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2. il So that the foundations of the instrument remain intact it is not possible to save or delete a Factory preset Presets that come installed with the software However the Save As function allows the modification and saving of a Preset under another name that the user chooses DELETE You can delete any USER program with this function PRESET NAME Name of the current program name of the Instrument for a INSTRUMENT Sound or Genre for a Scene and the Type of instrument for a TYPE Sound EXPORT Choose this function to export USER programs Click on Export choose the destination of the alpresets document which will be created and give it a name ily So that the foundation of the Analog Laboratory remains intact it is not possible to Import Export factory presets IMPORT Permits the user to import a document containing the USER programs for Analog Laboratory allowing you to add new programs to your personal collection The document referred to is called alpresets To import click on IMPORT and then the local alpresets document in your computer If the document s being imported have the same name as existing presets the following options will appear Duplicate leaves two presets with the same name listed in the Preset Manager Replace will replace the current preset with the same name with that of the one being imported Skip will stop the new preset from being imported MIDI
3. 82 8 4 EUROPE ILI MA I DE LIC ER 82 8 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 History In early 2001 Arturia began working on advanced algorithms for the digital emulation of analog circuit audio characteristics They are known as TAE standing for True Analog Emulation In non technical language this is an unprecedented way of creating the very unique sound one finds in a synthesizer such as the Moog Modular Nearly a year after they began work on the algorithms Arturia was ready for feedback At the 2002 NAMM show in California Arturia shared an early version of what would later be the Moog Modular V with the renowned maker of the original Moog synthesizer Doctor Bob Moog In seeking insight from sound production experts such as Dr Moog as well as avid synthesizer users Arturia was able to ensure the quality of the instruments they made so well in fact the Dr Moog himself endorsed the Moog Modular V The launch of this sound powerhouse was an instant success winning awards from several top magazines and leading to the development of other synth recreations Shortly thereafter Arturia started receiving many requests from musicians producers and bands Many of them explained how they were planning to replace their original hardware synthesizers by virtual instruments Artists around the globe were beginning to see the advantages of a software alternative to hardware based syn
4. Noritaka CLASSIC Maritaka Classical CLASSIC 3B CLASSIC 3C Noritaka Ubussts Classical 1 CLASSIC 44 Noritaka Ubwasia Classical acer Liza ficia lj ENTRIES FOUND 180 The Scene Search screen On the right side of Scene Search screen is a list of all the available Scenes Clicking on any one of these Scene Presets recalls it automatically along with everything in it both Upper and Lower Sound Presets 4 Pad Sounds Mode and Mixer settings The Scenes are organized by name and contain the following information as well ames we NAME The name of the Scene preset Scenes are listed alphabetically AUTHOR In this column the name of the Scene creator is listed GENRE genre states what musical style the preset is By checking the box in this column the corresponding preset FAVORITES becomes a Favorite and will appear when the Favorite filter option is enabled see 5 5 3 5 5 2 Genres filter GENRES ELECTRO URBAN LATIN FUNK JAZZ CLASSICAL SOUNDTRACK WORLD The Genres Filter Criteria Genres refers to the musical style of a Scene preset Each preset has one or more genres associated with it allowing one to quickly access a particular scene thanks to this filter list These are the available Genres to choose from Electro e Urban Pop e Rock e Latin Funk e Jazz e Classical So
5. Lower to send the Melody to the Lower sound it should then look like this MELODY AS SIGH LOWER PPE R 4 4 1 4 Me Melody is assigned to the Lower part Note that to remove the Melody all together we just need to click on Lower again so that neither Upper or Lower are highlighted Now to move the Bass up an octave we should look at the Sounds portion of the Sound Screen SOUNDS FARFIS MINIMOD V LOWER MINIMOOQD V Transpose the sounds As you can see there is a Transpose section for both the Upper and Lower parts The Lower transpose is now set to 12 but we can click on it and select 0 instead Now our Bass sound will be one octave higher and should look like this Lower sound transposed 1 octave higher 32 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL And now for the last part we want to change the Sound for the Upper Part Scenes come preloaded with 2 sounds but we can replace any one or both of them will another preset even a user preset In order to change the preset we need to click on the pencil icon to the right of the Upper Sound information just to the right of the Transpose menu FARTIS MINIMOODO V The pencil button Once you click on that you will toggle into the Sound Setup screen SOUND SETUP INSTRUMENT PRESET INSTRUMENT LN 260 MINIMOOG W SPL
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7. Choose ON to activate this preference or OFF to deactivate it Default is ON Toggles the display of the small label screens showing the current key parameter knob assignments Enables editing of an Analog Laboratory preset in the full Arturia synthesizer the preset originally came from if the full version is owned and fully active on the same computer therefore marked as detected Turn this ON in order to use the Open function in the Sound Search screen 5 1 2 Audio amp MIDI Settings The Audio amp MIDI Settings window is where you can define basic Audio and MIDI options 36 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL audio device type ASIO device active output channels sample rate audio buffer size active midi inputs ASIO4ALL v2 E 1 2 5 44100 Hz 128 samples 2 9 ms show this device s control panel MPU 4 P riph rique audio USB Audio Settings Audio Settings x x 2 output Built in Output Test sample rate 44100 Hz audio buffer size 512 samples 11 6 ms active midi inputs The Audio amp MIDI Settings window for Windows and Mac OS X Windows AUDIO DEVICE TYPE Mac OS OUTPUT Windows DEVICE TEST SAMPLE RATE AUDIO BUFFER SIZE ACTIVE MIDI INPUTS 5 2 Tool Bar Selects the appropriate driver for your audio device Chooses which audio output Analog Laboratory will send sound out of Defaul
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9. drop down menu offers the channel choice from which Analog Laboratory receives MIDI information Default is ALL responds to data on all MIDI channels The close by little light signals the MIDI activity it illuminates when a note from an external MIDI controller or keyboard is pushed TUNE General settings for the tuning of Analog Laboratory This allows the user to finely adjust the global tuning of the instrument ALL Choose the view of the interface The selection buttons offer the BOTTOM choice to view all of Analog Laboratory ALL only the keyboard UP BOTTOM or simply the preset manager UP 38 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 5 3 Using the Sound screen The Sound screen is where single presets can be found it is grey green in color Presets account for the various sounds of Analog Laboratory there are 3 500 of them A preset contains all the setting information of the different controllers necessary to reproduce a sound Ct SOUND SOUND SEARCH i UN PRESETWAwE 2 msmowwr wet ceu ARPZ6ODV CS BOV JUPITER BV MINIMOOG V TYPE BASS BRASS EFX FM GUITAR LEAD ORGAN PAD PERCUSSIVE SEQUENCE STRINGS CHARACTERISTICS 2 ACID AGGRESSIVE AMBIENT BIZARRE ea erp PSU ate M FEMMES NOISE QUIET SHORT SIMPLE O6 amp DIGIMBA sort SOUNDTRACK or coMPBASS RESET FAVORITES USE
10. previous version during one year after publication of the new version Arturia can modify and partly or completely adjust the nature of the support hotline forum on the website etc upgrades and updates at any time The product registration is possible during the activation process or at any time later through the Internet In such a process you are asked to agree to the storage and use of your personal data name address contact email address and license data for the purposes specified above Arturia may also forward these data to engaged third parties in particular distributors for support purposes and for the verification of the upgrade or update right 5 License module eLicenser Key and or Soft eLicenser Arturia uses a hardware device connected through the USB connection of a computer the eLicenser dongle and or a protection scheme the Soft eLicenser for license control hardware and or virtual dongle The eLicenser dongle and or Soft eLicenser permanently saves the license information and regulates access to the software If a eLicenser dongle is required for the use of the software then the eLicenser dongle must be connected physically to the computer through the USB interface For the activation of the software updates or upgrades of the software the computer which is connected to the Arturia key and or using the Soft eLicenser or using the OEM software must be connected to the server of SIA eLicenser
11. Analog Laboratory 6 4 2 3 Automation under Pro Tools The automation functions with Analog Laboratory like with all RTAS HTDM plug ins make reference to the Pro Tools documentation for more details on the plug in automations Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 67 7 ANALOG EXPERIENCE THE LABORATORY THE HARDWARE KEYBOARD The keyboard that comes with Analog Experience The Laboratory is a 49 key velocity sensitive keyboard including a control surface designed to meet the Analog Laboratory software interface The information in this chapter refers to the hardware keyboard itself and only briefly touches on the different parameters in the software that the keyboard controls For more details on these parameters please refer to the corresponding chapters of this manual Setting up the Analog Laboratory keyboard is fast and simple 1 First install the Analog Laboratory program on your computer see chapter 2 make sure to correctly authorize it see chapter 3 2 After unpacking the keyboard it is time to connect it to the computer As the Analog Laboratory keyboard is bus powered by USB connecting it by only one simple USB cable to your computer is all you have to do If you wish to use an adapter instead of the bus power connect a standard 12V DC 500mA power adapter not included to the back of the Analog Experience The Laboratory keyboard i The DC adapter is not included on the Analog Experie
12. Instrument the columns will reorganize alphabetically under the Instrument column TYPE this column the type of instrument appears corresponding to each preset By clicking at the top of the column on the Type title bar the presets presented will be listed alphabetically according to Type in the same column CPU In this column the CPU usage rate appears for each preset By clicking the title bar labeled CPU at the top of this column the presets will be arranged on a scale from 1 to 5 1 represents a low CPU usage rate while 5 represent a high CPU usage rate FAVORITES Allows to classify presets according to usage or general preference as FAV one does in popular media players Simply check one s Favorite presets and access them by clicking the title bar at the top of the column One may also easily access the favorites with the Favorites filter option 5 4 Keyboard view The Keyboard view of the Analog Laboratory accessed either by the Keyboard or AII view in the toolbar gives the user access to both the virtual keyboard and all the controls with which the user can modify the sounds of the presets We will take a moment now to look at these controls 5 4 1 Virtual keyboard The LEVEL knob controls the general volume of Analog Laboratory The more the knob is turned to the right the higher the output level is raised The virtual keyboard visually presents 49 keys and allows producing the sounds of the Analog Laborato
13. Setup screen there are individual knobs for Pan and Volume for each of the 6 sound sources of the Scene These should be used to create a balance between the sounds The Load button validates and stores any changes made Back will restore the settings as they were before the screen was opened Both options close the Mixer Setup Screen and return to the initial Scene Edit view ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 59 6 MODES OF OPERATION 6 1 Standalone and MIDI configuration The stand alone application allows the use of Analog Laboratory outside of any host application You can open the instrument from its location in the start menu or on your desktop and play directly with the help of a master MIDI keyboard or external hardware sequencer 6 1 1 Launching the standalone application To launch the standalone application e On Windows Start menu gt Programs gt Arturia gt Analog Laboratory and choose Analog Laboratory On OS X Finder gt Applications gt Arturia Analog Laboratory and double click on the Analog Laboratory application icon 6 1 2 Preferences configuration In order to access the preferences window click on the menu Setup Audio amp MIDI Settings This window allows you to configure the global preferences of the Analog Laboratory application These are saved automatically ir Analog Laboratory amp Analog Laboratory gt 57 Audio amp MIDI Settings Audio amp MI
14. Warranty and which is returned to Arturia with a copy of your receipt This limited Warranty is void if failure of the software has resulted from accident abuse modification or misapplication Any replacement software will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or thirty 30 days whichever is longer 12 No other Warranties The above warranties are in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose No oral or written information or advice given by Arturia its dealers distributors agents or employees shall create a warranty or in any way increase the scope of this limited warranty 13 No Liability for Consequential Damages Neither Arturia nor anyone else involved in the creation production or delivery of this product shall be liable for any direct indirect consequential or incidental damages arising out of the use of or inability to use this product including without limitation damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information and the like even if Arturia was previously advised of the possibility of such damages Some states do not allow limitations on the length of an implied warranty or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal right
15. and MIDI Settings Shift buttons Search knob Level Search 32 digits Presets Snapshot Sequencer Filter LFO FX mix 2x ADSR Tempo Sensitive knob LCD screen knob buttons buttons buttons knobs knobs knobs sliders slider pads ESEJ m DOO m wu Release Attack Decay2 Sustain Belease 49 velocity sensitive Octave Pitch Mod semi weighted keys buttons wheels with aftertouch y 10 ANALOG EXPERIENCE LABORATORY Premium MIDI Pedal expression IN OUT sustain and AUX USB 2 0 ANALOG EXPERIENCE pues 1 POWER AT E LABORATORY e e e e 6 m s5 The hardware keyboard Analog Experience The Laboratory only 34 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 5 USING ANALOG LABORATORY Analog Laboratory is similar to its preceding little brothers software Analog Factory and Analog Player it contains many presets taken from the Arturia s award winning softsynth emulations of the world s greatest hardware synthesizers 5 1 Configuration 5 1 1 General options ANALOG EXPERIENCE R E Preferences are set by clicking on the _ THELASORATORY Jogo the virtual keyboard or the PREFS button in the tool bar ANALOG LABORATORY 1 KNOB DATA MODE Abs Analog Laporatory 1 u ive peau Nov 26 2010 17 33 24 SHOW ANIMATION SHOW CONTROL POPUP WHEN t U Y IQ kous cus ON
