161: Arturia Astrolab | Extreme Patching!

Can the Astrolab play massive granular Pigments patches? How about splitting a generative sequence and grand piano?
We'll find out together. 🫴🏻
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[@speedbird737]

I bought the astro lab here in the UK at launch - fantastic keyboard! I own the keylab 61 mk2 too - just need to learn how to play lol im not a musician but wow the sound from this is fantastic

[@danasdas6683]

Benn! You gotta get those Arturia wooden legs now! You've got two different keyboards that fit them now! One set won't kill ya.

[@FRANCCO32]

I want a keyboard I can take along while fly fishing 😊

[@ChristopherSimmons]

got mine yesterday and enjoymg it so far...waiting on the music stand so i can prop up windows tablet to use as realtme screen and editor in lace without separate pc

[@-303-]

I’d be surprised if Arturia didn’t already have an iPad interface in the works.

[@user-jy3io4iz2p]

It is a modern/new take on the Roland Jupiter 50/80 synths.
At €1599 it is a serious synth. Yet I think Roland Fantom 06 as Korg Nautilus (€1249 and €1799) are stiff competition in terms of poly and timbrality.
Bought a Jupiter 50 in 2018 for €850 used when it was €2199 new. Best preset synth I ever owned (had D20, M1, S03 and the whole nine yards).
Still got the Jup50 with KingKorg and Subsequent37 paired with a TR-8s.
Not a musician, not a noodler but a soundscaper at best 😂

[@glenncoomans8284]

Would like to see a video with the artists sounds !!!!!

[@LaymensLament]

yeah, its kind weird how many people on the internet expect everything to be for them/everyone and if its not it must be bad or even immoral. i dont think its that hard: if youre focused on playing things immediacy, useability and sometimes flexibility are going to be king. so if a company makes a nice looking thing with many sounds in a box, its probably for either people who want a nice looking thing or for people who want many sounds in a box. everyone else can still buy the matrixbrute, ye?

[@AntonMochalin]

For a box with many sounds it's a bit too expensive though. How this costs $1600 and Korg Keystage costs $650? You mean it has a sound engine inside that's worth $950, no? Not even talking about Keystage having a more useful screen+keys+knobs configuration.

[@klstay]

Will be interesting to see for how many this turns out to be for them in this price range. To me a board that covers your set with "close enough for live" sounds plus keybed and interface you want is king for gigging. If your are a pro price matters WAY less and if not would you seriously take this over the Yamaha CK or even new small Hammond if organ focused? (How could they NOT have even provided and internal PSU?)

[@hvhvgitaar]

You’re so right about some of the comments on the interweb. I’d say I could buy a really decent gravel bike for the same money, but what’s the point 😂.

[@LaymensLament]

how many sounds on gravel bike?

[@valdir7426]

@@LaymensLament 1300 different gravel sounds

[@LaymensLament]

@@valdir7426 gonna get it for my new gravel pop album

[@BennJordan]

Person A: Why would anyone buy a gravel bike when they can buy a mountain bike that can go into more rugged terrain?
Person B: Why would anyone buy a gravel bike when they can buy a road bike that's way faster?

[@LaymensLament]

@@BennJordan the gravel bike has 1300 gravel sounds man

[@jonhamilton48]

Is the sound quality the same, or does the Dac add anything to the sound quality vs the plugins ? Hard to tell on youtube ?

[@ElectricUniverseEyes]

Ahahaha yes! I’m a noodler

[@PanopticMotion]

They should have designed it with a mini iPad display instead of the thermostat dial.

[@notreally-sf3df]

Nah.

[@raul0ca]

Even the Yamaha teenage engineering thing can use a phone as a display

[@PanopticMotion]

@@raul0ca Ah! Every instrument priced at $1500+ should come equipped with a micro display, allowing for seamless integration with external apps on iPhones or iPads.

[@raul0ca]

@@PanopticMotion Include Android and I'm with you. I just got a "new to me" Nautilus for $1000 and the admittedly small 7" inch touchscreen is very nice. Wish it had more knobs like a Kronos but otherwise very usable