Arturia Ships Analog Factory Software Synthesizer

Jun 27, 2006

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Arturia is proud to announce that ANALOG FACTORY is now shipping. This powerful yet extremely easy to use virtual instrument comes loaded with 2000 legendary synthesizer sounds that have shaped modern music production. From classic phat lead lines to crystalline digital pads, Analog Factory provides the contemporary musician with a broad, versatile and instantly striking sonic palette.

The intuitive interface includes a smart Preset Manager that allows in just a few clicks to find desired sounds from within the huge preset collection.

But Analog Factory is not only a collection of sounds. Since it is based on synthesis, all sounds are dramatically modifiable. A set of the most essential parameters provides the user with an efficient way to tweak and alter the sonic character of the sound.

Analog Factory has been developed with TAE®, Arturia's award winning proprietary technology for analog emulation, which guarantees an unprecedented accuracy in analog modelling.

Features:

2000 analog synthesizers sounds that have defined the sound of modern music.

Presets all carefully selected from the Arturia Classic Synths (minimoog V, Moog Modular V, CS-80V, ARP 2600 V, Prophet V and Prophet VS). These TAE ® powered sounds offer unparalleled audio quality.

Smart Preset Manager: fast filter the presets by Instrument, by Type (Bass, Pads, Leads...) and/or by Characteristics (hard, soft, complex, simple, short, long...).

Organize Presets view by Name, Instrument, Type, CPU usage, Favorites, or User Presets.

Straight forward Editing, with the most essential parameters for personalizing presets: (Filter and LFO sections, 4 Key Parameters differing for each preset, Chorus & Delay mix, ADSR envelope)

8 SNAPSHOTS buttons (quickly store up to 8 snapshots for sound comparisons, variations...)

Integrates as a plug-in within your sequencer, on Mac and PC, or plays as a stand- alone software synthesizer.

Optimization of the screen space: possibility to view the Preset Manager only, the Keyboard only, or both at the same time.

Set to Control with the external MIDI keyboard in just a few clicks.

Up to 32 voices of polyphony, depending on the preset loaded.

Herbie Hancock states: "Right out of the box I can immediately recall the golden years of early analog synths. Analog Factory is a beautiful mixture of the current Arturia products all rolled into one package. How convenient to be able to switch from Modular Moog to Prophet V to CS-80 to...It goes on and on and brings the past into the present and beyond."

Laurent Garnier adds: "Analog Factory provides a massive range of pure electronic sounds. From abstract textures, to atmospheric stabs, to fat basslines, to aggressive leads."

Taku Takahashi from m-flo says: "The three great things about Analog Factory: its fat analog sound, the ease with which you can change the sound to suit your need and finally, finding a great preset from the vast library is only every a few clicks away. Analog Factory has everything I want."

Required minimum configuration
- PC / Windows: 512 MB RAM ; 1,5 GHz processor
- Mac OS X: 512 MB RAM ; 1,5 GHz processor

Compatibility:
- Windows 2000 and XP
- MAC OS X 10.3.9 or higher and Universal Binary

Formats:
Stand-alone (ASIO™, Direct Sound™, Core Audio™) VST®, Audio Units™, RTAS™ (ProTools 6 and 7)

MSRP: $249/€199

For more information, visit their web site at www.arturia.com.