New Product: Arturia Origin Keyboard Digital Modular Synthesizer
May 13, 2008 1:41 PM Asher Fulero (Writer)
Part of Arturia's exciting
new hardware initiative, the Origin Keyboard ($3,499;
www.arturia.com/evolution/en/products/origin-keyboard/intro.html) combines a
richly interactive control set with the best of Arturia's synthesizer modeling
to create the modern version of a modular synthesizer. Packed into a stylish
frame with retro wooden sides, the Origin comes with an adjustable control
panel that can be tilted to any angle and closes protectively over the keyboard
in a DeLorean kind of way. Under the hood lies a powerful 32-voice, 24-bit/96
kHz engine run by two TigerSHARC chips that allows you to combine more than 80
modules extracted from Arturia's Minimoog, CS-80, ARP 2600, Moog Modular,
Jupiter-8 and Prophet VS soft synths. The Origin sports 10 audio outputs and
two analog inputs for effecting external sources, and you can use it as an
Audio Units or VST plug-in for a DAW on a connected computer. In addition to
the 61 synth-action keys with velocity and aftertouch, the Origin carries a 40
cm ribbon controller, pitch and mod wheels, a massive number of knobs and
endless rotary encoders and a cool joystick that can operate in three different
modes. Digital S/PDIF output and MIDI In/Out/Thru round out this synth that
will surely cause some double takes.
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