USER’S MANUAL Analog Factory ARTURIA – ANALOG FACTORY - MANUAL 1
PROGRAMMING : Nicolas Bronnec Fabrice Bourgeois Jean–Michel Blanchet MANUAL : Nicolas Bronnec (French version) Franck Blaszczyk (French version) Houston Haynes (English version) Mitsuru Sakaue (Japanese version) Yuji Sano (Japanese version) Scott Stafiej (English version) Katsunori Ujiie (Japanese version) DESIGN : Yannick Bonnefoy (Beautifulscreen) © ARTURIA SARL – 1999-2005 – All rights reserved. 4, Chemin de Malacher 38240 Meylan FRANCE http://www.arturia.
Thank you for purchasing the ARTURIA’s ANALOG FACTORY! In this package you will find: a CD-ROM containing the ANALOG FACTORY installer for MAC OSX and Windows XP/2000 a USB (Syncrosoft) protection key you will need to run ANALOG FACTORY the Authorization Card the User’s Manual Carefully store your USB key and your card. The USB key will be required any time you run ANALOG FACTORY, so your key is the real value of your product. See chapter two for more information about how the key works.
1 Introduction 1.1 History In early 2001, Arturia began working on an advanced algorithm for the digital emulation of analog circuits’ audio characteristics. In non-technical language, this is an unprecedented way of creating the very unique sound one finds in a synthesizer such as the Moog Modular. Nearly a year after they began work on the algorithms, Arturia was ready for feedback.
the instrument yourself, a single instrument gives you your pick from the most complete synthesis sound palette one could ask for: the great Bass’ of the Moog Modular, the Brass and Strings of the Prophet, the Pads and FX of the Arp 2600, etc… If you have never played a real synth, or even if you don’t know what a synthesizer is, it is not important; you will be glad to have invested in such a powerful instrument once you hear the difference Analog Factory makes in your studio. 1.
Linear frequency spectrum of the ANALOG FACTORY oscillator made with TAE 1.3.2 A better reproduction of analog oscillator waveforms The waveforms produced by the oscillators in analog synthesizers are marked by the presence of a capacitor in the circuits. The discharge of the capacitor results in a light bend in the original waveform (notably for saw tooth, triangular and square waveforms). TAE® allows the reproduction of this capacitor discharge.
Temporal representation of a “saw tooth” waveform of an hardware Synthesizer ARTURIA – ANALOG FACTORY - MANUAL 7
Temporal representation of a “saw tooth” waveform reproduced by TAE What’s more, the hardware analog oscillators were unstable. In fact, their waveform varies slightly from one period to another. If we add to this the fact that the starting point for each period (in Trigger mode) can vary with the temperature and other environmental conditions, we find one of the characteristics that contributed to the typical sound of vintage synthesizers.
Comparison of Harmonics generated by the filter circuits of the ANALOG FACTORY and a hardware synthesizer when in self oscillation ARTURIA – ANALOG FACTORY - MANUAL 9
2 Installation 2.1 Notes about E-licencer protection and the installation: The Analog Factory application is delivered with a USB key/E-Licenser. This key contains your ANALOG FACTORY license and authorizes the software to function. To use the software on a different machine, simply install the software on that computer and then plug in the E-Licenser.
Choose the Installation Folder Next, select the protocol(s) that you wish to install. The available options are: • The VST plug-in • The RTAS plug-in Choose your protocol For more information on those protocols, please see to chapter 4 of this manual. For the installation of the VST and RTAS protocols, you should select the installation folder of these plug-ins to allow the host application to use them. If you don’t know how to do this, go to the Protocol Chapter (Ch. 4).
Select installation folder for plug-ins A dialogue box will ask you if you wish to have a shortcut on your desktop. This will give you access to the standalone application. Shortcut to your desktop The installation program will then ask to install the Syncrosoft drivers. These drivers are necessary for the protection key; for the ANALOG FACTORY to function properly the latest version of Syncrosoft must be installed.
2.3 Installation Mac OSX Insert the CD-ROM into the drive. Explore the contents of the CD-ROM, and double click on the icon called <>. The installation program, requiring administrative rights, may have the system ask you to enter the login of an administrative user of the system. In this case, enter your login and administrative password, and click on OK to continue the installation.
2.4 Registration Once your software has been installed, we recommend to you to register online as a licensed Analog Factory user. This registry isn’t obligatory, but it is highly advised. It gives you the access to reserved resources for new presets and will make you the first to know when updates are made available. There is a product registry card in your software box, which contains your Arturia license. This license permits you to register and identify yourself as an Arturia customer.
3 Using Analog Factory 3.1 Preferences Preferences are set in Analog Factory by clicking on the Analog Factory logo on the virtual keyboard. The following options are available: SHOW ANIMATION: choose to activate or deactivate the animation (keyboard and Preset Manager folding). SHOW CONTROL POPUP WHEN: MOUSE CLICKS ON CONTROL: a small popup window appears each time that the mouse clicks on a modifiable parameter in order to give information about the parameter and modifiable values.
NOTE : So that the foundations of the instrument remain intact, it is not possible to save or delete a Factory Preset (Presets that come installed in the software). However, the Save As function allows the modification and saving of a Preset under another name that the user chooses. 3. SAVE: permits one to save a USER Preset. 4. DELETE: you can delete any USER preset with this function. 5.
Preset Manager 3.3.1 Instrument “Instrument” refers to one of the 6 instruments from which Analog Factory draws its sound. The instruments include: • Moog Modular V • CS-80 V • minimoog V • Arp 2600 V • Prophet V • Prophet VS If, for example, one clicks on CS-80 V, the Preset Manager will provide a list of presets uniquely from the CS-80 V.
