First, while Arturia's emulations are not perfect recreations (for example, see Gordon's September 2006 review of Prophet V for a detailed appraisal of the differences between software and hardware), they do come pretty close and can capture much of the analogue vibe.

Readers can, of course, revisit these reviews for a fuller account, but a couple of things are worth restating. So if your bag is classic analogue-style synth sounds but you don't want to get your hands too dirty with sound tweaking, is Analog Factory the right synth to pluck off the Arturia production line? From The FactoryĪs mentioned above, Gordon Reid's reviews of Arturia's earlier synth offerings have been generally very positive. Wrapped in a streamlined user interface, Analog Factory is a monotimbral, polyphonic soft synth that contains over 2000 preset patches taken from Arturia's earlier, more detailed, synth products. For these people, Arturia may have come up with just the thing. However, there are other musicians for whom these 'genuine' details are less significant but who would still love to access recreations of classic synth sounds. For the genuine lover of the original instruments, this attention to detail is no doubt very appealing and makes programming the soft synths, superficially at least, similar to their hardware inspiration.

There are lots of similar soft synths out there, and one thing many of them have in common is close recreations of the user interface of the original synths.

Of course, Arturia are not the only developers of software versions of classic synths. For those not lucky enough to own any of the originals, the Arturia emulations provide much of their sonic palette at an accessible price and in a convenient format. Despite some minor niggles, Gordon's reaction to these software recreations has been generally very positive. Over the last couple of years, Gordon Reid has reviewed a number of their soft synths ( Minimoog V, Moog Modular V, ARP 2600V, CS80V and Prophet V/VS), all intended to provide close emulations of some of the most iconic analogue synths ever created. If you're after convincing analogue-style sounds but you don't want to delve into complex programming, Arturia's Analog Factory may be just the thing.Īrturia will be a familiar name to regular SOS readers.

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