Arturia MicroBrute Synth Tips and Tricks Part 2

[@gorsefan]

nice vids, a little tip: when clocked via MIDI the sequencer Rate knob acts as a clock divider, which is very cool!

[@Egzenix]

Thanks for tips. I'm gonna get myself this synth.

[@jasonyates3311]

A thin patch cable or guitar pick will also hold the key down like the business card :D

[@dnch]

toothpick works too

[@condor13]

and use the business card to make a blunt filter!

[@khruangbin64]

a coin also works

[@glenesis]

Knives works too

[@kgreggbruce1552]

And very small gerbils.

[@theTerribleFamiliar]

LOL! Business card tip was priceless. You're a fabulous sound designer and educator.

[@redteam1WI]

Theres a sysex dump that turns your arp into a sequencer justice the mini. And yes there is one to make it go back to sequencer. There is also a pair for the mini. Once I found that out I finally bit the bullet and got a mini. Now I just wish they would make a dump to the micro the delay curve of the micro.

[@fullconsciousness1448]

Really nice videos to watch , thank you!

[@StefanoLeone]

very useful, thanks

[@alfasl3681]

you are the HERO! keep goin!

[@alfasl3681]

that trick with the noise :)) i was jammin all night!

[@davidgoode7416]

Awesome video, is the Microbrute still available or is it discontinued?

[@artg7909]

Do you recommend this instead of the microfreak?. I have a synth dilemma after watching your video.

[@loopop]

They are two different things - Freak is more diverse, this is very specific and niche with a way crazier filter

[@quicombo1]

What spectrum analyzer are you using? Looks super clean and cool.

[@waffleshidalgo]

excellent!!!!!

[@JB-mc1bl]

How'd you get the Microbrute to play the keys on your Ipad? I was interested in doing this, as I have both as well as the camera connection kit, but I'm not too familiar with the setup

[@I.O.M.]

Same question here. I can get the IPad to sound through the external input but doesn’t control the MB and makes it polyphonic.

[@barrnycharlton8951]

what garage band patch was that

[@alonelyowl3709]

Hi, I have just buy the microbrute and I have Volcas, but I don't know how to sincronize them, would you help me? thanks!!

[@doubledog5894]

Question: I’m looking to buy either the microbrute or minibrute but I’m on the fence regarding which synth is best for my creative interests. These two models seem really close to one another in terms of sound and features. However they each have a unique feature which I’m curious if you could elaborate. One has a sequencer (micro) and the other has a nifty vibrato feature (mini). I like both of those features but it seems each is exclusive to the separate models. Is there a work around to get both of these functions on just one of these synths? Thank you!

[@loopop]

Micro doesn’t haven vibrato? Sorry it’s been a while. Sequencer trumps but it’s your creative pursuit not mine. Have you seen the Minibrute2?

[@doubledog5894]

loopop - No, it doesn’t. It’s a dedicated pot and switch on the Mini. If Micro has it, it’s not obvious from the button/switch layout. That’s why I’m curious if maybe it’s hidden somewhere on the Micro? Mini doesn’t have a sequencer. However it does have a arpeggiator which seems to work much like the Micro’s sequencer. Actually it seems like the sequencer on Micro is simply a arpeggiator with a name change to “sequencer”. Difficult to gauge the difference through reviews but I’ll check out the Mini2. Thank you.

[@MikaelGullberg]

Excellent video, but where are the patch site links?

[@loopop]

Mikael Gullberg sorry with all the excitement I forget to copy paste them... they're there now!

[@loopop]

Mikael Gullberg and thanks ;)

[@MikaelGullberg]

loopop Thanks for making these two videos! I don't have a mb, but some of the tips are generally applicable. Feeling a bit tempted to get one though after watching. :D

[@simplyskidz7435]

where are the sequencer controls?

[@loopop]

around the middle right

[@simplyskidz7435]

Thanks! im getting one today and im pretty exited

[@ЮлияТельная-р6н]

What do you use on 9 minute?

[@hiddentechno8266]

I use a coin instead of a business card.

