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I like the keyboard controller - it looks and works great, particularly for synth type sounds. It's solid and heavy, which instills confidence, and looks great, the wood sides adding a touch of class. It's actually a little smaller than I expected - I guess I was thinking big, old-school knobs - yet the knobs and sliders are big enough to give you fine control over the parameter you are working with.
The keyboard feels a little soft - it is great for synth sounds and even orchestral sounds but I would (and will) use something else for piano sounds. It responds very quickly - I was able to drum as rapidly as possible with 2 fingers on a single key and it kept up much easier than a piano.
The aftertouch is very sensitive - I have to be careful when starting a note not to go too deep and get into aftertouch territory, particularly if I am holding down notes. I do use aftertouch quite a bit so am glad it is there and works well.
My only complaint with the keyboard is with the wheels. They are much smaller than what I am used to using and seem a little cheap. I'm growing used to them but I would have liked to have seen larger wheels.
The software part is the sound set. This is a huge collection of synth sounds using various Arturia virtual analog synths. I actually just received the Artruria bundle of the full version of these syths on the same days is the control (I bought the Moog Modular back at version1 over 6 years ago and they offered me the whole package as an upgrade for quite a bit less than this control/software package).
Some of the sounds are fantastic. What is great is that you can change the sounds in real time with the keyboard - you have quite a bit of control over various parameters straight through the knobs and sliders. This gives you the possibility of doing some fine tweaking of the sounds for your uses or even larger scale changes to open new possibilities. You can't however, create new sounds from scratch or make some of the architectural type changes you can with the full version of the various instruments.
I should say something about my setup. I am using a 4 year old PC running XP. It has the fastest chip set available at that time (I believe it was 3.2 GHz Core 2 Duo) and has 4 GB RAM. Today this would be a low end music workstation/DAW. Knowing my setup will help with what follows.
I did find one slight problem - latency. When using the different Arturia products as standalone products I had so little latency it was impossible to notice (I have my sound card set at 5 ms). I found that latency is set separately in this program and defaults to a really huge number. Scaling it back to something reasonable didn't hurt the sound and helped greatly in playing.
When I first used the Moog Modular on an even older system, it quickly ate all of my resources. When using this software the largest number I saw for processor usage with a single sound was 8%. Most sounds use less, some not even registering above 0% when manually sweeping a filter on a handful of notes. Just be aware that some of the complex, beautiful sounds these virtual instruments create come at a price in resources.
The controller and software being so tightly integrated may also cause problems.
And it is tightly integrated. After solving my latency problem this feels almost like playing a hardware synth. You press a key and the sound comes out. You hit the attack slider and the attack is longer/shorter. You turn a filter knob and get a sweep - though on some sounds I heard discreet steps if I turned the knob too rapidly. In many ways this is the real value of the package - there are other keyboard controllers out there that I'm sure work fine (the one I've used felt cheap). There are also other soundsets out there that, I'm sure, are as large and flexible (not sure if they sound as good!). Where this shines is the integration of the two.
I do have to say a word about the software registration. I use Cubase so I already had a key. Another key came with the complete software package I mentioned earlier. If you don't have a key you can use the software, you just have to talk to customer support to move it to another computer. I recommend picking up a key (they're cheap). The registration process with the key was simple and painless. I've read some reviews about how awful it is to have to use a key. Not sure why - as I said, the process was simple, quick and painless. Sure beats having the company go out of business because more people use the software illegally than buy (it happens) leaving you without support.
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Arturia Analog Experience - The Laboratory 49 Midi Controller Price
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Arturia Analog Experience - The Laboratory 49 Midi Controller Overview
Analog Experience - The Laboratory is our professional-grade version in the Analog Experience Series. Featuring a top-notch 49-key MIDI keyboard controller and the Laboratory version of our Analog software
Arturia Analog Experience - The Laboratory 49 Midi Controller Feature
- Includes Analog Laboratory with 3500 synths sounds and 200 scenes.
- All presets are carefully selected from the Arturia Classic Synths (Minimoog V, Moog Modular V, CS-80V, ARP 2600 V, Prophet V, Prophet VS and Jupiter-8V). These TAE powered sounds offer unparalleled audio quality.
- Straight forward Editing, with a complete array of parameters for tweaking sounds : Filter and LFO sections, 4 Key Parameters differing for each preset, Chorus & Delay mix, 2 ADSR envelopes, 4 pads.
- Keyboard : 49 keys with velocity and aftertouch
- Connectivity : Midi in & out, USB, Sustain pedal, Expression pedal, Aux pedal, Breath controller
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Arturia Analog Experience - The Laboratory 49 Midi Controller Detail
- Product Dimensions: 33.1 x 4 x 12 inches ; 15 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 16 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
- Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
- ASIN: B004SL8XFG
- Item model number: Analog Experience - The Laboratory 49
