Arturia has announced version 2.0 of its Analog Factory software. The update is free for all registered owners, and includes numerous improvements and bug fixes.

New Features:

• Includes 3500 sounds instead of 2000
• Now includes presets from the acclaimed Jupiter-8V
• Improved effects management
• Vst 2.4 \ Cubase 4 ready

Main Bug Fixes:

• Preset switching has been improved to avoid any problems whilst browsing presets and playing simultaneously
• Improved loading time
• Hanging notes have been eradicated when used within a sequencer
• The preset database has been updated to avoid presets with same name and/or sound
• Fixed a bug in the minimoog engine: on mac intel, some preset parameters could go out of range and cause a bad sound
• The GUI (Graphical User Interface) has been improved
• Preferences are now saved automatically after each change to avoid any loss of midi configuration or snapshots

Required Minimum Configuration

• PC/Windows: 512 MB RAM; 1.5 GHz processor
• Mac OS X: 512 MB RAM; 1.5 GHz processor

Compatible with Windows 2000 and XP, and 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)

Availability: Public beta testing is open from Wednesday September 12, 2007. Arturia expects to ship Analog Factory 2.0 by mid-October.

MSRP: $249/€199