Arturia Organs Explained
Join virtual instrument guru Tyler Coffin for an extensive video course on Aturia's organs from the V collection. Arturia really outdid themselves in recreating these three iconic instruments - the Hammond B-3, the Vox Continental, and the Farfisa - and Tyler gives you the complete lowdown on their capabilities and functionality. You'll learn not only how to recreate the classic tones that made these organs famous, but you'll also see how you can achieve new and experimental sounds as well, allowing you to make your own personal mark on the sonic legacy of these legends! These videos are for new Arturia V Collection users.
Videos
• Introduction & Overview (02:31) - First, we get a brief look at the broad aspects and background of the Arturia V Collection organs - the B-3 V, Farfisa V, and Vox Continental V - and discuss how we'll approach each in this series.
• User Interface & Basic Operation (07:39) - In this video, we get acquainted with the common interface elements of the Arturia V Collection organs so we'll have a good initial idea of how we can approach their individual elements later.
• B-3 V Controls (15:25) - B-3 V is a recreation of a classic Hammond tonewheel organ with some excellent features of its own as well. Discover how to modify its drawbars and other parameters for a customizable and authentic organ sound.
• Farfisa V Controls (15:03) - The Farfisa V is a faithful virtual version of the classic Farfisa Compact Deluxe organ. With a wider range of flexibility than its contemporaries (due to more waveforms and unique parameters), this organ is capable of some fantastic sounds. Here, we get a look at its features and how we can use them.
• VOX Continental V Controls (11:20) - The Vox Continental V recreates its namesake in a very usable virtual package with a great sound. Here, we explore the various parameters, from drawbars to effects, so that we have a good understanding of how to modify our sounds.
• Preset Management & Browser (04:27) - Arturia's Browser offers an efficient organization tool for all of its virtual instruments, and in this video, we get a look how we can sort and add to it within these organs.
• Exploring Organ Sound Design (08:48) - Organs typically operate in a fairly similar manner, and these recreated instruments follow the footsteps of their physical counterparts very closely. In this video, we hit on the sound design concepts that tie these instruments together.
• Experimental Sound Design (11:48) - Although the V Collection organs can authentically recreate the standard tones for which they're known, we can stretch their capacity a bit into some more unique sonic territories. In this video, we get a bit experimental with our organ sound design.
• Review & Conclusion (03:26) - To close things out, we get a brief review of all we've learned with these Arturia V Collection organs and touch on a few closing remarks and tips, so you're fully prepared to put these recreated classics to work!