Saturday 16th, January | 02:00 UTC+1
Come join Arturia User Group - Chicago on Friday, 1/15 at 7pm CST, an interview/ Pigments demonstration livestream on utilizing Arturia’s power synth, Pigments, by producer “Chizzy”. W will provide an interview and demonstration on how to produce a track from start to finish using Pigments, to expand your productions as sound explorers!
Thursday 7th, January
Join us to explore the '80s sampling icon that defined the state of music as we know it today. During this live workshop we'll explore the authentic architecture, creative features, and timeless sound of Emulator II V, and demonstrate building a track with it as the only device.
Nov 28th
Come join Arturia User Group - Los Angeles on Saturday, 11/28 at 1pm PST, a deep dive livestream on utilizing Arturia’s V Collection power browser, Analog Lab 4, with KeyLab MkII controller integration. Here we will provide a tutorial on how to navigate within Analog Lab 4, as you control parameters with the KeyLab MkII to expand your productions as sound explorers!
Tuesday, 2 November 2020
This workshop will be completely in Spanish. The first part consists of a completely live presentation of the artist CAMC from Venezuela and lead manager of the Guadalajara / Mexico user group and in the 2nd Part he will explain some of the techniques he uses with his physical equipment and the considerations he has. When it comes to performing live, at the same time, attendees will be able to ask questions and they will be answered in real time.
This video shows various recording techniques from 2 microphones, 4 mics, and 8 mics, all recorded through AudioFuse 8Pre and mixed using AudioFuse Creative Suite. Brendan and Mike show their drum tuning tips, drum dampening, microphone placements, and some other handy tips too.
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Didn’t see our past streams yet? No stress. Click the link below or visit Arturia’s YouTube channel to access all our past webinars. Dig deep into what our software and hardware can offer - you might just find the treasure of knowledge you’ve been looking for. See you there!
Tuesday 19th, May
Arturia will announce the launch of a brand new product, worldwide. To be part of the release, join us for a special livestream hosted by our product experts Baptiste and Pierre and discover your new studio must-have! Hear it in its nasty action and ask our dedicated team questions during the Q&A session at the end.
End of April - Beginning of May
Join us for a night of networking, demonstrations, giveaways, and a producers battle presented by ARTURIA in partnership with Westlake Pro and The Los Angeles Recording School! Submit your instrumental for a chance to be one of eight finalists that will battle head-to-head at the Ivar Theater in Hollywood, CA.
Thursday 30th, April
DrumBrute Impact is an analog drum machine that packs a punch. See how easy it is to make a pattern, then add factors to make the rhythmsmore interesting and satisfying. Never made a beat on a drum machine before? Now's the time to learn how to do just that."
Tuesday 28rd, April
V Collection is an incredibly inspiring bundle of software instruments. It gives you access to the most famous keyboards of music history that have evolved to sonic excellence over decades. By using these legendary tools, we will dive into how a Detroit Electro inspired track was made. This livestream will make you understand why these instruments are more relevant in music production more than ever before.
This month’s sound banks include some seriously inspiring presets. From electronic trips straight from the 70s Berlin scene to noisy, intergalactic drama, you’ll be spoiled for choice with our thick basses, VHS scratches, and spooky lo-fi beats. We’re also excited to reveal our second tribute to Vangelis in honour of his inexhaustible synth heritage.
Tuesday 21st, April
During this session, we will first go through the new features brought by the update. Then we will break down a rythmic preset made by Victor Morello to understand how it has been desgined and tweak it to make it sound more personnal.
Tuesday 21st, April
We will look at the new features of the version 2 firmware, and learn how to make our own presets. MicroFreak is a versatile and slightly unusual digital synthesizer. It's capable of producing classic synth, lead, pad, and keys sounds, however it's when you get under to hood that the surprises are revealed.
