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		<title>Arturia 10 Year Suite Packs 8 Classic Synths Into One Box</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arturia has announced the 10 Year Suite, a box featuring 8 of the company&#8217;s software instruments.
The set includes:

Minimoog V
Moog Modular V
CS-80V
ARP2600 V
Jupiter-8V
Prophet V
Prophet VS
Also included the innovative Brass and the powerful Analog Factory.

10 Year Suite is available for Windows and Mac (VST/AU/RTAS) for $699 USD / 549 EUR.
Details below. 
10 Year Suite features

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-15182" title="arturia-10-year-suite" src="http://www.synthtopia.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/arturia-10-year-suite.jpg" alt="arturia-10-year-suite" /><strong>Arturia</strong> has announced the <a href="http://www.arturia.com/evolution/en/products/The10YearSuite/details.html">10 Year Suite</a>, a box featuring 8 of the company&#8217;s software instruments.</p>
<p>The set includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>Minimoog V</li>
<li>Moog Modular V</li>
<li>CS-80V</li>
<li>ARP2600 V</li>
<li>Jupiter-8V</li>
<li>Prophet V</li>
<li>Prophet VS</li>
<li>Also included the innovative Brass and the powerful Analog Factory.</li>
</ul>
<p>10 Year Suite is available for Windows and Mac (VST/AU/RTAS) for $699 USD / 549 EUR.</p>
<p>Details below. <span id="more-15181"></span></p>
<p><strong>10 Year Suite features</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Each software instrument in THE 10 YEAR SUITE can be used as a stand-alone application or as a plug-in within your sequencer.</li>
<li>Set to control with your external MIDI keyboard in just a few clicks.</li>
<li>With the ability to work 32 bits/96kHz, you can now make music on your computer the way you would with a hardware synthesizer.</li>
<li>For each of the available software instruments delivered in THE 10 YEAR SUITE you get high quality and innovative sounding presets.</li>
<li>Classic synthesizers (Minimoog, Moog Modular, CS-80, ARP 2600, Prophet 5, Prophet VS, Jupiter-8)
<ul>
<li>Thanks to TAE, Arturia’s proprietary technology, the sound coming from the different synthesizer recreations is as pure and phat as the original.</li>
<li>Polyphony goes from 2 to 32 voices, with unison possibilities.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Classic synthesizers (Minimoog, Moog Modular, CS-80, ARP 2600, Prophet 5, Prophet VS, Jupiter-8), all the features of the original synths have been recreated but more was added to take benefit of modern possibilities
<ul>
<li>Modulation matrices.</li>
<li>Step sequencers and arpeggiators.</li>
<li>Innovative modulation sources.</li>
<li>Additional effects.</li>
<li>New filter types.</li>
<li>Keyboard split and layer.</li>
<li>Smart preset management.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>BRASS
<ul>
<li>Three instruments available : Trumpet, Saxophone and Trombone.</li>
<li>8 parameters to control the instrument in real time: Attack, Pressure, Pitch, Timbre, Noise amount, Vibrato, Vibrato speed, Mute (for trumpet or trombone).</li>
<li>Spatialization.</li>
<li>More than 500 pre-written riff presets in different musical styles (jazz, pop, reggae, etc.).</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Analog Factory
<ul>
<li>3500 sounds that have defined the sonic palette of modern music.</li>
<li>All presets carefully selected from the Arturia Classic Synths.</li>
<li>Smart preset manager.</li>
<li>Straight forward editing of each sound.</li>
<li>8 snapshot buttons (quickly store up to 8 snapshots for sound comparison, variations, etc.).</li>
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		<title>Sequential Circuits Prophet VS</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Prophet VS is a synthesizer released in 1986 by Dave Smith&#8217;s Sequential Circuits. The Prophet VS introduced Vector Synthesis &#8211; two dimensional crossfading between waveforms.
Sequential folded shortly after the VS was introduced, but many of the ideas from the VS lived on in the Korg Wavestation. 
The video above, via Retrosound, demos some typical VS [...]]]></description>
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<p>The <strong>Prophet VS</strong> is a synthesizer released in 1986 by Dave Smith&#8217;s <strong>Sequential Circuits</strong>. The Prophet VS introduced Vector Synthesis &#8211; two dimensional crossfading between waveforms.</p>
<p>Sequential folded shortly after the VS was introduced, but many of the ideas from the VS lived on in the Korg Wavestation. </p>
<p>The video above, via Retrosound, demos some typical VS sounds. </p>
<p><strong>Features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>8-voice polyphony</li>
<li>Multi-timbral (2 part)</li>
<li>96 preset waveforms + 32 user waveforms</li>
<li>Two LFOs, each with own envelope generator</li>
<li>Curtis analog (digitally controlled) 4-pole lowpass filter, with dedicated envelope generators</li>
<li>5 stage amp, filter and mix envelopes</li>
<li>61 note keyboarded with velocity &amp; aftertouch</li>
<li>100 patch memory</li>
<li>Twin chorus, stereo effects, panning of individual oscillators/individual voices</li>
<li>Arpeggiator</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Resources:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://manfreda.org/LordFrito/Prophet%20VS/VS%20Workstation/index.html">Unofficial Prophet VS page</a></li>
<li>VS info at <a href="http://www.winecountrysequential.com/">Wine Country</a></li>
<li>Info at <a href="http://www.vintagesynth.com/sci/pvs.shtml">Vintage Synth Explorer</a></li>
<li>Prophet VS <a href="http://users.tkk.fi/~ajhuovil/vst.html">clone project</a></li>
<li>Prophet VS <a href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/prophetvs/">Yahoo Group</a></li>
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