USER’S MANUAL Analog Factory S.E. ARTURIA – ANALOG FACTORY S.E.
PROGRAMMING : Nicolas Bronnec Fabrice Bourgeois Jean–Michel Blanchet MANUAL : Nicolas Bronnec Franck Blaszczyk Jean-Michel Blanchet Houston Haynes Scott Stafiej DESIGN : Yannick Bonnefoy (Beautifulscreen) © ARTURIA SARL – 1999-2005 – All rights reserved. 4, Chemin de Malacher 38240 Meylan FRANCE http://www.arturia.com Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Arturia.
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.
1.2 1.2 Here and Now Analogue Factory brings you the best spectrum of sounds from all of the above instruments in an easy to use, no-hassle interface.
Linear frequency spectrum of the ANALOG FACTORY S.E. 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 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 S.E. and a hardware synthesizer when in self oscillation ARTURIA – ANALOG FACTORY S.E.
2 Installation 2.1 Windows Installation Double click on the icon called <>. After having accepted the license agreement, you can choose the folder in which the Analog Factory S.E. will be installed 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 ARTURIA – ANALOG FACTORY S.E.
Choose your protocol For more information on those protocols, please see to chapter 4 of this manual. For the installation of the VST protocol, you should select the installation folder of the plug-in 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 ARTURIA – ANALOG FACTORY S.E.
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 now has enough information to finish. In a few seconds you will be able to use Analog Factory S.E. 2.2 Installation Mac OSX Insert the CD-ROM into the drive. Explore the contents of the CD-ROM, and double click on the icon called <>.
Analog Factory S.E. will automatically install as a standalone application (functioning independently and apart from any sequencer host). In the same way, all the available protocols (VST, Audio Unit and RTAS/HTDM) will be installed. For more information on those protocols, go to chapter 4. The standalone application will be installed in the applications folder, and the different plug-ins will be installed in folders reserved to each type of plug-in. ARTURIA – ANALOG FACTORY S.E.
3 Using Analog Factory S.E. 3.1 Preferences Preferences are set in Analog Factory S.E. by clicking on the “Analog logo on the virtual keyboard. The following options are available: Factory” UPGRADE TO FULL VERSION: this option allow you to go to the online Arturia’s “Update” page. By clicking on this link, you will find all the details about the full version of Analog Factory. LCD COLOR: this function offers a choice colors/combinations on the Preset Manager screen.
3.2 Tool Bar The tool Bar The tool bar consists of an ensemble of essential icons for the ANALOG FACTORY S.E. organized from left to right allowing the user to see/have access to: 1. Preset, Instrument, and Type Names: Name of the current preset, name of the Instrument, and the Type of instrument. 2. MIDI IN: light signaling MIDI activity (will illuminate when a note from an external MIDI controller or keyboard is pushed) 3.
Preset Manager 3.3.1 Instrument “Instrument” refers to one of the 4 instruments from which Analog Factory S.E. draws its sound. The instruments include: • Moog Modular V • CS-80 V • minimoog V • Arp 2600 V If, for example, one clicks on CS-80 V, the Preset Manager will provide a list of presets uniquely from the CS-80 V.
• 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.
• 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.
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 200 various presets, there are also view options within the Preset Manager that permit the user to choose how the presets are listed.
The virtual keyboard visually presents 32 keys and allows one to produce the sounds of Analog Factory S.E. without the need for an external master MIDI keyboard. With the aid of the TRANSPOSE function found to the left of the virtual keyboard above the modulation wheels, the user may scroll up or down the keyboard for notes in higher or lower ranges than is visually presented. Virtual Keyboard 3.4.
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.E.’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 S.E..
To take a Snapshot: 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. 3.4.9 MIDI control Most of the knobs, sliders, and switches on the Analog Factory S.E.
4 Modes of Operation 4.1 Stand-alone and Midi-Configuration The stand-alone application allows the use of the ANALOG FACTORY S.E. 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 setting 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.
4.3.2 Instruction for the plug-in Opening of the plug-in Access to the ANALOG FACTORY S.E. plug-in is like all other plug-ins, via an audio track insert: Opening the ANALOG FACTORY S.E. in Pro Tools ANALOG FACTORY S.E. must be loaded on an audio stereo track. We can now make ANALOG FACTORY S.E. sounds by playing with the mouse on the virtual keyboard. Connection to a MIDI channel So that ANALOG FACTORY S.E.
Saving the presets When the session is saved, the status of ANALOG FACTORY S.E. is saved as it is, even if its programming does not correspond to the preset. For example, if you are working on a preset <> in which you have modified the parameters (without saving them in the plug-in itself), the next time you open the session, ANALOG FACTORY S.E. will charge the <> preset plus the modifications. The <> of Pro Tools is able to be used with ANALOG FACTORY S.E.
4.3.3 Instrument use in the VST mode The opening of VST ANALOG FACTORY S.E. plug-ins is the same as opening all other VST plug-ins. Please consult the instruction manual of your host sequencer for more specific information. Under Cubase SX, open the menu / VST Instruments, and choose ANALOG FACTORYin the rack Analog Factory S.E. opening in Cubase SX3 Connection to a MIDI track So that ANALOG FACTORY S.E.
Saving of presets When the session/project is saved, ANALOG FACTORY S.E. is saved in its last mode of operation, with all modifications intact. For instance, if you were working on a “P1” preset in which you have modified parameters, at the next opening of the piece, ANALOG FACTORY S.E. 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 S.E.
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. 4.4.
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