Tuesday 14th, April
In this workshop we will look at the vintage analog synthesizers, digital synthesizers, pianos, and other keys to discuss possible applications for music production. We will discuss the sonic qualities of some of the instruments and possible use cases, such as which instruments are good for bass, leads, or pads.
Thursday 9nd, April
Going through the history of V Collection instruments and Analog Lab, we will show you tips and tricks on how to use all the instruments that come with Analog Lab in a professional track. Using the powerful browser to filter quickly through a vast library of sounds, we will demonstrate how finding the right sound for your track has become easier than ever.
Tuesday 7nd, April
During this live workshop we will discover unique functions such as reamping or Bluetooth audio streaming, understand the benefits of the most complete monitoring section on an audio interface, check out the audio performances of Arturia's Discrete Pro preamps, and more! We will also review AudioFuse Creative Suite bundle offered with all AudioFuse interfaces.
Tuesday 31st, March
Sébastien is the designer of KeyStep Pro, and in this first workshop he will go through the features of the instrument, what makes it unique, and how it could integrate in your setup. There will be a video presentation, some (hopefully) musical illustrations and some time for questions from participants at the end.
March 16th - 19th
Under the umbrella of Miami Music Week, the Winter Music Conference [WMC] will return to Miami Beach next March with even more updates and insightful programming that will bring together a new generation of industry professionals and music consumers for a week of unforgettable experiences.
In this month’s preset pack update, we’ve got something very special in store for you. Not only will you find 2 exciting new granular sets from your favorite sound designers, but we’ve also got some menacing Trap sounds, and a signature series from industrial hero Blush Response. Let’s dive in!
March 7th
Come see the newest and hottest Arturia products and meet our staff members!
The Los Angeles Synth Expo is a free for all interactive marketplace of synthesizers – pictures from previous expos we organized in NYC, Austin and Toronto can be found here. Hundreds of sonic devices, at your fingertips, in the headphones.
February 25th
Come discover keyStep Pro, the sequencer Arturia just announced at NAMM show. If you're living in Málaga, Sevilla, Madrid or Barcelona it's your chance to know in and out the sequencer that might become the new center of your studio. KeyStep Pro gives keyboard players incredible sequencing and performance power in an affordable, versatile controller. Be one of the first to have your hands on the solution all live electronic artists have been waiting for! During the events more Arturia instruments will be presented: MiniBrute 2, AudioFuse Studio...and you'll even have the chance to win a MicroFreak! We are waiting for you!
Nov 28th
Arturia is proud to be partnering with the Modular Commune, a series of events about modular synth and other electronic instruments. The organizers want to introduce the concept and technology of modular synth to a greater crowd, improve modular synth owners’ skills of using them through these events.
Nov 10th
In collaboration with DualTRX, DJ Superstore will be hosting for the second time the 2019 Bucharest Modular meet. Come and test different modular and synthesizer gear, experience live sessions, bring your gear and exchange ideas in this yearly event. A special surprise from Arturia Awaits you!
Nori Ubakata has been an in-demand sound designer for decades. He’s created hundreds of sounds for Arturia, and was an important figure in shaping the sound of the original DX7. Now his “Shofuku” expansion cartridges have been imported to our DX7 V software instrument. Explore the revamped sounds of 1984!
Oct 26th, 11AM - 8PM
Join IMSTA and SAE Institute as they host IMSTA FESTA, a celebration of music technology packed with Panels, Workshops & Master Classes, Song Critiques, Demonstrations and more. IMSTA FESTA is a FREE event open to everyone in the music making community; professional and semi-professional musicians, songwriters, music producers, and audio engineers, as well as music students and educators.
Oct 10th
For the first time in Belarus and in collaboration with DJShop.by , Arturia's product specialist Jakub Manaj will be holding an event at DJ Shop Minsk. Gears like MicroFreak, Drumbrute Impact, Beatstep Pro, MicroLab, Pigments, V-Collection 7 and more will be on the frontline of this event. Come meet with us and ask us your questions!
