Arturia has announced Analog Factory, a virtual instrument that comes loaded with 2000 legendary synthesizer sounds that have shaped modern music production.

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

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

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

Features:

• 2000 analog synthesizers sounds that have defined the sound of modern music.
• Presets all carefully selected from the Arturia Classic Synths (minimoog V, Moog Modular V, CS-80V, ARP 2600 V, Prophet V and Prophet VS). These TAE ® powered sounds offer unparalleled audio quality.
• Smart Preset Manager: fast filter the presets by Instrument, by Type (Bass, Pads, Leads…) and/or by Characteristics (hard, soft, complex, simple, short, long…).
• Organize Presets view by Name, Instrument, Type, CPU usage, Favorites, or User Presets.
• Straight forward Editing, with the most essential parameters for personalizing presets: (Filter and LFO sections, 4 Key Parameters differing for each preset, Chorus & Delay mix, ADSR envelope)
• 8 SNAPSHOTS buttons (quickly store up to 8 snapshots for sound comparisons, variations…)
• Integrates as a plug-in within your sequencer, on Mac and PC, or plays as a stand- alone software synthesizer.
• Optimization of the screen space: possibility to view the Preset Manager only, the Keyboard only, or both at the same time.
• Set to Control with the external MIDI keyboard in just a few clicks.
• Up to 32 voices of polyphony, depending on the preset loaded.

Required minimum configuration

• PC / Windows: 512 MB RAM ; 1,5 GHz processor
• Mac OS X: 512 MB RAM ; 1,5 GHz processor

Compatibility:

• Windows 2000 and XP
• MAC OS X 10.3.9 or higher and Universal Binary

Formats:

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

MSRP: $249/€199

Available in July 2006

More information is available at the Arturia site.