Just tried the 3.7 update.
Unfortunately PWM in the VA engine is still broken.
I forgot to enter the bug report, I just filed it now.
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@Brokenfader - Actually, I think it is fixed in Pigments 3.7 - Iām using build 3.7.0.2587 (x64).
Sound of 80/20 PMW D-note:
Sound of 80/20 PMW Notes E-C-A:
First 10 waveforms (typo in the graphic, should read 3.7, sorry, Iām a space case today):
Settings used:
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I think itās a modulation bug. Check this one out:
Takes 5 cycles to ramp up to the proper pulse width, even though the attack time was set to zero. (PWM is being modulated here with Env 1 or what Pigments calls Env VCA.)
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Canāt tell why your width isnāt set to 80% already in the Osc 1 section - it is literally at 50% in your setup at the beginning. If you donāt set it to .8 I would not expect it to do what you want. All Iām saying is with the settings I screenshot, I used to have the problem in 3.5 and now in 3.7 I donāt.
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Thanks, sigint, Iāll have another look this morning.
Why, though, would the width need to be set to 80%? If the attack time for the modulation envelope (Env VCA) is set to 0, shouldnāt the waveform start at the highest point of modulation? As in, shouldnāt this wave begin as the tiniest sliver of a pulse then slowly reduce down to 50%? Why is it taking 5+ cycles to ramp up to that point?
@Brokenfader nevermind, I messed it up. Iāve reproduced it again. Sending additional missed forgotten stuff to my Arturia issue now. sorry!!!
No worries.
Iām glad there are nerds like us working on this 
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Just got Pigments yesterday, and I love it. So intuitive and fun to make wild sounds with.
One thing I havenāt been able to figure out:
Anyone know if thereās a way to manually enter notes into the sequencer? Havenāt been able to figure that out.
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The sequencer is actually the only part of pigments I donāt like.
Everything else feels so intuitive, then you try the sequencerā¦ but there are other good options for that
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Itās in the Arp/Seq section.
All your notes/scales options are there, you have to be in Seq mode to specify notes.
And bare in mind, it all relates to C being the rootā¦ so if you have a particular melody in mind, you have to right it out in C first then Transpose to the key you want.
Sounds more complicated than it is.
And, the Arp/Seq are both really powerful in Pigments. Donāt forget you can route this to other synths/sounds too in your DAW.
Thereās a bit of a learning curve to it, but once you get over that itās really powerful, especially for generative ideasā¦ and the poly-rhythm options for Vel, Oct, Trigger, Gate, etcā¦ itās powerful stuff and worth the time input. 
Let me clarify: I would like to enter notes from my midi controller. I can only seem to enter notes by clicking and dragging in the sequencer section, which is kind of a pain.
@Brokenfader It took awhile, but the Arturia support team has duplicated the issue from our information and entered a ticket for their dev team, and replied to me, quote, āhopefully, this will be fixed in the near future.ā
Hereās to hoping!
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Nice work, Sir!
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This is amusing: the Minifreak V has the same glitch.
Probably the same code.
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Looks like Pigments just got a big update:
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Some nice new features there.
Great! Iām already 1/10 the way through using all of the features introduced in 2 and 3
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Pigments is becoming a fusion of many of the best elements from their FX and V-Collections. All integrated with an amazing fundamental synth, stellar modulation capabilities and an awesome UI.
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