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"WOW! I am totally blown away by the rich phat sounds that the vintage collection reproduce so well. I'm already in love with both the ARP 2600 V and Moog Modular V. They will definitely be used in our productions."



www.innercircle-reggae.com

"Arturia is leading the pack in effectively allowing you to pull up the biggest and the baddest synths in the history of electricity inside your DAW. We can't say enough of how impressed we are with the Jupiter-8V, ARP2600 V, CS-80V and the Minimoog V."

The Crystal Method is an American electronic music duo consisting of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland. Along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and a few other lesser-known acts, they were pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre, and one of its few American proponents.

www.thecrystalmethod.com/

“Arturia is leading the revolution of digital hybrid technologies in the audio spectrum of our age, and set the platform for truly amazing days for home and professional producers alike. The V-Synth collection is all you need to bring that classic ‘analogue’ realism back to the modern day workflow.”

http://www.myspace.com/skynet

"I'm so excited to have Arturia's V Collection in my arsenal. With Foreigner I need access to a huge palette of sounds, especially vintage analog sounds. To have all these great vintage sounds with the control of a modern DAW is absolutely mind boggling. These synths will be all over every record I do for a while!"

Jeff Pilson (born January 19, 1966) is an American bass guitarist specializing in the heavy metal music genre. He was a member of 1980s heavy metal bands Dokken and Dio. He currently has his own progressive metal group called War and Peace, which was formed in 1993 and has released two albums: 1993's War and Peace and 2004's The Walls Have Eyes. He also works with his ex-Dokken bandmate, guitarist George Lynch, in a two-member group called Lynch/Pilson, and is in Foreigner.

www.jeffpilson.com

"The Arturia soft-synth's are the best sounding that I have used. The realism is incredible, they sound as good as the originals and being able to save patches saves so much time. I use them with Logic Pro 8, for sequencing ideas and most of the time the Arturia synth's make the final mix."

Herman Jackson (born April 23, 1965). Throughout a career that has taken him from classical studies to jazz clubs, funk bands, smooth jazz sessions and teeny bopper pop tours, Herman Jackson has proven himself a versatile and adaptable musician of the highest order. As a pianist, producer, arranger, musical director and conductor, he is among the busiest players in the business.

www.hermanjackson.com

"... who want an inexhaustible supply of vintage analog gear at their fingertips, Analog Factory is a must."

Paul Hartnoll (born May 19, 1968) is a member of Orbital with his brother Phil.

www.paulhartnoll.com

"If like me you are always looking for new sounds, Analog Factory is the instrument to always use as it is most definitely very inspirational."

Laurent Garnier (born February 1, 1966) is a French techno music producer and DJ. Laurent Garnier began DJ-ing in Manchester during the late 1980s. By the following decade, he had a broad stylistic range, able to span classic deep house and Detroit techno, the harder side of acid/trance and jazzy tracks as well. He added production work to his schedule in the early 1990s and recorded several LPs.

www.laurentgarnier.com

"I know there have been other attemps in the software world, but no other product comes close to this. Analog Factory gives me the necessary tools to create cutting edge music."



www.ranjitbarot.com

"Analog Factory is a beautiful mixture of the current Arturia products all rolled into one package."

Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an Academy Award and Grammy award-winning American jazz pianist and composer. He embraced elements of rock, funk, and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz.

www.herbiehancock.com

"Having all these great sounds in one high quality, easy to use plug-in is the real deal!"

Man Parrish (full name Manuel Joseph Parrish, born May 6, 1958) is considered to be one of the pioneers of the Electronic Music and Hip Hop genres. He, along with many artists, helped create and define the sound of B-Boy Hip Hop of the early 80’s. He became an underground music scene icon in the 1980s and 1990s and is one of the most important and influential figures in American electronic dance music.

www.manparrish.com

"The three great things about Analog Factory: its fat sound, the ease with which you can change the sound to suit your needs and finally, finding a great preset from the vast library is only a few clicks away."

