You'll get a full synth environment with the V Collection, but with Analog Lab you only get a collection of 13000 presets to choose from. Essentially, if you're looking for in-depth control of the most legendary synths, you're better off getting the Arturia V Co l lection. While V Collection is a “regular” VST collection, and comes with 24 synths and keyboards, Analog Lab is an interface with 13000 presets from those synths. They offer The Analog Lab 5, alongside the Arturia V Collection, which appear to be very similar on the surface.īoth of these are vintage synth bundles that contain more or less the same synthesizers. It might be confusing at first, looking at Arturia's product line. Plus, with its simple and powerful browser and intelligent filtering, it makes finding the right sound quick and easy. What Is Analog Lab 5?Īnalog Lab V gives you access to sounds from all the powerful hardware instruments that are financially out of reach for most people. In this Arturia Analog Lab review, we'll go through why we think Analog Lab is such a great tool for getting classic synth sounds. The legendary analog synths, responsible for a lot of our favourite music, are not financially viable for most people.įor us mere mortals, a software instrument is our only option.

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