REPLAY: MONDAY MUSIC – August 10, 2026 – AstroLab37: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

You may have noticed that I picked up an Arturia AstroLab37. Tonight, we’ll take a look at what works and what doesn’t, and what my final “verdict” may be.

NOTE: There were some strange stream glitches in the last third of the stream. With the severe storms occurring in the area, I suspect there were some issues between my studio and YouTube. I have made a video from my backup recorder of the last half-hour of the show which includes the missing audio and video. Missing bits video here:    • MONDAY MUSIC – August 10, 2026 – AstroLab3…  

TIMELINE:
00:00 Begin transmission
00:00 The Opening Jam
11:25 Welcome/show intro
15:25 What’s in The Jam
30:20 Chat catch up, thunderstorm and the death of my studio UPS, the Modal Situation
38:30 The AstroLab — excellent exercise in expectation management
41:35 A/B comparison of presets from The Jam: computer vs AstroLab, the crux of the problem, why I need to modify the way I work, and how the AstroLab can help
57:50 Polyphony workaround for when I do really need it
1:05:10 Not perfect: there are still issues! The AstroLab Connect app is a bit of a disaster. What Arturia needs to do to fix the problems
1:12:00 Strange glitch in the YouTube matrix?
1:12:54 Temporary loss of audio (now I know what chat was talking about. LOL)
1:13:05 And, we’re back with Playlist management
1:14:45 Analog Lab plugin crash (thank goodness for Bitwig’s plugin management options!)
1:18:00 More YouTube glitches and audio losses. A probably important thought got lost.
1:21:50 The Verdict
1:22:25 Arturia macro mismatch between Analog Lab and Pigments, and developers’ responsibility
1:35:18 Wrap-up
1:37:07 End transmission

AstroLab37 Unboxing and Impressions:    • AstroLab37 Unboxing and Impressions  
GerenM Explorations Live Part 3: Arturia AstroLab 37: https://youtube.com/live/EX_QBjZfxsM?…

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