk Nimbus Presets — 45 presets
Included in the membership — the pack is in your Preset Vault, ready to download.
Every page
Take the full tour.
First five minutes
- Create a MIDI track and load Ark Nimbus from the ARKITEKT vendor folder.
- Browse the Ark Nimbus Presets (45 presets) to hear what it can do.
- Explore: three layers, each a wave (up to 16-voice unison), additive (48 partials) or granular texture engine.
- Then: a slow motion engine: LFOs, random walk and an 8-stage evolve envelope.
- Save your own version as a preset so it is one click away next session.
Included in ARKITEKT membership
$97/mo · everything included
Opens soonArk Nimbus comes with the membership — together with all 48 Ark plugins, the ARKITEKT DAW, every factory preset, the genre sample packs and every future drop.
Paid membership opens soon. Join the free public beta today — your membership attaches to the same account when it opens.
