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![]() And frankly, nothing has changed with Acid V in the roughly four months since I wrote about it, so I won’t say much beyond, it’s an excellent TB-303 emulator. MiniFreak VĪcid V and MiniFreak V both launched earlier this year. Arturia seems to do an admirable job of capturing the spirit of the CP-70, but it comes close enough to sounding like a real piano, I’d be far more likely to reach for the regular ol' Piano V plugin in most cases. It’s brighter and there’s less room for shaping the sound without adding effects. The result though, is less characterful than those other electric pianos. That was definitely a huge selling point for touring acts in the ‘70s and ‘80s that wanted the sound of a grand piano, but didn’t want to lug one on the road. It also used piezo pickups instead of magnetic ones, resulting in a sound that is significantly closer to an actual acoustic piano. The CP-70 used strings like a real piano, instead of the metal reeds and tines found in Rhodes in Wurlitzers. A very specific one that hasn’t enjoyed the same level of reverence as the Rhodes or Wurlitzer, but isn’t without its merits. The other completely new instrument, CP-70 V, is a lot more straightforward. ![]() You can even completely disable the sample layers and go woodwind-less, though, you might as well use one of the other plugins at that point. They all have a suite of advanced controls where you can build almost any sound you want from its four layer engine (two samples and two synths). That’s not to say you can’t find a use for them in a pop song or jazz arrangement, but these are all about atmosphere and texture, and there’s a healthy dose of sounds that would only be appropriate in the tensest moments of a cosmic horror film. Like the rest of the Augmented series, Woodwinds, Brass and Grand Piano feel built especially with scoring in mind. (With the exception of a few presets that seem to come undone when faced with MPE input, at least.) You’re never going to convince anyone that the sounds coming out of it are from a flesh-and-blood woodwind ensemble, but the soft cinematic pads and leads you can coax out of it are compelling, especially when paired with an MPE controller like the Push or Seaboard Rise 2. Yet, Arturia pulls it off, largely by leaning into the synth side of things pretty strongly. I think Augmented Strings and Grand Piano are excellent, but have found little use for Brass and Voices so far, and woodwinds often feel like some of the most difficult acoustic instruments to get right in a sample library. Official site does not provide any info about changes in this version.Ĥ cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.I’ll admit to being somewhat skeptical of Augmented Woodwinds at first. Morph control moves between Layers A and B, and/or affecting up to 8 custom destinationsħ additional macros: Time, Color, Motion, FX A, FX B, Reverb, DelayĢ LFOs, 2 Function Generators, 2 Random Generators, 4 Keyboard modulation sources, dedicated Vibrato & TremoloĢ FX slots per layer with 14 FX including ParamEQ, Bitcrusher, BL-20 Flanger, and moreĭedicated Delay and Reverb sends with 5 spatial/time-based algorithms Wavetable engine with look up table for more abrasive digital sounds Harmonic engine based on additive synthesis Granular engine producing Warp, glitch and stretch sounds Virtual analog with our award winning TAE® technology ![]() Processed recordings (tape, outboard, distortion, and more)Īdditional brass-style samples (synths, drones, textures, and more) ![]() Irtual Instruments playable in a DAW (Live, FL Studio, Logic.) or standalone with a MIDI keyboard.Ģ Layers within each preset each layer contains 2 customizable sound sourcesĭetailed brass sample library with expressive and contemporary articulations Augmented BRASS delivers a rich variety of expressive, unique, and powerful brass sounds for modern production and composition, uniting beautifully recorded samples, bold synth engines, and seamless morphing between them.
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