Arturia Farfisa V

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Farfisa V COMBO ORGAN COOLNESS Farfisa V physically models the unique characteristics of the Farfisa combo organs that helped define the Top 40 sounds of the ‘60s—complete with enh ancements that help you forge new sonic territory today. Arturia’s innovative physical modeling faithfully recreates every nuance of the Farfisa Compact Deluxe and Duo combo organs found on numerous hits. Enhancements bring you a one-of-a-kind instrument combining the freedom of synthesizers with the unique tone of organs for unprecedented creative potential. An array of included effects pedals gives you all the tools to make the sound your own. Bell-bottoms optional. The sound of the ‘60s, the sound of today The Farfisa V brings you sounds that will never get old. Imagine the fun you can have with the classic Farfisa combo organ sounds behind ‘60s chart toppers like Strawberry Alarm Clock’s “Incense and Peppermints” and The Grass Roots “Midnight Confessions”. Those eternally happy bubblegum sounds made a comeback in the ‘80s in the hands of Blondie, Talking Heads and others, and are still cruising today in retro pop, rock and reggae. The Farfisa V is super simple to use and 147 presets from top sound designers assure that you’ll get right down to rockin’ out. If you’re an organist, you’ll love playing this gem. If you’re a producer, you’ll appreciate having the unique ear candy of the Farfisa V in your vintage collection. And if you played a combo organ back in the day, prepare to groove on waves of nostalgia courtesy of an old friend. Infuse your music with the cheerful essence of surf and sunshine. Groovy, baby! Faithfully yours Like all Arturia vintage instrument homages, the Farfisa V is completely true to the original. That’s because rather than sampling, we use our proprietary physical modeling technology to recreate in software the exact sonic characteristics of the original under all circumstances. Press any button and it responds just like the hardware. It even looks like the original. If you ever wanted a Farfisa, this is a Farfisa. Playing the Farfisa V is just like having the real thing —except this one doesn’t have cigarette burns on the keys and will never break. More than just an organ The Farfisa V is what would happen if an organ and a synthesizer had a love child. The original Farfisa already hinted at the synthesizers to come with features like key repeat and a rudimentary envelope. The split keyboard option let you assign either one or two of the lower octaves to a separate bass sound. There was also a cool knee lever that manually controlled a filter, like an early version of a wah. (Of course, you can map that to the controller of your choice on the Farfisa V.) We’ve taken our modern version way beyond all that, though. Pop the hood of the Farfisa V and you get tons of extra creative options like the ability to design your own additive waveforms, select new waves for the bass section, set offset filters, customize the envelopes to shape your tone, and more. On the floor, you’ll find a vintage amp and a collection of old-school stomp boxes already plugged in and ready to party —and the settings for the whole rig are saved in your presets. The Farfisa V goes further than any traditional electronic organ, giving you options to infuse your music with new sounds that make people sit up and pay attention. From Italy with love Farfisa started manufacturing combo organs in Italy in 1964. Our Farfisa V combines two of the most popular models—the Compact Deluxe and Compact Duo. While Farfisas were primarily an answer to the problem of lugging console organs like Hammonds around, their transistor-based design had its own unique bright, cheery sound that quickly found its way into the pop music heyday that was the ‘60s. While predated by Vox, Farfisa had better distribution in the USA, and therefore took an earlier spotlight in the States’ music scene. Both the Vox and Farfisa were thinner and brighter than the Hammond, yet the more brittle-toned Farfisa could cut through a studio track and live rock like nothing else. (If you’re serious about your collection, you need all three!) Regardless of what generation you’re from, you’ve heard Farfisas whether you know it or not. Early hit makers included Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs (“Wooly Bully”), Percy Sledge (“When a Man Loves a Woman”) and Strawberry Alarm Clock (“Incense and Peppermints”). The ‘70s saw Farfisas in the hands of Led Zeppelin (“Dancing Days”), Elton John (“Crocodile Rock”), and Pink Floyd (“Time”). Over the ensuing decades these Italian keys have been loved by artists as diverse as Jean Michel Jarre, Sun Ra, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Blondie, B-52s, Talking Heads, REM, Green Day, Philip Glass, Stereolab and more. Modeling the Farfisa sound Physical modeling is the only way to