However, you, the user, do not get to choose what the macros are – more on this later.Īnalog Lab 2 is a second version of an earlier incarnation (but hereafter we’ll drop the “2” for brevity when naming this current version). But as you’ll see, there is great latitude to tweak the sounds using front-panel macro controls. So what’s the downside? Why buy the full collection when Analog Lab 2 has all the sounds? It should not be a surprise that the instrument presets cannot be changed using Analog Lab. Even at full list price (and Arturia sales have been known to happen), this is a steal. This thing offers every single preset of every instrument in the Collection V lineup.

Let’s get one thing out of the way immediately. It is available in all mainstream formats in both 32 and 64 bit and can be run as a standalone or in a DAW host. It is available as an individual purchase for $89 USD and also comes with the Collection V bundle (list price $499 USD). Sixteen quality instruments (synths, pianos and organs) with a massive library of factory presets for well under a hundred bucks? Not impossible, not with Analog Lab 2!Īnalog Lab 2 houses the engines of Arturia’s entire current collection of software instruments, sixteen in all to be exact.

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