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Arturia AstroLab 88 synthesiser

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Arturia AstroLab 88 synthesiser

Specifications

Product features

Sustainable product
Not specified
Synthesizer kind
Standard
Synthesizer options
Extensive
Difficulty level
Not applicable
Vintage remake
No
Sound source
FM, physical modelling, sample player, software, virtual analogue, wavetable
Number of keys
88
Arpeggiator/sequencer
Arpeggiator
19-inch rack size
Not applicable
Synthesizer type
Keyboard
Type of keys
Hammer action
Synthesizer inputs
Microphone input
Synthesizer outputs
Line out jack
MIDI & other
MIDI in, MIDI out, MIDI over USB
Audio via USB
No
Control
Sustain (input), switch pedal (input)
Polyphony
Variable

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight
31,0 kg
Dimensions
159,0 x 57,0 x 22,0 cm

Product specifications

  • Arturia AstroLab 88
  • Contains embedded Arturia engines:
    • Emulator II V
    • DX7 V
    • Augmented Voices
    • Jun-6 V
    • Jup-8 V
    • CS-80 V
    • Augmented Strings
    • Pigments
    • MS-20 V
    • Prophet-5 V
    • Synclavier V
    • Synthi V
    • Prophet-VS V
    • ARP2600 V
    • Wurli V
    • Modular V
    • OP-Xa V
    • Stage-73 V
    • CZ V
    • Vox Continental V
    • B-3 V
    • CLavinet V
    • CMI V
    • Mini V
    • Vocoder V
    • Augmented Grand Piano
    • Buchla Easel V
    • Farfisa V
    • Matrix-12 V
    • Piano V
    • SEM V
    • Solina V
    • SQ80 V
  • presets only, editing requires a software licence of the target product
  • Use the AstroLab Connect app (Android 8, iOS 13) to create banks and playlists, and purchase sound banks
  • over 1600 presets
  • 4x macro for simple editing: brightness, timbre, time, movement
  • 4x effect, including delay and reverb
  • arpeggiator, MIDI looper, chord/scale modes
  • including: registration card, USB cable C/A, manual, power supply, sheet music holder
  • dimensions: 1316 x 352 x 127 mm
  • weight: 22.2 kg

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Product information

Product no: 9000-0140-6482

General

When the Arturia AstroLab (with 61 keys) appeared on the market, we asked ourselves what 't really is a device. A synth? A stage piano? A portable drawbar organ? And now, with the new Arturia AstroLab 88, the question is still there. Because it's basically the same concept, but with 88 piano keys - with aftertouch! But, what there is no doubt about is that this AstroLab 88 is another fantastic gadget for keyboardists!

Features of the Arturia AstroLab

It's interesting to see how software fans out into hardware. After all, usually it's exactly the other way round. Arturia, in particular, is quite famous for this, just think of their V series, which includes classics like CS80-V, DX7-V, Prophet-5 V and many many other vintage devices that have made music history. With the expansion into hardware like the AstroLab, you can now play these classics without having a computer or laptop with you. This also looks a bit nicer on stage, the audience will feel much more like the keyboard player himself is really doing something. In the AstroLab you will find Arturia's V-products, of which you can change the sound in a very basic way with macro-controllers. If you have the software licence for such a title, you do get access to deep sound design. For those who still dream about a real B3 or CS80 in band formation and during gigs: have fun lifting! Then this AstroLab is a lot more comfortable anyway.

But, what is it?

So it has the potential of a synthesiser, without really being a synthesiser. By the same logic, we can say that it has a B-3 in it without calling the AstroLab a drawbar organ. The Arturia Augmented Grand Piano is also in there, without us immediately seeing a stage piano in it. All things considered, we see most of it as a synthesiser, but it's not a 100% match anywhere. Is it a problem? We don't think so. All in all; the presets, the many models, the clean interface, it has a very high live quality. You take this to your band's gig, and so you have many decades of very expensive synth history with you. Without dust, without creaking encoders, without tuning hassle, ánd with effects. And more importantly: without the need for a laptop with the Arturia software. That you can fully edit the sounds with the right licences is a plus, but we wouldn't be surprised if live keyboardists will be more than happy with the huge list of presets and the handful of macros.

Practicality

To look at it, 't is markedly different from how most synths are constructed. A fresh look with a soothing control panel. There are sides that look like wood; so it's not real wood, but that doesn't make the AstroLab any less beautiful. Also, it must be said, that round display is very special. Another very nice detail is that you can connect a microphone, because of course it also has a Vocoder model. The live aspect is further underlined by the possibility of adding a sheet music holder and wooden legs. The overall conclusion has to be that the AstroLab 88 is perhaps the most interesting product for stage keyboardists right now. A hardware machine, equipped with a tight binding to the endless world of software, that's how we like to see it!

Bax Music Warranty This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

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Reviews from other countries

5 / 5

Arturia AstroLab 88 synthesiser

Ik bestelde deze Astrolab omdat de integratie met Analog Lab Pro mogelijk is . Dit is uiterst interessant voor live performances. Het was even aarzelen omdat ik reeds Analog Lab Pro gebruikte samen met andere MIDI controllers.
Enkele voordelen van de Astrolab 88 voor mij blijven :
1. Zeer snelle levering van Bax voor een super interessante prijs : in de bestelperiode was de prijs reeds minder (het beste in de markt ) en er was nog eens een extra korting voor de verjaardag van Bax.
2. Zeer goed gewogen piano klavier
3. Aanvaardbaar gewicht : belangrijk voor verhuis gedurende live toets
4. Eenvoudig gebruik , handige navigatiebuttons en wheel (nieuw in het Arturia gamma).
5. Integratie met Analog lab Pro

Een klein nadeel kan de handleiding zijn. Deze vermeldt bijvoorbeeld niet hoe je een opgenomen Loop sequence kan verwijderen . Gelukkig vond ik het antwoord via een AstroLab chatgroep op het internet .

Conclusie : Zeer tevreden en het is een echt innovatief muziekinstrument.
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This review was automatically translated from Dutch.

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