The Arturia MicroFreak V5 update: Sounds You Would Never Expect from a MicroFreak!

[@benreigle8104]

Got this last week. Your video helped me open up a whole new workflow for this! Thanks

[@RJJNY]

Just downloaded and installed, incredible. Sampled some snippets of speech and started modulating the sample selection, looping and sequencing and the results are pleasingly insane. The variation and evolution over time can seem endless.

[@donaldpriola1807]

Fun to see you enjoying the possiblities of digital synths! We are old enough to remember when sampling was something you could only do with a super expensive, unobtainable Fairlight. ;)

[@symbiat0]

I’m old enough to remember as a kid playing with the Fairlight at the British Music Fair in the 80s 😂

[@donaldpriola1807]

@@symbiat0 That's amazing! I would have killed for that chance.

[@darwiniandude]

Love that you have a real clock with westminster chimes :)

[@stuartleighton]

Woke up this morning to find that there was a new update, you were very quick to pull out a video. Loving your microfreak vids. Very helpful... pls do more ;-)

[@automaticgainsay]

I will, and thank you!

[@wallygator57190]

The device was already awesome but now it s a real beast....

[@neilshenton1834]

Welp, wasn't expecting that reveal! Awesome move by Arturia here. 👍

[@robisapixel]

I see you are a part of the protective screen club. Cheers!

[@MrOuija-rr8kq]

Makes me wonder what other kinds of secrets the microfreak has baked into it

[@thewistfulsnail]

Wow that thing you did with the drum samples could make some unpredictable chaotic Aphex Twin type generative music!

[@Synthshop]

Nice, I have both the micro and minifreak. I've been considering selling the micro...but with this FW update that makes me reconsider. Hopefully they'll do this for the minifreak.

[@symbiat0]

I’m going the other way - that Stellar edition is giving me serious GAS 😂

[@aardvarkmindshank]

They will.

[@ofthe7552]

Waiting for mine to ship. Your vids have been super helpful. I appreciate it.

[@donknotts3548]

I think you need a few more rings, Frodo.

[@mattbrown-mb]

Thanks, looking forward to this update :)

[@Darkl0ud_Productions]

Here's something you missed! On the MF, you can assign the key/arp to the type nob at 100% and it will go through samples per key!

[@automaticgainsay]

OH MY GOD, it is a CRIME that I missed that! HOW COOL!!!

[@mediaphile]

I see you took my advice and swapped the Type knob for the Preset knob. Has it helped you? It definitely helped me!

[@automaticgainsay]

Andrew... YES... my GOD, it changed my life! I wondered if you'd notice. Thank you so much.

[@MyNameJeff..]

I didn’t even notice that. That’s a genius idea, gonna do that to mine!

[@Lainer1]

How do you do that?

[@mediaphile]

@@Lainer1 You literally just pull them off and swap them, super easy.

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

Just did this to mine, after seeing this. Great Idea to, make the Type knob different than the other three, and the main selector orange.

[@chubbichicken]

Hey, thanks for the sneak peak! Any vague insights on MiniFreak capability updates you can share?

[@automaticgainsay]

I haven’t heard any!

[@diegoortega8737]

Setup: -Drumbrute impact -Microbrute -Microfreak vocoder -Moog Minifooger DL -Strymon El Caspitan

[@croatoansounds]

I can’t wait! Anyone know when it’ll be on their site? I had assumed it was on there already but says available soon.

[@keykrazy]

Per Arturia, it'll be up on May 30th (if you already hadn't found out elsewhere by now).

[@michaelkonomos]

Can you apply a different sample to different keys? Doesn’t seem like it, but thought it would ask. Could make for an incredible drum machine if it could!

[@automaticgainsay]

Well, I am grateful for what it does at all... so I'm not complaining... but yes, it would be cool to have sample zones or layering.

[@Vallam23]

based on other videos it seems like you kinda can, since you can set sample selection to one of the three custom matrix slots and then apply keyboard modulation to it 🤯 each zone will be the same size and probably tricky to dial in right but it seems possible

[@johnoffinland]

Leave it to you and your unending enthusiasm for exploration and weirdness.

