10 Things That Make The Arturia Minifreak AMAZING!

[@B-Boy_Spider]

I remember that the guy from Arturia said at Suoerbooth that all engines from Microfreak will come to Minifreak eventually, it’s just taking time to do them

[@Vincenade]

Minifreak is probably one of the most intuitive and complete in terms of sound creation from an init patch… I found myself building a very waaaaarm ambient sound, that turned to a plucky saw Berlin school style just playing with macros…

[@CM-iz3xh]

What a synth. Saw your video, read some more about it and immediately decided to get it. Now i cant get the smile out of my face twisting its knobs. That combination of DCO flexibility and VCF sound, the software integration, the built in fx, the beast of a sequencer and the matrix make it soooo huge. Thank you so much for pointing my attention on that one :)

[@sub-jec-tiv]

It has the best step sequencer i’ve ever seen on a hardware synth

[@Hypn0ticDancing]

Thank you this is a great video I just got a Minifreak it is amazing.

[@DashGlitch]

Glad it helped! enjoy the synth!

[@untoldstory176]

The Arturia Minfreak is a Badass Beast in the Jungle!

[@helpmeiaminhell]

I love this synth so much.

[@danielh002]

Great timing - I just got one!

[@bourianboubbov9937]

As always, Legend, brother, legend!

[@nexuzeb79]

4:04! DElicious background track there, brew! This one is my next synth fer sure...

[@elretsof1606]

Excellent delivery 👍🏻

[@DeepAmbientRhythmicKeys]

You've re-enthused me to turn mine back on 😂

[@fcfc]

thanks for the review, very instructive as usual!

[@Rufus_uk]

Absolutely love mine. I’ve had so my synths over the years and this is just something special. Seems like a move in the right direction for synths. Tbh it even trumps my prophet for me personally

[@DashGlitch]

Yep, I feel like so many synths are still stuck in the 90s, doing the same stuff with a different colour chassis. Arturia are really pushing the envelope here in terms of modern synthesis!

[@CharleyHale]

It’s the best keyboard I’ve ever played. It can range from NIN Depeche Mode, to Bjork

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

One of the best combos in the game imho. Synth fun for dayz!

[@BlackMarvin]

Got one since about a month now, I love it so much. Having the Minifreak software to program stuff with the mouse and then jamming on the hardware it's awesome. The analog filter sounds great too. The only thing I'd like to have is the ability to put LFOs in unipolar. Also, if they add wavetables oscillator I'm gonna lose it 😆

[@sub-jec-tiv]

They will eventually. Not officially verified, but folks have heard tell.

[@jhonnycubero21]

They've now added Wavetables and Superunison to V2.

[@BlackMarvin]

Not user wavetables (yet)@@jhonnycubero21

[@buckycore]

This is litterally One out of the Four Synths i would actually want in hardware because i love the Soft synth versions ao much (the other three Are KORG's wavestate, opsix, and modwave. They all have the same mojo and feeling as the Mini Freak: fun, easy to program, sounds way better than most 2000/4000 hardware synths,and patches that are near impossible to recreate in synths that have "more features and options"

[@arirahimzadeh]

haz you tried the KORG minilogue XD ? Analog 4 voices Plus also Digital engine . Sweet Design as well .

[@DashGlitch]

Yea i've played with it a bit, it's very cool - hard to compare against the minifreak because it's just basic waveforms but it's nice and solid.

[@arirahimzadeh]

@@DashGlitch thinking that might be a superb machine for making melodies , dunno

[@magavsschwaga7834]

What sound modules would you add to this? What won't it do? I like all the early 70's bands. Can I play multiple parts at once on this sequencer? I might be playing alone.

[@DashGlitch]

What do you mean modules? as in a modular synth to compliment it? Well, it can't do multitimbral, so just singular parts.

[@magavsschwaga7834]

I wanted to also get into eurorack modules and just wondered what would augment this. But I want to play gigs alone and be able to lay down multiple parts. I never got into sequencing . I'm a guitar player. @@DashGlitch

[@magavsschwaga7834]

I was going to order a mini freak and a eurorack module just to get started. It will take me some time to get a collection of those things. Behringer has a bunch of them. @@DashGlitch

[@vasil3089]

Modulating modulation nodes FTW!

[@danielbarbieri8199]

It's a killer! I won't throw away my monophonic analog synth (Vermona 14), not really quick to do live changes (one button/one function), but it will complement it perfectly.

[@nigelcassidy9880]

Have a Cobalt8M which is quite 'metallic'. I know this is also digital but do you think it is capable of warmer pad sounds? Also thinking about V-Collection. Would the freak be an easily mapped controller for the software? Great review.

[@andersnilssondvm]

I had a few of those synths from Modal. They sound horrible and weak. Compare with a Nord synth and it is a completely different bite. It also has many bugs. I wouldnt recomend. It does nothing that a 15 year old weak free vsti cant do.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Unfortunately have to agree there

[@meldmagic]

🤠 Is it true that you have to buy the VST counterpart separately?

[@DashGlitch]

no it's included afaik

[@priestct7459]

Love this thumbnail!! Haha

[@RealityShiftUK]

Is it with getting if you have the MInifreak v?

[@DashGlitch]

do you like hardware? then yes :)

[@annother3350]

Can the modulation touch strips be momentary? ie: you take your finger off and they snap back down?

[@vasil3089]

Mcrofreak FTW! If only they made the touch strip into a macro..

