Music software and hardware company Arturia and Berlin-based software company Bitwig have collectively announced the availability of three Producer Pack bundles. These bundles integrate an Arturia KeyLab hybrid keyboard controller with the workflow of Bitwig Studio music creation and performance software. Integration is key here, and every KeyLab has been mapped to work with the DAW software provided. Also bundled in are Arturia’s Analog Lab software suite and Mini V, a software recreation of a vintage Minimoog.
With Bitwig normally retailing for £249.99, and Mini-V costing €99, the Producer Packs represent good value for money, given that prices start at £309.
Three versions of the Producer Pack bundle are now available, differentiated by the KeyLab keyboard controller included. As implied by name, Producer Pack 25 (£309) is based around the KeyLab 25, the smallest keyboard controller in the range. It features 25 keys with velocity sensitivity for performance flexibility, complimented by a feature-packed panel bristling with controls compatible with third-party software and hardware alike; Producer Pack 49 (£339) and Producer Pack 61 (£419) come complete with the larger KeyLab 49 and KeyLab 61, respectively, maximising performance and expression further still, thanks to their respective 49- and 61-note keyboards boasting both aftertouch and velocity sensitivity.
Arturia President Frédéric Brun say this of the new partnership: “We are thrilled to be partnering with our friends at Bitwig so we can bring you the Producer Packs. Bitwig Studio is one of the most innovative and smart software solutions that we have seen coming through in recent years. We think musicians will enjoy finding a top-quality controller, a very smart production suite, Analog Lab’s huge collection of sounds, and also Mini V in one package.”
Arturia’s KeyLab packages come complete with its attractive Analog Lab software synthesizer solution, boasting a huge library of over 5000 presets by internationally-renowned sound designers taken from all eight of its TAE (True Analog Emulation) synthesis-powered Mini V,Modular V, CS-80V, ARP2600 V, Jupiter-8V, Prophet 5, Prophet VS, and Oberheim SEM V (http://sosm.ag/jul12-semv) soft synths, as well as VOX Continental-V (http://sosm.ag/oct14continentalv)— bringing back the coveted classic sounds of the Sixties-vintage VOX Continental 300 organ as authentic-sounding software — and the Wurlitzer V (http://sosm.ag/dec12-wurlitzer-v) software recreation of the classic Wurlitzer 200A electric piano, providing the immediacy of a hardware instrument with the flexibility of a software-based solution.
What’s more, owners of any of Arturia’s aforementioned Analog Classics can, of course, delve as deep as they like and are free to fully edit sounds without having to leave the user-friendly Analog Lab environment. Again, all Arturia software is already mapped to work with its KeyLab keyboard controllers so users don’t have to do it themselves.
