Description
- Sound designers at Arturia are no strangers to meticulously and methodically deconstructing the elements of aural intrigue that make our favorite synths tick. The MiniFreak throws down the gauntlet with a 37-key hybrid design that utilizes a dual-oscillator 2-engine architecture to elicit dynamic, undulating sonics with multiple lanes of modulation. Its powerful, onboard FX engine, velocity-sensitive keybed, and analog filtering are engineered to inspire with responsive, dynamic polyphonic synthesis. Boasting over 20 playing modes across a 6-voice polyphony, the reimagined Freak modulation matrix abounds with artistic opportunity. To take this synth into another dimension, you’re also getting the MiniFreak V, a VST counterpart for use with your DAW.
Hybrid sound, unbridled power
Harnessing years of cutting-edge development and painstaking research, the MiniFreak is a living tapestry of voltaic action, reactive, responsive, and ready for sonic exploration. Armed with 22 oscillator modes, the dual-engine architecture takes its 6-voice polyphony into inspiring realms of Virtual Analog, FM, Additive, and many more forms of synthesis to serve as the bedrock of the MiniFreak’s premiere polyphonic potential
Carve out your sonic signature
While the MiniFreak is brimming with explorational opportunities, mileage is magnified exponentially by its armature of sonic tools. Two LFOs are available per voice, which can be completely customized with multi-segment shaping, alongside one envelope and one cycling envelope, respectively with each voice.
Premiere performance possibilities
Boasting a 37-note Slimkey velocity-sensitive keybed, the MiniFreak includes aftertouch, spontaneous sequencing/arpeggiation, and a suite of randomization across four different modulation lanes, creating a responsive, reactive instrument as powerful on stage as it is in the studio
Virtualize the real
The MiniFreak’s power isn’t limited to our corporeal realm. Out of the box, you’re given access to Arturia’s Mini Freak V — a dedicate doppelgänger of the real-life synth. Inject this VST in your DAW of choice to experience an identical instrument, fully loaded with the sound engines and architecture that define the rich physical synth.
37-note velocity-sensitive Slim-key keybed includes aftertouch for responsive, expressive play
6-voice polyphony and dual-engine architecture yield 22 total oscillator modes for evocative, inspiring aural exploration
Numerous per-voice envelope, LFO, and ADSR controls allow for precision voicing
Powerful FX suite includes 3 slots and 10 choices for rich texturization
Customizable multi-segment LFO, FM/Ring Modulation, and diverse randomization tools add unrelenting chaos to control with your sound
7 x 13 modulation matrix ensures versatile sonic sculpting
256 presets provide and 256 user slots provide a variety of sonically rich options for patch development and ideation
Versatile I/O includes MIDI In/Out/Thru, stereo audio output, clock I/O, USB-B connectivity, and more
Included MiniFreak V VST gives you a robust, digital duplicate of the MiniFreak’s distinctive architecture with easy preset design and management
Sound Generation : Analog/Digital Hybrid
Keyboard : 37 Slim Keys with Synth Action
Touch Sensitivity : Yes
Expression Controls :2 x Ribbon Controller
Number of Sounds, Kits, or Samples :256 x Factory Sound Preset
256 x User Sound Preset
Maximum Polyphony : 6 Voice / 12 VoiceParaphonic
Performance Functions : Arpeggiator, Octave Shift, Sequencer, Transpose
Audio I/O : 2 x 1/4″ TRS Balanced or Unbalanced Stereo Line Output
1 x 1/4″ TRS Unbalanced Stereo Headphone Output
1 x 1/4″ TRS Balanced or Unbalanced Mono Line Input
Pedal Support : 1 x 1/4″ Sustain
MIDI I/O : 1 x DIN 5-Pin Input
1 x DIN 5-Pin Output
1 x DIN 5-Pin Thru
USB : 1 x USB-B (USB 2.0, MIDI)