[@brucebennett5338]

This FW update doesn't seem to yet publicly available?!

[@RJJNY]

Release date is May 30th according to Synthtopia

[@enochroot9438]

I wonder if it would be possible to record and use external samples via the vocoder mic that comes with the minifreak? or is only through external midi import?

[@guywith_dog]

Not currently, but they love adding shit to this synth

[@L77kim77l]

Your clock is like: 'Sample meeeee' Thanks for showing, these sample manipulatiions sound amazing!

[@automaticgainsay]

There are many of them, but yes! And thank you so much!

[@camlong89]

I like the Microfreak "keys" i was disappointed when the minifreak had normal style keys.

[@doughankins3996]

Mark! When does Arturia release this to the public!?!?! I have looked and looked every day and STILL cannot find it. It still says "soon available" on their site.😢😢 I can't wait to get my hands on this Thank you for making this review.

[@automaticgainsay]

Thank you! I think I saw May 30 as a release date!

[@doughankins3996]

@@automaticgainsay Thanks. I appreciate that. Keep up the great work. I love your videos. I have learned a lot from you, especially when I got my Monologue. Your tutorials on that were invaluable!!

[@robman80808]

Great demo, Marc! Can the touch strip scrub through the sample grains?

[@automaticgainsay]

We WISH!

[@robman80808]

@@automaticgainsay Maybe one for your feedback to Arturia!

[@lawrencethewolf]

Why is there no update on the site????????

[@mpeckmusic]

Did you notice any down sampling when you imported your own loops? Also, is there anyway to load multiple samples at once?

[@automaticgainsay]

To me, the samples sounded exactly like the originals! There is, however, no layering or multisamples. But you can load multiple samples simultaneously.

[@karmsnigguh]

thanks

[@pongtrometer]

Gotta sample the bass station 2 and get a freaky apex mode 👾

[@RobertMRyder]

I like your samples ❤

[@automaticgainsay]

Thank you!

[@derfab.]

...what's with the bells?!?

[@automaticgainsay]

In addition to synths, I am also obsessed with grandfather clocks!

[@annother3350]

@@automaticgainsay Bells going off in a studio though?!

[@glottis5]

Probably lives near a church

[@Whityfisks]

look at Quasimodo over here

[@edsknife]

Ah yes, Marc Doty YTP. 9:23

[@radiofloyd2359]

Can't wait for all the bugs to be hashed out and to mess around with these engines

[@walrtbstudios5430]

But you STILL can’t update the ‘Freak over iOS, so my options are severely limited- spend a couple grand on a pc, or wait a few months and buy another ‘Freak, hopefully with v5 loaded. C’mon Arturia…

[@isocarboxazid]

That's a unique problem that I don't think most people face? Not sure why Arturia would prioritize this by any stretch of the imagination.

[@automaticgainsay]

Yes. I can't seem to do anything particularly effectively with iOS. I just thought it was me. :D

[@Metamerist625]

could you not just go visit a friend with a windows machine and use that to do the update? I have owned both Macs and PCs in my time and it really is just swings and roundabouts.

[@endoflevelboss]

I'm like... And he was like... And I'm like. You are perfect for TikTok, you speak fluent Zoomer 🥳🎉. Writing music on a train? You should get a Peaky Blinders hat too then you will look like you once had an idea.

[@automaticgainsay]

Small penis shows up to not only fail to identify my generation, but also to ostensibly mock my creativity… in a KZbin comment. Bitch, I’m Gen X. So, I don’t have to be nice about your limp bullshit. Ready to compare ideas any time you say. Shit, buddy- let’s make a KZbin series out of it- we can see who employs more creativity on a daily basis.

[@aardvarkmindshank]

Ha ha ha why so excited by sample playback 😂 so funny.

[@automaticgainsay]

Is it your expectation that every synth is going to develop this functionality?

[@RJJNY]

Creates a vast range of new sonic possibilities for a synth that's already great and affordable.

[@ferencmolnar1651]

Uploading samples into a synth was interesting 30 years ago. This function in microfreak is almost useless.