Arturia Keyboards Explained
In this video course, studio guru Tyler Coffin takes you on an in-depth journey of the Arturia V Keyboard collection, teaching you how to get the most out of these incredible emulations of some of the most important keyboards ever made. You'll learn how to tweak the various onboard parameters to not only achieve the legendary sounds for which these instruments are known, but also some more unique sounds that you can truly make your own. These videos are for new Arturia V Keyboards users.
Videos
• Introduction & Overview (02:45) - First, we get a brief look at the broad aspects of these Arturia virtual keyboard recreations and discuss how we'll approach each of them throughout the series.
• User Interface & Basic Operation (05:34) - In this video, we get acquainted with the common interface elements of the Arturia V Collection keyboards so we have a good initial idea of how we can approach their individual elements later.
• Clavinet V Controls (08:19) - The Clavinet V captures the classic funkiness and percussive sound of an unmistakable instrument. Here, we'll explore the controls that we can fine tune the qualities of the sound.
• Stage-73 V Controls (10:05) - For a classic Rhodes electric piano sound with an authentic feel, the Stage-73 V is an excellent virtual instrument. In this video, Tyler demonstrates its physically modeled parameters.
• Wurli V Controls (09:13) - Another legendary electric piano with its own distinctive character can be found in the Wurli V. Examine the controls of this instrument, which is based on yet another classic keyboard sound.
• Piano V Controls (13:24) - A physically modeled acoustic piano offers great flexibility in the virtual world, and that's exactly what we get from the Piano V. Discover how we can use the parameters of the Piano V to create authentic piano sounds with adjustable characteristics.
• Preset Management & Browser (05:35) - 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 through and add to it within these keyboards.
• Exploring Keyboard Sound Design (11:04) - Each instrument is obviously well-suited for its designed purpose, closely matching the keyboard instrument it emulates. Here, we implement some sound design ideas to create mostly traditional sounds.
• Experimental Sound Design (15:12) - Aside from the sounds you may expect, these keyboards are capable of some less conventional outputs as well. In this video, we work creatively with the various instrument parameters to construct some unique sound design results.
• Review & Conclusion (02:37) - To close things out, Tyler provides a brief review of all you've learned with these Arturia V Collection keyboards and shares a few closing remarks so that you're fully prepared to use these recreated classics to their fullest!