16. browse for more than one Instrument that means the user can look for sounds from CS 80 V and ARP 2600 V at the same time by selecting both instruments in the Instrument frame When no instrument is selected for preset filtering then the Manager will either automatically list all presets or list presets based on other filters All presets are listed to the immediate right of the filters under Preset Name 5 3 2 Sound Type 55 BRASS FM GUITAR LEAD ORGAN PERCUSSIVE PIANO SEQUENCE STRINGS The Sound Type filter refers to instrument type being synthesized Just as in the above example one may select Type only in order to have access to the list below Bass Brass e Guitar lead Organ Pad Percussive Piano Sequence e Strings As with the Instrument filter one can choose one or more Types of presets By selecting only BASS the user will be given a list that contains only bass presets and if one chooses BASS and STRINGS both Types will be provided The user may also search deeper by selecting and combining the different filters For example one may choose BASS PAD and STRINGS under the Type filter and MOOG MODULAR V and ARP 2600 V in the Instruments filter The Preset Manager will then offer a list fulfilling only the above criteria 5 3 3 Sound Characteristics CHARACTERISTICS ACID AGGRESSIVE AMBIENT BIZARRE BRIGHT COMPLEX DARK DIGITAL E
17. by using one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is affected by the interference Use power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interferences relocate reorient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to coaxial cable If these corrective measures not bring any satisfied results please the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product If you cannot locate the appropriate retailer please contact Arturia The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed in the USA 8 3 CANADA NOTICE This class B digital apparatus meets all the requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulation AVIS Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada 8 4 EUROPE C This product complies with the requirements of European Directive 89 336 EEC 82 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL
18. channel the Analog Laboratory can receive different MIDI controls It is possible to choose a reception control for each knob which means assigning an external controller to a given parameter This MIDI assignation is done through Ctrl click on Windows Cmd click Mac OS A configuration window appears and offers the choice of a MIDI control number The user can also click on the Learn button and move one of the physical MIDI controllers In this case the control number will be detected and configured automatically To deactivate the MIDI control of a knob simply uncheck the Active option in the MIDI control window 50 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 5 5 Scene Mode Assigning external MIDI controller The Scene mode is one of the exciting and innovative concepts behind the new Analog Laboratory software By adding Melodies Pads a Mixer as well as split and layer options it turns your software into a stand alone production center It is the second part of the software and is light blue in color SCENE SOUND SCENE SEARCH SCENE DETAILS GENRES ELECTRO LATIN FUNK CLASSICAL SOUNDTRACK WDRLD CLASSIC 1A CLASSIC 1B CLASSIC 1C CLASSIC CLASSIC 2B CLASSIC CLASSIC CLASSIC 38 CLASSIC 3C CLASSIC Noritake Ubusata Ubwasta Naritaka Noritake Maritaka Ubukada
19. editing the split point hitting a key on the music keyboard should set the split point accordingly without preventing this strike to have the usual effect 72 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL Curve Used to set the global curves the following settings are available Velocity the Velocity curve from 0 to 10 Aftertch the Aftertouch curve from O to 10 PadVeloc the Pad velocity curve from 0 to 10 KnobAccl the Knob acceleration from 0 to 10 KeyATmin the Minimum Key aftertouch from 0 to 127 KeyATMax the Maximum Key aftertouch from 0 to 127 PadATmin the Minimum Pad aftertouch from O to 127 PadATMax the Maximum Pad aftertouch from 0 to 127 Recall Recall the keyboard settings from memory or to reset to default settings Store Store the keyboard settings into memory MIDI Allows sending an immediate MIDI message In this mode MIDI message is selected using the encoders and sent right away when the Value encoder is pushed The available messages are as follow Program Program Change from 1 to 128 Bank MSB the bank most significant byte from O to 127 Bank LSB the bank less significant byte from 0 to 127 Reset resets GM1 GM2 GS XG and All notes off SETUP 7 1 7 Sequencer section The Analog Laboratory keyboard embeds standard sequencer transport functions which allow controlling any external hardware or software sequencer Buttons send standard MMC messages Start Stop Record
20. option USER in order to view and search exclusively among presets created by the user 5 3 6 Sound details To the right of the Sound Screen is the Sound Details screen ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 41 SOUND DETAILS VETUS ie T ika Sound Details Information on the current preset kind of Identity Card is found to the right of the Preset Manager An image of the original instrument which the preset is based upon is presented along with the following information PRESET The name of the current preset INSTRUMENT The name of the virtual instrument AUTHOR The name of the sound designer who created the preset POLYPHONY number of available voices for the current preset 5 3 7 Editing a preset If the selected preset is a USER Preset it is possible to edit its information by clicking on the Edit button in the lower right hand side of the Sound Search screen GB button By clicking on this option a window similar to that of the Save As function appears Many different options can be modified by the User in this window as long as the current preset is a User Preset If it is a factory preset then the information will stay locked in place and no modification will be possible To change a factory preset one can simply save it as a User preset first using the Save As function then proceed to modify the User copy 42 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL
21. work the full version of the original software synthesizer must be installed and fully functional For instance if you own a copy of the ARP2600 V then you can open any of the ARP2600 V presets included in Analog Laboratory edit and then save it as a new User preset Factory presets cannot be overwritten but only modified and saved as User presets aboratory lt DRUMAND BASS ARP2600V BASS Preset ARP2600 V being called and edited from Analog Laboratory ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 5 3 9 Organization In addition to the preset filters that help the user easily search and select among the 3 500 various presets there are also view options within the Preset Manager that allows the user to choose how the presets are listed When the user selects the filter criteria the list of Presets appears in a vertical column in the middle of the screen under Preset Name By default the presets will be listed automatically in alphabetical order from A to Z under Preset Name However if the user prefers the presets can be arranged on the screen according to other criteria in the adjacent columns INSTRUMENT this column the name of the original instrument that produced the sound is offered for each preset Therefore it will list among the following instruments Minimoog V Moog Modular V ARP2600 V CS 80 V Prophet V Prophet VS or Jupiter 8V By clicking on the title bar labeled
22. 10 buttons for a time superior for more than 1 second All editable functions of Analog Laboratory are saved within the snapshot To recall a snapshot program shortly press one of these buttons All editable functions of Analog Laboratory are restored with the snapshot The snapshots buttons take alternative functions when the Setup mode is activated The 10 snapshot buttons now select these categories Mode Set the controller mode for a specific item Available modes are Off the controller is disabled and no message is sent whatsoever e Control the usual absolute MIDI control For knobs a virtual position is maintained internally e Relative Control the knobs send relative values RPN NRPN these modes transmit N RPN messages The target controller is programmed in Max MSB and Min LSB parameters Chan Set the channel used to transmit data for a specific item e 1 16 explicit MIDI channel Lwr the current lower channel Upr the current upper channel Pnl either upper or lower channel according to the state of the Panel buttons ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 71 Num MIDI number for a specific item For a pad or button in note mode contains the actual note number For the transport buttons in MMC mode contains the MMC command number For a knob or fader in NRPN RPN mode contains the actual controller number used for data transmission 6 or 38 For a button in Prog mod
23. 24992 1C504CFBCB Soft eLicenser SeL License is installed and activated It s now time to launch the Analog Laboratory ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 21 4 QUICKSTART GUIDE The following chapter is a quick overview of how to start using Analog Laboratory immediately It does not go into every detail but rather shows an example of how one might begin creating sound rapidly and easily with this software For more detailed information and more in depth descriptions of how Analog Laboratory works please see Chapter 5 4 1 Audio amp MIDI Setup Before getting into any fun sound making the first and most important thing to check once you have opened Analog Laboratory is that your software is set to output Audio correctly and receive MIDI from an external keyboard 4 1 1 Audio setup In order to make sure your Analog Laboratory Software is set to send audio out the correct audio driver To check this open the Audio amp MIDI Settings window from the Setup drop down menu Analog Laboratory 597 f Analog Laboratory Audio amp MIDI Settings Audio amp MIDI Settings The Audio amp MIDI Settings menu item on Mac OS X same on Windows Select your preferred audio output driver then click the Test Tone button You should hear a short sine wave If so then your audio is correctly setup If not then make sure the correct audio driver is selected and that your headphones or speakers are correctly con
24. A Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 49 Simply Shift click on one of the buttons in order to save the preset currently being used Then later to recall the preset along with any modifications that may have been made to it simply click on the same button If the same assignation operation is done on the same button then the current Snapshot will be replaced without prompting the user 5 4 10Pads The pads add an exciting new rhythmic dimension to Analog Laboratory and are part of what makes this software a complete production suite They are used only in the Scene mode to trigger loops and effects in many different ways Please see 5 5 10 for more information Pads Section 5 4 11MIDI control Most of the knobs sliders and switches on the Analog Laboratory can be manipulated with external MIDI controllers and this is ideally the way they should be controlled in order to get a high level of usability Before anything else the user should make sure that the MIDI device being used is correctly connected to the computer and that the sequencer or the Analog Laboratory standalone application is correctly configured to receive MIDI events coming from the device Every instance of the Analog Laboratory receives MIDI events transmitted on a given channel This reception channel is defined in a global manner for the synthesizer either in the sequencer or in the standalone Analog Laboratory application On the reception
25. Analog Laboratory is controllable by the included keyboard controller Once the software is started and the keyboard controller is connected the software can be totally controlled without the use of mouse or a computer keyboard Every physical controller knob fader button on the hardware is mapped to a part of the software and is dependant on each preset Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 77 8 ARTURIA ANALOG LABORATORY LEGAL INFORMATION 8 1 Software License Agreement In consideration of payment of the Licensee fee which is a portion of the price you paid Arturia as Licensor grants to you hereinafter termed Licensee a nonexclusive right to use this copy of the Analog Laboratory program hereinafter the SOFTWARE intellectual property rights in the software belong to Arturia SA hereinafter Arturia Arturia permits you only to copy download install and use the software in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement The product contains product activation for protection against unlawful copying This system is known as eLicenser and permits a permanent use of the software only after the activation process has been totally completed The software can be used only together with the eLicenser dongle dongle and or the Soft eLicenser the OEM software can be used only following registration Internet access is required for the activation process The terms and conditions f
26. Backward Forward and Loop ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 73 SEQUENCER The Sequencer transport section 7 1 8 Synthesis section This part presents all the synthesis parameters for Analog Laboratory As mentioned in the beginning of this chapter more ample information can be found in the corresponding section of the manual 7 1 8 1 Kbd switch These two buttons are used in the Scene mode The Scene mode allows use of 2 presets that can each be controlled from the keyboard using the Control knobs and Envelope faders When the Upper button is selected all of the knobs and faders in the Control and Envelope sections will control the Upper preset of the Scene If Lower is selected then control information on the keyboard from the Control and Envelope knobs and faders will be sent to the Lower preset of the current Scene 7 1 8 2 Filter There are two rotary encoders available to alter the filter settings of the selected preset These two encoders are Cutoff and Resonance Cutoff Resonance Filter encoders 7 1 8 3 LFO There are two rotary encoders available to alter the LFO settings of the selected preset These two encoders are Rate and Amount that will set the speed of the LFO and how much is used respectively LFO Rate LFO Amount LFO encoders 74 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 7 1 8 4 FX Mix There are two FX Mix rotary encoders available on the Analog Labor