Taku Takahashi (born March 29, 1974). Outside of the m-flo umbrella, Taku has produced tracks for such artists as Crystal Kay and melody. He also once had his own label, Tachytelic Records, which housed Emi Hinouchi. Being the DJ in m-flo, Taku's voice is rarely heard in m-flo music. In many songs, Taku may be heard saying short, disconnected phrases such as "Let's Go!". He has had substantial rap lines only in a small number of tracks, including "The Rhyme Brokers", "gET oN!" and "VANESSA".

m-flo.com (japanese site)

"From the first minuets of use, Jupiter-8V immediatly inspired me. I immediatly had new ideas and new basis of compositions... It's a very good tool with the report/ratio price quality really appreciable."

Alex Gopher is a French record producer, DJ and musician.

Alex Gopher's MySpace

"This is by far the best VST instrument I've ever heard, period! You guys are onto a winner here!"

Chris Pitman (born February 25, 1976) is a Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. In 1998, Pitman joined hard rock band Guns N' Roses as the keyboardist, along with Dizzy Reed, during concerts he also plays orchestration, synthesizers and sound effects.

"The Arturia synths are perfect for the background scoring of the sound-tracks we produce here at Bollywood... For people who have worked with the original machines like us, the Arturia recreations are just top-class."

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy are Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. They are music composers from India. They have teamed together to provide music for several Indian Films. Each member of this trio brings his own unique talents and experiences to the group, combining the Carnatic and Classical Indian vocal tradition (Shankar), Western Rock (Ehsaan) and a deep understanding of fusion including a virtual mastery over the Electronic Synthesizer (Loy).

www.shankarehsaanloy.com

"If you thought the Moog was amazing the Jupiter-8V will blow your mind. It is a very well executed software synth that I will definitely use a lot. Another monster from Arturia, I love it."

Adam Beyer (born 1976) is a Swedish techno producer and DJ. He is the founder of Drumcode Records, Truesoul Records, Code Red Recordings and Mad Eye Recordings. He is one of several Swedish techno artists to emerge in the mid 1990's.

Adam Beyer's MySpace

"It's almost like having a photograph of the Jupiter-8 hardware on your computer; Having used our father's unit, we find that the software has revived older memories."

Salim and Sulaiman are famous Hindi music directors. The Salim-Sulaiman duo consist of two brothers, Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant. Salim and Sulaiman have been composing music for over a decade having scored for Indian movies.

www.salimsulaiman.com

"My favorite synth of all time is now a soft-synth thanks to the wonderful people at Arturia... This is a must have for all of us JP8 lovers."

Howard Jones (born February 23, 1955) is an English singer and songwriter who gained acclaim in the 1980s.

www.howardjones.com

"I'm having a lot of fun with the JP8V, just like Devo and Depeche Mode had with the original hardware synth. This is much easier to bring to concerts and rehearsal rooms though, and it sounds really, really great..."

Barry Burns is a Scottish musician best known for his work with post-rock band Mogwai.

www.mogwai.co.uk

"... I love the warm sound. The Modulations are much better than in the original. The Sequencer is amazing. And the Effects are really cool. Like all the Arturia-stuff: FAT!!"

Alexander Kowalski (born in 1978) is a popular German techno music artist.

www.alexanderkowalski.com

"When Arturia asked me to audition the new Jupiter-8V, without doubt, I was transported back in time!.. Same Futuristic looks... Same Flashing lights... and the same Fantastic sound, just like the original synth!!"

Leslie Lewis is an Indian composer, perhaps best known for his work as part Colonial Cousins, a duo composed of Lewis and Hariharan.

"The prophet V has many sounds with a lot of presence... It is now my ideal synth for pad sounds. The problem is that I have to take care of not using it in each and every of my productions!"

2Square is the pseudonym of Stephan Haeri for his solo projects. He works with Télépopmusik, a French electronic music group composed of the three musicians Fabrice Dumont, Stephan Haeri, and Christophe Hetier.

2Square's MySpace

"When I got my hands on it I was blown away..."

Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965) is an American musician, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the founder and primary creative force behind the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, and was previously associated with the bands Option 30, Exotic Birds, and Tapeworm, among others. As of 2007, Reznor split his ties with Interscope Records, and is now an independent, unsigned musician.

www.nin.com

"Leave it to Arturia to bring classic synthesizers from the past back to life in such a way as to exceed all expectations."

