![]() In December 2018, Arturia released their very first original software synthesizer called Arturia Pigments. The company's product line includes software synthesizers, software bundles, hardware synthesizers, MIDI keyboards and sequencers, mobile apps, and other audio equipment and controllers. This led Arturia to further this line now including the KeyStep pro released on Namm 2020, the BeatStep Pro and the KeyStep 37. An entry level 32-note keyboard, acclaimed for its sequencing capabilities and its all round connectivity. In addition it features a touchstrip over the keyboard and a multidimensional touchpad called “morphée” which allows more control over the sound. Its layout is reminiscent of its monophonic counterpart, the MatrixBrute, and shares the same analog architecture as other analog synthesisers from Arturia's Brute range. In 2020, Arturia released the PolyBrute, its flagship 6-voice-polyphonic analog synthesiser. In 2022, Arturia released the MiniFreak, a polyphonic version of the MicroFreak with a couple more functionalities and a mini key keyboard. The digital oscillator allows for different algorithms to be loaded onto the unit, such as physical modelling from mutable instruments or frequency modulation from noise engineering. Released in 2019, MicroFreak is an unusual-looking synthesizer based on a digital oscillator, an analog filter and a touch capacitive keyboard. They also introduced the MiniBrute 2S which swaps a traditional keyboard for performance pads and a sequencer, more powerful than the MiniBrute 2, that can be recorded in real time. This semi-modular analog synth includes its own tiny patch bay that connects to Eurorack modular gear. In January, 2018, they introduced MiniBrute 2. ![]() Two years later Arturia released the DrumBrute Impact, a shrunk down and reworked version of the DrumBrute with a possibility to add accent to sounds which changes the timbre of each engine. ![]() With 17 drum engines, the DrumBrute is known to have a very distinctive sound. Released in 2016 as a part of the Brute family, the Drum Brute is an analog drum machine with a dedicated sequencer. In 2021, Arturia announced a more affordable line of audio interfaces called MiniFuse, with different number of inputs and colour formats. This was the start of a new line of products which now includes bigger-scale audio interfaces such as the AudioFuse studio, the AudioFuse 8pre and the updated version of the AudioFuse. A compact 2-input audio interface with dense connectivity. Both synthesizers received critical acclaim. In the following year, Arturia announced their next hardware synthesizer, the MicroBrute, a smaller and less expensive version of the MiniBrute with minikeys, a patch bank, and a sequencer. Despite pre-production uncertainty about sales, the MiniBrute sold well due to its low price point and expressive sound. The synthesizer was introduced at the 2012 NAMM Show. Īrturia entered the hardware synthesizer market in 2009 with the Arturia Origin and followed up in 2012 with the MiniBrute, a vintage-style 25-key monophonic analog synthesizer with one voltage controlled oscillator, two low-frequency oscillators, and a multi-mode Steiner-Parker filter. In 2007, Arturia combined sounds from several of their softsynth titles into Analog Factory, which offered 2000 preset synthesizer patches, offering this the following year as Analog Experience, a hybrid system which combined the software with a MIDI keyboard controller specifically designed to play and control it. Following these releases, Arturia continued to develop software emulations of well-known synthesizers, including the ARP 2600, Roland Jupiter-8, Minimoog, and Sequential Circuits Prophet-5.To this day Arturia is still developing software synthesizers and effects bundled respectively in the V Collection and FX Collection which are updated every year. The Modular V uses Arturia's True Analog Emulation (TAE) in an attempt to faithfully reproduce the oscillators, filters, and other modules from the Moog 3C and Moog 55. ![]() In 2003, using the algorithms they had developed, Arturia worked with Robert Moog to create the Modular V softsynth. ![]() In order to create sounds with minimal digital artifacts, Brun and Pommereuil developed new software algorithms to eliminate these issues. The close emulation of classic analog synthesizers helped the company gain popularity in its market. The first product they developed was Storm, a virtual instrument workstation. Arturia was founded in 1999 in Grenoble by INPG engineers Frédéric Brun and Gilles Pommereuil to create affordable software synthesizers. ![]()
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