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U played with spanky 😮😮 damn this must be heaven 😊

Did he just casually performed with busta¿ haha

Maybe one of the best moog synth for me ! the last real Moog for sure !

You're playing at Coachella and can't afford the Arturia V-Collection? It's crazy to buy each synth individually. It should be included in the synth imho, otherwise it's a preset keyboard. I got the V-Collection for $199 in a sale but I spend about upgrading to the new additions to be honest. I do love Arturia though.

I’ve played one recently and and have noticed latency. Have you noticed any key lag or latency?

I wouldn't trust this thing at all

Sam it’s so cool to hear about what it’s like to play gigs like this. I’m destined to small bars in NYC - and I love it - but it’s so cool to see your level of playing/performing/musicianship. Thank you!!

This is gold! Thank you for this!

Thanks for spending $10k per hour at this rehearsal space to bring us this video

I play in cover bands, we have gigs with 50 or 100 people. We have fun but of course we are not professionals... It is exciting to see what a real pro uses for big venues and tours! Yes, I use Pigments as my swiss knife for a lot of sounds. It can be soft analog for seventies prog rock, or terribly harsh for nineties electro dance. Really flexible and performing. But I don't like Astrolab because it assumes you use only Arturia plugins. They are nice but I prefer to keep a computer on stage and have the freedom to use whatever I want. I rule my live setup with GigPerformer, and it's rock solid.

A FEW THINGS I GOT WRONG / HAVE SINCE LEARNED 1- The Astrolab DOES come with Analog Lab Pro. I may have made it sound like you have to pay for ALL the software. 2- You CAN edit the most important parameters of a patch (like ADSR on an analog synth) in Analog Lab WITHOUT buying the VST. 3- You CAN add presets to playlists and organize your sound banks ON the Astrolab, without the computer. I simply missed this. 4- The individual instruments ARE $150 each BUT the whole V-Collection with 30+ instruments is $599. 5- You CAN achieve more onboard control by connecting an external MIDI controller, and then you have access to 9 additional parameters. I have become a much bigger fan of this keyboard since the time of making this video. The number 1 thing that changed my mind was falling in love with the software. My main contention in the video was that you needed the software to really unlock the keyboard. This is still true, however, the software is really really great and so I think it’s worth it. I love making a patch in Pigments, loading it right into the keyboard, and then playing a show without my computer. It WOULD be nice if there was more onboard control (without plugging in an external controller), BUT as long as I set up my Macros how I want them, it doesn't bother me.

Hi Sam. Thanks for much for sharing your story. So much of it resonates with my own story. I also took lessons in the Taubman approach for approx 18 months which shifted things initially, however ultimately I didn’t like how aspects of the approach felt in my body so I decided not to pursue it to the extent the approach requires. Since then I’ve studied Body Mapping and Alexander Technique which has had the most impact in helping me play well. I gather you are aware of these. I’m curious to know how you are going now. Do you mind sharing? Also, are you aware of the work of Nancy Reese, Sheila Paige and Kay Hooper? If not, do check them out. Cheers Andrew

Does this push out the roli/equator?

Great review. I'm intrigued by the AstroLab, but bought an NI Kontrol s61 months ago and feel that I have more control with that via NKS - even though I'm tethered to my laptop. All that said, I own the V Collection and the idea of not needing my laptop has me looking at it closely.

I have had Pigments from Day 1, never used them in an actual project.. But this just proves that in the right hands, a craftperson can make almost anything work...

Love hearing how the sausage gets made.

So there's no sound engine\library close enough to Pigments in this synth? I don't get it. Why one still need to use plugin while having pretty awesome synth from the same manufacturer... you know if i have Roland Fantom i don't need Zen Core plugin anymore... maybe there's something that i miss?

great insight dude. Arturia need to comp you every new keyboard they release

5:05 😂 man these videos are priceless , Is there any chance you can do a Patreon or something like that with your patches (montage/modx/Arturia)?

Fun video! Pigments has definitely become my go-to wavetable software synth. It’s pretty similar to Serum or Vital - so there’s a good chance you don’t *need* it. But, I happen to have all three, and Pigments is my favorite of the bunch. 😁

Omg Lauryn. Hopefully I see all u guys live one day

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Amazing channel! Great music, reviews, amazing editing, you are the adam neely of keys (sorry for the comparison, you are your own musician with your own of course). Glad i discovered you! ❤ Keep going! Do you have patreon?

Sounds like an expensive flop tbh

What happened to your Montage M?

awesome video!🎹

Curious, when you playing your sounds, they aren’t going out to the audience, right?

Thanks man, this video kinda reminded me of my days of tour manager's assistant... big concrete walls... echoes... soundchecks... Also them pads on Modx was really good. Oh and my two cents on keys and rock music... Keyboard in rock... as an avid rock music fan i never even understood why lead keyboards are there... i always skipped keyboard solos in Deep Purple and Rainbow (sorry Jon Lord and Don Airey)... Fast forward 30 years... still don't get it! even tho i have more keyboards now and can play some keyboard solos but why... but in jazz i love it! Dunno why.

So sick

Thank you for the vid

First serious keyboard: MODX or AstroLab? MODX seems more immediately flexible, but also potentially more overwhelming/complex for a relative beginner.

I’m researching getting my first and likely only for quite some time keyboard. I don’t really plan on playing out but would like the option in the future. I’m torn between AstroLab and MODX6+. Any advice given your experience with both? MODX6+ seems more flexible with more control surfaces and both sample and fm synth engines onboard, but that also makes it potentially more difficult to use. On the other hand, since AstroLab is more software-based, will that equate to a longer life before it becomes outdated?

The marketing department walked a fine line between genius and stupidity. For the same price I would rather buy the 76/88 key version of Fantom 0 or Modx+. You could still use these real synthesizer workstations as midi controllers if you wanted to use the Arturia software.

Crazy story bro. Congrats. Life turned out quite different than what I had in mind but in a fantastic way.

How is it regarding your Tendonitis? From your video I looked it up and I am pretty certain I have it as well, although I got it while climbing. My wrist has not been good for 5 months and I am afraid any pressure will just undo the healing progress. Please please let me know :) I am in a process of buying my first keyboard/synth and am undecided between seabord rise 2 and Expressive E Osmose.

Does any Taubmann equivalent exist for guitar? I need help lol

The Prophet 10 is a deal now with major price cut so good time to get one over Oberheim. I have the OB X8 but want P10 for the warmer sounds. BUT the Virus TI2 is my favorite synth that thing can do everything even if it is digital!

Oberheim has an amazing arp that is not on any Prophet.

Nope. You want me to buy a "standalone" keyboard packed with arturia...and have shell out again for all the plugins to tweak the sounds? Nope.

What is the boot time? Thanx

Really cool to see you playing reggae!

thanks for doing a review that cuts the crap and gets down to the nitty gritty.

I was one of those few people enjoying your ambient livestreams. 🐿

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Beautiful

Right I get that, but the edit functionality unless you pay for a fully licensed $600 package is not included. As you shared your are tweaking presets not creating anything new or substantially editing them. You can’t swap a saw oscillator for a square in the presets or add an effect that not present on the preset without the full package. Glad you did the video. My guess is you’ll never get one of these from a back line vendor if it’s on your rider.

Can you do more than just two splits or two layers with the Astrolab? I've heard you can't. I've posted this question several times since the keyboard was released, and no one has answered back yet.

Very well done, honest review of capabilities and limitations from a gigging perspective.

Astrolab is still useful as a preset keyboard, if that's how you like to play. It would be better with the whole Arturia infrastructure. There are a couple of sales every year, so look for them. And once you buy in, there can be decent discounts.