Steven Maxwell "Steve" Porcaro (born 2 September 1957) is a keyboardist and composer who was an original member of the rock/pop band, Toto.

www.toto99.com

"... With the possibilities offered in hybrid mode, this is infinitely more than just two classic synths bundled together. A real winner in my book."

Lyle Mays (born November 27, 1953) is an American jazz pianist from Wausaukee, Wisconsin. He is best known for his work with guitarist Pat Metheny as a member of the Pat Metheny Group.

www.lylemays.com

"Virtuality works magic giving the myth a new reality all these years after; and this power brillantly made tenfold is another testimony that ARP2600 reputation never was usurped. Cheer up Arturia!"

Wally Badarou (born 22 March 1955) is a synthesizer specialist, best known as the longtime associate of the British band Level 42, known for its blend of funk, pop, soul and rock. He has co-written, performed on and (later) co-produced a number of the band's tracks since its debut album in 1981. Though not an official member of Level 42, he has long been considered an informal "fifth member" of what has otherwise usually been a quartet led by bassist, Mark King. Badarou can be seen in the video for "Love Games" on the Level 42 - The Collection DVD.

www.wallybadarou.com

"... And for anyone who knows about the keyboard it will NEVER get any closer than this, forget about it."

In addition to playing keyboards, Tim Carmon is also a drummer, vocalist, and producer. A few of the artists he has worked with include Mary J. Blige, Babyface, Gladys Knight, Kenny Lattimore, Vibe, and Eric Bennet.

Tim Carmon's MySpace

"... I love the Arturia ARP 2600 V because it not only sounds great, but I can instantly recall complex patches anywhere in the world."

Charles Hugo (born February 24, 1974), also known as Chase Chad is a Filipino-American, Grammy Award-winning producer. He is best known as one half of the music production and writing duo The Neptunes and is a member of funk/rock band N*E*R*D. He is a saxophonist, pianist, and guitarist.

www.chadhugo.com

"Arturia has taken physical modeling technology to another level with BRASS... A must for anyone in film, commercial or serious orchestration."

Philippe Saisse is a smooth jazz and New Age music keyboardist. He is also a producer and doubles on bass.

www.philippesaisse.com

"The sound and feel of this virtual instrument is much different than playing a sample... it has a life and aliveness. I don't know of anything else like it."

"One of the most appealing things about the CS-80V was the unique sound and shape of its amplitude and tremolo modulation."

Jamie Muhoberac is a session keyboardist with numerous credits, including with Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones (Bridges to Babylon), Backstreet Boys, Aly & AJ, Bob Dylan, Goo Goo Dolls, Chris Cornell (Carry On), My Chemical Romance, Paradise Lost, Carmen Rizzo and Pet Shop Boys. He has often worked with producer Trevor Horn, including for Seal, Art of Noise and Rod Stewart (A Spanner in the Works). His father was session player Larry Muhoberac, who worked with Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Dean Martin, and Elvis Presley and others.

"The CS-80 sounded absolutely amazing and unique, and so does the CS-80V!... The sounds you can get from them are endless."

"With the CS-80V, Arturia have done a fantastic job of both replicating this classic instrument and adding new features and extensive programmability."

Edwin (Eddie) Jobson (born April 28, 1955 in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, England) is an English keyboardist and violinist. He has been a member of several progressive rock bands, including Curved Air, Roxy Music, 801, U.K., and Jethro Tull. He was also part of Frank Zappa's band in 1976-77. Aside from his keyboard work Jobson has also gained acclaim for his violin playing.

www.eddiejobson.com

"It has loads of personality and is capable of amazing sounds which are impossible on my real CS-80."

Eric Persing is the founder of sampling and virtual instrument company Spectrasonics.

"It has a smooth, detailed sound that you would expect from a real analog synthesizer; with filters that make other digital synths sound gritty by comparison. The CS-80V just sounds great!"