faithfully reproduce the sound of vintage analog electronics. That’s what we do. The transistor-based Farfisa is a poster child for what analog delivers best—a larger-than-life, gritty organic quality that sits just right in the ear. Sampling loses something in the translation, especially when it comes to the way multiple notes interact and faithfully recreating all the myriad combinations of settings. So, as you would expect, Arturia’s version is, instead, built from the ground up using the physical modeling technology at the heart of our award-winning V Collection of reborn and enhanced vintage instruments. For Farfisa V, we’ve meticulously modeled the real behavior of each component, right down to the transistors, oscillators, filters and built-in effects. With Farfisa V, you get the same classic sound and feel of the original ‘60s combo organs. Oh, behave! Bass section Another unique Farfisa feature is the option to switch either one or two of the bottom keyboard octaves to a dedicated bass sound—great for covering bass with your left hand. A handy retro Bass Manual lever controls the relative volume. The rocker tabs let you select between a soft and sharp bass sound, as well as add a short or long decay envelope for different degrees of percussiveness that make your delivery closer to that of a bass guitar. Built-in effects Farfisas have both vibrato and tremolo circuits. Each has its own trademark sonic character and speed setting, and you can combine them for unique shimmering effects. You also have the option to toggle in either a percussion or repeat effect. Percussion mode gives you three settings for A/R envelopes that control the basic note transients, while Repeat gives you a cyclic retriggering of held notes for an effect similar to the one found on The Who’s “Baba O’Riley”. Multi-Tone Booster section Toggling the MTB tab selects between the white Treble section and the green Multi-Tone Booster (MTB) section. Beyond giving you two different sonic characteristics to play with, toggling is also handy for quickly switching between sounds while performing different parts of a song. With MTB, the tabs select the pitches of the Farfisa Compact waveform (which sounds like a blend of sawtooth and pulse). With All Booster on, the filter is open all the way. With All Booster off, the filter is partially closed and you can open it with the Knee Lever—which you can map to any MIDI controller—for a very cool wah-wah type of performance effect. Treble section The timbre of the upper key range can be affected by two different sets of controls. Each of the nine white tabs in the Treble section gives you a combination of a pitch (16’, 8’, etc.) and filter (Flute, Strings, etc.), an architecture inherited from pipe organs and not found on the Hammonds of the day. Various combinations will give you different harmonic richness in addition to the octaves alone. The red Brilliant tab makes the 2-2/3’ tab even brighter, part of the Farfisa signature sound that can help you really cut through in a mix. If you’ve always fantasized about having a Farfisa Compact Deluxe—or longed for the one you used to have—the Farfisa V faithfully brings its unique sound to your collection in all its glory. Far out, man! A new twist on an old favorite Pop the hood on the Farfisa V and you’ll find lots of new goodies that exploit the instrument’s organ-synthesizer connection. New waveforms go beyond the organ In Additive mode, you’ll use your mouse to draw across 48 small sliders to mix sine wave harmonics (filtered by your Treble or MTB settings), giving you everything from a classic tone-wheel organ sound to space bells. Toggle to Shape mode, and you can use those same 48 sliders to draw your waveform from scratch or modify one of the standard waveform templates (square, sawtooth, etc.). You can shape your overall timbre further with a 12dB/octave fixed filter, plus old-school bass and treble controls. Your left hand will love the enhanced bass section Use the enhanced bass section to give your left-hand parts even more unique character. It includes a selection of additional waveforms—including your creations with the 48 Additive/Shape sliders—as well as a 24db ladder tone filter and resonance. Vintage tuning or equal temperament A byproduct of the octave-divider technology used in the original Farfisa was that the tuning didn’t have equal temperament. Since that less-than-perfect tuning is actually part of the classic sound, you’ll find that many of the Farfisa V organ templates retain that characteristic. We’ve also provided tuning controls for each of the 12 master oscillators so it’s easy to invoke equal temperament for a more contemporary sound, or even experiment with custom intonations. Even more love Toggle on the custom A/R envelope and you have control over the attack and release of your sound to take things more into the realm of synths and string machines. With