27. DI Settings The Audio amp MIDI Settings menu item on Mac OS X same on Windows 60 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL audio device type ASIO device 1 2 4 O active output channels sample rate 44100 Hz audio buffer size active midi inputs MPU 4 P riph Audio Settings ASIO4ALL v2 T 128 samples 2 9 ms show this device s control panel rique audio USB Audio Settings x 2 output Built in Output Test Test sample rate 44100 Hz audio buffer size 512 samples 11 6 ms active midi inputs 4 4 The Audio amp MIDI Settings window for Windows Windows AUDIO DEVICE TYPE Mac OS OUTPUT Windows DEVICE TEST SAMPLE RATE AUDIO BUFFER SIZE ACTIVE MIDI INPUTS 6 2 VST 6 2 1 Installation 6 2 1 1 Windows and Mac OS X Selects the appropriate driver for your audio device Chooses which audio output Analog Laboratory will send sound out of Default is Built in Output on the Mac for Windows we highly suggest to use an adequate ASIO driver for your sound card Send out a short sine wave tone to help make sure sound is being sent out the correct device Choose the sample rate default is 44 100 Hz Increasing the sample rate increase the quality of sound but adds a bigger load to CPU Chooses the audio buffer size displayed in samples and milliseconds Default is 512 samples Decreasing this numb
28. EZ ATION ec 17 3 REGISTRA PTO MM 17 22 19 OUTTA YE EOIDETDI Dr c 22 4 SETUP c 22 4 1 1 22 4 1 2 MDI SE rc 23 4 2 SOUND MODE QUICK STAR o tasca itas eps eae co DUE 23 4 2 1 YAN 23 2 252 ILO GUTS CE PVCS 25 4 2 3 SVIN EA PTE SET s 26 4 2 4 27 4 3 SCENE MODE OUICK Edu OPNS 27 4 3 1 SClCCE PVCS ICE 27 4 3 2 Modifying the Sounds of a Scene Preset 29 4 3 3 Modifying the Melody and Pads of a Scene 31 4 3 4 Saye Scene presel Gs a DISC 33 4 4 ANALOG EXPERIENCE THE LABORATORY KEYBOARD esee 33 5 USINGANALOG LABORATORY va aba eee De Co Free ae 35 CONFIGURATION ot 35 NM I I 35 5 1 1 Genera ob On deu
29. Files Arturia Analog Laboratory You can change the destination with the Browse button 12 Setup Analog Laboratory Eak Select Destination Location Where should Analog Laboratory be installed r Setup will install Analog Laboratory into the following folder To continue dick Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse Browse Atleast 257 7 MB af free disk space is required Choose the installation folder Analog Laboratory will be installed as a standalone application The following stage will let you choose to install Analog Laboratory as a plug in To do this choose the protocol s that you wish to use VST or RTAS For more information on these protocols go to Chapter 6 However for a better compatibility purpose the Full installation is a safe and recommended choice which will not eat much drive space 14 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL ie Setup Analog Laboratory Select Components Which components should be installed Select the components you want to install dear the components you do not want to install Click Next when you are ready to continue Full installation a Standalone application 21 0 MB VST plugin 21 2 MB RTAS plugin 42 3MB Current selection requires at least 342 0 MB of disk space Next gt Cancel Choice of protocols For the VST protocol you must choose an installation folder in order for the host application to use Analog Laborat
30. Fills FX style sounds These pads trigger the pre assigned sounds in the Pads section of the Scene DRUMPADS 7 2 Rear panel overview Back panel interface of the Analog Experience The Laboratory keyboard overview from right to left Power on off switch DC In connection 12V 500mA USB connection Breath controller input Auxiliary pedal connection Sustain pedal connection Expression pedal connection MIDI Out connection MIDI In connection MIDI Pedal expression IN OUT sustain and AUX USB 2 0 AN E ANALOG EXPERIENCE LABORATORY e e Exoression Sustain Back panel 7 2 1 MIDI connections The Analog Laboratory Keyboard sends and receives MIDI via USB Furthermore the Analog Laboratory Keyboard can function as a MIDI interface A MIDI Out connector is located on the back of the keyboard This connector lets you send MIDI data to anything that has a MIDI in connector This could be a sound module synthesizer sequencer or drum computer for instance 76 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 7 2 2 Power supply Although the Analog Laboratory keyboard is USB bus powered it is also possible to use a DC adapter when this is required If you wish to use an adapter instead of the bus power it is possible to connect an optional 12V DC 500mA adapter to the back of the Analog Experience The Laboratory keyboard 7 3 Basic MIDI control Every parameter of
31. IA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 23 Type the kind of sound Bass Pad Lead etc e Characteristic Digital Soft etc User or Favorites programs This can be done using the preset filter menus on the left of the Sound Search Screen The Preset filters of the Sound Search screen Let s say you re looking for a Pad sound You can start by clicking Pad in the Type filter it will now darken to show that this filter is active Pad has been selected in the Type filter Once selected the box darkens and the Preset list to the right now only contains presets of the Pad type If you want to select only sounds made by a Modular V click the corresponding box in the Instrument Filter area Once again it will darken to show that this Filter in addition to the Type filter is active Modular V has been selected in the Instrument filter Now thanks to the 2 active filters only Pad sounds made using the Moog Modular V software are available in the preset list to the right 24 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL The list of presets that correspond to the Modular V and filters The Entries Found number on the bottom left of the Preset list shows how many presets were found that match your selection criteria in this case there are 102 presets that use a Modular V instrument to make a Pad sound Let s listen to the Spliff Pad preset on the top of the list In order to load the pres
32. IF PAD MODULARY PAD MODULAR V PROPHET V PROPHET V3 SPLIF PAD COPY MODULAR V PAD bonis ince ORGAN OI CHOIR 1 PROPHET V5 PAD PERCUSSIVE PIANO SEQUENCE STRINGS 02 PROPHET VS PERCUSSIVE CHARACTERISTICS O3 VOLKANIK PROPHET VS ACID AGGRESSIVE AMBIENT BIZARRE E PROPHET V5 STRINGS BRIGHT COMPLEX DIGITAL n ENSEMBLE NOISE 06 DIGIMBA PROPHET V5 PERCUSSIVE SOFT SOUNDTRACK 07 55 PROPHET VS BASS RESET FAVORITES USER OB STEEL DR PROPHET VS PERCUSSIVE ENTRIES FOUND 3501 pack loat The Sound Setup screen This should be familiar to you it is the same as the Sound Search screen and allows one to replace the current Upper sound s preset We can also use the filters just like in the Sound Search Mode Let s select Splif pad clicking back will cancel our choice and load will replace the current Upper Sound with the Spliff Pad preset Note that we can change the Lower sound in exactly the same way by clicking on the Pencil Icon to the right of the Lower sound Also note that we can change the Melody and Pad sounds as well in exactly the same way please see Chapter 5 for in depth explanations 4 3 4 Save Scene preset as a User preset Saving a Scene preset as a User preset is done the same way as with a Sound preset by using the Save As button please see 4 2 3 Snapshots ar
33. LAY The Delay carries an echo effect repetition of the sound that gives space to the tone The speed of these repetitions is automatically synchronized to MIDI tempo the tempo of a song in the host sequencer The user can simply adjust the Delay Mix knob to control the quantity of the effect 5 4 8 ADSR faders The ADSR envelope is composed of four successive sequential periods in the life of a note Attack time Decay time Sustain level and the Release time ATTACK Begins when a note is activated The attack time may be short and dry as in percussion or long and ascending as with a pad sound DECAY Follows the Attack The decay is a period in which the amplitude of the sound is reduced to the sustain level SUSTAIN The sustain level of the note as long as the note is active held 48 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL RELEASE end of the sound once a key is released The release can be short or stretch out over a longer duration TEMPO The 9th and final fader on the right controls internal Tempo This is used for the rhythms and Melodies in Scene mode Please refer to chapter 5 5 9 of this Manual for more information Thanks to these 4 faders A D S and R one can very simply edit the amplitude curve envelope of each sound within Analog Laboratory If for example one finds a sound pleasant but the attack is too long he can use the A fader to reduce it ADSR envelopes As will be described in t
34. NSEMBLE FUNKY HARD LONG NOISE QUIET SHORT SIMPLE SOFT SOUNDTRACK The Sound Characteristics filter 40 Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL To further filter choices there is a third filter offered Characteristics allows the user to choose presets according to a mood or ambiance The choices available are as follows e Acid e Aggressive e Ambient e Bizarre e Bright e Complex e Dark e Digital e Ensemble e Funky e Hard e Long e Noise e Quiet e Short e Simple e Soft SoundTrack Once again these filters can be applied either individually or in any combination that the user wishes in order to find the ideal presets 5 3 4 Entries found This number found at the bottom right of the Preset Manager indicates the number of Presets that correspond to a preset search 5 3 5 Sound filter options RESET FAVORITES USER The Sound filter options Above the filters are three buttons Reset Favorites and User These buttons function as follows RESET Removes any filters that the user may have applied to the presets so that a new search may be started FAVORITES Presents only the favorites that the user has checked in the presets list When the FAVORITES filter option is selected then the filters Instrument Type and Characteristics will be applied only to the list of favorites USER abbreviation of USER PRESETS Since the user can modify and create new presets he may also choose the filter
35. Noritaka Ubinas Naritaka Ubusata Noritaka Maritaka Electra Classical Classical Classical Classical Classical Classical Classical Classical Classical Classical AUTHOR GENRE UR MELODY SPLIT m ri cw ER u PPE MIXER ENTRIES FOUND 180 2 tower 7 upper 0 T T Pada U Paga The Scene Screen Scenes are comprised of the following elements e 2 sounds an upper and lower preset 1 mode split layered multi Melody 4 pad samples e 1 mixer for volumes and panning of the 2 sounds and 4 pad samples There are many options in order to customize the scenes all of which are accessed in the Scene Edit screen This will be thoroughly explored later in this chapter between 5 5 5 and 5 5 11 5 5 1 Scene Search Analog Laboratory comes packed with 200 Scenes that are ready to be played They can easily be browsed and selected in the Scene Search Screen ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 51 SCENE SEARCH 7 FAVORITES USER PRESETS NAME AUTHOR GENRES ELECTRO LATIN CLASSICAL SOUNDTRACK WORLD ELECTRO 38 CLASSIC Noritaka Ubusata Classical CLASSIC 1B Noritaka Classical CLASSIC 1C Naritaka LUhusata Classical CLASSIC Nnrit ka Ubu sta Classical CLASSIC 2B Noritaka Ubuisia Classical CLASSIC 2C Maritaka Ubusada Classical
36. ODY 3 LAYER SPLIT CTED LOwER UPPER PADS MIXER 2 Lower 2 Upper 2 Padi 2 Pada 2 4 Scene Edit screen Thanks to this window one can view and or modify e Scene Info e Scene Sounds Upper and Lower ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 53 e Scene Mode Scene Melody e Scene Pads e Scene Mixer 5 5 6 Scene Info This screen gives important information regarding the current Scene the Name Author preset creator and musical Genre This section is display only nothing can be edited INFO Nn Kit ALTHOS ELECTRO 3B ARTURIA Scene Info portion of the Scene Edit Screen 5 5 7 Scene Sounds As previously mentioned Analog Laboratory s Scenes include 2 sounds one Upper sound and one Lower sound information regarding both sounds can be found in the Sounds portion of the Scene Edit screen as shown below SOUNDS WEER FRIPPY OWNER PADS Sounds portion of the Scene Edit Screen SOUNDS Topline is the Upper sound bottom line is the Lower sound PRESET The name of the preset currently assigned to the Upper Lower part This information is read only INSTRUMENT In this column the name of the original software synthesizer used to create the preset TRANSPOSE Allows one to quickly transpose the Upper or Lower sound Both the Upper and Lower sounds can be chosen from among the 3 500 sound presets by clicking on the little pe
37. PRESET NAME TYPE CHARACTERISTICS PITCH BEND RANGE POLYPHONY SEQ STEP SIZE LFO MIDI SYNC SOUND DETAILS Bright Complex Amhilent Simple Digital Aggressive 1 LLLI Quia Long Hard EN Bizarre Soundtrack Bt Funky Edit Preset window The name of the current preset Click in here to change the preset Name The name of the virtual instrument Bass Brass Pad Lead etc This is where one defines the sound via the list of adjectives available simply click in the boxes corresponding to the 18 possible options Bright Dark Aggressive Quiet Hard Soft etc These characteristics will be taken into account when the Characteristics filter is used For instance if one saves a preset with Simple checked then when searching for a Simple preset using the Characteristic filter the preset will appear in the preset list along with the other Simple presets Chooses by how many semitones a played note will be shifted up or down when the Pitch Bend wheel of Analog Laboratory is used Any pitch bend message received by an external sequencer of keyboard will also affect Analog Laboratory s pitch bend Allows the user to choose the number of available voices for the current preset between 1 and 32 voices To the right there is an additional drop down menu that allows you to specify whether the preset is in mono one voice unison multiple voices only on the same note or poly multiple simultaneous notes A
38. R OB STEEL DR SOUND DETAILS IYuinimoog V 20 Pri ur u um um ium amp Sound screen Sound Search and Sound Details In order to load a preset just double click on the name of a preset in the preset list on the right side of the Sound Search screen PRESET NAME 4 INSTRUMENT TYPE CPU SPLIF PAD MODULAR V PAD SPLIF PAD COPY OO ZENN 1 CHAIR Q2 PACBELL 03 VOLKANIK 04 STRING 1 05 06 T COMPBASS In Analog Laboratory there are various ways in which the Presets are classified and filtered in order to simplify preset management and find the appropriate sounds for a song one won t have to search 3 500 presets to find the desired sound These filters are listed on the left of the Sound Search menu and presented as follows Instrument Type and Characteristics Let s take a moment to look at each 5 3 1 Sound Instrument INSTRUMENT 2600 C5 BOV JUPITER BV MINIMOOG V MODULAR V PROPHET V PROPHETVS The Sound Instrument filter ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 39 Instrument refers to one of the 7 instruments from which Analog Laboratory draws its sound The instruments include e ARP 2600 V e Jupiter 8V Moog Modular V Prophet VS CS 80V e Minimoog V Prophet V If for example one clicks on CS 80 V the Preset Manager will provide a list of presets uniquely from the CS 80 V But one can also choose to