[@bongworth]

The audio in feature also allows you to access the internal filters/distortion to mess up your sound. It is available as a physical input on the hardware or on the VST too. That is lots of fun. Also, on the back behind the matrix is a grill which clearly has some threaded screws already in place. I hope this if for a vocoder upgrade. The polyphonic effects sound great too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaOZf62Df6p1i8k

[@DashGlitch]

great addition! I totally forgot how awesome the input is!

[@TwinCitiesOxygen]

Has it had any big updates? I’m thinking of holding out for a potential megafreak

[@eduardoariasvilla9213]

Thanks!

[@igotbit9454]

Can you ask Arturia next time you talk to them when they’re gonna release a SuperFreak pls?

[@tiagomerencio9429]

Hey, do any of you have experience with older digital synths?. Im a bit worried with long term use. Like, whats gonna happen when software support ends, the lifespan of digital vs analog..

[@DashGlitch]

Thankfully it's not fully reliant on the software, so if that may happen, you can still use it. Unlike some older digital stuff ;)

[@tiagomerencio9429]

Thank you for your time:)

[@theouterplanet]

@@tiagomerencio9429welcome bruh

[@Blueberrystop]

❤

[@IanWaugh]

Ignoring the keyboard, polyphony and price - Micro or Mini?

[@oxar050]

Ignoring price? Minifreak. Arturia has stated that all Microfreak engines will be coming to Minifreak as well, in due time. It also has 6 more assignable modulation destinations, an extra oscillator/filter engine, an extra envelope, the list goes on. The only reason you might pick up a Microfreak over a Minifreak, in my opinion, is if you have a modular setup, since the Microfreak has CV, gate, and pressure outputs.

[@IanWaugh]

@@oxar050 Thank you, very helpful 👍

[@alexanderkritsek]

i guess then the Minifreak is INTUITIVE :D

[@jarkkojs]

One thing where Minifreak is amazing compared to Microfreak is that it does not have low-audio level. That was the most disappointing thing in Microfreak. I was a bit worried buying this because of that but it is all good. I don't think the low-audio is just a problem in my Microfreak given that multiple threads across the Internet around the topic.

[@apextraxx2903]

This or microfreak?

[@DashGlitch]

This, unless you want user wavetables/granular although I think we might get those on the minifreak at some point. The keys are also a major factor

[@apextraxx2903]

@@DashGlitch okay cool thanks 👌🏽

[@Grant82gc]

I absolutely love all the features of the synth and that alone makes me want it. But..... I cannot find myself actually liking the sound in any demos, tutorials or reviews..

[@DashGlitch]

I think when we're dealing with something this versatile, the sound is kinda in the ear of the beholder. If it were full-analog with fixed matrix then I could understand that :)

[@Grant82gc]

@@DashGlitch who am i kidding, ill probably buy it and get to love the sound lol

[@howardhutchinson1631]

I own Pigments, so the Microfreak is a more attractive kind of format to me.

[@DashGlitch]

sorry if I was a bit unclear in the video, this is quite different to pigments - it just has some of the same filters, but the oscillators definitely set it apart :)

[@howardhutchinson1631]

So If you have to choose, Micro or Mini? 😂

[@DashGlitch]

Mini without a shadow of doubt

[@jhonnycubero21]

@@howardhutchinson1631 I have both and if I had to buy only one, I would buy the Mini (The 2nd oscillator and the effects alone are worth it).

[@cyclocop1773]

I guess the VST plugiin is missing the analogue filter...

[@DashGlitch]

It's a pretty accurate emulation, you know that thing that arturia has been doing for decades?

[@bobz1736]

Interesting... Vid very dark 😮

[@vasil3089]

thanks for the content! dont read the rest

[@DashGlitch]

micro has a software sequencer?

[@vasil3089]

​@@DashGlitch so sorry I was thinking of my Keystep 32

[@tommy2nes]

Makes the hydrasynth sound like ass

[@that_Ranjit]

Can you expand on this? I'm currently debating whether to save up for a Minifreak or Hydra Explorer

[@iiiiiiiiiii9283]

​@@that_RanjitYou better go for the Minifreak!

[@that_Ranjit]

@@iiiiiiiiiii9283 BUT YYYY

[@CromemcoZ2]

I'm wondering why too. The Hydrasynth would have been my 2nd choice, if I hadn't found a store with a MiniFreak in stock. But I never got my actual hands on one. Everyone said the keyboard was quite nice though.

[@nexuzeb79]

Personally I think the Hydra just doesn't have any soul, lacks character.. I love the layout of the Hydra, I'd like that on all of my synths. This minifreak has more grit and nex gen synth all over it. And just looks like more fun to work with. In the end, go to a store and try them out and get whichever you like more...

[@michael7018]

The problem with your review is that you’re really not talking about anything that’s already quite clear as far as flexibility and modulation capabilities. Also, “almost” all sound were created using it? 😅 which ones…. Terrible take sorry man.

[@DashGlitch]

"10 things that make the arturia minifreak amazing" I listed the 10 things that make it amazing for me. Cmon man. Most of the other videos are just like "yea it's nice" shows some presets and then done, I atleast made sounds from scratch and showed them in context. Terrible take man.

[@DashGlitch]

By the way, every sound except the drums were made from scratch on the minifreak, just for this video. I think I also uploaded them to Patreon. That's a lot more work than any other video I seen on the minifreak ;)