#ARTURIA ANALOG LAB PRO TOOLS FULL#
If you own the individual plug-in used in a patch, you can open its full user interface directly inside Analog Lab, otherwise you only access the pre-mapped parameters. A marked contrast with rivals Komplete Kontrol and VIP is that all the sounds are available, regardless of which other Arturia instruments you own.
It houses over 5000 synth patches drawn from these instruments, all categorised and tagged, allowing easy searching and filtering by types, timbres and sources. In The LabĪnalog Lab 2 is Arturia’s master software instrument, containing the sound engines of all the V Collection plug-ins. There’s a physical MIDI output and a sustain pedal input. The primary connection is USB (which also powers the keyboard), providing separate virtual ports for MIDI and DAW control. Switching is via the pads section, which has a dedicated Map Select mode, providing a nice big target and colour-coded visual reference. The nine knobs and faders can be switched between Analog Lab control, DAW control (via Mackie or HUI protocols) and six MIDI User pages. The action is not too bad, but there’s a fair amount of lateral play, and the test unit’s keys were not consistently straight, resulting in noticeable gaps between some keys.
You feel the budget begin to pinch when it comes to the keys themselves. There’s the familiar Arturia knobs, brightly lit (if wobbly) rubber buttons, slick low-profile colour pads, and a main central push encoder with a soft stepped action.
#ARTURIA ANALOG LAB PRO TOOLS MOD#
The small pitch and mod wheels are placed above the keys rather than alongside, saving space and giving a nice symmetry. While the build is undeniably plasticky, the keyboard does retain a certain amount of the stylish Arturia look, with its rounded edges and ivory-white finish, and it has eight big rubber feet that keep it solid on the desk. The first thing I noticed about the KeyLab Essential keyboard was how incredibly light it is - not necessarily a bad thing if you’re gigging. The KeyLab Essential range provides a very affordable way to get in on this action, with hardware that’s built to a lower price point but that still provides flexible MIDI control, DAW control, and an uncompromised version of the sound engine.
In recent times these have evolved into the KeyLab controllers, alongside the Analog Lab software/plug-in. The KeyLab Essential condenses Arturia’s core controller capabilities into one cut-down package.Īrturia were one of the first music tech companies to embrace the concept of a paired virtual instrument player and hardware controller: their Analog Factory and Analog Experience pre-date Native Instruments’ and Akai’s keyboards by several years.
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