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- 1Arturia's AstroLab stage keyboards draw fresh attention●Arturia's AstroLab series was already amongst the best stage keyboards out there. They essentially put the company's Ana
Arturia's AstroLab is being described as one of the best stage keyboards available, putting the company's AnalogLab suite of vintage synth emulations, sampled pianos, and original instrument plugins into playable hardware. Critics note the series was previously limited to being glorified preset players, and debate is focused on how far the hardware can now go beyond that.
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Attention is turning to how medieval sailors crossed vast oceans without GPS, radar or modern instruments, navigating enormous waves using tools like the astrolabe, compass, dead reckoning and observation of stars, winds and currents. Discussion highlights the skill and courage of these seafarers, and how their techniques allowed long-distance voyages centuries before modern navigation technology existed.