• Lead • EFX (sound effect) • FM • Brass • Percussive • Sequence • Strings • Guitar • Organ • Piano As with the Instrument filter, one can choose one or more Types of presets. By selecting only BASS, the user will be given a list that contains only bass presets, and if one chooses BASS and STRINGS both Types will be provided. The user may also search deeper by selecting and combining the different filters.
• Bizarre • Acid • Ambient • Digital • Ensemble • Noise • SoundTrack • Funky Once again, these filters can be applied either individually or in any combination that the user wishes in order to find the ideal presets. 3.3.4 Entries Found This number, found at the bottom right of the Preset Manager, indicates the amount of Presets that correspond to a preset search. 3.3.5 Filter Options Above the filters are three buttons: Reset, Favorites, and User.
3.3.6 Current Preset Information Information on the current preset, or an “Identity Card”, is found to the right of the Preset Manager. An image of the original instrument which the preset is based upon is presented along with the following information: Preset: the name of the current preset Instrument: the name of the virtual instrument Author: the name of the sound designer who created the preset Polyphony: this shows the number of available voices for the current preset.
3.3.7 Organisation In addition to the Preset Filters that help the user easily search and select among the 2000 various presets, there are also view options within the Preset Manager that permit the user to choose how the presets are listed. When the user selects the filter criteria, the list of Presets appears in a vertical column in the middle of the screen under Preset Name. By default, the presets will be listed automatically in alphabetical order from A to Z under Preset Name.
Virtual Keyboard 3.4.2 The Wheels The wheels found on the left side of the virtual keyboard, give the user control over the frequency of the sound (“PITCH”) and the modulation rate (“MOD”). Wheels PITCH WHEEL MOD : Wheel controlling the pitch of the tone. When pushed in the up direction, the sound “bends” and becomes higher in tune. When pushed in the Down direction, the sound “bends” and becomes lower in tune.
3.4.3 Filter Filter CutOff : modifies the cut-off frequency (this filter has the ability to make the sound more or less bright by controlling the amount of high frequencies) Resonance : (RESO) modifies the resonance of the filter (the sound becomes more “cutting” when the parameter is pushed) 3.4.4 LFO The LFO, Low Frequency Oscillator, is used as a modulation source for Analog Factory’s sound.
Key Parameters Each preset offers the four most pertinent parameters unique to that preset. Our sound designers have taken the greatest care to assign parameters that will enrich and give depth to the sound of each preset. In this way, only the parameters that are the most beneficial when modifying/tweaking a given sound are available, facilitating the production process.
DECAY : follows the Attack. The Decay is a period in which the amplitude of the sound is reduced to the sustain level. SUSTAIN : the sustain of the note, as long as the note is active/held RELEASE : the end of the sound. The release can be short or stretch out over a longer duration Thanks to these 4 faders (A, D, S, and R) one can very simply edit the amplitude curve envelope of each sound within Analog Factory.
Simply Shift+Click on one of the buttons in order to save the preset currently being used. Then, later, to recall the preset along with any modifications that may have been made to it, click on the same button. If the same Shift+Click operation is done on the same button, then the current Snapshot will be replaced without prompting the user. 3.4.
4 Modes of Operation 4.1 Stand-alone and Midi-Configuration The stand-alone application allows the use of the ANALOG FACTORY outside of any host application. You can open the instrument from its location in the start menu or on your desktop, and play directly with the help of a master MIDI keyboard or external sequencer on a separate computer. 4.1.
• Sample Rate: Here, choose the sampling frequency among those proposed by your sound menu. Note that a higher sampling frequency rate settings will demand increasing processor performance from your computer. • Audio Buffer Size: Here, you can configure the optimal audio latency as it relates to performance of your sound card. Be careful with this setting, as a latency setting lower than your system can support can cause unwanted artifacts in the sound.
Analog Factory opening in Cubase SX3 Connection to a MIDI track So that ANALOG FACTORY can play information coming from a MIDI track, you have to choose a MIDI track and select ANALOG FACTORY as MIDI <
voice in the plug-in itself), at the next opening of the piece, ANALOG FACTORY will load the “P1” preset and the modifications. The drop-down menu with the VST sequencer allowing you to save a new voice is of course usable with ANALOG FACTORY.
Launching of the Audio Unit manager of Logic This Manager allows us to see the list of the available plug-ins, to test their compatibility with Logic, and to activate or de-activate them. If it happens that one of the Arturia plug-ins poses a problem in Logic, start by checking that this plug-in has passed the compatibility test, and that it is actually selected for use. 4.3.
Connection from a MIDI track to ANALOG FACTORY 4.4 4.4.1 Pro Tools Installation On Mac OSX, the plug-in is directly installed in the folder reserved for the Pro Tools plug-ins, in /Library/Application Support/Digidesign/Plug-Ins/ On Windows, at the time of the installation procedure, select the RTAS plug-in among the proposed choices of plug-ins. Then, when the system asks, indicate the folder in which the other RTAS plug-ins are located.
Opening the ANALOG FACTORY in Pro Tools ANALOG FACTORY must be loaded on an audio stereo track. We can now make ANALOG FACTORY sounds by playing with the mouse on the virtual keyboard. Connection to a MIDI channel So that ANALOG FACTORY can play the information coming from a MIDI track, you have to associate it to a MIDI channel via the appropriate menu. (See the Pro Tools menu for more information on plug-in connection).
The <> of Pro Tools is able to be used with ANALOG FACTORY like with all other plug-ins. Nevertheless, it is highly recommended to use the internal ANALOG FACTORY menu: with the presets saved like this, they are usable no matter which mode (standalone or other sequencer), and they can be exported, exchanged more easily, and will stay compatible with the future versions of ANALOG FACTORY.
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