As far as I'm concerned Stimming provides me with exactly what I'm looking for in a review. A no-nonsense, practical from the position of a professional, and will occasionally 'throw the dice' and add a bit of humor. Stimming and Telekom Electronic Beats, vielen Dank!
indeed indeed. most damn near all the major youtube gear review content providers piss me off. I could do without ever seeing another bobeats, loopop, and andrew huang thumbnail/suggestion/video ever again.
@@willdahbe That's a little Harsh. Each to their own. I enjoy all the above, all with different personalities. Check out Dr. Mix and Woodys Piano Shack for more personalities :)
Stimming, this video reveals your personality (purity, intelligence, and humility). Whether theoretically or technically you are first class! Peace & Love
he is a very very special musician...everything he touches sounds good. I bought the mf. because of this review and that was my Best Buy 2019. I totally agree, this Mashine is the best Arturia product no matter hard or software!!!
I just saw Stimming use this along with an octatrack and elektron samples, live. He made sounds out of these like nothing I've heard before. Really awesome set. Thank you for making the reviews in English! He has an international audience.
This is probably the best advert Arturia could have asked for. I'm pretty much about to throw money at them to buy one even though I don't even play synth (or even make music). The sheer enthusiam and positivity he has is incredibly persuasive.
The BEST review of this amazing little synth on You Tube. I was already impressed by this fantastic machine, but your review is so musical and you really know how to bring out the best, most musical and fascinating sounds out of the synth. You have convinced me that I must get this synth and as it’s my birthday soon I’m going to treat myself to, what looks like for me, one of the best pure and fun little sound design tools ever. Thanks for your fascinating and totally brilliant review.
That moment around 14:15 when it automatically recognizes what parameter to use by locking on to the first knob you turn, is actually identical to how it's done in FL Studio for like 15 years or something. I'm glad to see this fine bit of UX transposed to hardware synths.
The fact that they have a section in the manual for using the MicroFreak with VCV Rack is something I really appreciate. Great for a n00b like myself :)
One of the best or maybe even the best review on YT of this little gem in our opinion. It would be really nice if @Stimming reviewed it again because of the new OS3 and now even 4 - that would be fun!
This synth seems to me MicroFreak will become what the Juno 60/106 was to so many bands and musician in the 80’s: An inexpensive, easy to program, but wonderful sounding instrument that can be easily transported. Arturia hit the mark on this one.
I haven't done anything music related since high school, yet I'm buying one of these just to experiment with, might make some fun sound effect samples with it as well as just... learning to use it as intended. or in other words it's drawing me in and demanding I play it...
After a month with it I agree 100% this is a very inexpensive and powerful instrument ... The depth of possibilities is astonishing... This is for me a real masterpiece ( even if certain flows occur )
Having a lot of fun with mine even with minimal music experience, it's a magnificent sound effects engine, that may convince me to try learning more to make a little music
Very nice review of the major features of the synth. I would add that the black keys are raised and the black lines separating the white keys are raised too so you can develop a sense of touch with the synth as it’s more than a uniform flat keyboard surface.
The Micro Freak is the most fun I’ve ever had with a synthesizer. I’ve owned it for a week and I look forward to sitting down and playing with it every day.
This thing sounds so good, and looks so much fun to use. I think Arturia really made something special with the Microfreak! Great review! I'm going through the whole playlist now!
I've been interested in synths for a couple of months, and have been doing a lot of research. Halfway through this video I bought one of these. Great review of what appears to be a great product, and incredibly entertaining to boot.
WOAH ok at 5:20 when you start comparing the keys and show the fast attack time on the Micro Freak and how fast/responsive it is. This thing can make sounds that are flatout impossible with traditional keys. I'm sold.
I just bought one of these today....it's supposed to be delivered tomorrow....It's amazing what you can do with less money in today's technologically Advanced world.....To hear it from you that this Synth is Optimum... for the money....but not necessarily.....Means the World.....You have a Degree of Strict Justice in your appraisal of Electronic Music Equipment.....Which is necessarily Respectable.....I actually decided to Watch a Review after I actually already purchased a Unit......Great Video....!
