The knobs are endless rotaries and the sliders are smooth. The keys have some resisitance and so it's nice and expressive with after-touch. they clicked with each increment rather than turned smoothly and freely.īecause of that I then got an Akai MPK49, which I love. The pads were really responsive but the thing that put me off was that the knobs were encoded rather than endless rotary, i.e. I've owned an M-Audio 49 and quite liked the key-action, more of a piano key than a synth key though.
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If you don't like the software either then I couldn't recommend it to you at all. It's actually quite heavy, but mainly due the thick base-plate. To be honest it sits on the shelf gathering dust. The knobs, faders and wheels are really cheap and come off easily (well, not the wheels), the knobs look and feel like those old toothpaste tube tops and I'm not keen on the key action either (mushy). It is housed in the Modulator Section but not functionally the same as the other modulators so we decided to separate it below.I've got the little 25 key Arturia keyboard that came with the Analog Factory and I'm not too keen on it.
It’s a really innovative way to visualize and execute a powerful feature. The funkiest modulators are the Combinators which allow you to blend together two modulators into a single output. The LFO’s have a big list of preset shapes to choose from, the Function envelopes allow for plenty of breakpoints, and the Randomizers are a total blast. We won’t dive much into the details but each modulator has a lot of flexibility. That’s a whole lot of modulation ability right there.
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Velocity, Aftertouch, Mod Wheel, Keyboard, and Expression Pedal.Overall you have 24 modulators at your disposal.
It provides displays of your modulators and a central reference point for switching between them as well. The Modulator Section is the beautiful, rainbow-colored heart of Pigments. Those modes make for a really spicy Sampler and a whole lot of fun. Random – randomly jumps between samples with each key pressed.Round Robin – jump to the next sample with each key pressed.Sample Pick – use a knob to select which sample is triggered.Key/Velocity Map – maps the six samples across 3 octaves and 2 layers of velocity.Key Map – will map all six samples across the keyboard evenly unless specified using the range selector.Single – will play the currently selected sample.You can choose between six different playback modes that will determine how the samples are played when you press the keyboard. One of our favorite features of the Sampler Engine is the Playback Mapping. We love the flexibility here, we do wish these were available on the other two synthesis engines though. The other modes are Resonator, BitCrush, and extra Modulation knob. You can choose between four different modes, including Unison, to apply to the entire Samper Engine. The Sampler Engine comes with an expanded FX slot where the Unison was on the other two Engines. Change the direction of the grains, the pitch, and even how the grains are shaped. You can load up to six samples in the Sampler Engine.Įach sample can be shaped using the Granular parameters pictured above. This addition increases the complexity possible with Pigments’ prior features. The Sampler Engine is a new addition to Pigments as part of the most recent update. Let’s move on to the Wavetable Synthesis Engine below. You can send the whole synth mix to one of two filters, adjust the global modulation, and there’s even a noise generator. Finally, there is the Super mode which increases the number of voices in the style of the Roland Jupiter SUPERSAW. Then there is a Chords mode which allows you to choose a chord preset. We get a Classic mode which allows you to increase the number of voices. The second global parameter we love is the Unison mode. This allows you to tune the synth in an explicitly musical manner. You can select which notes you want to omit from the coarse tuning knob. The first worth mentioning is the Mod Quantize. The Analog Synthesizer has some global parameters that apply to each oscillator. That’s a great feature, we’ve docked other synths for lacking visuals like that. You’ll quickly notice the oscillators display the waveforms and even display their movement. You can activate key tracking, FM synthesis, and adjust the waveform of each. The Analog Synthesis engine mode opens three oscillators for adjustment.
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