Arturia - Live in 3 Days

[AdvancedFollower]

I think the ability to transfer sounds between V-Collection/Analog Lab on the computer and the keyboard is useful for at least some bands that perform live, especially if the performer/keyboardist and the producer are different people (as the keyboardist might not feel comfortable messing around with something like Ableton Live on a laptop). But yeah, it's not something that's going to interest most people here.

They must have looked to the Roland "plug-out" ecosystem which is similar.

[Digivolt]

$1999 for 61 keys

Yet they couldn't fill this empty space ????



Surely some faders could have been nice instead of going just with rotary pots or better yet fill that space with a proper screen to edit the software built into it

[martiu]

astrolab very good, buy now

[Teksonik]

The screen is purely for presets. It's not meant as an editor, so it's fine. If you want to edit you use the DAW.

And if you want to edit on stage? The knobs are pre-assigned to parameters (and if you want them assigned to different parameters you need the DAW? (which kind of makes this a puzzling concept).

I'm happy for Arturia it's not a subscription plan as they'll (probably) get flamed less for this.

It's is not something that interests me so I'm out but I imagine someone will buy it. I just hope their build quality has improved.

[IvyBirds]

I'm mostly interested in knowing what's under the hood. Did they port everything to Linux and some custom chip?

e: also that tiny knobscreen is gonna get so smudged with fingerprints

For the price my guess is it's an embedded Windows system

[vitocorleone123]

$1999 for 61 keys

Yet they couldn't fill this empty space ????



Surely some faders could have been nice instead of going just with rotary pots or better yet fill that space with a proper screen to edit the software built into it

I bet an iPad fits there quite nicely (tbd!)

[egbert101]

The screen is purely for presets. It's not meant as an editor, so it's fine. If you want to edit you use the DAW.

And if you want to edit on stage? The knobs are pre-assigned to parameters (and if you want them assigned to different parameters you need the DAW? (which kind of makes this a puzzling concept).

I'm happy for Arturia it's not a subscription plan as they'll (probably) get flamed less for this.

It's is not something that interests me so I'm out but I imagine someone will buy it. I just hope their build quality has improved.

Yeah that's a problem, but there a few workarounds that the Loopop video showed, such as using another MIDI controller, or maybe a firmware update will give you some kind of limited use with the standard encoders.

[IvyBirds]

Wish this was "Sample Lab" instead. They could have made a stand alone sample instrument with the sample engines from CMI-V, Emulator II-V, Synclavier-V, and Pigments, with the analog filters from polybrute, and the digital filter models Arturia already has

Then have it come with the factory sample libraries from each, as well as all the Augmented libraries and an auto sampler program that makes presets from any VST

[Gribs]

Meh. I am not interested in this at all. I have a Keylab 88 and all their software bundles and I don’t do sessions or tour. I don’t have room for another KB atm, but if I did I would choose an Osmose over this hands down.

[egbert101]

If you see this as pigments in a keyboard, albeit without full editing, then it would be amazing. But then you also get all the other Arturia Collection stuff (well almost). So eventually you'll get Minifreak too. It doesn't sound so horrendously expensive when you factor in that and you really really want to play LIVE.

[IvyBirds]

And if you want to edit on stage?

From the Looppop video it looks like there is a USB host socket. The Novation Launch Control XL would be ideal for that and would give you 24 additional knobs, 8 faders, and 16 buttons all of which can be programmed to whatever CC you want

The Launch Control XL would fit nicely in that space. The downside is if course it's another $159 for controls that should have been included already and it's a separate device you have to bring to the gig

[machinesworking]

That Nest screen is going to be a source of failure, that alone is a big WTF? You want hardware you buy for stage to be robust. I couldn't sit through 32 minutes of review of something this straightforward, but IMO the fact that it also "takes a couple seconds" for "larger" sample libraries to load, is just?? No library in Arturia's catalog is that huge, they cheaped out IMO. You would be better off getting a Mac Mini and Komplete MKIII for stage. At least you would have poly afterouch. Also, it's not so great looking, Arturia is really stuck on white...

[IvyBirds]

If you see this as pigments in a keyboard, albeit without full editing, then it would be amazing. But then you also get all the other Arturia Collection stuff (well almost). So eventually you'll get Minifreak too. It doesn't sound so horrendously expensive when you factor in that and you really really want to play LIVE.

From the Looppop video you already have to own the full versions of Pigments and the V collection instruments in order to fully edit and create new sounds, otherwise it's just Analog Lab

Honestly if they had just made this a standalone hardware Pigments with full onboard editing it would have been far more interesting

[egbert101]

They'll probably do a Noir 88-key version so it will look 'cool' but the price will be 'elitist' not doubt. I like the idea just feels a bit disappointing that it's limited to Arturia. Imagine popping in any VST you ever wanted, like eh, on a laptop.

[3ptguitarist]

I think the Astrolab is a huge disappoint. Who is it geared towards? In home musicians can just plug in a simple midi controller to a computer and spend a lot less and have more and easier editing options. Live musicians have to buy an extra device or 2 just to get extra functionality such as editing and better patch switching. The circular screen is disappointing as it can't show as much information. unless it was a much bigger. I'd prefer a big square screen like the NI komplete keyboards. The price is too expensive as well.