Arturia AstroLab Stage Keyboard | Demo and Overview with Jae Deal

[@guitarcenter]

What are your thoughts on the AstroLab? Let us know in the comments! 👇🎹

[@garyclement2888]

Wow- that's off the chain. DIdn't know it will do all that. Sounds like a Moog, Roland, Yamaha and all the 80's, 90's and after. Very cool.

[@DigitalRackGear]

Love it. Answers all my virtual synth needs - no laptops on stage. Completely awesome

[@vernonmontoya2449]

Works for me, just got one. It's relatively light and lots of sounds under the hood. Great for a gigging keyboardist. Sounds are easy to access and they sound wonderful.

[@guymorrison4800]

It’s $1799 at our local shop in Oz. Whilst this accommodates Pigments I think Arturia should look at a hardware synth version of Pigments with lots more immediate parameter manipulation capability and of course blue ribbon sound. However I’m almost trading in my old gear to get one of these. I want to hear Modular V on this thing. Thanks for showing how you can get this sounding in your studio - different to other demos.

[@DigitalRackGear]

Which shop was that? I’ve not seen it that cheap…

[@guymorrison4800]

@@DigitalRackGear I’m wrong it’s $2499 sorry about that

[@TheWalkingweaponDD7]

Soon as I saw Arturia I clicked

[@PaulAW1410]

It’s something that appeals to me. I will certainly be getting one!

[@bsdguy]

Very nice demo.....Arturia is on it!

[@jonv2911]

Fantastic demo! Reg. the “thermostat” as some call the display, I think people should be aware of this instrument is based on different philosophy than conventional studio keyboards. But as Jae demonstrated here, you have a giant LCD in the Arturia AstroLap app, using your ipad, problem solved! But the key factor here is the high quality sounds straight out of this great instrument.

[@Ryan93Lion]

Epic. Plus this man can PLAY.

[@FLAVMEDIA]

Looking thru a Jog Wheel for Presets;((

[@JayTheLane]

Great but expensive for what it is. I’ve had Arturia stuff for years and they make wonderful stuff. I still feel the acoustic pianos need a bit of work.

[@cemdasou]

I think the price is fair since it’s stand alone

[@maccagrabme]

Compared with the price of what synths used to cost this is a bargain. A Korg Triton in the early 2ks cost more but came nowhere near to the tech in this beast. To run the arturia lab and plugins you would need a powerful laptop or PC and audio interface and controller so take that cost out of the equation and you have a superb deal in a far more convenient package.

[@nelauren]

I mean, you are getting the entire V Collection which is about $1,000 and a $600 midi controller

[@biggrime]

​@@nelaurenand I computer. This is not just a midi controller

[@ninevolt]

​@@nelauren you don't get the V Collection with this, just Analog Lab (normally $199) which is essentially a preset bank with macros. if you want to adjust the actual synth parameters you need to buy V Collection separately :/

[@nadirkarim7573]

Are these full instruments on it or just some of the sounds from each instrument

[@unityinfusionmedia9102]

All its missing is a drum pads.... 🥁

[@aresoltero]

As so many other sounds, no drum sounds included also.

[@IamCarlFree]

At first I was against it but after seeing this particular video I think this would be a good auxiliary board. Being a synth player I don’t like to always be tied to the computer so this would come in handy. Arturia makes dope sounds.

[@wasiq05]

Good guide love you

[@owel81]

I would like to see a 73/76 Key version. That would be cool I think.

[@thebl8nlyblatantnetwork]

Mpc keys seem better

[@jimciesluk8416]

What speakers are you running the keyboard sound through? This obviously makes a HUGE difference in what we hear even on this side of KZbin videos.

[@nadirkarim7573]

I think the price is alittle to high for what it is,,,that’s the question why???

[@NcKnobhead]

$1599 for a 61 note midi controller with a "Nest 3" smart thermostat built in! What will they drum up next!

