NTS-1 and Arturia Microfreak are AMAZING TOGETHER!

[@chrisb9026]

I bought an NTS-1 to pair with my Microfreak a few months ago and this video is providing the inspiration to have a play around. I'm loving the searing lead sound at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="180">3:00</a>, when paraphonic is turned off. Sadly I can't quite get my version of that patch to sound quite so..... searing.

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks so much!

[@hovermotion]

Lol...speedball on the Amiga <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="540">9:00</a>.. It's a stunning devise the Nts 1 , I am amazed by what it can do for a small unit..

[@azeriustv]

Very nice Video from the Microfreak and NTs1

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks so much!

[@bose5160]

Great video! I just bought the NTS-1 a few minutes ago to go with my Microfreak to add some effects before it goes into my Deluge. Keep up the good work, man!

[@FreeBeat]

You're gonna love it :) Thanks for watching!

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

I got the freak in Feb and then the Pandemic hit and I got off track with it focusing on other music etc but then I bought and put together the nts-1. I can’t wait to try these together. Thanks for the reminder of how cool they are together!!

[@FreeBeat]

It's a beastly combo, hope you enjoy the two of them together. Thanks for watching!

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

@@FreeBeat I haven’t used them together but your video inspired me. I enjoy your channel and am a subscriber:)

[@tsibren]

yeah those two together are amazing!

[@FreeBeat]

Definitely!

[@jcauto31]

Totally great combo. Great vid. Thanks!!

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks for watching!

[@kenziegunn4769]

Love my nts 1! Would love to see you play with sequencing the nts 1 as a synth. This was great the pairing sounded awesome!

[@FreeBeat]

I've done it a few times in videos, but never as the main focal point. I'll have to give it a shot soon. Thanks for watching!

[@NeonFuxAlot]

Sounds great, very synthwave sounding on the pads, you should make a synthwave song from scratch, including making the sounds and add a po32 for the drums

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks! There's a lot of content on the way between the Micro Freak and the PO-32, don't worry!

[@pongtrometer]

Be cool to try the Korg NTS-1 as a MODULATOR wave for Vocoder...even tweaking the the Korg effects to feed into the MODULATOR wave... with a Y-CABLE ( TRRS Splitter cable )

[@FreeBeat]

You could get some crazy stuff with that setup, I'll have to give it a shot!

[@ZordidMuc]

How did you connect the Microfreak with the NTS-1? Do you use a mono cable from 6.5mm to 3.5mm line in of the NTS? Or can you use a stereo for balanced input? And then from the Korg NTS you go out with unbalanced stereo, right? Thanks!

[@FreeBeat]

I just ran from the headphone out of the microfreak into the audio in of the NTS-1. Then the audio out from the NTS-1 into my interface. Hope that helps!

[@vsd1988]

@@FreeBeat what kinda cable's? just normal 3.5 audio jacks that you use for connecting your phone in your car?

[@loamanai]

@@vsd1988 hi there! Yes, its an normal Stereo 3.5mm cable from Headphones Out to of the Microfreak to the Audio in of the nts-1

[@Paradroidx]

@@loamanai It's a splitter though right? Like a 1/4th trs to the 3.55 . Trying to get this figured out before i flip the switch on it

[@loamanai]

@@Paradroidx i hope that i understand you correctly... No,its only 3.5. if you want to use a Splitter maybe there are different sizes of Jakes but this doesnt matters....

[@Paradroidx]

Honestly wish someone would explain there midi or audio connectivity in these video's. I read that its a PITA to set up

[@howardanderson3061]

"I'm just a guy messing around' I think that's a great Free Beat song title. Anyway... you got some great sounds going on. I don't have one but NTS-1 flanger is just astounding! It really sounds like real tape reel flanging....amazing sounds. This really is a great inexpensive combo.

[@FreeBeat]

I have an unhealthy addiction to the flanger hahaha

[@howardanderson3061]

@@FreeBeat hey it’s a really strong effect on the NTS-1, So it’s a healthy addiction Lol

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

I wonder how the effects compare to the Zoom MS-70CDR

[@FreeBeat]

Unfortunately that isn't a device I own so I'm not sure!

