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ARTURIA – Analog Laboratory – USER’S MANUAL 27
If you have an even more specific idea of the sound you are looking for you can add
additional filter criteria using one of the Characteristics filters. If you click on the “Bright”
box, for example, the Preset list will now display only bright-sounding Brass presets that
were made using Modular V. As you can see, “OctBrass” is still contained in the list
because it has a characteristically bright tone.
4.2.3 Modify a preset
Analog Lab has a lot of great features, but among the best are the assignable knobs and
faders in the Controls section of the virtual keyboard. The exact number and position of
these controls may vary depending on which Arturia controller has been detected by
Analog Lab, but no matter which model is shown the result will be the same: Those
knobs and faders make it possible to modify a preset to suit your needs for a session, or
to set up the controls with your favorite parameters for live performance.
Note: When you switch presets you’ll notice that the assignments of some of the controls
may change; this is due to a number of factors such as the parameter names on the
original synthesizers (Emphasis vs. Resonance, etc.) and the presence or absence of
certain parameters on a given synth.
Let's continue using the “OctBrass” preset while we focus on the Controls section. If
you’re using the default virtual keyboard the knobs and sliders should look like this:
The Controls section
Let’s say that you’ve decided that “OctBrass” is very close to what you want, but you'd
actually like it to be brighter than it is. All you have to do is turn the VCF1 Cutoff knob in
the Controls section clockwise until you reach the desired sound.
Filter Cutoff knob (VCF1)
Now let’s say that we want the preset to have a quick attack. To do that, simply adjust
the controls labeled “AttackTime Env1” and “AttackTime VCA1” to their minimum
positions.
By making these slight modifications to the original “OctBrass” preset we have
transformed our sound from a mellow synth brass into an aggressive polysynth. You can
modify it further by changing the release time or any other available parameter; there is
a huge range of sonic possibilities within these parameters.
Please see Chapter 5.4.6 for more information regarding the functions of these controls.
You must own a copy of the instrument you are editing in order to have full access to all of its parameters.