Arturia Hybrid Analog / Digital Synthesizer with Advanced Digital Oscillators
Experimental Hybrid Synth
A synthesizer like no other, MicroFreak is a
peculiar, exceptional instrument that rewards the curious musician. It blends wavetable and
digital oscillators with analog filters. It features a unique poly-aftertouch flat
keyboard. It adds controlled randomness to sequences. This isnt a revolution, its a
mutiny.
Features
Whether youre looking for your first, affordable
hardware synth or are a collector looking for original sounds and unique
interface, MicroFreak is the synth you need.
Already own MicroFreak?
Update your firmware to V2.1 to unlock the new vocoder mode, presets and
TRRS connectivity.
This out-there little music machine features a versatile digital
oscillator so you can create rare and interesting sounds with ease.
Modes like Wavetable, KarplusStrong, Harmonic OSC, and Superwave give
adventurous musicians the chance to explore totally new, unheard
possibilities. Like having dozens of synths in just one instrument, both
wild-eyed newcomers and seasoned professionals will fall in love with
MicroFreaks flexible, powerful synth engine.
Small but fierce
MicroFreak packs so much in to such a compact instrument, you'll wonder
how we did it. We'd love to say it was magic, but it was pure skill and
passion.
Physical modelling, wavetable synthesis, virtual analog, there is
nothing as complete and exciting as the MicroFreak oscillator on the
market. It's hard to believe from such a small synth, but here it is,
ready for you to explore. Excite your creativity and reward your
curiosity with a large, diverse sound palette. MicroFreak features 12
awesome oscillator modes, 5 bespoke Arturia engines, and 7 modes from
Mutable Instruments.
There's a little freak inside you, and this instrument will bring it
out.
The best of both worlds
Even though MicroFreak has a digital oscillator at its heart, opposites
attract as the saying goes. Thats why weve included a lush-sounding
analog filter.
Inspired by the trailblazing 12-dB SEM filter, you can make MicroFreaks
filter scream or whisper to taste. The filter is state-variable, and
can even auto-oscillate! You can use this is any way you like, from
taking the edge of the razor-sharp wavetable sounds, or automating the
cutoff by modulating it with keyboard pressure or the in-built
sequencer.
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Specifications
Main Features
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Synthesizer with 384 preset slots
and 320 factory presets
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16 digital oscillator modes,
including engines from Mutable Instruments and Noise Engineering?
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Up to 4-voice unison mode with
12-semitone unison spread
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Analog State Variable Filter,
12dB/octave, resonant, Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass
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ADSR envelope
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Cycling Envelope offering two
modes
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LFO with Sync: Sine, Tri, Saw,
Square, Random, Slew Random
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Modulation matrix with 5 sources
and 7 destinations (3 custom destinations)
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Monophonic or Paraphonic modes -
Up to 4 voices
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Chord mode lets you program a
chord shape and play it on any note
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Scale Quantize lets you set a
specific scale for the white notes to simplify the creative process
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25-key capacitive keybed with
polyphonic aftertouch
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Capacitive touch strip
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Crisp OLED display for editing and
parameter values
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Powerful arpeggiator
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Up, Order, Random, Pattern modes
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Spice & Dice Gate randomizers
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64-step sequencer
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CV / Gate / Mod outputs
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USB, Clock and MIDI in and out
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6.35mm master and 3.5mm headphone output (TRRS input
compatible for Vocoder engine)
Box contents
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MicroFreak unit
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Power supply
Size & weight