MicroFreak Secrets: Pimp your Sounds & Sequences

[@jondellar]

Good Lord! I had no idea about any of these functions. I'm not a manual-reader either. Thank you!

[@hughman8597]

Ich hab das Video natürlich schon vor Monaten gesehen, aber es ist genau DAS was ich heute für meinen perfekten Sonntag mit meinem MicroFreak brauche! Vielen lieben Dank!

[@zoned7609]

I just went back and re-tweaked a lot of my old stale microfreak presets, and it really shows how far I've come. I look at the patch bay of previous presets i've made and I was just like "what was I even doing?" I still suck at using the two-op FM on the microfreak though. I made a decent FM brassy stab patch with the cycling envelope set to one cycle and going downwards, but I know there's so much more to it.

[@BennBirch]

Absolutely love this video. You literally got me to want to purchase a microfreak because of this video. I've hear some good things since the 5 update but your examples of what's possible with creating new sounds has absolutely floored me. What an amazingly capable synth and for the price... i have no idea why this isn't at a standard in every bedroom producers kit. Fantastic, superb, amazing sounds are possible with tacticle sounds that you actually feel like you created versus tweaking knobs on your VST that you never feel truly connected with. Thank you VolcaNiced...... I am subbing and i wish i could do more for you financially but as I just bought a $500 synth (canadian) i can't afford much else. I promise that when i get some more income that I will return it to you for being the tipping point to getting a better custom sound to my music.

[@Volcaniced]

Ok foa... You don't have to pay for nothing on this channel. Everything is free. I am an open mind musician and try to motivate others to be the same. That's my benefit. I am so happy that you decided to get the microfreak. You will never regret. My advice is to add a good reverb pedal to maximise your sound. The zoom ms 70 CDR or maybe the NTS 1

[@andybeta1971]

I have no idea what this wizardry is but I dig it. Thanks!

[@andybeta1971]

I can't work out why the sustain affects the timbre / pitch of the sub

[@illestduniverse897]

Another great video as always and really appreciate you giving us insight into how you create all the amazing sounds you do!

[@chuckvicious]

Yes, thanks for reminding me that the microfreak had good filter tracking. Hope one day they release an 8 voice microfreak idk Macrofreak would be cool. Or maybe just make a built in poly chain function.

[@Volcaniced]

Hmmm.. there could be a microfreak with a FX section and bigger keyboard...let's hope

[@davidneau8830]

Very interesting, i didn't know the sub-bass possibility, and i'm happy to learn the trick with sequencer and scale mode. Thanks a lot for that video.

[@Volcaniced]

your welcome

[@sativamusicrelax1121]

aaaaa the MicroFreak what a beautiful instrument and thank you for your very cool little court my friend

[@sebastiansalt]

I will most definitely use both tricks as soon as I can. Besten Dank dir.. alles super erklärt

[@Volcaniced]

Hallo Sebastian, danke dir fürs anschauen und für dein Feedback. Viel Erfolg beim Ausprobieren.

[@teckno_senpai]

amazing ! just what i needed again.. finally got my hands on my first MF !! this same white vocoder version too. I've been jamming it out with my PO33.. so fun ! I'm planning on dropping my first jam video very soon.. this tutorial helps a lot. i will use this knowledge to spice up my arp/seq technique within my performances. yeah I'm just learning it through my own experience like you, instead of reading the manual and trying to learn EVERYTHING before. it's been so much more fun that way

[@matred3538]

Thank you. I will give this a go next time I turn on my Microfreak. 👍

[@Volcaniced]

I hope it still works. They changed a lot with the latest Firmware 4.0

[@synthsforbreakfast]

Wow!!! The scale feature! I wasn't aware of it! So nice!

[@Volcaniced]

Yeah I love it too

[@gsboss]

i was wondering when it was going to really pop out and then you took it to 100, that sounds great

[@franckgillis9238]

Brilliant ! Thank you

[@Volcaniced]

Your Welcome Franck... 😄

[@petercane6376]

Great video Holger. I will have a go at this. I will also search out your other micro freak videos. I think the MF would sound gorgeous on ambient with a Strymon Blue sky, night sky or Big sky. Trouble is they do cost.

[@Volcaniced]

That's the point. This is the reason I use the specular reverb v3.. it's a bit cheaper. Unfortunately it's is discontinued

[@unclemick-synths]

Thank you. Santa gave me a MicroFreak so this is good timing! 👍

[@Volcaniced]

Congratz my Friend

[@sailortomb9307]

Thanks for the tipa bout the scales!

[@Volcaniced]

Your Welcome my friend.

[@fbo6351]

Useful creative ideas; thank you!