Oct 8th, 6:30PM - 8:30PM
We invite Korean musicians and Aturia users to synthesizer, audio and sound design seminars with the founder Frederic Brun.
Fun synthesizer stories, audio recordings, and sound designs from the founders. Various gifts and souvenirs are also available!
Don't miss the wonderful “ARTURIA STORY” shared with the best synthesizers and keyboardist experts in Korea!
A follow-up to one of our most popular sound banks! In this tribute to rock legends Pink Floyd, you’ll find 32 iconic, incredibly accurate synth, key, and organ patches from Animals, The Wall, and Dark Side of the Moon!
Straight from the heart of pioneering 90s Trance, this pack of 32 sounds gives you all the biting tone you’d expect from razor-sharp digital and FM synths. Strings, polyphonic keys, bass patches, cool effects and atmospheres, and even a few percussive elements.
For 4 decades, sound engineer, layback mixer, synth programmer, musician, and all-around awesome dude Larry Hopkins has been involved in some of the biggest films and TV series ever made. Lost, Breaking Bad, Ratatouille, Finding Nemo, he even helped spec the synth chip for the Sega Saturn! We met up with Larry to chat about his work, and his new signature sound bank.
A love letter to DX7 V, Hopkins has created 100 presets that show serious mastery of this FM icon, developed since the 80s, and now here for you to explore.
Launch yourself into early Daft Punk sounds with thissound bank, packed with awesome hybrid funk/electro sequences, keyboard and synth sounds.
7 September 2019
Join Imsta and SAE Institute New York, as we host IMSTA FESTA, a celebration of music technology packed with Panels, Workshops & Master Classes, Song Critiques, Demonstrations and more. Hosting industry experts in an environment where music-makers can network, interact and learn with each other face-to-face, this annual one-day event is not to be missed. IMSTA FESTA is a FREE event open to everyone in the music making community; professional and semi-professional musicians, songwriters, music producers, and audio engineers, as well as music students and educators.
Did you know our awesome little controller/sequencer got a great new upgrade? New abilities, tighter workflow, and even more fun to use. Best of all, the upgrade is free! Check out the new changes, update yours today, and - if you don’t own a KeyStep yet - why not treat yourself? There’s never been a better time.
June 21-22
With two days of the hottest new gear, mind-blowing workshops, and performances by some of the best in the business, Sweetwater's GearFest is a music-maker's paradise. Thousands of dollars of gear giveaways, camping, and GearFest-exclusive gear deals and it's all absolutely FREE! Spend the weekend with 15,000 fellow musicians and register for this year's GearFest.
June 06-10th
The mystical little party hidden in the middle of the woods. Gottwood is an independent, boutique, and very intimate underground electronic festival. Inside the festival, Ruffy’s Lab will be hosting synth clinics, packed with numerous electronic toys, including Arturia gear, and an open invite to play them.
Musician Bamanya Brian has recently build a totally DIY modular synth rig, from locally sourced parts and circuits in Uganda, East Africa. He’s been using the Arturia BeatStep Pro to sequence this scratch-built since marvel, and we caught up with him to chat about his passion for modular.
A synthesizer like no other, MicroFreak is a peculiar, exceptional instrument that rewards the curious musician. It blends wavetable and digital oscillators with analog filters. It features a unique poly-aftertouch flat keyboard. It adds controlled randomness to sequences. This isn’t a revolution, it’s a mutiny.
May 15th
Arturia product presentation and demo day, with the headliner being MicroFreak . It’s a good opportunity for everyone to learn about the newest addition to the Arturia family, as well as to see all products in action. The event will take place at Delta College’s presentation room and it will be open to all audiences.
May 4th and 5th
Synth fanatics all gather at Synth Day & Night in Rome, with the headliner being MicroFreak. It’s a good opportunity to see all Arturia synths in action – try make some exciting sounds on the MiniBrute 2 and MiniBrute 2S, and learn some interesting tricks you can do with sound design on the MicroFreak.
