The ultimate studio centrepiece

Do you have a studio full of synths? Full band recordings? Complex monitoring & routing needs? AudioFuse 16Rig gives you the next-level connectivity, versatility, and usability you need for your pro audio applications. Make your sound count.

Treat your setup to an interface that gives you all the connections you need. An entire setup can be kept connected to the rear I/O, leaving the front panel connections available for additional mics, instruments, or devices, while the inputs & outputs can be expanded with ADAT and rerouted as needed.

Give your recordings the shine and clarity they deserve with premium 24-bit AD/DA converters from ESS and Cirrus Logic. Whether it’s synths, guitars, vocals, or any combination of inputs, expect top-notch sound across the board.

For DAW-less jamming or live performances, AudioFuse 16Rig just works. The interface can pass audio and MIDI signals even without a computer connected, with a low-latency MIDI-controllable internal mixer. You can even save configuration presets for easy stitching between setups.

Configure AudioFuse 16Rig’s connections to suit nearly any need, including multiple sends/returns for creative recording and mixing, A/B speaker switching for confident mixing, guitar re-amping, multiple headphone outputs for ensemble recording, and more.

Make AudioFuse 16Rig work for you; control its settings through the front panel controls or via the included AudioFuse Control Center software, configure the interface for desktop or rackmount operation, integrate it with practically any studio environment, and instantly switch between different audio scenarios with ease.

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Arturia’s PolyBrute is a polysynth that fuses expressivity with the raw energy of analogue — morphing between multiple sonic states within presets, and putting unprecedented sound sculpting and patching power at your fingertips. Now, explore new heights of polyphonic sound with an array of embellishments, experimental features, and creative upgrades for PolyBrute, available for free with the release of Firmware 3.0.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Introducing Distortion
Go even further with coloration and sound-sculpting with PolyBrute’s new Distortion category, featuring 7 types of crunch to add to its vibrant list of modulation, delay, and reverb effects. The 7 modes are: Subtle Tape, Classic Distortion, Soft Clip, Worn Out Tape, Germanium, BitCrusher, and DownSample.

Flexible Effects Routing
Dig deeper into PolyBrute’s signal chain and rewire its effects to suit your sound design flow; both the Insert and Send modes can now be adjusted in terms of order.

Enhanced Tuning
A wider range of tuning options lets you adjust PolyBrute’s musical role in your projects, from tuning individual oscillators more deeply to transposing the keyboard to suit a particular track or style.

New Stereo Layer Mode

Allocate one voice to the left channel and one to the right to add increased natural width to PolyBrute’s sounds.

Over 350 New Presets
PolyBrute’s library has been totally reworked with new and enhanced presets that emphasise its expressivity, analogue power, and new features like Distortion and Stereo Layer mode.

PolyBrute Connect

Communication between PolyBrute and its software counterpart is now quicker, smoother, and more intuitive, also accommodating other new features from firmware 3.0.

Workflow & Expression Improvements
Numerous fixes and much-requested additions to PolyBrute’s feature set, from reloading your last saved preset on startup to more features and parameters displayed on-screen in real-time.

Arturia has expanded its software instrument line-up with Acid V — an enhanced emulation of the legendary Roland TB-303 bass synth. Combining Arturia’s benchmark modelling authenticity with creative and experimental enhancements, Acid V brings the classic acid sound into the modern production era for today’s music makers and sound explorers.

Acid V is a software instrument inspired by the cult-classic bass synth that pushed the underground into overdrive. Reactive ever-evolving bass grooves, mutated sequences fizzing with distortion, and revitalised rave experimentations await.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Little Box, Big Bass

A simple synth that changed bass for good, reborn in plugin form with component-level accuracy, capturing the pure sonic essence of a certified classic for today’s producers.

In Constant Motion

Acid V is all about movement; users can instantly spawn jagged polymetric sequences, hypnotic scale-based patterns, and endless sonic mutations.

Rave Revitalised

The strobe-lit dance movements of the ‘80s right through to modern day share the same analog DNA; now it’s ready to be manipulated, reinvented, and transformed in any DAW.

A Mutated Classic

Steer the 303 sound into experimental territory with upgraded features and effects delivering sounds far darker, deeper, and more impactful than the original.

Introductory Offer

To celebrate the launch, new and existing users can unlock limited-time introductory discounts on Acid V, plus a bundle with V Collection 9. Users can login at the website to unlock their exclusive discounts, available until September 14th.

What are the key factors behind your choice of a controller keyboard? Good question. I’m glad you asked, because it’s something I’ve been giving some thought to while testing the new Keylab Essential Mk3 — Arturia’s latest lightweight controller.

Firstly, will you be mainly using it in the studio or on stage? If it’s a performance keyboard then you’re likely to want the best keybed you can afford (probably weighted if you’re a piano player) and enough pots and sliders to deal with whatever sound source you use. For example, many who use Mainstage will use an eight-slider controller for pushing up the right sound at the appropriate time (Korg’s NanoKontrol seems to be the unit du jour). 

If, on the other hand, you’re not worried about live performance, then an expensive keybed isn’t such a big deal. In fact, a lighter touch that’s just as good for belting out lead lines, chords or drum parts, is more useful. You probably also want your controller to help you audition sounds, quickly mess with presets, and make sonic decisions quicker and easier than with a keyboard and mouse. What’s more, some DAW integration would be handy — transport control, at the very least.

Let’s take a look at Arturia’s Mk3 of Keylab Essential and see if it’s for you.

MIDI & HUI

For starters, let’s acknowledge the obvious. All keyboard controllers have more in common than they do differences. They all spit out MIDI data to control (in most cases) your computer running a DAW or soft synth (MIDI is a 40-ish year-old invention). Just about everyone uses the HUI language for other control messages (something Mackie invented 20-plus years ago). So the truth is, if you had all the time in the world, you could program just about any controller keyboard on the market to perfectly fit your workflow. In fact, in the early days of controller keyboards, that’s kinda what we were expected to do… most of those people are now bald. 

In other words, no one has that sort of patience, not even during covid. So we quite reasonably expect the manufacturer to do the hard work for us and map all those pesky MIDI controller messages so we don’t have to.

Which is why we see platform-focussed controller keyboards. For example, if you spend most of your time in a Native Instruments sonic environment, you’d be mad not to look at the NI Komplete Kontrol. Push is obviously an Ableton controller with deep Live integration. Novation has released FLkey for the ‘fruity’ crew… and guess what, Arturia’s Keylab ranges are awesome if you rely on Analog Lab and its V Collection of instruments.