9:10 i believe spice and dice are glitching out because you're not using the correct power supply! or something like that. loopop explained it in his video. looks like a really neat synth for the price
So aggravated with you and this channel to be honest. I am suffering with a fever and delirium resulting from your Octatrack video and now full blown GAS attack is compounded with a near catastrophic result! 😉 Much like yourself portability for my set up on stage AND studio is crucial. This seems like a great item to pair w Digitone Digitakt Circuit , MonoStation, and Model. It almost seems Mfreak is to Model in its near knob per functionality as well as minimal menu use. The LFO is a dark screamer! Sine is ethereal. Did you use external Fx w this demo? Peace
Yes, a proper earth ground is needed for it all to work correctly (Loopop metions it in his review). That's why Arturia includes that power supply. Your mileage will vary with a USB power brick therefore.
Very good review, you would have sold it to me if I hadn't just bought it today. Just a few things I'd like to add, the Arpeggiator is pretty cool actually, it has a mode where every time you enter some notes it makes a random sequence out of it (you can set it anywhere between 4 and 64 steps). If you press the same notes again it will generate a new pattern with those notes and keep looping it. The Sequencer is pretty powerful indeed, it's 64 steps and has 4 lanes of automation. (Just scroll through the steps and change the parameter). And Spice and Dice can actually be really cool. It randomizes the Gate amongst others, so if you set Spice high and set the gate time lower there's a bigger chance of notes being skipped. It's also much more interesting with longer sequences in my opinion. It adds a bit of Generativeness to the whole synth. I really like all the little things from Modular Synthesis they put in there, like the plaits osc's, keybed, loads of modulation options and these subtle generative features fit in very well.
very good review, great personality, very sympathetic. everything you could possibly want from a review(er). i just happen to not having fallen in love with that synth but that's also important for a good review so you can decide. great work!
I am at 22 minutes right now. If Stimming likes a synth up to this point it pretty much means I will like it too. I sort of skipped over this one when it came out. I would say this is on my "want to own" list now.
Who knew a synth review could be so entertaining? Stimming is as charismatic as he is knowledgeable. I laugh and learn in every video. Much respect sir; you are an internet treasure.
Everytime I decide that "actually, the microfreak sound doesn't fit my setup" I come back to this video and DAMN. I'm going to end up buying it just because of Stimming
What a legend! (Both the man and the instrument!) Seems like Arturia listened to you - in a firmware update since this video they added the functionality whereby holding Shift changes the knobs much faster. You can also switch it in the settings so that the fast movement is default and holding Shift lets you do the slower, fine-tune adjusts. It's so cool that A) Arturia are able to release updates and improvements for the hardware after it's been released (take that, analogue;), and B) Arturia actually keep releasing updates! Years after its release. I will save up and buy one of these bad bois asap. Thanks for the great video!
Well... I had discarded this synth based on what I was hearing on other reviews and stuff... but now... damn you showed some cool stuff, I can see it integrating in my setup already. EXCELLENT REVIEW as always! thanks man
I literally thought this was a T-Mobile content related channel until I started watching your videos! The logo for the channel is almost identical. Thankfully it's an incredible channel about synthesizers!
Thank you for a fun and comprehensive review of this interesting (& obviously powerful!) little synth. Not 100% sure it’s for me, mainly due to the keyboard, but I think you’ve demonstrated it so well I think it’s going to be hard for me to resist getting one:)
Yes Arturia do it please!! the shift button to scoll faster or so faster you turn the knob, the faster the value scrolls it would be great for a next update! please! because you have to turn this button all the time, it's not really easy and it takes a long time in the disign of the sound and I find it damage .. this is the only flaw I found him .. thank you for your video !
Thanks to Stimming for that review as nice as everytime.That tiny synth makes so much unexpected sweet sounds. Something what i really need in an elektron search hours for sweetspots setup. Thanks Arturia
What the keyboard does is not technically aftertouch, as you say, but continuous pressure, like on the Linnstrument or the Roli Seaboard, and therefore more like a breath controller or expression pedal. I guess it has to be like that on a capacitive keyboard as you cannot measure attack force as a separate event. Attack is initiated at the initial touch. In a way, the keyboard _only_ has what would be aftertouch on a keyboard with keys.