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40. USER S MANUAL ANALOG LABORATORY ANALOG EXPERIENCE THE LABORATORY PROGRAMMING Thomas Diligent Robert Bocquier Adrien Courdavault SOUND DESIGN Noritaka Ubukata INDUSTRIALIZATION Nicolas Dubois Zhao Yitian CME MANUAL Pierce Warnecke Tomoya Fukushi Antoine Back DESIGN Yannick Bonnefoy Beautifulscreen Morgan Perrier ARTURIA SA 1999 2010 rights reserved 4 Chemin de Malacher 38240 Meylan FRANCE http www arturia com Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Arturia The software described in this manual is provided under the terms of a license agreement or non disclosure agreement The software license agreement specifies the terms and conditions for its lawful use No part of this manual may be produced or transmitted in any form or by any purpose other than purchaser s personal use without the express written permission of ARTURIA S A All other products logos or company names quoted in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners November 2010 edition 2 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL Thank you for purchasing Arturia s Analog Laboratory This manual concerns two distinctive products Analog Laboratory a software synthesizer allowing to play and modify 3 500 sounds Analog Experience The Laboratory a bundle of the above mentioned soft
41. XXXXXXXX Only if printed on your registration card Vial You should then see the confirmation screen 18 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL Please confirm the following information s E mail address Product Analog Laboratory s Serial Number XXXX XXXX XX XX Submit And finally there is a screen from which you can copy eLicenser activation code The very same information is sent to you by email as a backup 3 2 License download Now that you have retrieved the activation code launch the eLicenser Control Center This application has been automatically installed on your computer along with Analog Laboratory It is accessible here e Windows Start gt Programs gt eLicenser gt eLicenser Control Center e MacOS X Finder gt Applications gt eLicenser Control Center The hereunder screenshots have been taken under a Mac OS X running computer however the process is strictly identical under a machine running Windows XP Vista 7 The same functions apply only the graphical user interface differs and possibly also the language used These small details should not prevent you from understanding the full process In the eLicenser Control Center main window you should see a SeL virtual dongle installed onto your computer ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 19 AAA eLicenser Control Center eL C Version 6 0 2 7002 Q O Q Enter Activation Code V
42. ake a case example say you re looking for an Electro kind of sound You can start by clicking Electro in the Genre Filter GENRES Once selected the box darkens and the Preset list to the right will only contain presets of the Electro genre 28 ELECTRO URBAN ROCK LATIN FUNK JAZZ CLASSICAL SOUNDTRACK WORLD DUB REGGAE Click on Electro in the Genres filter NAME _ aurHom cenre ELECTRO 1B ELECTRO 1 ELECTRO 2 ELECTRO 28 ELECTRO 2 ELECTRO 34 ELECTRO 38 ELECTRO ELECTRO 4 ELECTRO 4B ENTRIES FCHJND Moritaka Utusata Noritaka Ubumata Horitaha Moritaka Ubuiata Woritaka Ubukaia Noritaka Noritaka Ubusata Moritaka Ubukata Maritaka Ubusata Noritaka Moritaka Electro Electro Electro Electro Electro Electro Electro Electro Electro Electro duras The results returned for the Electro genre ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL Let s check out the Electro 4A preset in the list that s now filtered to Electro Scene Genres In order to load the Preset just click on its name It darkens when it s loaded Electra ELECTRO 4 Maritaka busta The Electro preset is loaded When exploring a scene for the first time it s a good idea to try out everything in order to get the best idea of wha
43. alidate License Usage Periods Recover Help My Licenses 9559824992 1 504 Soft elicenser Sel The eLicenser Control Center main window showing an empty Soft eLicenser In the eLicenser Control Center menu click on the Enter Activation Code button and enter the code when prompted Simply paste in the 32 digit code you ve just copied from your account on the ARTURIA website Enter Activation Code Please enter an activation code into the text fields below and click Continue Activation Code BALD JUHQ XNRW GPOO 1022 8515 J Analog Laboratory Gm Seb Cancel zz Enter the activation code The eLicenser Control Center is now ready to download the software license that will allow you to use Analog Laboratory Click on Start the progress bar should advance until 20 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL downloading is complete A popup window will confirm completion then just click Close ib If an USB eLicenser hardware dongle is found connected to your computer the Center will favor it as the default destination for the license download which is a much pertinent and reliable option Now the main eLicenser Control Center window should show your Analog Laboratory license installed and activated 2 Analog Laboratory 7 My Licenses SeL 95598
44. alified service center You will invalidate your warranty if you open and remove the cover and improper assembly may cause electrical shock or other malfunctions Do not use the instrument with thunder and lightening present otherwise it may cause long distance electrical shock Do not expose the instrument to hot sunlight Do not use the instrument when there is a gas leak nearby Arturia is not responsible for any damage or data loss caused by improper operations to the instrument HANDLING CD ROMS Avoid touching or scratching the shiny underside encoded surface of the disc Damaged or dirty CD ROM disc may not be read properly Keep your CD ROMs clean using a commercially available CD cleaner Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL Table of Contents D INTRODUC THON S ese be eai Ve Eine eee airo LU 9 1 1 FATS TORY A 9 17 HERE AND NOW OM ce 10 c i 10 1 3 1 Aliasing tOS CU LOTO S sos NM 10 1 3 2 A better reproduction of analog oscillator waveforms eese enne eene 11 1 3 3 Direct Filter 12 2 INSTALLA TTON cr m 14 2 1 WINDOWS INSTALLATION A PV IS isdasssen 14 2 2 MACOSX INSTALLATION uo enero d dade a 16 St AU THOR
45. alog Laboratory 1 13 Analog Laboratory 1 14 Analog Laboratory 1 15 Analog Laboratory 1 16 Connection from a MIDI track to Analog Laboratory 6 4 Pro Tools 6 4 1 Installation On Mac OSX the plug in is directly installed in the folder reserved for the Pro Tools plug ins in Library Application Support Digidesign Plug Ins On Windows at the time of the installation procedure select the RTAS plug in among the proposed choices of plug ins Then when the system asks indicate the folder in which the other RTAS plug ins are located Usually this path is c Program Files Common Files Digidesign DAE Plug Ins 6 4 2 Utilization of the plug in 6 4 2 1 Opening the plug in Access to the Analog Laboratory plug in is like all other plug ins simply create a stereo Instrument track ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 65 ProToolsLE File Edit View Region Event AudioSuite Options Setup Window Help 2 Edit Analog Laboratory Start v End Length COMMENTS INSTRUMENT Create 1 new Stereo Instrument Track gt in Ticks COENA RT Cancel Greate Creating an Instrument track in Pro Tools So that Analog Laboratory can play the information coming from the Instrument track you have to associate it to an Insert channel via the appropriate menu Mix Analog Laboratory INSERTS Y no insert multichannel plug in EQ multi mono plug in Dynamics Pitch Shift i o Reve
46. atory keyboard These two encoders are for Chorus and Delay Both encoders set the dry wet level of the effect Chorus Mix Delay Mix FX Mix encoders 7 1 8 5 Key Parameter There are four Param rotary encoders available on the Analog Laboratory keyboard Tweaking these parameters can alter the sound of the preset in various ways Which parameters are affected depends on the selected preset and are displayed on the software interface Param 1 Param 2 Param 3 Param 4 Key Parameter encoders 7 1 8 6 Envelopes Nine sliders that can be found on the right part of the controller s interface affect the envelope generators of Analog Experience The Laboratory There are two sets of four sliders marked A D S and R that correspond to the Attack Decay Sustain and Release of the two envelopes These envelopes can control various VCAs or VCFs of the preset and depend on which preset is selected The last slider is to set the Tempo of a preset sequence if applicable More generally the nine sliders are freely assignable for instance they are absolutely ideal to control the drawbars of the software emulation of an organ Attack Decay Sustain Release Decay 2 Sustain Release Tempo Envelope sliders ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 75 7 1 9 Pads The 4 pads on the top right of the keyboard controller are also used in the Scene mode Each Scene has 4 sounds assigned to it they can be Rhythms
47. cono ei MOUSE RESTS ON CONTROL MUCAL INSTRUMENTS SEO W ASSIGNATION LEDS ENABLE FULL PLUGIN IF PRESET MINIMOOG V DETECTED CS BO V DETECTED MODULAR V DETECTED Bony YOU NEED TO RESTART TO APPLY CHANGES PROPHET Vs DETECTED PROPHET V DETECTED JUPITER BV DETECTED The Preferences window The following options are available ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 35 KNOB DATA MODE SHOW ANIMATION SHOW CONTROL POPUP WHEN MOUSE CLICKS ON CONTROL SHOW CONTROL POPUP WHEN MOUSE RESTS ON CONTROL SHOW ASSIGNATION LCDS ENABLE FULL PLUGINS IF PRESENT Here you can choose the data transmission mode of the encoders ABS is absolute mode the controller sends the exact value of the parameter RELI is usual relative mode the controller sends increment and decrement information as well as acceleration is binary offset mode two s complement a special encoding used by some MIDI controllers Default is ABS Choose to activate or deactivate the animation keyboard and Preset Manager folding A small popup window appears each time that the mouse clicks a modifiable parameter in order to give information about the parameter and modifiable values Choose ON to activate this preference or OFF to deactivate it Default is ON A popup window will appear when the mouse remains idle on a modifiable parameter giving information about the parameter and the modifiable values
48. creen and return to the standard Scene view 5 5 10 Pads The Pads section is a powerful section of Analog Laboratory and is a part of what makes it a complete sound workstation There are 4 pads that can trigger audio loops and effects that really complement the two Sounds of a Scene rhythmically Pads are triggered from the Pad GUI section on the Top right part of the Keyboard view The Pads The Pad section in the Scene Edit Screen gives an overview of the names of the 4 sounds currently being used in the Scene The Pads section of the Scene Edit There are quite a few different options to customize the Pads of a Scene These options can be accessed by clicking on the pencil icon on the right hand side of this Pads section Doing this will open the Pads Setup screen as seen below FADS SETUP INFO ELECTRO 3H SOUNDS FRIPP C5 HO V PADS MODE AYE R cD MULTI LOWER UPPE R FADS Drag amp drop drum loops onte the pads The Pad Setup screen This screen allows one to Browse a Pad preset e Filter the entire Preset list by Genre e Customize how each Pad sound is played ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 57 The Preset table middle is a complete list of all available Pad presets The left column contains the preset Name the right column contains the Genre or musical style it belongs to Each Pad preset includes 4 sounds and individual triggering opt
49. d Keyboard section is used only for the Scene Mode see Chapter 5 5 It contains 2 buttons allowing to choose whether the knobs in the Controls section are controlling the Upper or Lower voice of the Scene 46 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL Upper Resonance Rate LFO Amount Chorus Mix n r i Lowy Para Param Delay Mig 1 The Kbd buttons on the left and Controls section on the right Param Param 4 If Upper is selected in the Kbd section then all of the rotary controls in the Controls section will affect the Upper sound of the Scene If Lower is selected then the knobs in the Controls section will correspond to the Lower sound of the Scene 5 4 4 Filter Cito Resonance Filter CUTOFF Modifies the cut off frequency this filter has the ability to make the sound more or less bright by controlling the amount of high frequencies RESO Modifies the resonance of the filter the sound becomes more cutting when the parameter is pushed 5 4 5 LFO The LFO Low Frequency Oscillator is used as a modulation source for Analog Laboratory s sound It allows the user to create variations in a sound parameter to generate diverse effects such as a vibrato wahwah effect etc The two parameters that may be modulated within the LFO are LFU Hate LFU Amount LFO RATE Sets the LFO rate speed AMOUNT Sets the amount of LFO modu
50. d modulation amount settings Moving the Pitch Wheel up or down alters the pitch of the played sound The octave range of the pitch wheel depends on which preset is selected Moving the Modulation Wheel up or down alters the modulation amount of the played sound The level of modulation introduced by moving the modulation wheel depends on which preset is selected E The modulation wheel is not necessarily connected on every preset It will depend on the preset being used Fitch Modulation 11 Pitch and Modulation wheels ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 69 7 1 3 Octave buttons Pushing the minus or plus button makes the software transpose up to three octaves up or down to set the preferred octave section Seven states of leds will help you to visually locate the current octave setting e Octave 3 led blinks at speed 3 led does not blink e Octave 2 led blinks at speed 2 led does not blink e Octave 1 led blinks at speed 1 led does not blink e Octave 0 led and led do not blink e Octave 1 led blinks at speed 1 led does not blink e Octave 2 led blinks at speed 2 led does not blink e Octave 3 led blinks at speed 3 led does not blink Octave buttons 7 1 4 Level rotary encoder The Level rotary encoder sets the general volume of Analog Laboratory The Level encoder 7 1 5 Search MIDI section Sound Scene Category Preset The Search MIDI section 7 1 5 1 Sou
51. dding Polyphony increases the richness of a preset because many notes can be played at once but also augments CPU load If the Preset uses a sequencer then this option allows the user to adjust the step size of the preset internal sequencer T is the Time base and when an option with is selected the rate of the sequencer is multiplied When an option with is selected the rate becomes a subdivision of the initial T For instance T 2 means twice the tempo If the preset contains an LFO this option enables external syncing for tempo matched LFO variations Clicking Save on the bottom right hand side validates the modified options saves them to the preset and brings back the Identity Card Sound Details screen ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 43 ib Factory preset cannot be modified you must first save it as a User preset 5 3 8 Opening a preset At the very bottom right hand corner of the Sound Search screen is the Open button The Open button As previously mentioned all of the presets in Analog Laboratory are taken from Arturia s award winning virtual soft synths One of the powerful additions to the Laboratory version professional grade of the series is that any of these presets can be opened up and edited in the original synth it was created in By clicking on this button the currently selected preset will be opened in the same synthesizer that was originally used to make it In order for this to
