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ARTURIA – Analog Laboratory – USER’S MANUAL 45
5.3.9 Organization
In addition to the preset filters that help the user easily search and select among the
3,500 various presets, there are also view options within the Preset Manager that allows
the user to choose how the presets are listed.
When the user selects the filter criteria, the list of Presets appears in a vertical column in
the middle of the screen under Preset Name. By default, the presets will be listed
automatically in alphabetical order from A to Z under Preset Name. However, if the user
prefers, the presets can be arranged on the screen according to other criteria in the
adjacent columns:
INSTRUMENT In this column, the name of the original instrument that produced the
sound is offered for each preset. Therefore, it will list among the
following instruments: Minimoog V, Moog Modular V, ARP2600 V, CS-
80 V, Prophet V, Prophet VS or Jupiter-8V. By clicking on the title bar
labeled Instrument, the columns will reorganize alphabetically under
the Instrument column.
TYPE In this column, the type of instrument appears corresponding to each
preset. By clicking at the top of the column on the Type title bar, the
presets presented will be listed alphabetically according to Type in the
same column.
CPU In this column, the CPU usage rate appears for each preset. By
clicking the title bar labeled CPU at the top of this column, the presets
will be arranged on a scale from 1 to 5. 1 represents a low CPU usage
rate while 5 represent a high CPU usage rate.
FAVORITES
(FAV)
Allows to classify presets according to usage or general preference as
one does in popular media players. Simply check one’s Favorite
presets and access them by clicking the title bar at the top of the
column. One may also easily access the favorites with the Favorites
filter option.
5.4 Keyboard view
The Keyboard view of the Analog Laboratory (accessed either by the “Keyboard” or “All”
view in the toolbar) gives the user access to both the virtual keyboard and all the
controls with which the user can modify the sounds of the presets. We will take a
moment now to look at these controls.
5.4.1 Virtual keyboard
The LEVEL knob controls the general volume of Analog Laboratory. The more the knob is
turned to the right the higher the output level is raised.
The virtual keyboard visually presents 49 keys and allows producing the sounds of the
Analog Laboratory without the need for an external master MIDI keyboard. With the help
of the OCTAVE transpose function found on the left of the virtual keyboard, above the
pitch and modulation wheels, the user may scroll up or down the keyboard for notes in
higher or lower ranges than is visually presented.