Arturia MiniFreak - First Look - Sonic LAB
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2024
- Today's the day for the big Arturia announcements - and the one we have most experience of is the new MiniFreak which is an expanded MicroFreak - (the Algorithmic Synthesizer with multiple oscillator types).
The MiniFreak doubles up the Oscillators to two - with 20 oscillator types on board, keeps the multi-mode analog filter and adds 3, quality, digital FX. It also has a physical 37 key keybed (short travel) with aftertouch. There's two control strips which can do pitch/mod or macro 1/2, each with four destinations or a sequencer/gate control for the on board sequencer.
It also comes with a free VST version MiniFreak V
We fully confess that we didn't get the time to do the full review in time for this deadline, but first impressions are pretty positive.
If you have any questions for the full review, please leave them in the comments.
MiniFreak is priced at €599/$599/£559 inv VAT
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Whenever Nick says 'I'm getting lost in it' my wallet starts getting nervous
Or if there's no 0 APR for 4 years on a credit card.
Ha ! So true. I've spent more money because of that statement than I can shake a stick at.
It is a boomer
Atruria bigg..upp.... New gear!!!! Sounds bigg
relatable
Amazing video as always. I really like the experimental ambient mood that this synth delivers. Great work!
Those custom patches you made are just fantastic. Thanks for this!
Actually I wanted a quick overview at this point and not the long full review, so this was perfect, Nick!
Me too, totally hit the spot. Love my Micro, want one of these!
All videos on this sythersizor are quick reviews made fast because the videos need to come out on day of release to take advantage of TH-cam search spike.
I was admitted to Hogwarts this past year and use my syrthersizor in House Slytherin.
Sounds like a fun synth for some wild experimentation. Good job Arturia.
Yeah, Arturia are impressing me lately!
wait till ya make a track with several of the miniFreakV in ya DAW (its VERY VERY fun)
Damn...immediate BIG like! Was impressed with the MicroFreak enough, that I'm sure I and MANY others are happy to see a substantial expansion of that feature set...
i'm glad you made this video! i miss when you used to do a lot of reviews. i trust your opinion more than a lot of the other people on here. and you play nicer stuff, so i can get a better sense of how something sounds.
Amen!
Not to mention integrity. Some of these channels are cringing to the unwatchable.
Arturia does it again! Thanks for the video, looking forward to a closer look!
I can't imaging what they'll have as MegaFreak in 5 years :) Thanks for the intro! Really really good instrument.
P.S. I watched some more reviews... I wish I didn't have MicroFreak to have an excuse to buy MiniFreak :)
It would be Superfreak and might actually show up on the market sooner then We think possibly next year if the Minifreak sells well.
@@dlinnoedlinnoe i have a microfreak and i am absolutely buying a mini
@@dlinnoedlinnoe Just send me your Micro, problem solved.
Johnny Depp Sipping on a Mega Pint while tweaking, and tweaking the Mega Freak
Great synth, great upload, look forwards to full review then a Friday Fun
Sounds really nice, esp the paraphonic mode. Lovely to meet you at Synthfest Nick and the rest of the crew. Ismini
This is a beautiful-sounding synth, I have to say! They've packed a lot into a small package.
the microfreak was already an amazing synth and, except for the keys, this looks like a great extension of the original brilliance that is the microfreak. one can learn to use the microfreak in an afternoon and then spend a lifetime mastering it. arturia has really done a great job.
This was inevitable and I’ve been patiently waiting. Love the MicroFreak and this just looks like
A great follow up. The built in effects are really gonna help, too.
Superfreak will probably come out next year. Full size key sythersizor.
@@HOLLASOUNDS I have a feeling they’d call it MacroFreak to keep with the naming scheme
@@jpmudkip1870 They planned to make the Microfreak with keys originally but went with the tutch strips instead of keys to cut down production cost by about $100 per unit and also to make it stand out from other small mini key sythersizors on the market. Now they are using the succes of the Micro to sell the Mini. The Minifreak would never of sold anywhere near as well as the Microfreak.
@@HOLLASOUNDS as i commented above, i think the macrofreak should have a 61 key pcb keybed which makes the microfreak such a joy to use.
@@HOLLASOUNDS as far as sales go, pure biased speculation. You bitter?
Several sounds have a physical modelling tonality to it, very nice!
I already love this synth so much. Top video!
My goodness there’s some talent at Arturia. I love my Polybrute. It’s a masterpiece. So we’ll thought through.
Cheers Nick, liked a lot about the microfreak, not so much the 'keys' and general design, this seems spot on. Looking forward to the review.
Great video - thanks Nick and Arturia!
Awesome sounds - i’m so glad Arturia made my dream a reality: a poly version of the MicroFreak - insta-buy!