52. dy installed software cannot be used any more You can also use another computer other than the one on which the software is to be installed for the activation and transfer of license data to the eLicenser dongle if the software is using an eLicenser dongle However in such a case a corresponding access software eLicenser Control Center must be installed on the computer connected to the Internet which is subject to a separate licensing agreement 6 Defect and loss of the eLicenser dongle In the case of a defect or damage to the eLicenser dongle Arturia or a third party engaged by Arturia will check the eLicenser dongle In the case of a legitimate claim the eLicenser dongle and the licenses included shall be replaced in return for a handling fee The licenses will only be replaced provided that they are licenses issued by Arturia Further claims against Arturia are excluded Arturia assumes no liability or obligation if the eLicenser dongle is mislaid as a result of loss theft or otherwise Arturia reserves the right to block the licenses saved on the eLicenser dongle upon being notified by the registered user of the loss The licenses saved on the eLicenser dongle cannot be replaced 7 No Unbundling The software usually contains a variety of different files which in its configuration ensure the complete functionality of the software The software may be used as one product only It is not required that you use
53. e holds the program change number Min LSB Various functions depending on the controller For a knob pad or fader in Ctrl mode contains the minimum value sent For a knob or fader in NRPN RPN mode contains the NRPN RPN controller number LSB Less Significant Byte For a button in Ctl mode holds the value sent at release time For a button in Prog mode holds the bank LSB For a button in Note mode holds note off velocity Max MSB Various functions depending on the controller For a knob pad or fader in Ctrl mode contains the maximum value sent For a knob or fader in NRPN RPN mode contains the NRPN RPN controller number MSB Most Significant Byte For a button in Ctl mode holds the value sent at press time For a button in Prog mode holds the bank MSB For a button in Note mode holds note on velocity ih It s perfectly legal for Min to be greater than Max in that case the controller is effectively inverted Global Used to set the global parameters FaderMod fader draw bar mode Normal or Drawbar KnobMode knob mode Absolute or Relative OctTrans octave transposition from 3 to 3 octaves ChroTrns chromatic transposition from 12 to 12 semitones LowerCh lower MIDI Channel from 1 to 16 UpperCh upper MIDI Channel from 1 to 16 SplitMod split mode On or Off SplitPnt split point from C 2 to G8 MMCDevID MMC device ID from 0 to 127 DeviceID this device ID from 16 to 127 d When
54. e can hear the same sound but with more high frequencies content This time let s imagine that we want our sound to start immediately without the fade in that it has on each note played To do that let s move to the Envelope section that Should look like so Attack 1 Decay Sustain 1 Release Attack 2 Decay 2 Sustain Release 2 Tempo The Envelope section If we want the sound of each note to start right away we need to reduce both Attack1 and Attack2 to zero bottom Your Controls and Envelopes should look like this 040060 Cutofi Resonance LAO Rate Amount Chories Mix to Faram Param 3 Param 4 Day ATE Decay 1 sustain 1 He3ease A Decay 5astan Z release Setting the Controls amp Envelope parameters By adding these modifications to the original Spliff Pad preset our sound should now not only be bright but should strike harder when a note is played Each one of the 10 knobs in the Controls section and 8 faders in the Envelope section can change the selected preset just as drastically giving the user a very wide sonic palette for sound design Please see Chapter 5 4 for more information regarding the functions of these controls 4 2 3 Saving a preset Once a preset has been modified to fit the user s needs it can be saved as a User preset In this way the preset can be renamed and recalled exactly as is Let s take our modified Spliff Pad preset and hit the Save A
55. e done in the same way please refer to 4 2 4 4 4 Analog Experience The Laboratory keyboard Your Analog Laboratory keyboard can connect to the Analog Laboratory software creating a Hybrid combination that allows you to control nearly every aspect of the software directly from the keyboard This is especially useful in a live context and really lets the user put away his mouse and get into Analog style sounds Hands on The first step to achieving this is to plug the keyboard into the computer using the provided USB cable This cable not only transmits data to control the software it also ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 33 provides power to the keyboard controller no need to use a power supply when used with a computer so the USB cable is the only cable that needs to be connected The USB plug is situated on the rear panel of the keyboard and should be plugged into any free USB port on the computer Once the keyboard is plugged in and the computer is powered on the keyboard will light up showing that it is working correctly Next step is to launch the Analog Experience the Laboratory software Once the software is launched you should be able to directly hear notes you play on the keyboard If not please make sure that your audio output is correctly set and that your Analog Experience the Laboratory keyboard shows up as an active MIDI input see the beginning of this Quickstart guide for more information on setting up Audio
56. e use of an extension cord is not recommended If you must use one make sure that the cord has the ability to handle maximum current needed by this product Please consult a local electrician for more information on your power requirements This product should be used only with the components supplied or recommended by Arturia When used with any components please observe all safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory products SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing However Arturia reserves the right to change or modify any of the specifications without notice or obligation to update existing units IMPORTANT Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock damages fire or other risks The product used either alone or in combination with an amplifier headphones or speakers may be able to produce sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss DO NOT operate for long periods of time at a high level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you encounter any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should consult an audiologist NOTICE Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a function or feature works when the unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manufacturer s warranty and are therefore the owner
57. e user decides how the 2 sounds of the Scene Upper and Lower are mapped to the keyboard The various options are explained in the table below MODE ry ul Scene Mode screen LAYER Layers the Upper and Lower voices together all notes will trigger sounds from both of the presets SPLIT Split sets a split point on the keyboard that can be chosen via the menu situated above the Split button All keys positioned to the left of the Split point will play the Lower sound All keys positioned to the right of the Split point will play the Upper sound MULTI The multi allows for two separate input sources to play the Upper or Lower sounds This means for example that an external MIDI sequence can play the Lower sound while a keyboardist with a MIDI keyboard can play the Upper sound ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 55 5 5 9 Melody The Melody is an integral part of Analog Laboratory and allows complex harmonic and melodic patterns to be easily played In short it is a combination of an arpeggiator and a sequencer a sequence of notes that is triggered upon each note played The melody can be assigned to either the Upper sound of the Scene the Lower sound of the Scene or deactivated if none is selected This is done in the Scene Edit screen Shown below the name of the currently selected melody also appears here MELODY ia Melody section of the Scene Edit screen Tempo is set usin
58. er lowers latency but adds more load to CPU Increasing lessens load on CPU but augments latency latency is the delay between a note played and actual sound output Displays the available MIDI inputs that can be used to control Analog Laboratory For example if you d like to use an external keyboard with Analog Laboratory it can be selected here During installation select the box VST among the proposed format choices of plug ins The installer will automatically detect the VST folder of the instruments shared by Cubase or any another compatible VST sequencer ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 61 6 2 1 2 Mac OS X The VST plug in is automatically installed in the folder of the system corresponding to the VST instruments Library Audio Plug Ins VST The VST plug in will be usable by all your VST host applications 6 2 2 Instrument use in VST mode The opening of VST Analog Laboratory plug ins is the same as opening all other VST plug ins Please consult the instruction manual of your favorite host sequencer for more specific information For instance under Cubase open the menu VST Instruments and choose Analog Laboratory in the rack Instruments VST AnalogFactory AnalogLaboratory AnalogPlayer Using Analog Laboratory in Cubase 6 2 2 1 Connection to an Instrument track In order for Analog Laboratory to play information coming from an Instrument track you have to choose an Instrument track a
59. et just click on its name If it is darkened then it has been loaded Spliff Pad preset is selected If you have an even more specific idea of the sound you are looking for you can add additional filter criteria using the Characteristic filter If you click on the Digital box you will now have only digital sounding pad presets that were made using Moog Modular V in the Preset list to the right As you can see Spliff Pad is still contained in the list because it has Digital characteristics to it 4 2 2 Modify a preset One of the great features about Analog Laboratory are the Controls and Envelope sections These sections contain the most important and useful parameters of the selected preset that can be modified by the user Basically they allow you to tweak a preset to your specific taste Let s continue using the Spliff Pad preset to look a little closer at the Controls section that should look like this LF 0 Amount Resonance Rate T Param 3 Charis Mix Param 4 Farem Delay Mix The Controls section ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 25 Now imagine that the sound we re looking for is close to the Spliff Pad but we d actually like something brighter in that case we could try and filter the sound a little less by increasing the Cutoff knob in the Controls Section all the way to the right Cutoff Filter Cutoff knob turned full clockwise If we listen back w
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61. g the Tempo fader to the right of both ADSR envelopes or can be synced to an external source Tempo fader There are 180 melodies available to choose from in 10 different styles There is a Melody assigned to each Scene preset by default but the user may change it if he or she wishes In order to do that one must open the Melody Setup Screen by clicking on the pencil icon in the lower right hand corner of the Melody section The interface that appears looks like this SCENE EDIT MELODY SETUP Latin B 3 4GENERALT JA AGEMERALZ 3 GEHERALS 4 4 GENERALE APP AELOD Y A APOPTJ GENERAL 3 4 1 LGENERAL 7 LOWER UPPER Pick a Melody and assign rt 1n ene of the twee pounds in the scena The Melody Setup screen The Melody setup screen is a filter that allows the user to choose only a specific musical style from among the presets For example if one clicks on Electro only Electro style Melodies will appear in the Melodies zone which are listed by Name and Genre musical style For example if you wanted to change the Melody of a scene you would click on the pencil icon in the Melody section of Scene Edit browse the Melodies directly or use the 56 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL Genres tab to filter down the amount then select Load to validate the choice or Back to cancel both options are in the lower right hand part of the screen Both of these options close the current s
62. gle into Scene mode Scene Mode tab From this window you are able to select the Scene presets and play them via the virtual MIDI keyboard display or via an external MIDI source ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL A Scene preset includes quite more than a Sound preset it actually contains enough sounds to make a fully produced track 2 Sound presets Upper part and Lower part e 1 Melody an advanced arpeggiator 4 Pads that trigger rhythmic sounds either loops or one hit fills FX There are 200 Scenes all of which are organized by 11 genres to help you find the right sound faster SOUND SCENE SEARCH AUTHOR GENRE Norttaka Uhwisia Classical GENRES ELECTRO URBAN POP ROCK LATIN FUNK CLASSICAL SOUNDTRACK WORLD DUB REGGAE CLASSIC CLASSIC 1B Noritaka Classical RESET FAVORITES UBER PRESETS CLASSIC 1C CLASSIC 2A CLASSIC 2B CLASSIC 2C CLASSIC CLASSIC 3B CLASSIC CLASSIC 4 CLASSIC 4B Noritaka Naritaka Ubuksta Noritaka Ubuista Noritaka Noritaka Ubokata Woritaka Libiokata Norltaka Uhwisia Noritaka bias Noritake Classical Classical Classical Classical Classical Classical Classical Classical Classical Lace Am 0 ENTRIES FOUND 198 ik nd Scene Search window with Genres filter and Preset list Just as in the previous portion of this chapter let s t
63. he settings as they were before the screen was opened Both options close the Pads Setup screen and return to the initial Scene Edit view Like in the case of the Melody the tempo is set using the Tempo fader to the right of both ADSR envelopes or can be synced to an external source 58 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL Tempo fader 5 5 11 Mixer The final bottom portion of the Scene Edit Screen is the Mixer section This straightforward yet essential portion of Analog Laboratory allows one to adjust volume and panning for every sonic component in the Scene 2 Sounds Upper and Lower 4 Pads There are therefore 6 channels in this mixer each with level and pan Using the mixer is key in order to get a professional sounding balance between the 6 elements of the Scene and make it ready for the stage or the studio The Scene Edit screen contains 6 faders that control the volumes of the 6 sonic elements in a Scene Upper Sound Lower Sound Padi Pad2 Pad3 and Pad4 MIXER 1 p Pad Bad 2 e Pad 3 e The Mixer section of the Scene Details screen L fil L By clicking the pencil icon the right hand side of this Mixer screen one can access more in depth Mixing functions in the Mixer Setup Screen INFO PADS 2600 V MODE x MELODY FA x ae PADS T ECTRO d Mix the different sound sources in Mixer Setup screen In the Mixer
