I like the fact that you’re the first one showing the hands on workflow of this synth. I haven’t for example seen any demo so far working the sequencer in a straight forward demo. Very informative thank you!
Arturia probably designed and had the Minifreak in the plans for sevraul years, waiting for sales of the Microfreak to fall from its peak in sales. The sales of new Microfreaks will drop dramatically as people buy the Mini and sell off there micro, and people buy used instead of new. With that said I see a sythersizor like this comming out in a cupple years probably called Superfreak with full size 25 or 49 keys.
I don't know... the Microfreak is ca. half of what the Minifreak costs. The Korg Minilogue sales also didn't abbruptly stop when the Minilogue XD came out. Both synthesizers are pretty different. And that's the same with the Microfreak and the Minifreak. The capacitive keys is still what sold me the MOST to the Microfreak simply because i'm not really someone who likes regular keys and rather wants something different for non-keyboard players / pianists. This is also why i'd personally LOVE to own a trautonium because of its string manual or even build one myself with that Doepfer ribbon manual. Should the Minifreak get a version with 37 capacitive keys as well, i'd say the MicroFreak would really have a hard time but since it's pretty compact, it will still find enough purposes. Just like the Minibrute and Microbrute. It's small and versatile enough to keep one in your gear list for unforeseen moments of creative input.
Had I known this would be coming I wouldn't have bought my Microfreak. I never got to terms with the keypad. I even did the modification and removed it and put the main unit in a 3D printed enclosure with an external keyboard via midi (sadly losing the arp/seq/dice controls).
Ohhh that means you can sell you Microfreak now. Anyway you confirm what I suspect that the sales of new Microfreaks will drop dramatically and they will flood the used market dropping used sales alot more.
@@vaiman7777 You underestimate the used market, and I'm not desperate when I buy used gear. I bought a used Navation Peak cost £800 RRP £1200, nothing wrong with it had one silver knob cap missing. Lots of Peak owners sold them to buy the Summit instead.
Q. can you chain patterns for live use? moving from one patten to another do the notes still cut off if you have the same synth patch in both sequences?
I’m curious as well. I recently started using my MF live using a foot pedal to change patterns through midi. My drum machine can queue a pattern change, but the MF changes when you hit the pedal, so you have to hit it at the last moment. Is that the same issue you’re talking about?
MS2000 sequencer and DWGS are very good plus a few other things, it's great for sure but having only 4 voices I would say keeps it short of being one of the best
I like how the envelopes are tweaked 30s in with little to no effect... Will try find a video by someone who tried the synth before filming random knob twisting 😂
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I like the fact that you’re the first one showing the hands on workflow of this synth. I haven’t for example seen any demo so far working the sequencer in a straight forward demo. Very informative thank you!
Cheers Thank You
I’ve watched a lot of reviews on this synth, but this was the most helpful one I’ve seen - thank you!
Thank you so much for the feedback
Hey Leroy, Thanks for the in-depth demo of the minifreak today at Mooloolaba Music. What an absolute beast it is! I've placed it on my bucketlist.
Great breakdown! Really helpful. Thanks!
Cheers
This looks so fun to work with, and nice presentation!
It is and thanks
Perfect review. Great job!
Cheers, thank you
Great Vid, well done :)
As long as you have the ability to choon the oscillators, it's a good synth, innit?
Arturia probably designed and had the Minifreak in the plans for sevraul years, waiting for sales of the Microfreak to fall from its peak in sales. The sales of new Microfreaks will drop dramatically as people buy the Mini and sell off there micro, and people buy used instead of new. With that said I see a sythersizor like this comming out in a cupple years probably called Superfreak with full size 25 or 49 keys.
Microbrute=microfreak, Minibrute=Minifreak, so in the future, maybe we will have a Matrixfreak, and a Polyfreak
I will buy the Mini and keep my Micro, I love the capacitive keyboard on the Micro
I don't know... the Microfreak is ca. half of what the Minifreak costs. The Korg Minilogue sales also didn't abbruptly stop when the Minilogue XD came out. Both synthesizers are pretty different. And that's the same with the Microfreak and the Minifreak. The capacitive keys is still what sold me the MOST to the Microfreak simply because i'm not really someone who likes regular keys and rather wants something different for non-keyboard players / pianists. This is also why i'd personally LOVE to own a trautonium because of its string manual or even build one myself with that Doepfer ribbon manual. Should the Minifreak get a version with 37 capacitive keys as well, i'd say the MicroFreak would really have a hard time but since it's pretty compact, it will still find enough purposes. Just like the Minibrute and Microbrute. It's small and versatile enough to keep one in your gear list for unforeseen moments of creative input.
Op1 field has also synth capabilities, but this seems to give you more control over the sound
Nice
well done
Another nice device from Arturia, thanx Noisegate!
I Love your demo style....👍👏🌠
Very good video thanks
Cheers Andrew
Had I known this would be coming I wouldn't have bought my Microfreak. I never got to terms with the keypad. I even did the modification and removed it and put the main unit in a 3D printed enclosure with an external keyboard via midi (sadly losing the arp/seq/dice controls).
Can you polychain them?
Ohhh that means you can sell you Microfreak now. Anyway you confirm what I suspect that the sales of new Microfreaks will drop dramatically and they will flood the used market dropping used sales alot more.
@@HOLLASOUNDS Sounds logical, but in practice this doesn't happen. Used market may get a few desperate folk, but most will ask the going rate.
@@vaiman7777 You underestimate the used market, and I'm not desperate when I buy used gear. I bought a used Navation Peak cost £800 RRP £1200, nothing wrong with it had one silver knob cap missing. Lots of Peak owners sold them to buy the Summit instead.
@@HOLLASOUNDS Fair enough, it’s all good for everyone I guess. I do like grabbing a second hand deal myself. All the best
Q. can you chain patterns for live use?
moving from one patten to another do the notes still cut off if you have the same synth patch in both sequences?
I’m curious as well. I recently started using my MF live using a foot pedal to change patterns through midi. My drum machine can queue a pattern change, but the MF changes when you hit the pedal, so you have to hit it at the last moment. Is that the same issue you’re talking about?
Not that I’m aware
Probably ... this thing a killer for sure
Probably this will be in studio most of the time, my Microfreak is lighter and easier to carry along with my other small synths in a Mono 365 bag 😁
You talked me into it...
Need it
Yes you do...haha
No vocoder?
Subscribed. Good to hear a familiar accent on this topic. Anyone really want to sell their Microfreak now?🤓 Let me know, I am on the East Coast of Oz.
No I believe that Alesis micron synthesizer is probably one of the best and the Korg ms2000
MS2000r owner here. It's a great VA but I prefer the JP8080.
MS2000 sequencer and DWGS are very good plus a few other things, it's great for sure but having only 4 voices I would say keeps it short of being one of the best
I WANT
I like how the envelopes are tweaked 30s in with little to no effect... Will try find a video by someone who tried the synth before filming random knob twisting 😂
Ughh shiny new thing
Micro is still better only cost a fraction of this
and it has those unique keys
Amen
Man, with this video I confirm why Korg is kicking everyone's ass with the new synth generation, this synth sound so cold and lifeless.
Korg always - Yamaha making waves as well. This board may well become a pop cliché with its patches