James Lumb is a composer and producer. He is also the former member of the electronica or acid trance band Electric Skychurch.

James Lumb's MySpace

"Arturia has done a remarkable job of capturing the essence of the instrument. It's incredibly authentic. I hear no difference."

"I just sold my Yamaha GX1 because I have a great remplacement with Arturia's CS-80V."

Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Globe award-winning film score composer and producer from Germany.

www.hanszimmer.com

"The CS-80V is like a dream come true, with true classic vintage sounds but with all the latest digital control."

Frank Serafine is an award-winning sound designer, sound supervisor and sound editor. He has received many awards including an Academy Award for the sound design work he did on the movie The Hunt for Red October. He also received a Academy Award nomination for the sound on the movie Tron.

www.frankserafine.com

"Very useable synths that integrate perfectly into my studio setup. Now I have some very good, instantly accessible sounds right at my findertips. (About the Minimoog V)"

The Herbaliser is a Jazz / hip-hop band formed by Ollie Teeba and Jake Wherry in England during the early '90s. Currently one of the most famous artists from the Ninja Tune independent record label, they have released 8 LPs, including two DJ mixes: one for Ninja Tune's Solid Steel series and the other - released in february 2006 - for Fabric's Live Mix series. Tracks by The Herbaliser have featured a variety of guest vocalists including Jean Grae, Roots Manuva, MF Doom, Seaming To, Rakaa-Iriscience, Blade, Phi Life Cypher, Bahamadia and Dream Warriors.

The Herbalizer's MySpace

"I love the sound of that plug-in, and so does Stevie Wonder... I recommend it to anyone who wants great vintage sounds. (About the CS-80V)"

Edwin Birdsong (born in 1950) is an organ player who was known in the 70's and 80's for his experimental funk/disco music. He never achieved chart success, but developed a strong fan base, and has also been sampled by other artists many times, including Daft Punk who sampled "Cola Bottle Baby" in "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger", and Gang Starr who sampled his single "Rapper Dapper Snapper" for their song "Skillz".

Edwin Birdsong's MySpace

"Arturia has done it again. The Minimoog V's sound quality captures the magic of the original classic Minimoog. We at Moog Music are happy to lend our name to this fine product."

Dr. Robert Arthur Moog (May 23, 1934 – August 21, 2005) was an American pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer.

www.moogmusic.com

"What we have here is the perfect mastering of modern technologies, to serve the talent of Mr Robert Moog. the Minimoog is a part of my equipement, and is even on the personal desktop which never leaves me."

Jean-Michel André Jarre (born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and music producer. He is highly regarded as one of the pioneers in the electronic, synthpop and New Age genres, as well as the organiser of record-breaking outdoor spectacles of his music, which feature laser displays and fireworks, linking music with the surrounding environment and architecture.

www.jeanmicheljarre.com

"I am delighted that Arturia's Moog Modular V is adding a new dimension to an instrument tradition that has a special meaning to so many musicians."

Dr. Robert Arthur Moog (May 23, 1934 – August 21, 2005) was an American pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer.

www.moogmusic.com

"My clients cannot believe their ears when I tell them that the kick-ass synth bass they are hearing is coming from a software. Great job!! Great instrument."



www.tedperlman.com

"For anyone who his a fan of the great analog giants of the 70's and 80's, the Moog Modular V is the absolute "full ticket". Get one!"

Geoffrey Downes (born August 25, 1952) is an English rock keyboard player, songwriter, and producer. He is best known as the keyboardist for the bands Asia, Buggles, and also his stint with Yes in 1980. When he was a keyboardist for the Buggles, he would play multiple keyboards to achieve a New Wave technopop sound. He was once entered for the Guinness Book Of Records for performing with most keyboards (28) on stage in one performance.

www.geoffdownes.com

"The Moog Modular V is an instrument easy to handle, with a beautiful sound and tune-stable."