[@svg98]

0:07 - Cross-Octave Sequences 1:06 - Multi-Chord Arpeggio 2:08 - Oscillator Overview 4:00 - Mod Matrix Tips 5:46 - Using a Splitter in the Matrix 7:05 - Patch Sites 7:26 - Shoot Videos of Patches 7:48 - Business Cards... 8:09 - Setting the Tempo 8:35 - External Oscillators 10:02 - FIlter Envelopes

[@loopop]

Thanks! Added to description and gave you credit ;)

[@svg98]

Thanks! :) Btw, I really love these 'tips and tricks', it's amazing how much you can make out of this thing!

[@greventlv]

I keep coming back to this video because I keep forgetting this stuff, thanks for posting this and post more if you have em!!

[@AnalogAnalogies]

Thank you for this series! This is a combination of my favorite things to do with the Microbrute, and stuff I never even considered. The business card trick is a lifesaver - I can't even say how many times I've held a key down for 30+ minutes straight, following a drone somewhere. You've probably prevented some tendinitis. :D

[@testohtoby]

A year after this super helpful tricks I can say that I'm a proud owner of that little beast 🤩

[@I.O.M.]

How did you get GB to work as a poly synth and control the micro brute? I can’t get any sound out of the my IPad using GB?

[@MsDeliaStreams]

During your 'external oscillators' tip, how did you get GarageBand to trigger from the brute?

[@loopop]

pirahna1 a simple USB cable with the apple camera connection kit

[@RaJuRMusica]

So the only way to use an external osc is with USB and Garageband. What about external synths Bro? The USB wont work as you've just demo'ed with GBand.

[@loopop]

Easy - midi out (or cv)

[@nycpny8396]

Hi, I have the micro. I play around with it but never did anything serious with it. Your video has really cool examples & you explain details In an easy way to understand without it becoming annoying or dragging on&on, thanks

[@loopop]

NYCP NY thanks very much

[@nycpny8396]

loopop​ thanks again. I actually have 2 different colors&was thinking of selling 1, but I kinda want it still. Did you study synthesis?

[@jamesmattgreen]

Agreed!!

[@SaumBodhi]

Setting the tempo via apps wasn't very well explained. You plug it in via usb or 3.5mm?

[@GarrKhan]

6:22 the captions start saying "Love love love" as though the synth is saying it.

[@loopop]

WarChief GarrKhan that's funny. I didn't put that in, it's automatically added by KZbin - I guess KZbin loves those sounds ;)

[@t9h3m]

lmao that's brilliant "and I will use the LFO to modulate the filter pulse with love love love love"

[@thestourvalleysynthesizerc6543]

One for sale here: www.soundonsound.com/readersads/synthesizer-keyboards?description_full=&approved=2

[@RipperStudio]

Are you using an 1/8 to Midi to connect the tablet to the synth?

[@RalphBaumgartl]

Very informative tutorial! Thanks for sharing!

[@novonmusic]

Whoa thank you so much for the polyphonic tip! The microbrute surprises me every time.

[@UmbrellaAl]

What oscilloscopes are you using?

[@lancerroscoe4679]

@loopop also, what external oscillator are you using?

[@glenesis]

Thanks for throwing a scope on this. I'm buying one right now. Subbed ya! Nice to meet you :)

[@gjanalog5675]

Looper, you are fantastic! Again you teach me things , important things, that i cannot get anywhere else on earth. I wish we were beer mates🤙

[@loopop]

Thanks so much! Come to Moogfest or Superbooth and we can make it happen ;)

[@jayarelle2666]

Another great video. I feel overwhelmed less because of how you lay out concepts and sounds. Thanks. 👍😃

[@alexparada607]

Hi +Loopop I'm wondering what is your setup to connect the iPad to the microbrute?..what cables are you using?..any tips, please?

[@I.O.M.]

Same question here. I used the external input and can’t get this to work the way he did in the video.

[@DAFTBONCHKOOPA]

Always so helpful! 🎹

[@tothefinlandstation]

Most guitar picks work instead of a business card.

[@Neuri]

I owe you money dude..

