New Product: Arturia Analog Factory Experience Soft Synth and USB Controller Combo

Dec 11, 2007 10:14 PM Asher Fulero (Writer)

As a cool software-meets-hardware move, Arturia has released Analog Factory Experience ($349; www.arturia.com), a combination of synthesizer emulation software and an integrated USB keyboard controller. Packaged with Analog Factory 2.0 software, the lightweight, aluminum-framed keyboard is not constrained to using with Analog Factory; it can operate as a normal USB or stand-alone 32-key Velocity-sensitive MIDI controller with pitch/mod wheels, 11 knobs, four sliders and 11 buttons. The Analog Factory software has 3,500 presets that use a hybrid engine culled from Arturia's Minimoog V, Prophet V, ARP 2600V, Moog Modular V, CS-80V and Jupiter-8V. A smart preset manager allows quick filtering, and each patch intelligently assigns relevant parameters to the virtual knobs and faders, meaning no need to assign manually when using the USB controller. This fast and intuitive integration is what makes the "experience;" synth fanatics should take a close look.

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