64. he following paragraphs the diverse parameters of Analog Laboratory can be controlled from an external MIDI keyboard making the manipulation of the instrument much more practical and quicker than manipulations with a mouse It is in this spirit that the instrument was created It is highly recommended to use Analog Laboratory with an external MIDI keyboard 5 4 9 SNAPSHOTS buttons Snapshots buttons The snapshots buttons are found at the top left hand corner of the Keyboard view These eight buttons allow the user to quickly save any preset being used along with modifications that may have been made to it for easy access These 10 snapshots are automatically saved when Analog Laboratory closes and will be automatically available when the program is reopened This feature is especially useful when an artist plays live because these 10 snapshots can then be easily accessed from a MIDI interface This means that the user can stock 10 of his favorite presets along with any modifications previously made and have everything they need at the touch of a button on a MIDI interface during a live session without referencing the computer screen It can also be useful for comparing modifications to sound in order to choose which fits best into a musical production For example one could store 10 different states of the same preset first state or original second with the Cutoff applied third state using the delay etc To take a snapshot ARTURI
65. ion is Arturia s outstanding technology dedicated to the digital reproduction of analog circuits used in vintage synthesizers When implemented in software code TAE s algorithms guarantee authentic emulation of hardware specifications This is why Analog Laboratory and all of Arturia s virtual synthesizers offer an unparalleled quality of sound TAE combines three major advances in the domain of synthesis 1 3 1 Aliasing free oscillators Standard digital synthesizers produce aliasing in high frequencies and also when using Pulse Width Modulation or FM TAE allows the production of totally aliasing free oscillators in all contexts PWM FM and at no extra CPU cost Aliasing 13 762 35 178 13 Linear yos DECIPI mm an pro well known SOUPE am 627 22 000 10 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 25 50 mionc Hz E 100 20 60 dB at 6 034 22000 4 151 5524 6897 8270 3643 11016 12389 13 762 15 135 16 508 17 881 19254 20627 Linear frequency spectrum of the Analog Laboratory oscillator made with 1 3 2 A better reproduction of analog oscillator waveforms The waveforms produced by the oscillators in analog synthesizers are marked by the presence of a capacitor in the circuits The discharge of the capacitor results in a light bend in the original waveform notably for saw to
66. ions that will be explored further in this section The Genres tab left side is a filter that allows one to quickly access only certain types of Presets For example if one clicks on Urban then only the Urban style pad presets will be displayed in the middle Preset list In addition to selecting a specific pad preset there are different options that control how each sample is played and they can be customized by the user in the right most section of the Pad Setup screen CLASSIC 1 CLASSIC 1 M cc E For each Pad sound one can choose between Gate Trigger or Loop in the drop down menu below the corresponding pad In addition the Pad sound can be Exclusive or not of these functions are explained in the following table GATE The sample plays while the pad is pressed down stops when it is released The sample is not synchronized with the sequencer but just starts when the pad is pressed down TRIGGER sample starts playing when the pad is pressed and stops at the end of the sample it just plays once The sample is synchronized with the global Tempo LOOP The sample starts playing when the pad is pressed and loops until the same pad is pressed a second time The sample is synchronized with the global Tempo EXCLUSIVE Starting this sample stops the other ones This function is important for break or fill style parts The Load button validates and stores any changes made Back will restore t
67. it s possible to assign a MIDI track to it In the connection menu of the MIDI track select the instrument and the MIDI channel that you want to use Make sure to activate the track before starting to play or record 64 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL e Performer File Edit Audio Project start 1111000 stop 51110007 Seq 1 v Sequence End v None gt Analog Laboratory 1 gt X IAC Driver d gt Unconfigured Ports dc gt gt gt c E Mic Instrument 1 gt New Device Group Mic instrument 2 i Audio dc 4 Mic Instrumest NEN gt MainOut1 2 1 Audio 3 2 Mic Iinstrument 2 gt Main Out 1 2 1 9 Audio 4 dc Analog 1 2 Main Out 1 2 1 zxAudio S 2 Analog 1 2 EH Main Out 1 2 1 9 xAudio 8 gt EN gt ManOut1 21 New File2 Studio Setup Window Help Instrument Y Laboratory 1 v s 31111000 37111000 241000 tn 1 T Analog Laboratory 1 1 Analog Laboratory 1 2 Analog Laboratory 1 3 Analog Laboratory 1 4 Analog Laboratory 1 5 Analog Laboratory 1 6 Analog Laboratory 1 7 Analog Laboratory 1 8 Analog Laboratory 1 9 Analog Laboratory 1 10 Analog Laboratory 1 11 Analog Laboratory 1 12 An
68. lation 5 4 6 Key parameters The key parameters section will prove to be particularly useful This section is found in the middle of the Keyboard View and labeled with the aforementioned name Key Parameters ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 47 P o0 Key parameters Param 1 Para 4 Each preset offers the four most pertinent parameters unique to that preset Our sound designers have taken the greatest care to assign parameters that will enrich and give depth to the sound of each preset In this way only the parameters that are the most beneficial when modifying tweaking a given sound are available facilitating the production process To know which 4 parameters have been selected for each preset one can simply point the mouse over a Key Parameter knob and an information block will appear specifying the parameter name 5 4 7 FX MIX Effects Mix Analog Laboratory also carries a simple yet efficient effects section The two effects Chorus and Delay are automatically synchronized to the tempo of a piece in the user s sequencer If in spite of this the user wishes to access more advanced effects they are available in most sequencer programs Cubase Garage Band Pro Tools to name just a few CHORUS The Chorus effect permits one to double and detune the sound in order to make it deeper and richer The Chorus Mix controls the amount of chorus applied to the original sound making it more wet or dry DE
69. ll plastic card Connect your computer to the Internet and go to this web page http www arturia com login If you already have an Arturia account If you don t have any Arturia account setup simply log in yet please create one now Want to create an account Click here Already have an account This will lead you to this form to fill Create your account here Password Indicates required fields Firstname Remember me Login Lastname Forgot my password State ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 17 Once you are logged into your account you can register your Analog Laboratory and request your activation code Go to the My Registered Products section of your account and click on the Add button My Registered products amp Syncrosoft Activation Codes Date Action Serial number Activation code Minimoog V L oe eat 3 2 Q Activation codes for this license Technical Support inquiry In the form that appears select Analog Laboratory from the drop down menu and key in your synthesizer serial number and unlock code as written on the registration card CEP Serial Number XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Coder XXXXXXXX Add a license Product Analog Laboratory _ n Serial number ENS gt TU PTT XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX for ef ls XX XXX XXX XXX for Harffware Unlock Code peu
70. mation to complete the installation When the installation process is completed please proceed to authorization step Chapter 3 16 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 3 AUTHORIZATION Now that your Analog Laboratory has been installed you have to authorize the synthesizer The Analog Laboratory uses the Soft eLicenser virtual dongle solution by default Avoiding the use of a USB port this system allows using the synthesizer on one machine which must be connected to the Internet during the authorization process transfer your license on another computer or simply use Analog Laboratory on several computers one instance at a time you will need to use one USB eLicenser hardware dongle sold separately also used by many other software editors in the eLicenser Control Center to drag and drop your license from Soft eLicenser to USB eLicenser This transfer requiring a valid Internet connection can be done both ways from Soft eLicenser to USB eLicenser from USB eLicenser to Soft eLicenser Please check the eLicenser documentation installed on your computer for any further technical details 3 1 Registration The first step is to register your software in order to obtain the activation code that will enable you to actually use the software You should have handy the license serial number of Analog Laboratory and the unlock code these are integral part of the software and are printed on a sma
71. mous with analog sounds are recreated This graph is a frequency domain plot as just a single example of direct circuit modeling in action it shows the generation of harmonics at multiples of the resonant frequency when the filter is in self oscillation mode for both one of Arturia s virtual instruments and what it is emulating These harmonics are characteristic of hardware synthesizer filters and are due to the non linear behavior inherent to its analog circuitry The harmonics generated add to the richness and warmth of the sound produced by the filter As a result of the direct recreation of this analog circuitry the same characteristics of the sound are present thus giving the user a truly analog sound 12 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 4n dE Ht GH RH SH SIH BSH SUSHI RHE METH Comparison of harmonics generated by the filter circuits in self oscillation of Analog Laboratory and a hardware synthesizer ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 13 2 INSTALLATION 2 1 Windows installation XP VISTA 7 Insert the CD ROM into the drive Explore the contents of the CD ROM double click on the icon named Analog Laboratory Setup exe At the first steps of the installation you shall read and accept the terms of the License Agreement then choose the destination folder for the Analog Laboratory installation By default it will be installed in this location C Program
72. mpatibility test and that it is actually selected for use ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 63 Select an Instrument track On the slice of the mixer corresponding to the selected track click on the button I O to obtain the list of plug ins then select AU Instruments Arturia Analog Laboratory Stereo No Plug in EFM1 FM Synth d ES E Ensemble Synth gt ES M Monophonic Synth ES P Polyphonic Synth Ld 51 Synthesizer 1 La 52 Synthesizer 2 EVB3 Tonewheel Organ E DE 4 EVOC 20 PS Vocoder Synth b EVPBB Electric Piano EX524 Sampler b External Instrument Analag Factory Wiopfgeist 4 b Stereo Sculpture Modeling Synth b ARP2600 V2 Test Oscillator Pi gt E 14 Brass 3 Ultrabeat Drum Synth ea GarageBand Instruments bL Pape np E minimoog V gt AU Generators Apple gt Moog Modular V 2 b AU Instruments b Prophet V2 Analog Laboratory opening in Logic 6 3 3 Use in Digital Performer To add an instrument choose the menu Project Add Track Instrument Track Arturia Analog Laboratory Digital Performer File Edit Region Audio Studio Setup Window Help 9 gt EB Fi5u4PM MIDI Track 5 Mono Audio Track OBA 3D Stereo Audio Track ORS Delete Tracks oix gt Surr
73. nce pack Before connecting an external DC adapter make sure you are connecting a compatible adapter See the technical specifications for compatibility details 3 It is not necessary to install the driver for the Analog Laboratory keyboard in order to get it to function with your computer Analog Experience The Laboratory is plug and play compatible The driver is automatically installed when you install Analog Experience The Laboratory 4 Launch the Analog Laboratory software synthesizer go to menu Setup Audio amp MIDI Settings and choose the keyboard as main MIDI input 68 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 7 1 Front panel overview Shift buttons Search knob Level Search 32 digits Presets Snapshot Sequencer Filter LFO FX mix 2x ADSR Tempo Sensitive knob LCD screen knob buttons buttons buttons knobs knobs knobs sliders slider pads SEQUENCE E XXe runt m m Sustain2 Release ANALOG EXPERIENCE THE LABORATORY 49 velocity sensitive Octave Pitch Mod semi weighted keys buttons wheels with aftertouch 7 1 1 Keyboard The Analog Laboratory keyboard is a 49 key velocity sensitive controller It also transmits channel aftertouch that is a pressure value common to all pressed keys This can be finely set in Setup mode snapshot button 7 7 1 2 Pitch and Modulation wheels These two controllers are used for real time pitch shift an
74. ncil icon on the far right of this screen The pencil icon This toggles into the Sound Setup screen where the user may choose a different preset This action may be performed on both Upper and Lower sounds since both the Upper and Lower sounds may be changed 54 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL For example if you d like to choose a different preset for the Upper Sound then click on the pencil icon on the same line as the Upper information all the way to the right This opens the Sound Setup screen SOUND SETUP PROPHET V BASS THICKIE ARP2600 LEAD THIKHEAD 3 THINKING PAD THINKLE SD ARRE THiNKZINC A Li THRILLERCH THRILLERG2 1 THRILLERGS THXRHOLD BETS Ga ENTRIES FOUND 3502 JEJE e Sound Setup screen for the Upper sound Once in this window you may select a new preset in the same way that you would select a preset in the Sound Mode including the handy filters Instrument Type and Characteristic Please return to Chapter 5 3 for more information on choosing a preset If you d like to validate your choice press Load on the bottom right hand side of the screen To cancel click on the Back button Both options close the Sound Setup screen and return to the initial screen layout Changing the Lower Sound is done in exactly the same manner by clicking the corresponding pencil icon 5 5 8 Scene Mode The Scene Mode is where th
75. nd and Scene buttons The Sound and Scene buttons allow toggling between both modes in Analog Laboratory 7 1 5 2 Setup button The Setup button can set the Analog Laboratory keyboard in setup mode When the button is pushed it will call a secondary function you cannot get in the initial mode This button lights up when the Setup mode is activated When the Setup mode is activated the interface changes as follow 70 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL The Category encoder now selects the item Parameter The Preset encoder now sets the item Value this must be explicitly validated using the push action of the encoder When this mode is entered the LCD display shows the currently edited name and values 7 1 5 3 Category Param encoder In usual mode the Category Param encoder allows to select a filter option for the preset list In Setup mode this encoder selects an item Parameter 7 1 5 4 Preset Value encoder In usual mode this button allows to select a preset in the Presets Manager This is a push encoder press it to validate your choice In Setup mode it edits the Value of the hereabove item Parameter push the encoder to validate this value 7 1 6 Snapshots buttons In usual mode the Snapshots buttons enable to recall or save a snapshot Snapshots are direct links to a selection of 10 favorite programs allowing quick access to the essential sounds To save a snapshot program press on one of the