[@maxbley3539]

hey great video I was wondering what the software is that allows you to see the wave? I made a patch with the mircobrute for a song in my group and can recreate it and try to rep it so we can perform the song live? any help would be amazing :)

[@loopop]

Hi, I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle. Occasionaly I’ll use scopes by VCV

[@taytaylorgang87]

part 1??

[@CarlosReyes-g7o]

¿how did you get the sync micro brute vst'

[@loopop]

there's no such thing

[@EnricoDePaoli]

You are a genius in creativity. And kindness for sharing all these amazing ideas. Thank you!

[@lf2334]

I'm hoping someone can help me. I'm trying to figure out what device I would need to connect my Microbrute, and 3 Pocket Operators to a laptop to use with a DAW (FL Studio).

[@archonvsarchon]

Great videos! The small orange patch cables have completely disappeared. Anyone got a couple laying around?

[@forger7538]

Loved the video. This is a really great analog synth for its price. Check my microbrute videos if you have time.

[@AName-mg2bd]

Here's a top tip - you can get a '4th' notch-type pass if you put the selector switch BETWEEN LP and BP... or I forget... maybe BP and HP.

[@EnricoDePaoli]

Another really good video. Many thanks

[@TROGULAR10000]

I'd already seen these two videos but forgot most of Part 2, that Sub to Fifth knob is genius and the multi-chord arpeggio trick is also extremely useful on my Minibrute 2S because the arpeggiator lacks gate control

[@krafty808]

Thank you very much for your mb videos, really great!!

[@noamzinemanas3554]

can you do the same thing you did with your computer in the external oscillator tip with a synth app on your phone? and if so with which exit?

[@BorisSkenderija]

next video KE2 + MB tricks? please???

[@syncosis6200]

Can we sync thr sequencer to ableton?

[@zooblestyx]

3:50 No mirrors in your house?

[@loopop]

awww

[@frenziedcurtain]

Great video, really informative and useful. Off to study some of the others on your channel now. Thank you for putting these together.

[@bishoppsi8440]

Another great useful video. Thank you so much man!

[@claytonjohnston7298]

Please help! At 8:35 you operate a soft synth from garageband (Ipad) making the microbrute polyphonic... how did you do this??? I have an Iphone, a Microbrute, and a USB 2 to lightning cable. I have garageband on my phone. How do I make this work? Do I need another app that works with garageband? Do I need another cable? Thanks so very much!

[@loopop]

I don't remember what I did here, I may have used a USB MIDI interface cable ($10) - but it should work using a regular USB cable from your USB 2 lighting cable, to the Microbrute. Let me know how it goes ;)

[@bonhamhouse1169]

What do you use yours for? Progress rock? Soundtracks?

[@BorisSkenderija]

which sw do you use to scope? I mean that window in up right corner. can you share the sw?

[@loopop]

MOscillopscope on the left and Ableton Spectrum on the right

[@BorisSkenderija]

can you share the link to MOscillopscope ?

[@gravityassist]

www.meldaproduction.com/MOscilloscope

[@anthonysg913]

Thanks for the generous lesson. I'd be interested in a minilogue video or fm synthesis video.

[@duff0996]

how ru getting the screen in the left that illustrates the square or sine wave

[@lloydhaskel2956]

Where can I get the Oscilloscope and analyzer

[@loopop]

Hi, I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle. Occasionaly I’ll use scopes by VCV

[@lloydhaskel2956]

@@loopop Hey thank you...I looked them up it's a software right....What are you displaying the Oscilloscope and Analyzer on? it looks like a small screens of some sort

[@loopop]

@@lloydhaskel2956 it’s added in post - not really there...

[@nickcope]

I know it's been a long time since you made this useful video but can you go into a little more detail about how you connected the Microbrute to the external sound source (in your case an iPad running GarageBand). I cannot for the life of me re-create your final two tips - I've been trying for two days! Can you explain exactly what cables, what audio interface etc? Many Thanks!

[@loopop]

Sorry even had I made this yesterday I can't help troubleshoot individual issues. Audio is going directly from the output to the input. However, make sure you're pressing a note otherwise you won't hear the audio.

[@MediaMusik777]

analog=goosebumps ...and what about the gate?