[@simonbrown7501]

Cut and paste comment. Go elsewhere and repeat it, which I’m sure you already have

[@soliv27]

I heard they worked hard to get the best from the modelling, no latency, no bug, no crash. I agree it's not cheap and I would have liked more controls and drums and drumpad.. But if you need a drumnbass you need something more sequencer besides I guess. In my opinion someone who already can play keyboard cannot be deceived by the astrolab. But if you're synth pro you will lack more controls (ADSR), and if you're beginner you might want to be sure you can make the most sophisticated sound design which is clearly not the purpose here. The in between may be disturbing. So a controller and a thermostat don't forget the exclusive computer with best soundcard you can imagine in between.

[@heyhawtie53]

It's not a midi controller... it's for gigging keyboardists who want Analog Lab sounds with historical synths without needing to bring a computer and interface on the road. You could certainly buy a Roland Fantom for this same purpose, but it won't have moog sounds, or DX7, or Prophet, etc.

[@jwillbassist]

All this needs is a larger screen

[@cemdasou]

Connect your iPad or put your glasses on

[@cemdasou]

Connect your iPad or put your glasses on

[@DinoFancellu]

@@cemdasou True, the mobile app helps a lot in expanding the UI real estate. Everyone has a smart phone now. Having the V collection, inside the piano, is pretty amazing. Very impressive

[@maccagrabme]

You just want to press a button and play a sound. Most synths don't have a big display and you would normally edit on a computer. At least this is colour.

[@WRPierre2]

gr8 demo

[@curious011]

Sometimes I wonder if people just review bomb to try to destroy a product they've never tried.

[@bachelorgamer8001]

8:55 fire

[@GALAXYHUNTER]

How much polyphony is there for polysynths? 6-8 voices? It sounds ridiculously in the 21st Century. What kind of CPU did they place there? Pentium III?

[@curious011]

their vsts use a LOT of cpu power to run.

[@floridaclarinetstudio2338]

Is this READING RAINBOW! jk great vid!

[@2Famouz]

this its nothing special i have same color sounds in massive.... only piano its cool but pay cash for only piano its to much.... no thanks

[@cesarbarbosa4109]

Tooo much monies

[@wscott2006]

Nothing new under the sun I have Arturia analog lab. And it’s not that big enough stretch to carry your laptop running Ableton live and still have full control. Not empress WITH this review. Word salad review. Regurgitating old information with a tiny screen. Just do a review on Analog Lab 😂😂😂 you still have a second device for the app just take ya lap top. Most keyboardist don’t change sounds to that extreme. No faders limited controls.

[@AprilRoxStudios]

AstroPriced at $1,599 for a teeny tiny screen. It has no large touchscreen, mpe, sliders or wireless connection (still tethered via usb-c cable). It’s 2024, where is innovation, keyboard makers?

[@nelauren]

The target audience is not interested in any of that. They just want to sound like their favorite artist at their local birthday party.

[@Denvermorgan2000]

I will skip this it might look cool but I don't like the interface.

[@Zealous_Tutorials]

$1999

[@nelauren]

@@Zealous_Tutorials guitar Center has it for $1500. Now, if you buy directly from Arturia, it’s going to cost you $2000.

[@curious011]

This is clearly for Arturia v collection users that don't want a laptop on stage. It is very innovative and sounds absolutely huge. Do your work at home with the VST like most people do and send them to the Astrolab to use live with no laptop. Why not?

[@rjakiel73]

Other than a fancy new jog wheel nothing special. A Yamaha MX49/61 with a cheap iPad attached to it can do the same thing for half the cost

[@curious011]

yes and you will have to juggle the tech on stage. This is for people who know what sounds they want from the v collection and they can use live with no tech. It's really a win for them.

[@LORANBELTRAM]

Cool video but speak too much !!

[@mgd9151]

Like many videos, this one takes too long and uses a bunch of words to describe regular things. It's a bad sign. Good gear needs to be played and heard only and the great stuff stands out automatically. The price of this thing is not justified, even though I'm sure it's nice. However, we don't want just nice, we want more tor our money and with what has been put out in the past 5yrs, from all companies, is more or less mediocre at best.