Analog Lab Play
Key sounds for creatives
Welcome to sound exploration!
Analog Lab Play is a free software instrument with a library of 100 essential, hard-hitting, mix-ready synths, keys, basses, pads, and more that’ll make you fall in love with music all over again - for free.
Analog Lab Play is a musical software that runs on computers only.
Browse this page with your favorite computer and download it!
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the sound library
Making trap beats? Building the next hyperpop banger? Looking for that authentic retro vibe? Get the right sonic flavors for your style: check out the sounds of Analog Lab in action.
American Home Grand
Clean version of the American Home base model."
Jazz B-3 Organ
Classic and versatile B-3 through a Leslie, with a touch of reverb."
Classic Jun Keys
A bright but mellow sounding synth key/pad.
Sustained Strings
Classic string ensemble with loud sustains morphing into loud tremolos.
Deep Pluck
An ever-changing bass. Morph mix between truly realistic and synthetic.
Space Mallets
Mallets hitting wood bars. Arpeggiator & delay provide instant minimal music.
Brazen Lead
Hot overdriven lead.
Plucked Square Lead
A plucky and retro lead sound.
Book Of Memories
Smooth atmospheric keys with a long release. Mod wheel adds glide.
Arp Simplicity
Simple arpeggio with interesting dry/wet delay modulation to add subtle variation.
Berlin Sequence
Gentle percolating sequence with stacked saw waves and warm low pass filter sweep on the mod wheel.
Met Before Our Time
Epic and classy EP with an evolving spatial tail end. A seamless combo of the Jup-8 and Stage-73.
Try the 100 sounds
Explore Pianos, Organs, Analog and Digital Synths taken from the award-winning V Collection, Pigments, and beyond.
Instruments
Types
Bass
Keys
Lead
Pad
Piano
Electric Piano
Organ
Strings
Brass
Drums
Sequence
Vocal
Sound Effects
Whatever your style,
find the right sounds in seconds
Making trap beats? Building the next hyperpop banger? Looking for that authentic retro vibe? Get the right sonic flavors for your style: check out the sounds of Analog Lab Play in action.
Chill Icon
Victor Morello
A chilled out yet upbeat modern vibe! Melodic elements and percussion come from Analog Lab Play.
Eté Indien
Maxime Desormieres
Instrumental hip-hop track with lo-fi inspirations at a tempo of 140BPM. All melodies and basses come from the 100 Analog Lab Play presets. Hats and percussion come from the 808 kit except the main kick and snare.
Haruto's Remembrance
Heather Fenoughty
Nostalgic drama on flutes and vocals with expansive ambiences and a driving arpeggio bassline. Features Haruto’s Mystic Split and Vocce Choir over Teenage Fugue, Synthwave Split, Electric Wurli, Astral Sweep Pad, Mellow Memories, Atacama Ambience, Ambient Spectrum, Modular Rain, Met Before Our Time, American Home Grand and 80s Funk Bass.
Main view
Find inspiration with our selection of sounds from the best collection of virtual instruments, packed into a streamlined and easy-to-use interface.
Explore smart browsing
Search by instruments, sound banks, instrument types - truly zone in a sound to suit your needs.
Expand your collection
Analog Lab also gives you access to the Sound Store, updated every month with exclusive sound expansions, letting you take your sound in whatever direction you feel like.
Play your sounds with any controller
Whether you own a MiniLab, a KeyLab, a KeyStep or a third-party controller, we've got you covered with MIDI Integration, implemented in all Analog Lab versions to get playing right away with your controller of choice.
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Get Analog Lab Play for free or continue your exploration with the additional sounds and features of Analog Lab Pro and V Collection.
Analog Lab Play
- 100 presets
- 4+GB library
- Play View
- Basic preset browsing
- Sound store access
Analog Lab Pro
- 2000+ presets
- 4+GB library
- Play View
- Full preset browsing
- Sound store access
- Studio view and multi sounds edition
- Playlists and Stage mode
V Collection
- 9000+ presets
- 20+GB library
- Play View
- Full preset browsing
- Sound store access
- Studio view and multi sounds edition
- Playlists and Stage mode
- Full Instrument control
Analog Lab Play is a musical software that runs on computers only.
Browse this page with your favorite computer and download it!
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Main Features
- 100 Presets created by expert sound designers from VCollection instruments and Pigments
- One simple interface with 4 macros: brightness, timbre, time, movement and 4 effects: 2 mod effects, delay, reverb
- Updated browser to find sounds quickly: filter by type and instrument
- Sound Store: 200+ Artist & Genre based sound banks
- New paid and Free content added regularly
- Automatic mapping of parameters for Arturia keyboards
- Parameters can be mapped easily to other MIDI controllers
Platforms specifications
Windows
- Win 10+ (64bit)
- 4 GB RAM
- 4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost)
- 4GB free hard disk space
- OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
- ARM processors not supported on Windows
Required configuration
- Works in Standalone, VST, AAX, Audio Unit.
Apple
- Mac OS 11+
- 4 GB RAM
- 4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost) or M1 CPU
- 4GB free hard disk space
- OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
Work with ASC
- An elegant and simple solution to help you install, activate, and update your Arturia software instruments.
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* NKS compatibility unavailable for Analog Lab