[@AndyMoorhouse]

Many thanks, these are great videos, really helpful!

[@scotttaylor4383]

You can make this thing loop?

[@RandomNeeds]

Can u explain how the microbrute sequencer designer works? Do i create a sequence and then export that to the microbrute? or is it just a piano roll where I test out different sequences? Also, great videos btw, keep it up!

[@RandomNeeds]

Nvm, with a quick search on google, I came across this forum post and it details the steps. Very useful. Link here for those interested: forum.arturia.com/index.php?topic=90173.0 Have yet to try this out for myself.

[@KahroSynetic]

You're awesome man, lovely tips !

[@urbanorangutan]

I have a question regarding your tip about using external oscillators: would it be possible to do this with a volca fm or volca keys? If so, how would that play out? With the microbrute oscillator turned down it would be like inputting notes on the minikeys of the brute instead of on the ribbon controller + plus being able to process the volca's sound with the filter/brute factor/etc? And when you turn up the oscillator of the brute? Would I now be able to play 3 notes at once, or would it be up to 4 (3 volca voices + 1 brute voice)? When you play a chord with the brute oscillator turned up, which note does the brute play?

[@loopop]

You can play anything that accepts MIDI IN (e.g. Volca FM). The Brute will only play one note - depending on its high-low-last setting

[@urbanorangutan]

@@loopop Cool! Thanks for your reply

[@BorisSkenderija]

great man! thank you!

[@loopop]

You're welcome!

[@billypilgrim1]

haha that shooting videos of your patches tip is so simple yet so genius. I can't remember how many times I took a photo of an amazing patch and see it be consumed under a sea of similar pictures.

[@loopop]

BillyPilgrim thanks - yeah simple but effective ;)

[@ffeeddee89]

Hey, hi! At 0:57. Is that an addictional external sequencer controller or what? I don't get it

[@loopop]

Please watch the video carefully. I program the sequences and then change them manually

[@Zach_2026]

Are there any other ways to set the tempo/bpm for the sequencer. I've been looking for an answer to this for ages but i do not have an Ipad

[@loopop]

Any synth/Groovebox/sequencer with midi clock out should work

[@JeremyGreysmark]

Amazing video :) you should do. on on the Moog sub 37!

[@loopop]

Jeremy Greysmark thanks! Yes the Sub 37 is on my to do list - stay tuned!

[@artisanone]

What's the oscilloscope you're using? Great video btw

[@loopop]

Hi, I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle. Occasionaly I’ll use scopes by VCV

[@artisanone]

@@loopop Awesome! Thanks so much!

[@VicHightaian]

nice business trick!

[@colinbragg1621]

Great! Thank you.

[@chrfit1]

Thanks for such useful and well described tips.

[@loopop]

Thanks!

[@scotttaylor4383]

Do you have to run this through a computer to use? Can you play it through an amp?

[@loopop]

No and yes

[@spacefrenzy]

Not sure if this has already been posted. In addition to the business card trick, there's also another way for the Microbrute to add a "hold" function: If you're not using the 3.5 mm Gate In & Gate Out-Jacks in the back of the Microbrute, simply connect them with a patch cable. Then hit a key and the MB should hold the note. That way you can also play different notes.. The Arp/Seq also still works in this configuration and if you're done, simply unplug one end of the patch cable and it stops playing. Maybe this helps :)

[@loopop]

Nice one!

[@testohtoby]

Gimme it ! 😂😂😂

[@seniorbeatbox]

great tips again! could you just go over the connections with ipad for the tempo and external osc pieces? thanks :)

[@loopop]

SeniorBeatBox sure - USB cable and camera connection kit adapter

[@seniorbeatbox]

yes understood, but for Link to Midi, is the ipad connected to an interface, and then midi into the brute? and for the external synth - i get the ipad audio is running into the brute's line in, is the brute also midi controlling the ipad synth for notes? thx,

[@loopop]

SeniorBeatBox yes, all correct!

[@Symmetry77]

that oscilloscope is really nice, where can i get it please?

[@loopop]

It's called MOscilloscope

[@danilocaposeno]

@@loopop Thanks (from me, and from the guy up there...;-)