In the end, we figured it’s best to focus on using the iPad as controller for now, and using a large Yamaha keyboard for performance. Or software versions of MicroFreak engines. Analog Lab could eventually be a factor in such purchase decisions. Just had a whole discussion with a former student who’s just getting into electronic music, A whole part was about Arturia’s controller. Sure, some people who’ve been in this for a while might be fine with this yearly expansion of a few extra emulations of beloved synths. ZEN-Core might not be everyone’s cup of tea but ROLAND now makes it central to a strategy which integrates their hardware (including the just-announced AE-30 Aerophone “Pro”).Īrturia might be paying too little attention to “the room”. Applied Acoustic Systems has a rather solid lineup as well at a reasonable price, though those synths are like Arturia’s in not supporting MPE. The free version of Vital is a worthy alternative to Pigments and the inexpensive Cherry Audio synths also support MPE. At minimum, it’d fit the Buchla emulation. Pigments remains the only Arturia softsynth which supports it. What I find the most disappointing, though, is that they didn’t expand MPE to other synths in the lineup. But they expect that people pay a significant upgrade price every year, which puts the subscription model in perspective (e.g. Yes, Arturia offers steep discounts twice a year (one of those just ended a few days ago). So pricing remains a key issue to keep in mind. Not quite a pricewar but $29 is the new $150. Some major shifts in softsynth and plugin pricing have started.
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