The LFOs have triangle and square waveforms with pulse width control, sine and two random waveforms, each with retrigger, rate, offset, delay and attack parameters. The LFO module can modulate the Oscillator, Filter and Amplifier modules.The F1/F2 knob controls the amount of noise that is sent to the Filter 1 and Filter 2 modules. A dedicated Noise module generates white noise and has a Color knob that varies the cutoff frequency of a built-in lowpass filter.Each filter is fed to a discrete Amp module, featuring Level and Pan controls.A Drive chooser allows for various types of saturation for each filter's output. The filters feature flexible routing, allowing them to function in parallel or in series. Two multimode filters with 2- and 4-pole lowpass, highpass, bandpass, notch and formant modes.
Each oscillator also has an integrated pitch envelope. The oscillators also feature a hard sync function and are capable of pulse width modulation when using the square waveform. Two alias-free oscillators featuring sine, square, saw, white noise and a sub oscillator.Physical modeling synthesis allows real-time tweaking and customization of Analogs's individual analog modules and parameters:.Expertly programmed presets covering a range of vintage analog synthesizer sounds and entirely new analog creations.Integrated perfectly into Live's workflow and intuitive user interface.MusicRadar verdict: The MicroLab may not tick all the boxes for a studio controller keyboard, but as a super portable travelling device it hits the mark.
Having said that, there is some pretty stiff competition out there that can provide more features for roughly the same spend. So although this is a very affordable, basic device it still oozes quality. It's then maximised the design and functionality. Arturia has set realistic feature limits rather than try to incorporate too much. Most impressive is probably Arturia’s own Analog Lab Lite, which includes more than 500 presets and dovetails in nicely as mentioned above. MicroLab’s bundled software includes Bitwig Studio 8-Track and UVI’s Grand Piano Model D.
Meanwhile the matt finish on the pitch and mod strips provides a nice contrast to the glossy keyboard keys. MicroLab continues this tradition, and although the small key design won’t suit everyone, the action is positive, quiet and feels robust enough to handle plenty of abuse. We’ve tried a number of Arturia keyboards and the keybeds are excellent. (Image credit: Future) Performance and verdict
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