As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, Arturia has unveiled AstroLab, a new self-contained instrument powered by the company’s Analog Lab, V Collection and Pigments software. But what exactly is AstroLab – A synth? A stage piano? A successor to Origin? And more importantly, what kind of musician is it suited to?

In this video, we demo the basic functions of AstroLab and answer these questions and more.

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ADDITIONAL INFO:
There are a few caveats on what V Collection/Analog Lab sounds can run inside AstroLab
– At the time of writing, AstroLab only runs the sounds/instruments in V Collection 9, although V Collection X instruments will be added in future updates
– Due to the limitations of the processor, the granular engines in Pigments and the Augmented plugins are disabled
– Similarly, the convolution reverbs in some plugins are disabled in favour of less intensive versions
– Pigments unison function is also limited
– Pianos and organs are 48 voice polyphonic, polysynths (including Pigments) are 8 voice polyphonic, mono synths (eg MS-20 V and Easel V) are monophonic
– Some presets designed for older versions of V Collection plugins are not compatible with AstroLab

In this video:
00:00:54 – What is AstroLab?
00:03:30 – The interface
00:08:45 – Layering sounds
00:12:04 – Editing and importing sounds from desktop
00:18:26 – MIDI looper, scales and chords
00:21:20 – Who is AstroLab for?
00:26:31 – Pros and cons