As far as I'm concerned Stimming provides me with exactly what I'm looking for in a review. A no-nonsense, practical from the position of a professional, and will occasionally 'throw the dice' and add a bit of humor. Stimming and Telekom Electronic Beats, vielen Dank!
indeed indeed. most damn near all the major youtube gear review content providers piss me off. I could do without ever seeing another bobeats, loopop, and andrew huang thumbnail/suggestion/video ever again.
Our pleasure!
And yeah, we love to work with him. Great knowledge and always fun while shooting.
@@willdahbe That's a little Harsh. Each to their own. I enjoy all the above, all with different personalities. Check out Dr. Mix and Woodys Piano Shack for more personalities :)
@@TheB1gduk very well said.. ✌ and 💘
@@willdahbe Noooo, Loopop is outstanding!
when he used his nose to hit the hold button 👌🏼👌🏼
Kevin Josh and how casually he did it :D legendary
Claude Young vibes
Thats how I do it, when there is no other way to hit this, too.
I thought he just got really into the music
A classic move.
No pandering, no bullshit. Just a great review with emphasis on musicality of the device.
Always love stimmings reviews.
17:14 this was what I was hearing while reading this comment
Lol, much musical.
Stimming, this video reveals your personality (purity, intelligence, and humility). Whether theoretically or technically you are first class! Peace & Love
he is a very very special musician...everything he touches sounds good. I bought the mf. because of this review and that was my Best Buy 2019. I totally agree, this Mashine is the best Arturia product no matter hard or software!!!
4:42 - I love how he almost got into exploring and reviewing the table's sound instead of the synth's sound :-D
best moment, he makes the sound and hes like "ohh.. wow" 😂 truly always a curious artist
You know he sampled that table creak after the camera stopped recording!
I just saw Stimming use this along with an octatrack and elektron samples, live. He made sounds out of these like nothing I've heard before. Really awesome set. Thank you for making the reviews in English! He has an international audience.
would love to hear that
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Finally a review that's not just an advert! Thanks.
This is probably the best advert Arturia could have asked for. I'm pretty much about to throw money at them to buy one even though I don't even play synth (or even make music). The sheer enthusiam and positivity he has is incredibly persuasive.
I honestly love the fact he speaks English better than me and all my friends. And we're English! And he knows his onions.
Stimming is making this thing do things I had no idea it would do. I have to go back and try harder. Damn man. I love smart people.
The BEST review of this amazing little synth on You Tube. I was already impressed by this fantastic machine, but your review is so musical and you really know how to bring out the best, most musical and fascinating sounds out of the synth. You have convinced me that I must get this synth and as it’s my birthday soon I’m going to treat myself to, what looks like for me, one of the best pure and fun little sound design tools ever. Thanks for your fascinating and totally brilliant review.
That moment around 14:15 when it automatically recognizes what parameter to use by locking on to the first knob you turn, is actually identical to how it's done in FL Studio for like 15 years or something. I'm glad to see this fine bit of UX transposed to hardware synths.
"Very well written manual. Read it guys!" There is always something to take as a life lesson from Stimming
The fact that they have a section in the manual for using the MicroFreak with VCV Rack is something I really appreciate. Great for a n00b like myself :)
LOVE the NOSE triggered sustain action at 22:08
One of the best or maybe even the best review on YT of this little gem in our opinion. It would be really nice if @Stimming reviewed it again because of the new OS3 and now even 4 - that would be fun!
This synth is one of the coolest and most fun and surprising synths I've had the fortune to play and own. I'm very impressed with this device.
I've had this synth for months now and haven't unlocked its full potential yet. Great video, thank you!
This synth seems to me MicroFreak will become what the Juno 60/106 was to so many bands and musician in the 80’s:
An inexpensive, easy to program, but wonderful sounding instrument that can be easily transported. Arturia hit the mark on this one.
I haven't done anything music related since high school, yet I'm buying one of these just to experiment with, might make some fun sound effect samples with it as well as just... learning to use it as intended.
or in other words it's drawing me in and demanding I play it...
After a month with it I agree 100% this is a very inexpensive and powerful instrument ...
The depth of possibilities is astonishing...
