Arturia Analog Experience The Factory

pads, knobs and the format of previous purchases in the same brand

USE

... poor touch fragile and broken keys quickly. I have it apart to see how it was done and I have not been surprised !!!
not need a manual.
twelve o'clock the response is rather poor (j yet have a beast of computer courses ... and tried the "different switch mode" noon nothing to do ...


NOTICE GLOBAL

I have it in the garbage !!!
the app is good enough and his "pure" or thick ...
I like a lot but Arturia entry is far from their chosen field ...
bad value for money given the competition in this niche in terms of "cheap keyboard"
on the other hand it really catches on the app.
I personally do not have that choice.
use for those who want "fun" without ruining it ... but considering the price and other offerings ... well ... I think that we are in the area of ​​electronic toy for children

What characteristics have motivated your choice?

I had a machine with lots of sounds, polyphonic, rugged and portable without being a toy.

What connector (MIDI pedals ...)? The MIDI through USB cable, there is a MIDI OUT on the keyboard. A USB cable and an external power input (optional) for low powered USB ports.

UTILIZATION

The touch keyboard is it nice? Should your use?

Yes very nice for this price range, however the key travel is slightly shorter than on my Wavestation who acts as my master keyboard. It is not debilitating at all. It has 32 beautiful buttons!
The control buttons are very well made, no deadline, which I appreciate. To get the most out of this synth keyboard is better than 61 keys anyway and without losing the benefit of knobs because you can play notes on a large keypad and turn the knobs of the Factory and even save the whole or do in several passes in a sequencer.

The general configuration is simple?

Yes and not because of anti-piracy protections.
It first installs the software and then you enter the serial number then it will generate on the site Arturia an identification code of the soft (so you have an Internet connection) and then between this code in the app.
After it's all good.

If you want to install the software on another machine you must buy a USB key that will cost Arturia at 24 euros including shipping.

For the hardware part, we must follow the manual, it is not so obvious as that. Remember to turn your USB ports for input and output of your sequence

The manual is clear and sufficient? ...

Not had time to go, it seems comprehensive and well written.

The general configuration it is simple, the selection of MIDI channels, patches is easy? The selection of MIDI channels, patches is easy?

This machine Extremely well thought out, to access sound and there are 3500 there are 3 ways:

1 - For the keyboard with + / - very swift.
2 - For the mouse.
3 - For the mouse with the possibility of Use 3 key words that describe both the desired sound, it helps a lot to browse through the huge sound library.

MIDI channels are accessible directly on the screen, the midi controllers are assignable in a soft hand to where we choose what we want to monitor, because once you send the whole mass of a single click to the synth.

In short it is a VSTI with a real keyboard. It is a hybrid machine.


OVERALL OPINION

For how long have you been using it?

2 days I received it yesterday!

What thing do you like most/least about it?

The +: hybrid machine that does not require knowledge of MIDI exclusive messages, sounds are huge, powerful, customizable, very well designed mass murder. (These are simply VSTI Arturia, a must-have "!)
The synth is very nice, sturdy, functional. The top and at this price point is unbelievable.

The -: No there is no negative sides, the competition has a lot to do. One regret is perhaps to look to set the machine in its sequencer, the manual does not help much.

Did you try many other models before getting this one?

No but I went through the forum, view, seen videos on Youtube, I realized that I had this machine that is not a gimmick though nomad.

What is your opinion about the value for the price?

It's astonishing to have as many quality at a price so low.

Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice?

After a day I'm in love ... And crowing is a machine from us!