Arturia MicroFreak is an unusual and exceptional instrument that rewards curious musicians. It combines various wavetable and digital sound engines with analogue filters. It features a unique flat keyboard with poly-aftertouch. It adds a controlled degree of randomness in sequences. It’s not a revolution – it’s a rebellion.
A touch of madness: This remarkable little musical machine includes a versatile digital oscillator that allows you to easily create rare and interesting sounds. Modes like Texturer, KarplusStrong, Vocoder, or Superwave offer adventurous musicians the chance to explore completely new, unheard possibilities. You can even load your own wavetable.
It’s like having dozens of synthesizers in one instrument – whether you’re a beginner or an experienced professional, you’ll be captivated by its powerful and flexible synthetic engine.
We’re in this together: Sometimes it’s nice to sing alone, but the magic of musical collaboration is unmatched. With the oscillator modes in MicroFreak, variety is the name of the game. Alongside the 8 types of native oscillators, you’ll find open-source algorithms from modular pioneers Mutable Instruments, as well as unique modes from LA’s Eurorack wizards, Noise Engineering. Enjoy the sonic flexibility of modular, with the same parameter controls and enhanced with paraphony – all in a complete and easy-to-play hardware synthesizer.
The best of both worlds: Inspired by the legendary Oberheim SEM 12 dB filter, MicroFreak’s filter can scream or whisper, as you wish. It is a variable state filter and can even self-oscillate! You can use it however you like: to soften sharp wavetable sounds or to automate the cutoff frequency through pressure on the keyboard or with the integrated sequencer.
By the way, did we mention that MicroFreak has a sequencer? And a modulation matrix? Things are getting really interesting...
Spice it up, roll the dice: Record up to four automations, edit notes step by step, or use the innovative Spice and Dice functions of the sequencer to discover “happy accidents.” Add randomisation to create original and evolving patterns and practically reconfigure the signal path and controls through the 5x7 modulation matrix.
“This keyboard looks weird”: It does – and it’s not even a classic keyboard. It’s a printed circuit board (PCB). Super-slim, without moving parts. Can it play fast synthesizer solos? Absolutely. In fact, better than a traditional keyboard.
Is it expressive? Of course – it is pressure-sensitive and offers poly-aftertouch, which means each key can control different parameters depending on how hard it is pressed.
Moreover, you can use the USB, MIDI, and CV outputs to control instruments from your DAW or modular synthesizers. This means you can use MicroFreak as a controller to experience poly-aftertouch with next-generation software instruments.
Native wavetable and digital oscillator modes:
Vocoder
Noise
Superwave
Harmo
Karplus Strong
Wavetable
BasicWaves
WaveUser
Open-source oscillator modes from Mutable Instruments:
Virtual Analog
Waveshaper
Two Operator FM
Formant
Chords
Speech
Model
Oscillator modes from Noise Engineering:
SawX
Harm
Bass
Multimode analogue filters:
Low-pass
Band-pass
High-pass
Flat keyboard with poly-aftertouch
Paraphonic mode with up to 4 voices
Unison mode with up to 4 voices
Arpeggiator and sequencer with Spice & Dice functions for randomisation
320 factory presets and space for 64 user sounds
Clear and bright OLED display
5x7 modulation matrix
USB, MIDI, and CV outputs
Can be used as a controller to experience poly-aftertouch with software instruments
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