This is for me a real masterpiece ( even if certain flows occur )
... and unobtanium on ebay.
Having a lot of fun with mine even with minimal music experience, it's a magnificent sound effects engine, that may convince me to try learning more to make a little music
Yup. There is a lifetime of fun in this little synth! Mono, poly, and now unison mode...vocoder...on and on...
I really appreciate these practical reviews, and Stimming's humor. Keep up the good work.
Very nice review of the major features of the synth. I would add that the black keys are raised and the black lines separating the white keys are raised too so you can develop a sense of touch with the synth as it’s more than a uniform flat keyboard surface.
By far the most entertaining demo of the MicroFreak. Thanks Stimming!
The Micro Freak is the most fun I’ve ever had with a synthesizer. I’ve owned it for a week and I look forward to sitting down and playing with it every day.
Most fun demo I've ever seen! Especially love your facial expressions when the synth surprised you with its sounds. 🙂
This thing sounds so good, and looks so much fun to use. I think Arturia really made something special with the Microfreak! Great review! I'm going through the whole playlist now!
Synth such as this make hardware setups possible for everyone. Nice review as always.
I've been interested in synths for a couple of months, and have been doing a lot of research. Halfway through this video I bought one of these. Great review of what appears to be a great product, and incredibly entertaining to boot.
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WOAH ok at 5:20 when you start comparing the keys and show the fast attack time on the Micro Freak and how fast/responsive it is.
This thing can make sounds that are flatout impossible with traditional keys.
I'm sold.
I was already sold on this synth months ago. This was just a great demo that got me more excited about getting it!
Great & honest review by Martin.
Gives you al the info you need, dope synth def consider buying it after this review. Good retail price.
Wow, great demo! I think that bit at the end just sold me...
Brother Stimming is so genuinely tickled by this thing! (And he doesn't like just any old synth) Fun!
I just bought one of these today....it's supposed to be delivered tomorrow....It's amazing what you can do with less money in today's technologically Advanced world.....To hear it from you that this Synth is Optimum... for the money....but not necessarily.....Means the World.....You have a Degree of Strict Justice in your appraisal of Electronic Music Equipment.....Which is necessarily Respectable.....I actually decided to Watch a Review after I actually already purchased a Unit......Great Video....!
More Stimming reviews musictalk.tech
I love Stimming - every review is great and charming. Would love more in German... but I'll take what I can get!
9:10 i believe spice and dice are glitching out because you're not using the correct power supply! or something like that. loopop explained it in his video. looks like a really neat synth for the price
no fat no filler just a smart german speaking to the issues bravo kodos
Äußerst kompetent, werd mir mal noch das Video mit'm model cycles ansehen.
Daumen hoch!
High quality reviewing! Huge synth in such a small package...yum!
Everytime Stimming makes a pluck'ish string sound I instantly remember his tunes. He's a wizard.
Best review around. (And there are very good ones.) Now, we need some crazy-lovely music to be played with this thing.
I have been waiting for this video! Thanks Stim. Let me watch it now...
and?
So aggravated with you and this channel to be honest. I am suffering with a fever and delirium resulting from your Octatrack video and now full blown GAS attack is compounded with a near catastrophic result! 😉
Much like yourself portability for my set up on stage AND studio is crucial. This seems like a great item to pair w Digitone Digitakt Circuit , MonoStation, and Model.
It almost seems Mfreak is to Model in its near knob per functionality as well as minimal menu use.
The LFO is a dark screamer! Sine is ethereal. Did you use external Fx w this demo?
Peace
No EFX, just the pure MicroFreak, which doesn't have EFX
@@ElectronicBeatsTV Stim you still using this? Thinking about it still but wondering how you are getting on with it or not? When is next vid from you?
your reviews are amazing. calm, on point. like that very much.
Just bought the korg monologue which introduced me to synths and now I need this badly. That intro sounded so god dam good. Great video
Vielen Dank! Endlich mal ein ordentliches Video von dem Ding! Solche Reviews dürft ihr ruhig öfters bringen! ;)
Machen wir doch. Sind noch einige andere Online hier.