76. nd select Analog Laboratory as output of this track See the picture below for more detail on how this is accomplished Ajouter piste d Instrument Configuration de Piste d Instrument EBENE VST nombre Pas d Instrument YST e Haviguer Pr Annuler AnalogFactory ane rc qu iu do eee AnalogLaboratory SEES AnalogPlayer Connection of an Instrument track to Analog Laboratory The events played on a MIDI keyboard are recorded by your host sequencer and now you can use the MIDI editing possibilities of the sequencer to control any parameter in Analog Laboratory 62 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 6 2 2 2 Saving presets When the session project is saved Analog Laboratory is saved in its last mode of operation with all modifications intact For instance if you are working on a P1 preset in which you have modified parameters without saving this as a separate preset in the plug in itself at the next opening of the piece Analog Laboratory will load the P1 preset and the modifications as well The drop down menu with the VST sequencer allowing you to save a new preset is of course usable with Analog Laboratory However it is highly advised to use the Analog Laboratory internal menu the presets saved in this way are usable in any other mode standalone or with another sequencer they can be exported and exchanged more easily and they will remain compatible with the futu
77. nected and turned on 22 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL Audio amp MIDI Settings L output Built in Output Test sample rate 44100 Hz T audio buffer size 512 samples 11 6 ms active midi inputs 4 Axiom Pro 49 Axiom Pro USB Axiom Pro 49 HyperControl Ir o Axiom Pro 49 Axiom Pra Ext n Audio and MIDI Settings window 4 1 2 MIDI setup Using an external MIDI keyboard with Analog Laboratory can really enhance your user experience and comes highly recommended Using a USB MIDI keyboard controller with Analog Laboratory is very simple Just like in the previous step MIDI preferences are found in the Audio amp MIDI Settings window which can be opened from the Setup drop down menu 4 2 Sound Mode Quick Start 4 2 1 Select a preset Once your Audio preferences are correctly setup making sound with Analog Laboratory is a breeze because this software has 3 500 production ready sounds right at your fingertips From the main window select the beige Sound tab on the top right corner to toggle into Sound mode Sound Mode Tab From this window you ll be able to select single presets and play them via the virtual MIDI keyboard display or via an external MIDI source Analog Laboratory works really well to help you find a specific type of sound thanks to all the different filters available you can sort the 3 500 sounds by e Instrument the original synth the preset was based on ARTUR
78. or install all components of the software You must not arrange components of the software in a new way and develop a modified version of the software or a new product as a result The configuration of the software may not be modified for the purpose of distribution assignment or resale You may also not sell the eLicenser dongle separately as a license the usage rights always remain with the software in particular with the original software data carrier e g CD 8 Assignment of Rights You may assign all your rights to use the software to another person subject to the conditions that a you assign to this other person i this Agreement and ii the software or hardware provided with the software packed or preinstalled thereon including all copies upgrades updates backup copies and previous versions which granted a right to an update or upgrade on this software b you do not retain upgrades updates backup copies und previous versions of this software and c the recipient accepts the terms and conditions of this Agreement as well as other regulations pursuant to which you acquired a valid software license A return of the product due to a failure to accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement e g the product activation shall not be possible following the assignment of rights 9 Upgrades and Updates 80 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL You must have a valid license for the previous or more in
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80. ory as a plug in If you do not know how to make this choice please refer to Chapter 6 Rechercher un dossier Please choose your shared VST folder WINDOWS C c 8c825166afb5f52ff24eb 7bc b8 Cakewalk Projects cmdcons Cygwin Digidesign Databases Documents and Settings uce MsOCache Program Files 2 Steinberg 2 Asio Cubase 5 a c RECYCLER System Volume Information Temp var E WINDOWS Cr er un nouveau dossier Choice of VST plug in installation folder ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 15 The installation program now has enough information to complete the installation When the installation process is completed please proceed to authorization step Chapter 3 2 2 Mac OS X installation Insert the CD ROM into the drive Explore the contents of the CD ROM then double click on the icon named Analog Laboratory pkg Follow these steps read and accept the End User License Agreement select a destination When prompted enter the administrator name and password of your computer in the authentication window Authenticate Installer requires that you type your password Name Password b Details 7 Cancel Authentication window Analog Laboratory will next be installed as a standalone application but also as VST AU and RTAS plug ins The installation program now has enough infor
81. oth triangular and square waveforms TAE reproduces the result of this capacitor discharge in software This is the analysis of a waveform from one of the 5 original instruments that Arturia s software emulates followed by one made by Analog Laboratory They are both equally deformed by the low pass and high pass filtering 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 Temporal representation of a saw tooth waveform of hardware synthesizer Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 11 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 Temporal representation of a saw tooth waveform reproduced by TAE What s more the hardware analog oscillators were unstable In fact their waveform varies slightly from one period to another If we add to this the fact that the starting point for each period in Trigger mode can vary with the temperature and other environmental conditions we see why vintage synthesizers have such a typical sound TAE reproduces the instability of oscillators bringing a fatter and bigger sound 1 3 3 Direct Filter Circuit Modeling Due to advances in computer processing power Analog Laboratory can now employ direct filter modeling techniques to achieve unprecedented accuracy in the emulation of a hardware synthesizer s filter By modeling the operation of the individual hardware components of the filter circuit the warm nuances synony
82. ound gt Modify Conductor Track inset Settings gt Track Folders gt Add Instruments X43 Apple DLSMusicDevice stereo Dum 1 Add Unassigned Instrument 0 31 Arturia CS 80V2 stereo Modify Track Groups gt D16 Group Audio Software Nepheton stereo BA MOTU BassLine stereo Sepe Sequences gt Master Fader Track M Mod apy VE 1009 LOCK REC MON JNPUT LEVEL PEAY Chunks Model12 stereo visi iE 0 Tracks MOTU Modulo stereo 5 x lACDriver 2 1 Sequence Editor OS MOTU nanosampler stereo gt gt gt lACDriver 3 1 es gt gt MCDrver 4 1 MOTU PolySynth stereo c E si Mic tnstrument 1 gt Main 1 21 Mixing Board OM MOTU Proton stereo H 5 Effects QF Arturia Analog Laboratory stereo E m 2 Markers 4 ARP2600 V2 stereo 25 gt 4 Analog 1 2 gt Main Out 1 2 1 Lyrics Arturia Drum Solution stereo Jupiter 8V2 stereo Graphic wor minimoog V stereo Event Lis QE FORMES 5 Moog Modular V 2 stereo Drum Editor Prophet V2 st QuickScribe Editor stereo Soundbites Clippings Consoles gt Movie eV Create an Instrument track in Digital Performer Once you have added this instrument
83. rb Delay Modulation Harmonic Dither Sound Field Instrument Other Ableton Live stereo Analog Laboratory stereo ARP2600 V2 stereo Arturia Drum Solution stereo Boom stereo CS 80V2 stereo CS 80V2 10 voices stereo DB 33 stereo Jupiter 8V2 stereo Mini Grand stereo minimoog V stereo A lA LER ZR Moog Modular V 2 stereo Prophet V2 stereo Structure Free stereo TL Metro stereo Vacuum stereo Xpand2 stereo Connecting an Instrument track to Analog Laboratory More information on plug in connections shall be found in the Pro Tools User s Manual 6 4 2 2 Saving the presets When the session is saved the status of Analog Laboratory is saved as it is even if its programming does not correspond to the preset For example if you are working on a 66 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL preset P1 in which you have modified the parameters without saving them in the plug in itself the next time you open the session Analog Laboratory will charge the P1 preset plus the modifications The Librarian Menu of Pro Tools can be used with Analog Laboratory like with all other plug ins Nevertheless it is highly recommended to use the internal Analog Laboratory menu with the presets saved like this they are usable no matter which mode standalone or other sequencer and they can be exported exchanged more easily and will stay compatible with the future versions of
84. re Analog Laboratory versions 6 2 2 3 Automation The automation works the same with Analog Laboratory as with any VST plug in for more detail about automation refer to the VST sequencer documentation 6 3 Audio Unit Mac OS X only 6 3 1 Installation The Audio Unit plug in is automatically installed in the folder reserved for this purpose typically Library Audio Plug Ins Components 6 3 2 Use in Logic Pro Since version 7 there has been an Audio Unit plug in manager in Logic To launch it click on the menu Preferences Audio Units Manager File Edit Options Window Screenset 1 Help d i scan 9 About Logic Pro Preferences General k Audio lt Provide Logic Pro Feedbac MIDI E Services Display Score Hide Logic Pro Video 79 Hide Others X 36H Automation Show All Sharing E Quit Logic Pro a amp Q Initialize All Except Key Commands ERE T Audio Units Manager Score V Chord Grid Library b Advanced Quantization gt Big Beat Remix Kit Control Surfaces Key Commands Launching the Audio Unit Manager in Logic Pro This Manager allows to see the list of the available plug ins to test their compatibility with Logic and then to activate or de activate them If it happens that one of the Arturia plug ins poses a problem in Logic start by checking that this plug in has passed the co
85. re and or hardware hereinafter OEM software you may install and use a license for the software only on one computer which is in your possession Purchasing a eLicenser dongle makes it easily possible to use the software on three computers if needs occur The use of the software within a network is illegal where there is the possibility of a contemporaneous multiple use of the program 78 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL You are entitled to prepare a backup copy of the software which will not be used for purposes other than storage purposes You shall have no further right or interest to use the software other than the limited rights as specified in this Agreement Arturia reserves all rights not expressly granted 3 Activation of the Software Arturia may use a compulsory activation of the software and a compulsory registration of the OEM software for license control to protect the software against unlawful copying If you do not accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement the software will not work In such a case the product including the software may only be returned within 30 days following acquisition of the product Upon return a claim according to 11 shall not apply 4 Support Upgrades and Updates after Product Registration You can only receive support upgrades and updates following the personal product registration Support is provided only for the current version and for the
86. ry without the need for an external master MIDI keyboard With the help of the OCTAVE transpose function found on the left of the virtual keyboard above the pitch and modulation wheels the user may scroll up or down the keyboard for notes in higher or lower ranges than is visually presented ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 45 per Cutoff Resonance LfdRate LFO Amount Chorus Mix 4 lower Param 2 3 Param 4 Delay Mix Attach Decay Sustain Release Altack 2 Decay 2 2 Release 2 TE ANALOG EXPERIENCE THE LABORATORY Virtual keyboard 5 4 2 The wheels and Octave buttons The wheels found on the left side of the virtual keyboard give the user control over the frequency of the sound Pitch and the modulation rate Mod Wheels and Octave buttons PITCH WHEEL Wheel controlling the pitch of the sound When pushed in the up direction the sound bends and becomes higher in tune When pushed in the down direction the sound bends and becomes lower in tune MOD Wheel controlling modulation MIDI controller 1 d The modulation wheel is not necessarily connected on every preset It will depend on the preset being used OCTAVE The Octave button transposes all notes played up or down one or more octaves This allows one to play notes one or more octaves higher or lower without changing the keyboard zone in which the notes are being played 5 4 3 Kbd The Kb
87. s Electro 4A preset Let s say we want to change a few things e Move the Melody to the Lower part to play lead or solos on the Upper Sound ranspose the Bass Lower Sound up one octave e Select a different Sound for the Upper part In order to operate any of these functions we must first toggle into the Scene mode s Edit mode by hitting the Edit button in the lower right hand corner of the Scene search screen EDIT E Edit button underneath the Preset list ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 31 Once clicked it darkens and the Scene edit window appears It contains quite a bit of useful information and options that are explained in detail in Chapter 5 but for now we must concentrate on achieving our 3 goals SCENE EDIT INFO AUTHOR GENRES ELECTRO 4A Ubukata Electro SOUNDS 5 25 1 8 HSTRLIMENT UPPER FARFIS V LOWER LUSKS MIHIMODOD V MODE MELODY _ ow ASSIGH CITED oo EET PADS e ELECTRO 4 27 ELECTRO d M E ELECTR O 4 B o MIXER P Fi i h h h L Lower Upper 1 2 Pad 3 Pad 4 The Scene Edit window First of all to move the Melody from the Upper to Lower sound we need to look at the Melody panel in the middle right of the above screen We can see that Upper is highlighted meaning that the Upper Sound receives the Melody We just need to click on
88. s and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 8 2 FCC INFORMATION USA Important notice DO NOT MODIFY THE UNIT This product when installed as indicate in the instructions contained in this manual meets FCC requirement Modifications not expressly approved by Arturia may avoid your authority granted by the FCC to use the product IMPORTANT When connecting this product to accessories and or another product use only high quality shielded cables Cable s supplied with this product MUST be used Follow all installation instructions Failure to follow instructions could void your FFC authorization to use this product in the USA NOTE This product has been tested and found to comply with the limit for a Class B Digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide a reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential environment This equipment generate use and radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual may cause interferences harmful to the operation to other electronic devices Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interferences will not occur in all the installations If this product is found to be the source of interferences witch can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to eliminate the problem
