Arturia MiniBrute Synthesizer – Review
On top of my wish list for new gear 😉
Review made by Sonic Lab:
Currently rare as Dodo eggs, the Minibrute is Arturia’s first forray into analog synths proper – we test and enjoy
iPad app spotlight: step poly arp
Here are the details:
This is a quick demo of an iPad app ‘step poly arp’. It sends midi via wifi to a DAW running Logic. The sound is generated by Arturia’s Jupiter 8V. The combination isn’t quite stable yet, even with an ‘ad hoc’ connection between the iPad and Mac. I haven’t yet figured why…still, the app looks very promising.
Get the Arturia miniMoog for free on the 21st of June
Arturia has told us that they will be giving away for free a special version of Minimoog-V on June 21st Only.
Arturia’s agreement with Moog Music to sell a Moog-branded virtual instrument is ending, so they’re going to update and rename Moog Modular V and Minimoog V as Modular V and Mini-V.
The free version of Minimoog-V Original offers 1,000 presets and features from the latest Minimoog- V update (Version 2.5), but without the additional functionality accessible behind the ‘hinged’ front panel — just like the original Minimoog.
New SPARK VINTAGE DRUM MACHINES by ARTURIA – Drum Synth Software
Background info:
808, 909, Linn, etc. How’d you like to have all of these at your fingertips in one highly usable software package that goes beyond mere samples to True DRUM SYNTHESIS? Give it a look, and give it a listen right here.
SPARK Vintage Drum Machines brings 30 legendary drum machines to the musician.
Intuitive and powerful, this software is much more than your typical sample player. By mixing high quality samples and virtual analog synthesis (based on TAE®), Spark Vintage Drum Machines manages to capture the unique soul of these instruments.
From the classic percussion sounds of the Roland CR-78 and Korg Mini Pops 7 to the heavy punch of the TR-series, all the top producers’ boutique models are available in one single easy-to-use interface.
Add to this the lightning-fast workflow, in-depth tweaking possibilities, and live features of Spark, and you get a true must have for any demanding beat maker.
Synth demos: Oberheim Matrix12 and Arturia Wurlitzer V
Oberheim’s Matrix 12 is a legendary analog synthesizer from the mid-eighties that is still the king of analog sounds. One of the fattest, roundest, pleasantly analog synthesizers around! It’s long been known for creating some of the thickest and best analog pads, sweeps, buzzes, basses and textures. It features Matrix Modulation for extremely wild virtual patching for almost unlimited range of sounds and modulation capabilities!
The Matrix 12 is similar to the Xpander and the lighter Matrix 6. But the Matrix 12 is much fatter and more programmable than either. Every control can have an effect on some other parameter thanks to Oberheim’s flexible design. For example, there are 15 types of LFOs and VCAs per voice! And there’s plenty of diagrams drawn out on the front panel of the synth to help you figure out some signal routing.
The Wurlitzer V is a high end software recreation of the classic Wurlitzer 200A electric piano.
Unlike sample libraries, its physical modeling engine reproduces the very acoustic properties of reeds, key action and amplification, bringing you high realism while offering maximum flexibility on sound.
As most producers know, the legendary bright and overdriven Wurlitzer sound heard on classic records also comes from the use of fine amplifiers, micing and processing. This is why the Wurlitzer V goes further by putting you in command of a studio from the 70’s, filled with vintage stompboxes and classic tube amps… everything you need to get a true classic vibe!
If you are looking for a lively electric piano combined with inspiring studio tools, the Wurlitzer V is the ultimate package.
Jean-Benoît Dunckel (AIR) meets the Arturia MiniBrute
“We had the great pleasure to meet Jean-Benoit Dunckel, one half on the talented french electronic duo AIR and early fan of MiniBrute, for a live improvisation and a video interview !”
Extended Video Review Of Arturia Spark Vintage Drum Machines
A show and tell review of Arturia Spark Vintage Drum Machines.
SPARK Vintage Drum Machines brings 30 legendary drum machines to the musician.
Intuitive and powerful, this software is much more than your typical sample player. By mixing high quality samples and virtual analog synthesis (based on TAE®), Spark Vintage Drum Machines manages to capture the unique soul of these instruments. From the classic percussion sounds of the Roland CR-78 and Korg Mini Pops 7 to the heavy punch of the TR-series, all the top producers’ boutique models are available in one single easy-to-use interface.
Add to this the lightning-fast workflow, in-depth tweaking possibilities, and live features of Spark, and you get a true must have for any demanding beat maker.
MiniBrute CV Arpeggio
Arturia MiniBrute Arpeggiator as CV/Gate controller for two Doepfer A-110 VCOs; the VCOs goes in a dual Pittsburg VCA under MFB Envelope control; then in a Tiptop Delay AND back into MiniBrute Ext Audio Input. The Steiner Filter works in Notch mode, with a slow LFO modulation.
Arturia launches Hybrid Madness
Arturia has announced its Hybrid Madness limited time promotion.
This Spring, join the HYBRID MADNESS… a golden opportunity for musicians and studio owners alike to increase their sonic arsenal to include instruments meticulously modelled on a golden age of analogue (subtractive) synthesis…
Music software and hardware company Arturia is pleased to announce HYBRID MADNESS, an amazing promotion permitting happy shoppers to seize up to seven of its superb software instruments for free when purchasing any so-called Hybrid instruments — any Analog Experience keyboard or SPARK Creative Drum Machine, in other words — between May 1 and June 30, 2012, inclusive…
Hybrid Madness
- Purchase a SPARK Creative Drum Machine, get a free V Collection — luxury box-set containing six so- called Analog Classic software recreations (Moog Modular V; CS-80V; Minimoog V; ARP2600V; Prophet V; and Jupiter-8V) and Analog Laboratory, allowing all Analog Classics to be opened and edited within one convenient environment window, together with 3,000 presets, plus 200 scenes organised by genres with drum loops, layering, and advanced arpeggiated melodies — worth €499.00 EURO/$549.00 USD.
- Purchase an Analog Experience THE PLAYER, get one free software instrument from eight choices — any Analog Classic (Moog Modular V; CS-80V; Minimoog V; ARP2600V; Prophet V; Jupiter-8V; or Oberheim SEM V) or SPARK Vintage Drum Machines — worth (up to) €229.00 EURO/$249.00 USD.
- Purchase an Analog Experience THE FACTORY, get two free software instruments from eight choices — any Analog Classic (Moog Modular V; CS-80V; Minimoog V; ARP2600V; Prophet V; Jupiter-8V; or Oberheim SEM V) or SPARK Vintage Drum Machines — worth (up to) €458.00 EURO/$498.00 USD.
- Purchase an Analog Experience THE LABORATORY, get three free software instruments from eight choices — any Analog Classic (Moog Modular V; CS-80V; Minimoog V; ARP2600V; Prophet V; Jupiter-8V; or Oberheim SEM V) or SPARK Vintage Drum Machines — worth (up to) €687.00 EURO/$747.00 USD.
- Purchase an Analog Experience THE LABORATORY 61, get four free software instruments from eight choices — any Analog Classic (Moog Modular V; CS-80V; Minimoog V; ARP2600V; Prophet V; Jupiter-8V; or Oberheim SEM V) or SPARK Vintage Drum Machines — worth (up to) €916.00 EURO/$996.00 USD.
Arturia Wurlitzer V Piano Review Extended
As we reported on a couple of days ago – Arturia released their emulated version of the classic Wurlitzer electric piano, here’s a nice review of it via AUB:
“Russ gives a first look and show and tell, plus his opinion on the new Arturia Wurlitzer V Piano.
Check it out for yourself.”
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