@@ElectronicBeatsTV MEHR! :D
Dann biste ja nicht mehr heiß 🤓
Loved the review, you can see it’s a good synth by how Stimmimg is genuinely enthusiastic about it, lovely ❤️
Excellent! Thank you so much for your detailed review and fun look at this synth. It looks like my Arturia arsenal will grow now. Thanks.
Stimming! 2012 Sankeys neon nights, luckily i was there to witness the magic every Tuesday.
Somehow the touch strip for bending and dice feature works better when regular power supply is plugged in. Great review.
Yes, a proper earth ground is needed for it all to work correctly (Loopop metions it in his review). That's why Arturia includes that power supply. Your mileage will vary with a USB power brick therefore.
Or you could stick a ground wire into the ground, under that shady tree at the park.... ;)
Very good review, you would have sold it to me if I hadn't just bought it today. Just a few things I'd like to add, the Arpeggiator is pretty cool actually, it has a mode where every time you enter some notes it makes a random sequence out of it (you can set it anywhere between 4 and 64 steps). If you press the same notes again it will generate a new pattern with those notes and keep looping it. The Sequencer is pretty powerful indeed, it's 64 steps and has 4 lanes of automation. (Just scroll through the steps and change the parameter). And Spice and Dice can actually be really cool. It randomizes the Gate amongst others, so if you set Spice high and set the gate time lower there's a bigger chance of notes being skipped. It's also much more interesting with longer sequences in my opinion. It adds a bit of Generativeness to the whole synth. I really like all the little things from Modular Synthesis they put in there, like the plaits osc's, keybed, loads of modulation options and these subtle generative features fit in very well.
Great review from Martin as always. You always get informed and honest feedback.
very good review, great personality, very sympathetic. everything you could possibly want from a review(er).
i just happen to not having fallen in love with that synth but that's also important for a good review so you can decide.
great work!
When you motion SEQ the OSC models, so every step has its own model, you can easily make glitch and clicks 'n cuts with this lil beast. So awesome!
a truly brilliant review, stimmimg. funny, informative & musically exciting. bravo!! & thank you for this.
I like that you used Microfreak on your delicious set aboard the sailing boat, really lovely sounds.
Got it because of this review and it’s be so fun to play with!
I am at 22 minutes right now. If Stimming likes a synth up to this point it pretty much means I will like it too. I sort of skipped over this one when it came out. I would say this is on my "want to own" list now.
At that price point it's a no brainer. (Doesn't mean I'm not going to try and find it used though lol)
Who knew a synth review could be so entertaining? Stimming is as charismatic as he is knowledgeable. I laugh and learn in every video. Much respect sir; you are an internet treasure.
There are many more new Stimming reviews on musictalk.tech
@@ElectronicBeatsTV Great, thanks for the tip
Stimming you're amazing. Great review yet again. Love my freak but I have learnt more features thanks to your review.
stimmings reviews sind top ehrlich und seine persönlichkeit is iwie auch witzig und sympathisch-aunthentische reviews bitte weiter so
Everytime I decide that "actually, the microfreak sound doesn't fit my setup" I come back to this video and DAMN. I'm going to end up buying it just because of Stimming
me too its the only review that makes me want one
First vid of yours I've seen and gotta say - I love your style. Informative and great sense of humour too. Subbed!
Same here! Love this demo and the musicality of it. Thanks Martin!
Pretty happy to have ordered it a while ago… still waiting for it to arrive though.
Don't be ridiculous; Germans have no sense of humour!
What a legend! (Both the man and the instrument!) Seems like Arturia listened to you - in a firmware update since this video they added the functionality whereby holding Shift changes the knobs much faster. You can also switch it in the settings so that the fast movement is default and holding Shift lets you do the slower, fine-tune adjusts. It's so cool that A) Arturia are able to release updates and improvements for the hardware after it's been released (take that, analogue;), and B) Arturia actually keep releasing updates! Years after its release. I will save up and buy one of these bad bois asap. Thanks for the great video!
Has it got a heavy bass like saw bass?
Awesome sounding sequence at the end, musically refreshing! Thanks
I'm just in love with the intro patch, how did you do it????
Thank you Martin for this excellent review and your performance!It's a great time watching you getting lost inside the music/sounds/instrument!