Farfisa V, you can even sync tremolo and/or repeat to your host system tempo for exacting precision, including note values ranging from 1/16ths to 2 whole notes to propel your tracks. Dial in just the desired about of line hum from yesteryear or make your sounds pristine with no line noise at all. There’s so much more to love, but we have to mention that our MIDI Learn feature makes it a snap to map just about any onscreen control to the physical controller of your choice. Bam… instant expression! Once we got deep into modeling the original Farfisa electronics, we couldn’t stop adding options to help you pioneer new sonic ground. We can’t wait to see how you’ll use them. Feeling the effects What could be more inspiring than the perfect modeling of this vintage combo organ? How about a perfect complement of classic effects? Get in the right space with convolution reverb Part of the original character of the Farfisa Compact Deluxe came from its built-in spring reverb. We modeled that… and kept going. Choose from 20 different reverbs based on IRs from your favorite vintage amps and gear—plus some cool ones you’ve probably never heard of—to place your Farfisa V sounds in just the right space. Step up to analog effects pedals On the floor of your Farfisa V rig, you’ll find a full complement of go-to analog effects pedals to help you make a sonic statement that’s all your own. The Flanger, Phaser, Chorus, Analog Delay and Distortion pedals are each very happening on their own—and combined they churn up dreamy textures with a life all their own. All settings are part of your Farfisa V presets for total recall of these super combinations with just one click. All amped up No authentic ‘60s combo organ would be complete without an authentic ‘60s amp to run it through, right? That’s just what you get as part of your Farfisa V. You’re sure to recognize the signature sound of one of the most popular combo amps of the era. (Sorry, our legal department won’t actually let us call it by name.) We modeled everything right down to both on- and-off axis miking of the cabinet. To add some authentic grit, change the ratio of the channel and master volumes to tweak just the right amount of tube amp distortion in your sound. Use the Farfisa V’s generous complement of effects to transform classic tones from yesteryear into unique sounds for today. Presets galore From the heart of the ‘60s to today’s cutting edge, Farfisa V’s pro presets will take you there at the touch of a button. While the Farfisa V is really easy to use and experiment with, all the extra features we’ve added open up a whole new world of sonic possibilities. That’s why we put a team of world-class sound designers on the hunt for everything from the authentic classic combo sounds used on hit records to spacey goodness that even the most hardcore gearhead wouldn’t recognize as coming from a Farfisa. The resulting array of 156 professionally designed presets are ready for pop, rock, reggae… and pretty much anything else you want to spark with a retro flair. Vintage Compact Fast Leslie Clonewheel Bass Funky Psychedelic Additive SFarfiX Whether you just want to relive the golden age of Top 40 or add unique new textures to any style, the Farfisa V is ready to serve up tons inspiration at a moment’s notice. Yeah, baby, yeah! Platform specifications : Win 7+ PC: 4 GB RAM; 2 GHz CPU. 1GB free hard disk spaceOpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU : 10.8+: 4 GB RAM; 2 GHz CPU. 1GB free hard disk spaceOpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU Required configuration Works in Standalone, VST 2.4 (32-bit and 64-bit), VST 3 (32-bit and 64-bit), AAX (32 bits with PT 10.3.8, 64 bits with PT 11), Audio Unit (32-bit and 64-bit), NKS. Protection The software is protected by the Arturia Software Center. You can learn more about it here. Main Features Physical modeling of the dual-manual Farfisa Compact Deluxe plus pedalsUpper manual, lower manual and bass pedal sectionsSelectable bass key range to cover 1 or 2 octavesBass Sharp/Soft control to change tone of bass section from Flute to StringsPercussion section with adjustable decay timesIncludes classic stompbox-type modeled effectsSimple drag-and-drop to change FX orderGuitar amp simulator output for vintage live soundConvolution reverb with custom classic spring reverbsSync – allows tremolo to match host computer tempoRepeat Sync – allows Repeater to match host computer tempoIndividual voice tuningToneDraw: Additive/wave draw slidersSelectable bass waveform with 4-pole resonant filterUser waveform with additive synthesis and wavedrawing modesUpper Attack and release envelopes‘Knee lever’ for tone / wah control via expression pedal, mod wheel or aftertouchPolyphonic or Paraphonic operationSupports MIDI splits or independe Registration InformationSerial Number / Unlock Code (Uc): https://www.arturia.com/support/registeryourproduct Show more