[@earlsfield]

I would like to chip in with the more technical than creative comment. I have seen many people complaining there is no metronome for sequencer live recording. So, first, choose your sequence length (say 32 steps) Add extra 8 steps (1 bar metronome, place a trig on 1,3,5, 7) and make envelope and filter like so that sound is super plucky for those 8 steps. Record whatever you want. Delete those 8 steps, altering the sequencer, once happy with your recording. OFC you can connect it to MIDI clock of either other synth or a DAW in which case you will not need this stuff.

[@jonathanlblack]

Thank you for sharing!

[@dillipphunbar7924]

Really well explained. Thankyou.

[@Volcaniced]

your welcome my friend. greetings zu Austrailia and a happy new year.

[@Mr.Tubster]

Hi, danke für den upload 😎😍😎 grüße

[@reuze.]

Useful tricks ! Thanks a lot for sharing 👍👍

[@varunshyam26]

This sounds amazing. Thanks :)

[@Volcaniced]

Thank you for listening.

[@mickstuff2754]

Good man 👊

[@par5417]

Really helpful and appreciated

[@Volcaniced]

was a pleasure for me

[@brodytrumpet]

Cool thanks!

[@Volcaniced]

your welcome mate

[@BartBurkhardt]

Interesting! thanks

[@Volcaniced]

@@BartBurkhardt your Welcome.

[@CNTRRNDM]

Ok, now I want to have a MicroFreak🙄😂

[@Volcaniced]

Best decision ever 😃

[@CNTRRNDM]

@@Volcaniced 😂😂😂

[@MTVGMSynthCovers]

had no idea you could do that with the key/arp mod matrix. I guess I never tried it but omg thank you

[@Volcaniced]

Oh your welcome. As I always saying: handle your instrument like a friend, learn its por and cons, accept it and than decide how it can support you in your creative Life :)

[@jeffoff7795]

I’m not a manual reader either. I don’t even know where the manual is. Sometimes I’m not sure about that approach.

[@joshtaylor4432]

Thankyou

[@Volcaniced]

Your welcome my friend 😘

[@markusa.dekort8478]

Of you put your whole finger on the most right key, the one with microfreak written above it it wil make your sound go wild!

[@Volcaniced]

Really? Thanks for the hint.

[@markusa.dekort8478]

@@Volcaniced yeah and if you fill in the dice and keep your finger on the 'arrowpad' and then touch the peper buton, your filled in dice wil keep on the same position and wil not drop back to the zero position....

[@brendanmcgonigleband]

How many sequences can you lay on top of each other with the microfreak ? thanks Brendan

[@Volcaniced]

you cannot. every note you are playing changes the sequence itself. but you can play notes without recording them.

[@hovermotion]

All the best from the U.k..jim

[@Volcaniced]

Thanks Jim. What's your music doing so far?

[@hovermotion]

@@Volcaniced I have the Synthstorm Deluge, MIcrofreak and Volca bass linked together at the moment. The keystep 32 s controlling the three units .I am using the Zoom L12 to record and set delay reverb etc I use this setup about once every few days ..I love the sounds... I also use a surround sound system with a pioneer av amp and Bose speakers.

[@Volcaniced]

@@hovermotion great to hear

[@seniorbeatbox]

good tips again thanks :) have you tried saving a sequence from an arp after applying spice & dice to the arp? it doesn't save the pattern properly. this is a glitch i reported to arturia but i don't think they've addressed it yet.

[@Volcaniced]

I didint know this. Thanks for the hint

[@vergellim7361]

How many tracks can you record in 1 sequence?

[@Volcaniced]

One track. But you got 2 sequences per preset. Or maybe I didn't get your question correctly

[@vergellim7361]

@@Volcaniced If you have a loop created. Can you record on top of it? And how many?

[@Volcaniced]

@@vergellim7361 You can record on top but you delete the notes you already recorded if you are in monophonic mode. But if you are in Paraphonic Mode you can record on top as much as you like. My advise is: Record the loops copy the loop on Seq 2 and work with it. You can always come back to your loop on Seq 1 and start new.

[@vergellim7361]

@@Volcaniced This is nice!!! thank you. Im planning to get it and pair it with my mpc live 2 as a drum machine.

[@tony1ant]

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[@Eceptes]

Always read the manual, if you know your synth it can still amazed after 2 years when exploring filters and wavetabels 🙂 but advice not to read the manual is stupid 👉🤣

[@Volcaniced]

Stupid. Aha. wow.

[@tonywharton5220]

Unfortunately you are no longer allowed to post video's about the microfreak as I don't have one 😢 It also discriminates micro freak people ✌️

[@Volcaniced]

omg you are right ... How Dare I????

[@tonywharton5220]

@@Volcaniced I should have said that I don't have one yet ✌️