[@vikplevnes736]

I got the Zoom over the Nts...I wonder which one is better. Did you get the Zoom?

[@Harmen85]

Amazing!!!

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks so much!

[@keepitshortnsweet]

Does Loopop know you stole his hands? Cool demo. ;)

[@FreeBeat]

Hahaha his hands have way more experience than mine!

[@SpaceJamOnBluRay]

My Microfreak is out for delivery right now and as soon as FedEx gets here this is exactly what I'm doing hahaha. If I have them set to the same MIDI channel and I MIDI sync them, could I play the NTS-1 with the Microfreak keys? I wanna smother them in reverb and have them play together. I think it would sound really nice.

[@FreeBeat]

That should work no problem, I hope you're loving your freak!

[@tynego]

I see there are Global parameters for input route and trim, what were the settings you needed to send input thru the fx?

[@FreeBeat]

On the nts-1? By default any audio coming into the line and jack goes straight through the effects.

[@tynego]

@@FreeBeat Yes, thanks. What is the interface you use? And straight into monitors or an amp?

[@FreeBeat]

@@tynego I just run the headphone out of the NTS-1 into my interface (zoom h5) and record straight to SD card for these videos. I plug IEM's into the h5 so I can listen to what I'm playing.

[@tynego]

@@FreeBeat Nice clean sound.

[@knockoutcustoms7477]

I just wish I could figure out the vocal update for my microfreak 🤔😭

[@FreeBeat]

I haven't started to tackle that one yet, hopefully I'll have a video in the near future. Are you using your own mic?

[@knockoutcustoms7477]

@@FreeBeat haven't made it that far......I haven't been successful at the update its self......maybe you can figure it out and make a video of the process🤔

[@wallygator57190]

You need first to use Midi Control Center software from Arturia and save your actual bank ( factory 2.0) to computer if not already present in MCC ( in order to retrieve back your own created patches if it is not done already). After this in MCC you should see factory 2.1 on the left side of window select it and save to microfreak..... Further on select your own patches. And send those to empty slots on factory 2.1 from the microfreak That's it !

[@vsd1988]

@@wallygator57190 we now have 3.0!

[@wallygator57190]

@@vsd1988 yes and it's awesome !

[@loamanai]

Hello. Questsion: i have an korg electribe 2 and wanna order the Microfreak tomorrow and thinking about the nts-1 nö nur what do i need to connect These 3 Machines? I mean Midi or Something or is it possible to sync them without using an Interface or Midi?

[@FreeBeat]

It depends on how you're looking to use them together. What did you have in mind?

[@loamanai]

I wanna use the electribe as " Midi" and as drummachine and the Microfreak and the nts-1 like U did in ur video. So is this possible the Connect the nts-1 via cable to the Microfreak like it seemed in the video and connect these two via another cable to the electribe? My thoughts about the Microfreak was to use it for Sounds and melody.. sorry for my bad english!!!

[@SpaceJamOnBluRay]

@@loamanai Yes. You will run the MIDI out on the Electribe 2 to the MIDI IN of the Microfreak and then use the MIDI out on the Microfreak to the MIDI in of the Korg NTS-1. And you can run the Microfreak audio through the NTS-1 for effects. And if you take the audio out of the NTS-1 and plug it into the Electribe 2 audio in, it will all go into the Electribe and you won't need a mixer. Also then you can add even more effects. If your Microfreak is set to MIDI channel 1 then your first synth pad channel will play the Microfreak on the pads. You can play your NTS-1 using the pads of the Electribe too.

[@SpaceJamOnBluRay]

Or if you don't want to run the sequencer in time you could skip the MIDI connection and just run the audio from the Microfreak into the NTS-1 and the audio out of the NTS-1 into the Electribe 2 and make sure the "audio in thru" setting is on.

[@loamanai]

@@SpaceJamOnBluRay Hi there! Thanks a lot for ur answer. I will test it later and give u an Statusupdate so that my answer now is a little short...i figured something out but not ur method. There are now a few more other questions but if i ll get it running like u told me then i dont need to ask more. So thanx a lot again- i will report u later!!!!

[@fairweatherfriends.]

almost always sounds better to use phaser w a SLOW rate.

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks haha. I think I've definitely learned a lot more since I made this video.