Hope all is ok with yourself Nick, enjoying the content, take care, Minilogue owner
great first look. Thanks my man!
Looking forward to a full size key Superfreak 😎
macrofreak
Superfreak! Can’t wait!!
@@LaymensLament macronfreak
Thats what your mum said
First channel I come to when I see a new interesting synth has been released.
Thank you for your review. I have a mcrofreak but now I want a minifreak. One day!
What a great sounding synth !
More than a really interesting machine : it's my next synth!!
Nicely done!
omg. this is going be my first synth purchase since 5 years.
Nice video 👍. Another amazing synth but I really don't make the most of the synths I've already got! 😥. On the plus side, when I finally outgrow my MicroFreak, this one is likely to still be in production.
Holding out for the PolyFreak/MatrixFreak 😄
that would be sweet, I was thinking the same think. Love what I'm seeing/hearing, I feel like this is the most modern synth available atm, even considering the Korg wave synths and the ASM Hydra.
sounds very modern, love it.
excellent short review put a deposit on one today they are hard to get
8:48 - you know this synth means business when it nearly kills Nick here, we almost lost him!
Looks like a great way to scale-up the 'freak line. Nearly everything looks to be improved! Hopefully they got rid of the vocoder so a future update can give us one that can be used with any oscillator!
Quite a beast! Be good to see the computer interface/sound librarian when available (it's not available on the site yet) as I find it faster to get an overview of parameters (and adjust them) on a big screen rather than an OLED.
That thing sounds fantastic.
Sounds wonderful, Nick! I was toying with picking up a £200 Behringer Neutron this coming weekend. But might wait another month and get this (or indeed, when it's available). Hmm, ponders...
I have the micro and 600 is crazy but this looks and more importantly sounds so amazing.
No questions, just VERY excited to hear some Nick Batt original patches on this thing! 😁
sounds really good!
This one is pretty impresive. Nice sound too.
Great to be back here
Thank you Arturia, for putting pitch and mod touch strips on this, therefore annihilating any GAS I would have had. ❤
Awwwww
First impression was great! How does it compare to something like the ASM Hydrasynth Explorer? I feel like both synths are in the 'compact, digital and full of possibilities' category, something for jam sessions and live shows.
Thank you Mr. Nick!!!!!
oOoOO! Been waiting for this!! Micro freak on steroids!!! Gonna get pronto!!!!
What a great little instrument.
Arturia are getting better and better at what they do, both hardware and software. I hope they keep their software prices fair and don't go to subscriptions, because right now I think of them as some of the good guys in the synth world.
Agreed. If Arturia tries to go to a subscription model, they won't be getting any more business from me.
It seems like there's a Minifreak V VST too, with modelling of the analogue filters, but that's not available unless you have the hardware for now. Looks like a fun update to the freak series! I wish they had a 19" rack version that doubled as a desktop as I have no need for mini keys
A desk top module would be ace!
Everyone and their dog owns an Arturia keyboard controller.... the mini keys are just unnecessary
Should expect alot of Microfreaks coming on to the used market.
@@HOLLASOUNDS cool even cheaper than now which is ridiculously low. I’ll get another
The keys are good for transposing and sequincing, arp play along.
I think this is perfect sizing for what's on offer, it certainly does more imo than a Modal Cobalt.
Definitely want to see a demo of the audio in features!
Seconded!
The head scratch at 14:29 has me sold.
🚹🚹🚹i need to pee but i am too excited to leave
💯
@Collen Flarity 😅 haven't thought about that. THANKS✌
If Arturias marketing team have any sense you already have one in the mail.
So this things gives you a warm feeling in the tummy region?
@@Am6-9 It's warm at first, but it quickly gets cold 😂
Massive improvement but not cheap as chips. It will stack nicely with the microfreak.
Looks interesting Nick, looking forward perhaps to a full review. Your last two videos have been 360p only, what's happening?
Didn’t fancy the Microfreak, but this sounds amazing with the upgraded effects and it seems much more inviting.
I thought the same, got one and love it and now have 3 I total , played via a master keyboard 👌
Sounds massive 👍😊😊👍
Sounds pretty good.
This looks and sounds amazing! I was wondering, can the Audio In be routed directly to the effects without needing to hold a note down to keep the VCF/VCA open, or does it always go through the whole chain?
Don't know ,good job my other comment vanished before by accident as I thought u meant vc2 as I've got a minilogue
Oh nice. Last synth he was this impressed by is the XD. That's really saying something.
Thanks for the speedy review, it's all I need: I want it right away 😀 (need to sleep a few nights over it and pay the taxes first) 😀
Would be a great recommendation for a first synth
Arturia has been on the roll for quite a while. I really like the effects on this. Would you see creative ways of using this along the microfreak or does it make the 'micro' redundant?
