#Review arturia analog lab pro#
#Review arturia analog lab software#
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But while it's tempting to assume that the Laboratory version is much the same, with just aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В bit more of this and aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В smidgen more of that, it would be aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В mistake, because, in three important ways, the Laboratory is much more powerful than its siblings.Р В РІР‚СњР В РІР‚С›lthough Analogue Experience sounds are based on Arturia's V-series soft synths you have (until now) only had access to aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В limited subset of their editing and performing parameters.

#Review arturia analog lab software#

The software seems very similar to that supplied with the Factory and the Player, and it's worth reading my earlier review if you haven't already done so, because almost everything that IР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В wrote about the smaller systems remains relevant. The software side of the Laboratory the bottom panel mimics the settings made on the controller keyboard.

#Review arturia analog lab pro#

Getting it up and running on my MacBook Pro proved to be straightforward, although you need Internet access to register it, and aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В bit of prior experience with the eLicenser system used by Arturia goes aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В long way toward making the process as painless as possible. Once installed, the software appears as VST, AU and RTAS plugР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљР’Вins, as well as aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В standР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљР’Вalone application, and will run on OS X, Windows XP, Vista and 7. The Laboratory SoundsР В РІР‚СњР вЂ™Р’В¬omplementing the hardware, the Laboratory contains the latest generation of Arturia's Analogue Experience software, with 3500 preset (but editable) sounds based on the company's Moog, ARP, Roland, SCI and Yamaha soft synths. This is very sophisticated for aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В lowР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљР’Вcost system and, if you compare this with the 32Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљР’Вnote keyboard that comes with the Factory (which has no MIDI In, no Aux, no breath control input, no pads and fewer of the other controls), let alone that of the Player, it's clear that it's aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В big step up from its smaller siblings.

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Meanwhile, around at the back IР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В was pleased to find fiveР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљР’Вpin DIN sockets for MIDI In and Out, as well as the expected USB/MIDI socket, plus quarterР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљР’Вinch sockets for no fewer than four forms of control: sustain, expression, 'Aux' and breath control. In addition to these, there are six buttons that send MMC messages (Start, Stop, Record, Backward, Forward and Loop) for transport control of hardware and software sequencers. This is not just wider than the keyboards supplied with the Player and the Factory it offers aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В greater range of facilities and more in the way of physical controls, with nine sliders (two ADSRs and Tempo), 13 knobs, 23 buttons (including 10 snapshot buttons that allow you to recall favourite patches from the keyboard) and four pads, as well as traditional pitchР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљР’Вbend and modulation wheels. Let's start with the 49Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљР’Вnote velocityР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљР’В and aftertouchР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљР’Вsensitive keyboard. Like its siblings, the Laboratory combines three elements: aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В keyboard controller, aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В large library of editable sounds based on the company's existing V-series soft synths, and aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В separate software package that allows users to configure the keyboard for use with other software.

#Review arturia analog lab series#

My review of the curent two products in the series - the Player and the Factory (see Sound On Sound January 2011) - suggested that they provide an interesting set of facilities in aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В novel fashion at an attractive price, but what of the Laboratory? Could there be room above the Factory for aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В bigger and better 'Experience', or were Arturia attempting to slice the virtual analogue soft synth market just aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В little too thinly? (As we were going to press, Arturia announced aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В 61Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљР’Вnote version of the Laboratory, but this review will concentrate on the 49Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљР’Вnote model.) Physically Speaking When IР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В first read about the flagship of Arturia's Analogue Experience ('AE') series, IР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В wondered whether there would be any demand for another product based on the company's existing analogueР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В modelling technology.

The latest addition to Arturia's AnalogР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В Experience series takes their hybrid software/hardware synth concept even further.