Klaus Schulze (born August 4, 1947) is a highly influential German electronic music composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried. He was briefly a member of the electronic bands Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel before a solo career of more than 40 albums (more than 110 CDs) lasting over 3 decades.

www.klaus-schulze.com

"The sounds are truly fat and unique, it gives me a sound I can't get anywhere else. Some virtual synths are thin, this one rocks!"



www.mcknightsoundsinc.com

"The Modular V is a great system. Computers and softwares have come a long way that you can now actually play the fat Moog sound in a software synth."

Jordan Rudess (born November 4, 1956) is a progressive rock keyboardist best known as a member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater.

www.jordanrudess.com

"I love the way it sounds. It has a definite analog quality. And it's capable of more complexity than most analog real synths."

Jamie Muhoberac is a session keyboardist with numerous credits, including with Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones (Bridges to Babylon), Backstreet Boys, Aly & AJ, Bob Dylan, Goo Goo Dolls, Chris Cornell (Carry On), My Chemical Romance, Paradise Lost, Carmen Rizzo and Pet Shop Boys. He has often worked with producer Trevor Horn, including for Seal, Art of Noise and Rod Stewart (A Spanner in the Works). His father was session player Larry Muhoberac, who worked with Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Dean Martin, and Elvis Presley and others.

"The clipping of waveforms on the oscillator and the filter behaviour especially are perfect."

Hideki Matsutake has been the computer programer for Yellow Magic Orchestra, a Japanese electropop band.

"I've been using Moog synthesizers for over 20 years in the studio and for the first time, I've actually heard a software synthesizer that sounds like a Moog!."

"Loaded with effects and extra filter settings I can now look back at my Jupiter-8 days and smile. The best ghostly strings ever and hi pass filters in memory."

Chris Pitman (born February 25, 1976) is a Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. In 1998, Pitman joined hard rock band Guns N' Roses as the keyboardist, along with Dizzy Reed, during concerts he also plays orchestration, synthesizers and sound effects.

"The sound of this VSTi is nothing less than HUGE. Bravo Arturia!"

Guy Allison (born April 23rd, 1959) is an American composer, pianist and producer.

"I played some tracks for a producer for a record I'm working on and he couldn't believe it was a plug-in! I am in heaven with this plug-in!"



www.darrelldiaz.com

"I feel very nostalgic when I see this revival of the Moog Modular synthesizer which I have used regularly for years."

Isao Tomita (born April 22, 1932) is a renowned Japanese electronic music composer.

www.isaotomita.net

"The sound is amazing and it's the most reliable virtual instrument that I have ever used."

Gareth Jones is a record producer who has worked on many popular and alternative music records by Depeche Mode, Erasure, Indochine, Interpol, and many others.

www.garethjones.com

"I really appreciate the ease of use of Storm Music Studio. Besides this simplicity, Storm may fulfill some of the needs of a professional musician."

"It's very nice that STORM has a great interface to produce music, it enables to shape up your imagination intuitively."




Q'hey's MySpace

"Storm has a unique sound that I like a lot... It's all really useful. I am going to use Storm with all my stuff!"

Jamie Muhoberac is a session keyboardist with numerous credits, including with Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones (Bridges to Babylon), Backstreet Boys, Aly & AJ, Bob Dylan, Goo Goo Dolls, Chris Cornell (Carry On), My Chemical Romance, Paradise Lost, Carmen Rizzo and Pet Shop Boys. He has often worked with producer Trevor Horn, including for Seal, Art of Noise and Rod Stewart (A Spanner in the Works). His father was session player Larry Muhoberac, who worked with Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Dean Martin, and Elvis Presley and others.

"This is the kind of Software people need: an open and transparent interface, instruments that can me made to do all sort of stuff quickly! The Storm music studio has become my editing suit of choice."

DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid (born Paul D. Miller,1970), is an electronic and experimental hip hop musician whose work is often called "illbient" or "trip hop". He is a turntablist and producer. He borrowed his stage name from the character The Subliminal Kid in the novel Nova Express by William S. Burroughs.

www.djspooky.com

"I LOVE STORM! It has some features that you don't see elsewhere which is a really strong point."

Laurence "Lol" Tolhurst (born February 3, 1959) is a founding member and former drummer/keyboardist for the UK goth rock band, The Cure.

Lol Tolhurst's MySpace