Arturia ASTROLAB - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Table Of Contents
1. WELCOME TO ASTROLAB ....................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1. What Is AstroLab?................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.1.1. AstroLab Instruments.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.2. Use Cases for AstroLab..................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2.1. On Stage.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.2.2. In the Studio .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2.3. Both Stage and Studio .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.3. Some Historical Context.................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.3.1. PPG Realizer (1986) ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.3.2. Open Labs NeKo (2003)......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.3.3. Use Audio Plugiator (2008).................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
1.3.4. Arturia Origin (2009) ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
1.4. AstroLab Features .............................................................................................................................................................. 10
1.5. Register your AstroLab Hardware .......................................................................................................................... 10
2. HARDWARE OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................................... 11
2.1. Specifications.......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.1.1. Physical specifications .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
2.1.2. Electrical specifications............................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
2.2. Front Panel, Left Side....................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.3. Front Panel, Right Side.................................................................................................................................................... 13
2.3.1. Screen Encoder Operation ................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
2.4. Rear Panel............................................................................................................................................................................... 15
2.4.1. Force Shutdown .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
2.4.2. Powered USB............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
2.4.3. Mono Summing.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
2.4.4. Flexible Pedals ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16
2.5. The Keyboard ....................................................................................................................................................................... 16
2.5.1. Keyboard LEDs ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16
2.5.2. Panel LEDs..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
3. BASIC OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................................................. 17
3.1. Screen Navigation................................................................................................................................................................ 17
3.1.1. Preset Screen.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
3.1.2. Filter Screen .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
3.1.3. Home Screen................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
3.2. Presets in AstroLab ........................................................................................................................................................... 18
3.3. The Home Screen............................................................................................................................................................... 18
3.4. Filtering Presets................................................................................................................................................................... 19
3.4.1. Types .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
3.4.2. Instruments ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
3.4.3. Artists ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
3.4.4. Liked Presets................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
3.4.5. Sound Banks ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
3.4.6. Playlists............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
3.5. Filtering Shortcuts ............................................................................................................................................................. 22
3.6. Saving Presets..................................................................................................................................................................... 22
3.6.1. Quick Save..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
3.7. Entering and Editing Text .............................................................................................................................................. 23
3.7.1. The Settings page...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
4. PRESET ARCHITECTURE AND EDITING....................................................................................................... 27
4.1. Single Presets........................................................................................................................................................................ 27
4.2. Multi Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................... 28
4.2.1. The Part Buttons......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
4.2.2. Quickly Create a Multi........................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
4.2.3. Other Part Actions ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
4.2.4. Splitting the Keyboard ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
4.3. Presets and Polyphony .................................................................................................................................................. 31
5. MACROS AND INSTRUMENT EDITING.......................................................................................................... 32
5.1. Macros in a Single Preset.............................................................................................................................................. 32
5.2. Macros in a Multi Preset................................................................................................................................................ 33
5.3. Part Volume and Panning............................................................................................................................................ 33