89. s button on the left hand side of the tool bar 26 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL Save As button A window will appear asking you for the name of your preset type its new name and hit Save As You will now see your new preset in the Preset List of the Sound Search window Note that the information found in the Scene Edit window like Pitch bend range and Polyphony can now be customized as well see Chapter 5 for more information 4 2 4 Saving a Snapshot In order to have even faster access to your new User preset that has just been made it can be saved as a Snapshot The Snapshots section There are 10 available Snapshots that are stored in the software and reloaded upon opening To store the currently loaded preset as a Snapshot simply Shift click on Windows Cmd click on Mac on any of the snapshot buttons on the virtual keyboard If you open the Spliff Pad preset by clicking on it you can then save it to Snapshot 1 with a Shift click on Windows Cmd click on Mac on the button number 1 Now you can recall it at anytime by simply clicking on the same button even after quitting and restarting the software 4 3 Scene Mode Quick Start 4 3 1 Select a Scene preset Just like in the Sound part of the Quickstart Guide the Scene mode contains many different aspects that are sure to inspire you and spark your creativity From the main window select the blue Scene tab on the top Left corner to tog
90. s just as easy as in the previous Sound portion of this Quickstart guide In a Scene we can modify many things about the two Sounds Upper and Lower Parts Pads and Melody ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 29 We are going to continue with our Electro 4A preset example To modify the two Upper and Lower parts we will once again use the Controls and Envelope sections of the Virtual Keyboard that includes 10 Control knobs and 8 Envelope faders to allow you to tweak a preset to your specific taste Hate Amount Charai Mix Param 2 Param 3 Param 4 Attack Decay 5 stam Release Attack 2 Decay 2 2 Release 2 Tempo Controls and Envelope section for tweaking Thanks to the Kbd portion of the virtual keyboard on the left hand side of the above screen you can choose whether the parameters of the Controls and Envelope portions are those of the Upper or Lower part Kbd choose which sound Upper or Lower receives the Controls and Envelope parameters Let S say you want more resonating acid Bass sound for the Lower Part and longer notes in the Upper Part To make the Lower part a little more acid we first need to make sure the Controls and Envelopes are those of the Lower part by clicking on Lower in the Kbd section see screen shot above Once you ve clicked on Lower you are set to acidify this part s sound by bringing up the Resonance of the preset filter in the Con
91. s responsibility Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service PRECAUTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING 1 Read and understand all the instructions 2 Always follow the instructions on the instrument 3 Before cleaning the instrument always remove the electrical plug from the outlet as well as the USB cable When cleaning use a soft and dry cloth Do not use gasoline alcohol acetone turpentine or any other organic solutions do not use liquid cleaner spray or cloth that s too wet 4 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 10 11 12 13 14 15 Do not use the instrument near water or moisture such as bathtub sink swimming pool or similar place Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over Do not place heavy objects on the instrument Do not block openings or vents of the instrument these locations are used for air circulation to prevent the instrument from overheating Do not place the instrument near heat vent or any place of poor air circulation Only use the recommended specified AC adaptor 12V DC 500mA Make sure the line voltage in your location matches the input voltage specified on the AC power adaptor Do not open and insert anything into the instrument which may cause a fire or electrical shock Do not spill any kind of liquid onto the instrument Always take the instrument to a qu
92. t is Built in Output on the Mac for Windows we highly suggest to use an adequate ASIO driver for your sound card Send out a short sine wave tone to help make sure sound is being sent out the correct device Choose the sample rate default is 44 100 Hz Increasing the sample rate increase the quality of sound but adds a bigger load to CPU Chooses the audio buffer size displayed in samples and milliseconds Default is 512 samples Decreasing this number lowers latency but adds more load to CPU Increasing lessens load on CPU but augments latency latency is the delay between a note played and actual sound output Displays the available MIDI inputs that can be used to control Analog Laboratory For example if you d like to use an external keyboard with Analog Laboratory it can be selected here The tool bar consists of a set of essential icons organized from left to right cssc a 2 mai a J Tune s Tool Bar ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 37 The tool bar allows you to see or have access to SAVE Save changes to the current USER program SAVE AS Saving programs This function allows the user to save a sound program that has been modified including giving it a new name This new program will then be a USER program not a FACTORY program When one chooses the Save As function a window opens allowing the user to name and classify the new program according to TYPE and CHARACTERISTICS
93. t the Scene offers Let s look at what Electro 4A has to offer Playing the Pads will let you hear what rhythmic sounds are available If you hit a Pad a loop or one shot rhythmic sample will play Try playing all four of them by clicking on the four different Pads When you click a Pad it plays and turns yellow If the pad stays yellow then it will loop until clicked a second time or until another exclusive Pad is hit The Drum pads the top left pad is now looped Scenes have 2 presets and this scene has split the voices between Upper and Lower parts The split point is shown by a red triangle that appears above the keys on the virtual keyboard The Split point lower notes are sent to the Lower sound higher notes to the Upper sound All keys to the right higher keys will play the Upper sound all keys to the left lower keys will play the Lower sound Not all presets are split some can be layered on set as Multis please see chapter 5 for more info Also we can hear that the Electro 4A has a Melody Arpeggiator applied the Upper voice The Melody is an advanced mix between an arpeggiator and a sequencer It is a series of predefined notes and rhythms that are triggered once a first note is played and is composed to fit the selected preset Genre stylistically Now that we have explored this Electro 4A preset a bit let s try and customize it a bit 4 3 2 Modifying the Sounds of a Scene Preset Modifying a Scene preset i
94. th it In fact the Jupiter 8 sounded the way it looked sleek and polished The electro pop community became quickly convinced by the qualities of the original Jupiter 8 Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood was produced incorporating a Jupiter 8 and players such Vince Clarke John Foxx and Martyn Ware also used it abundantly The path to classic status of the Jupiter started there Other artists that have used The Jupiter 8 include Howard Jones Tangerine Dream Underworld Jean Michel Jarre Depeche Mode Prince Gary Wright Adrian Lee Heaven ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 17 Kitaro Elvis Costello Tears for Fears Huey Lewis and the News Journey Moog Cookbook Yes Devo Freddy Fresh Simple Minds Jan Hammer and BT 1 2 Here and Now Analog Laboratory brings you the full spectrum of sounds from all of the above instruments in an easy to use no hassle interface As you will soon see in exploring the instrument yourself a single instrument gives you your pick from the most complete synthesis sound palette one could ask for the great bass of the Moog Modular the brass and strings of the Prophet the pads and FX of the ARP 2600 etc If you have never played a real synth or even if you don t know what a synthesizer is it doesn t matter you will be glad to have invested in such a powerful instrument once you hear the difference Analog Laboratory makes in your studio 1 3 TAE TAE True Analog Emulat
95. thesizers The CS 80V emulated the legendary Yamaha CS 80 considered by many as the ultimate polyphonic synthesizer and was launched at the AES 2003 in New York Imagine some of your favorite music from diverse artists such as Keith Emerson or Stevie Wonder and you ll get an idea of what the CS 80V is capable of Released at the NAMM 2004 the Minimoog V was our recreation of the Minimoog quite possibly the most famous synthesizer ever The original Minimoog has been big on the music scene since the 70 s still today the Minimoog has a large following thanks to its many sound capabilities The ARP 2600 V was launched at the NAMM 2005 in Anaheim This is a faithful reproduction of the ARP 2600 and is great for just about any sound one might wish to create everything from drum n bass stabs to Star Wars R2 D2 sounds have been made with the ARP At the Winter NAMM Show 2006 ARTURIA announced the release of its seventh product the Prophet V This powerful hybrid gives you two instruments in one it combines the warmth of the legendary Prophet 5 programmable analog synth with the unique Vector Synthesis textures of the digital Prophet VS And finally at the summer 2007 NAMM Show Arturia launched the Jupiter 8V In terms of sonic possibilities it complemented its Arturia siblings by bringing something different The Jupiter 8 V was capable of creating very versatile sounds You could easily make fat or Crystal sounds wi
96. through the Internet If the product was delivered with the eLicenser dongle the license information was already transferred to the eLicenser dongle If the product was delivered with a product card without the eLicenser dongle the activation codes of the enclosed product card must be entered manually by the user upon installation and the license information must be exchanged with the server of SIA eLicenser In the event of software the activation codes will sent to an email address submitted by you during a registration and must be entered manually by the user upon installation and the license information must be exchanged with the server of SIA eLicenser The reinstallation of the software on the same or another computer is permitted only in case the already installed software cannot be used any more e g following deinstallation If the software does not use an eLicenser dongle the new ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 79 activation codes may be obtained from the user s online account for support created during the personal product registration Further the activation codes must be entered manually by the user upon installation and the license information must be exchanged with the server of SIA Steinberg Arturia may require for the provision of further activation codes e g your proof of purchase invoice receipt and a signed assurance by fax or letter stating your name address and that the alrea
97. trols section It should now sound acid and look like this et Rasnnanos LFO A The Resonance controller being raised Now we can take care of the Upper part We ll need to head back to the Kbd section and this time click on Upper Note than when you click on upper all of the knobs and faders change because they now correspond to the Upper sound instead of the Lower sound 30 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL Unper E The Upper button clicked Once Upper is selected we can be sure that the knobs in the Controls section and faders in the Envelope section are set to control the Upper Part We decided that we d like to change the length of our notes in the Upper part In order to do that we need to increase the Decay amount of the amplitude envelope or Decay1 second fader from the left Now when a note is pressed it should ring after we let it go and should look like this Decay Sustain 1 The first envelope is set For complete information on how each of these Control and Envelope parameters can affect the sound of your preset please see chapter 5 4 4 3 3 Modifying the Melody and Pads of a Scene Preset In addition to just modifying the sounds of the presets we can also change quite a few aspects of the Pads and Melodies We are not going to go into every detail here please see Chapter 5 for that but we will look at how to modify one or two aspects of thi
98. undtrack E World As with the filters in Sound mode one can choose one or more Genres of presets By selecting only POP the user will be given a list that contains only pop presets and if one chooses POP and JAZZ both Types will be provided 52 ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL 5 5 3 Filter options RESET FAVORITES USER PRESETS The Filter options Above the filters are three buttons Reset Favorites and User Presets These buttons function as follows RESET Removes any filters that the user may have applied to the presets so that a new search may be started FAVORITES Presents only the favorites that the user has checked in the favorites list When the favorites Filter option is selected then the filters Instrument Type and Characteristics will be applied only to the list of favorites USER Since the user can modify and create new presets he may also choose PRESTS the Filter option USER in order to view and search exclusively among presets created by the user 5 5 4 Entries found This number found at the bottom right of the Preset Manager indicates the number of Presets that correspond to a preset search 5 5 5 Scene Edit The Scene Edit page is on the right hand side of the Scene screen It includes important information about the scene and allows the user to modify the current Scene to his liking SCENE DETAILS AUTHOR Maritaka Ubukata Classical MODULAR Y 5 80 V MODE MEL
99. ware along with a dedicated 49 key control keyboard In this package you will find CD ROM containing the Analog Laboratory installer for Mac OS X and Windows XP Vista Seven registration card credit card format including the Serial Number and Unlock Code The User s Manual for the Analog Laboratory software and the Analog Laboratory keyboard A 49 key Analog Laboratory keyboard Analog Experience The Laboratory only USB cable Analog Experience The Laboratory only Carefully store your registration card In order to actually use the software you have to register then authorize your virtual instrument By registering you identify yourself as the legitimate owner and thus will be sure to receive the latest news and updates for your instrument The Serial Number and Unlock Code are required to register amp authorize Analog Laboratory so these codes are the real value of your product See Chapter 3 for more information about the authorization process ARTURIA Analog Laboratory USER S MANUAL Special Message Section The MIDI keyboard uses USB or an external power adapter Do not connect this product with any power supply or adapter than the one described on this manual specifically recommended by Arturia See chapter 7 2 2 for more details WARNING Do not place this product in a place or position where one might walk on trip over or roll anything over power or connecting cords Th

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