Sonic LAB: Arturia PolyBrute 12 Polysynth

And here it is, the top of the range flagship analogue polysynth from Arturia - the Polybrute 12. Its a beast and as such does not deviate too far from the orginal synth in terms of the architecture.

What it does have is double the polyphony at 12 voices, plus a brand new keybed which not only features Poly Aftertouch, but a new control paradigm called FullTouch which allows expression to be controlled from the moment you touch a key.

We reviewed the original when it first came out, we recommend you watch that for a deep synthesis dive. In this review we're looking at the new Keybed and FullTouch feature - it really adds some deep expression to the instrument.

The poly Aftertouch also allows for per voice morphing which really is a joy to play too (thanks to the question on Patreon by Steve Elbows on our preview video) Another aspect is the stability of the tuning and calibration (_Truck asked about this) for 24 filters and 24 oscillators I found it very good, I only calibrated it once and didn't need to again.

Nice work Arturia, though its not what one would call affordable,I think it represents a reasonable value for money given the number of voices and features.

Be sure to check out our additional sounds demo (30minutes) and sample uploads on Patreon if you are a Sonicstate Star Supporter or above

Priced at £3420, $3999, €3899

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