A NO-EXCUSE SYNTHESISER
By Graeme Hague
28 May 2014
We’ll assume that Sample Logic thought long and hard about calling its latest virtual instrument Arpology since it is only a single, unfortunate letter-drop away from being a rather sorry name for a plug-in. Beyond this, the news is good for musicians who like arpeggiated and sequenced patches in their synthesisers. Arpology is a VI dedicated to programmed and sequenced patches and promises to take the art of arpeggiation to the next level with a GUI and workflow that will give users access to complex rhythms, but with an interface simplifying the whole thing. The not-so-secret weapon behind all this is a new invention called Step Animation with its entirely different approach to sequencing. Arpology comes with 550 instruments spanning all genres, plus 150 Step Animation presets to get you started. In a market saturated with the latest, greatest virtual instruments kudos to Sample Logic for its outside-of-the-square thinking towards a new plug-in. Arpeggiated rhythms are cool, but usually tricky to create from scratch. If Arpology lives up to the hype, nobody will be sorry they bought it. Videos and demos at www.samplelogic.com
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