Guy from Arturia goes over the basics of Synthi V, a software reincarnation of the iconic “silver machine” analog synth. This video covers the basics of the instrument, like its layout, features, options, and even a few of the presets so you can start getting to grips with this great synth.
April 13th
Arturia Turkey distributor Compel Music is going to hold an event in collabration with instructors Göktuğ Çiftçi & Mehmet Akar of İstanbul Sonar House Electronic Music School. Duo will introduce Arturia’s new soft synthesizer Pigments, share tips & tricks and will create new sounds via software.
March 25th to April 08th
These intensive workshops of musical production with technology and synthesis (initial and advanced) and synthesizers, sequencers and electronic drums aim to provide a broad and concise panorama focused on the understanding of electronic musical instruments and the processing, mixing and recording devices.
April 5th to 07th
These intensive workshops of musical production with technology and synthesis (initial and advanced) and synthesizers, sequencers and electronic drums aim to provide a broad and concise panorama focused on the understanding of electronic musical instruments and the processing, mixing and recording devices.
March 29th
An evening of piano, beatboxing and electronics...
Joining the line-up at this years event is electronic producer Luke Abbott with Jack Wyllie of Portico Quartet. Reeps One will bring the beatboxing for a very unique piano performance and Float artist Andrea Belfi will perform tracks by Moondog with his trio hobocombo.
March 15th & 16th
The SXSW Music Festival invites artists, industry professionals, and
fans from all over the world to Austin, Texas for a week every March to attend performances by iconic artists, make professional connections, elevate their musical careers, and discover the next wave of musical talent.
Our latest software synth is now available to “rent to own” through our friends at Splice. Now you can enjoy Pigments right now, with low monthly installments, pause any time, and own it forever after your final payment. No nonsense, no interest, and no inflated prices. If you’ve been thinking about it, now is it the perfect time to start exploring this superb synth
In the latest episode of our simple, easy to follow tutorials, Guy goes over the different modes, sounds, and configurations of the twin filters found in Pigments. Whether you like smooth analog tone-shaping, aggressive cuts, or self-oscillating resonance, Pigments has you covered.
February 23rd
A celebration of music technology packed with Panels, Workshops & Master Classes, Song Critiques, Demonstrations and more. IMSTA FESTA is a FREE event open to everyone in the music making community; professional and semi-professional musicians, songwriters, music producers, and audio engineers, as well as music students and educators.
UK synth-pop act Years & Years have been smashing it recently. With 2 huge selling albums, loads of hit songs, the guys have now kicked off a year-long world tour. We found a moment in their crazy schedule to chat with synth and beat production pro Emre Türkmen about how he goes about creating beats, using DrumBrute Impact in the studio.
In the latest edition of our “Art of Inspiration” series, we hear from one of our electronic idols on how she finds that creative spark. A superbly useful collection of advice from big-name artists, we hope you find this week’s thoughts from Emika both inspiring and motivating.
Pigments just got better. Just a month after its release, our heroic software team have upgraded Pigments to version 1.1. Here’s a few of the new features you’ll find in the update: Poly Aftertouch • Added a 6dB LPF and HPF slope mode to the Multimode Filter • New master tune control • Turing and Binary random sources with reset trigger sources • Velocity and Keyboard curve editor in Keyboard tab • 15 new presets from Andrew Huang
Follow Bryan as we dive into the exciting twin-synth engine that forms the basis of Pigments' sound. We'll cover the triple-voice virtual analog engine, as well as the superbly powerful wavetable engine. Learn what every parameter does with useful sound demos, and easily master your new instrument.
A long-time lover of our V Collection software bundle, Starcadian’s music is a cinematic, genre-hopping mix of lush retro, neon-soaked synths, snappy drum machines, and dream-like textures. We had the pleasure of catching up with the mysterious man behind the mask to chat about his inspiration, the gear he uses, and his plans for the future.