Arturia AstroLab 88 Avant-garde Stage Keyboard
Throughout Arturia’s multi-decade tenure, the industry leader has represented the vanguard in multimode synthesis. Now, AstroLab 88 once again advances the state of the art in a dedicated studio and stage keyboard designed to bridge the infinite potential of virtual instrumentation with the reliability and hands-on tactility of well-designed, ergonomic hardware. Spec’d with Fatar’s premium, fully weighted 88-note TP-40 hammer-action keybed, AstroLab 88 will satisfy the most discerning professional pianists. Offering a near-endless sound-design palette, AstroLab 88 is loaded with over 1,600 instant-access presets, letting you deploy, tweak, and transition smoothly between iconic sounds from Arturia’s acclaimed V Collection and Pigments software instruments featuring breathtakingly authentic concert grand pianos, vintage keyboards, legendary synth textures, and more. AstroLab 88 also features an updated CPU for extended polyphony and improved load times of sample-heavy instruments. Also onboard are 450+ Artist Tribute presets that pay tribute to a cluster of creative musicians. Lastly, you can organize and edit your sounds using the AstroLab mobile app and create custom sounds for AstroLab with Analog Lab Pro companion software. A seamless integration of hardware and software, AstroLab 88 delivers the best of both worlds!
Multidimensional sound in one instrument
A groundbreaking hybrid instrument that lets you bring the forces of Arturia’s vast proprietary software oeuvre to a performance setting without the need for a computer, AstroLab 88 occupies a unique niche in today’s high-end keyboard market. Gigging keyboardists, producers, and studio synthesists have found AstroLab to be a veritable powerhouse that brings real-time sound-sculpting prowess to Arturia’s lauded virtual instruments in a sleek, road-ready keyboard purpose-built for stage and studio. With massive storage space for presets, AstroLab’s powerful sound engine serves as the singular source for any of your carefully curated sounds from compatible VIs. On the top panel, eight knobs supply flexible macros that can be tailored to each preset, divided between four instrument controls and four effects controls. Additionally, each of the macro controls is color coded not only to display parameter status but also to support multi-part presets, allowing you to control one or both of a preset’s respective macros simultaneously.
A paradigm shift of form and function
A decidedly unconventional blend of standalone keyboard instrument and MIDI controller, AstroLab features exhaustive connectivity that includes MIDI I/O, USB-C, and a USB-A host port, as well as wireless control via Bluetooth Audio and Wi-Fi. Both sustain and expression pedal jacks are provided, along with an auxiliary audio input and XLR/TRS combo main outputs. Par for the course in a modern high-end keyboard. But it’s the innovative implementation of the cutting-edge software that drives it, and the advanced architecture that underpins it, that makes AstroLab able to fully exploit the seemingly limitless sonic possibilities of virtual instrumentation. Moreover, it streamlines the real-time performances of those sounds by eliminating the complexity of running a VI with a connected, synchronized computer onstage. And with immediate access to 10.000 playable sounds via Arturia software, you will never run out of high-quality sounds in the heat of a live gig or a pressure-cooked recording session. Power-packed and ready to rock, the Arturia AstroLab 88 raises the bar for stage piano performance.
Arturia AstroLab 88 Features:
- 88-key stage piano with 1,600+ onboard presets
- Up to 10,000 playable sounds via Arturia software
- Fatar TP-40 fully weighted hammer-action keybed with aftertouch
- Updated CPU for extended polyphony and improved load times of sample-heavy instruments
- 450+ Artist Tribute presets
- Navigation wheel and LED screen for easy browsing
- 10 preset buttons for instant sound access
- 4 macro controls for quick editing
- 4 dedicated knobs for controlling effects
- 17 insert FX plus dedicated Delay and Reverb
- Multis and keyboard split functionality
- MIDI I/O, aux audio input, control pedal I/O
- USB-C connection and USB-A host port
- Wireless control via Bluetooth Audio and Wi-Fi
- Arpeggiator, Looper, Chord, and Scale modes
- Includes AstroLab mobile app and Analog Lab Pro desktop software
- Includes sheet music stand, PSU, and USB cable
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