Now THIS is the review I was waiting for!
Well... I had discarded this synth based on what I was hearing on other reviews and stuff... but now... damn you showed some cool stuff, I can see it integrating in my setup already.
EXCELLENT REVIEW as always! thanks man
Best reviews out there. A lot of information with some great humor.
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I subbed to this channel right after Stimming stacked those three synths, too good to pass :)
Another masterpiece from the master himself. November morning FOREVER ❤️
the demos in this vid are what led me to buy my microfreak. many thanks :)))
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Best reviews ever, thank you Stimming. Oh and major props for the use of your nose
The noises around the 17 minute mark are exquisite.
I literally thought this was a T-Mobile content related channel until I started watching your videos! The logo for the channel is almost identical. Thankfully it's an incredible channel about synthesizers!
This is Electronic Beats, the international music program of Deutsche Telekom.
T-Mobile is part of Deutsche Telekom.
Thank you for a fun and comprehensive review of this interesting (& obviously powerful!) little synth. Not 100% sure it’s for me, mainly due to the keyboard, but I think you’ve demonstrated it so well I think it’s going to be hard for me to resist getting one:)
Superb review...also this guy is funny too...
I loose hours messing with the Freak and go into a world of endless sound possibilities...
Check his other reviews at musictalk.tech
Love your reviews, practical and to the point and pretty much answers all my questions!
Definitely one of the best synth reviews I've ever seen and absolutely the best review of the microfreak.
Check musictalk.tech for more Stimming reviews
12:11 - "just a TINY little bit" - i'm not sure why the way he says it gives me so much joy
Enjoyed that, especially the jam at the end.
The sounds you achieve are so inspiring! Amazing presentation!
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wow everyone here really loves this stimming guy.
i am intrigued by this.
will subscribe just to see what the hype is about.
ahh i see now. the dance moves.
You got it 😬
I’m not finished with the video but I had to comment. I’m so happy I found this review. I’m educated and entertained already. Thank you. 😁.
such a great demo and sounded so damn good throughout tweaking/playing!
Convinced from second one. Thank you for this inspiring yet informative video!
The strip that controls bends and the random feature require an earthed and plugged in power supply to operate correctly.
Yes Arturia do it please!! the shift button to scoll faster or so faster you turn the knob, the faster the value scrolls it would be great for a next update! please! because you have to turn this button all the time, it's not really easy and it takes a long time in the disign of the sound and I find it damage .. this is the only flaw I found him .. thank you for your video !
24:30 Stimmagic ❤️
Reminds you me of the voices, timbres and chords of Mutable Instruments Plaits, but with that intriguing keyboard. I like it.
Obviously I'm a year late and you know this already by now, but you have a good ear and totally called it on the spot--it's based in part on Plaits.
Fantastic review/demo! I liked the look of it and thought it may be worth a look NOW it's a must buy for me. I need one of these, DANKE subbed!
I'm not even a producer, I just love to see Stimming talking...
and his hands moving!
Great review, demo and explanations! Thank you.
So many great sounds.
That opening jam is so nice
Thanks to Stimming for that review as nice as everytime.That tiny synth makes so much unexpected sweet sounds. Something what i really need in an elektron search hours for sweetspots setup. Thanks Arturia
@@HotStrange yes often long time of searching for me. Less unexpected stuff going on. The freak will freak me up a bit
Love it when he presses in the tables and say oh well 😂
Thanks for the great video. Nice work! So excited for mine to be sent out. I'm going to pair it with my Korg Volca Drum.
Gut gemacht! Danke. Klingt herrlich gut, denk ich.
Finally ! ! A true musician giving a review on the MicroFreak!
what a great demo and presentation.
What the keyboard does is not technically aftertouch, as you say, but continuous pressure, like on the Linnstrument or the Roli Seaboard, and therefore more like a breath controller or expression pedal.
I guess it has to be like that on a capacitive keyboard as you cannot measure attack force as a separate event. Attack is initiated at the initial touch. In a way, the keyboard _only_ has what would be aftertouch on a keyboard with keys.
4:44 - hahaha. Briljant how we as musicians are busy with sound all day. As a kid, I used to make/mimic a lot of sounds while talking.