Good to use both live sequencers going and bass line from one
Analog filters... one of the things software has yet to nail, definitely go a looong way with this synth. Same with the Peak/Summit.
This is quite nice.
I bought the micro freak and had to return it due to grounding issues and other issues with the conductive keyboard. Looking forward to messing with this
Is the Aftertouch Polyphonic? Would be great to know if that data works over USB MIDI as well along with all those touch strips!? Looking to use it as my new main studio keyboard/synth.
Hi Nick, nice first impression, could you dig into the full sound potential of the miniF as in nearly all YT reviews people seem to stick to the poor digi organ pads and obvious bass where I heard some great Novation and Waldforf Q like sounds mext to modern groovy waving EDM chords. The microF was able of doing some tricks in different sound genre direction bit then ran i to its limitation. So look forward to see the real scope of the miniF.
Thanx for the great review.
Is the analog filter is the same as the microfreak(oberheim filter)?
THE PLAT IN CLOOD PRESET 😍😍😍
Can't wait for the Regular Size Freak :)
The AverageFreak.
I also love these vids when they come in 360p!
Nice! Real keys! Mini though! Prefer how the Micro looks though! FX! More mod slots! More voices! I like it!
The Minifreak will massively reduce the sales of new Microfreak 1 because people will choose the Mini over the Micro. 2 there will be a big increase of Micro for the used market.
My questions center on the sequencer: can you change patterns via midi? Does it do motion sequencing/ parameter locks well?
Hi, Nick! Nice review :)
I would like to know: do Arturia plan to make some kind of a PCB-keys version of MiniFreak and plus multitimbral abilities. In the current state it's not my synth. I think that with PCB keys it will be cheaper in production. And multitimrality is just a matter of more memory and CPU usage.
Or it would be cool to see PCBKeyStep 37 and MiniFreak as a standalone module. Then I could make them friends :)
Limited dollars to spend, and I wanted something a little more "grown up" than a Microfreak. Was considering a Cobalt 5, but I think this one is where my dollars are going to go. Nice job, Arturia, and good demo, Nick.
have you looked at the Hydrasynth Explorer? sounds incredible and great value
@@GoodAfternoonDave It WAS on my list, but this thing seems to have wooed me away.
@@GoodAfternoonDave Hydra is nowhere nearby as user friendly and immediate as this.
@X22GJP agreed, the minifreak is great for people with limited experience but he said he wanted something more grown up than a microfreak and the mini is just two of the same synth engines from the micro. so the Hydra seems way more "grown up" to me and it has poly aftertouch. What's the right synth depends on who you are. I'm an experienced sound designer, so the hydra is right for me. But I still love my microfreak too, it's great with a small modular rig.
Do you know if it can be changed with a microfreak for more voices the way 2 microfreaks can be changed together.
Funny you mentioned the Minilogue xD. I am tempted to swap my xd for minifreak as it seems much more capable sonically. But the overall sound quality of the Arturia is a bit clinical, isn't it? Sounds like a hardware version of Pigments 😊 of course in a good way
Is it quick keystep type midi channel changing or menu diving?
OMG! Does it have morphing between parameter values like the polybrute?
Nice always wanted a poly version, i wonder if we will see a full size version with 12 poly.
12v paraphonic is basically 12v poly in a lot of these modes like additive and FM modes. I feel you though, 12 analog filters would be incredible.
Sounds amazing. Wish there was a piano patch for live performances
I've got big hands, so I don't know how well this will work, but if the pattern holds, a full-size version should come!
@@user-cl3re8xi7y That is true. I've just never been comfortable with mini-keys. I have an older Yamaha synth with them and it is somewhat uncomfortable to play at times.
Please, can you compare the Analog filter from the hardware with the digital filter from the VST with the same patch.
The display (if its called a display) would require me to put 3 pairs of reading glasses on to halfway read it. But it does sound good and thanks for the review !! This one should really come in a 61 key with real mod/pitch wheels and it would be much more practical imho.ooops and more polyphony and a BIG display !!
dang, did y'all just drop this video? hasn't even finished encoding lol. Wasn't expecting this, wow.
sound of the future
So it's a bit of apples and pears, but I'd love to see a comparison with the identically-priced Hydrasynth Explorer. Both seem like great synths, but at the price I wonder a bit at the Arturia. (Personally I'd prefer if Arturia had knocked $100 off the Minifreak's price but put in a capacitive keyboard.)
I'm in the opposite camp. If this had the Hydrasynth Explorer's poly-AT keyboard it would be a no-brainer, even if it was £100 more!
Definitely getting this one. I passed on the original MicroFreak because I couldn't get used to not having an actual keyboard. I assume you're able to load in patches created for the MicroFreak, right?
Nope
Is there scope for putting HDMI on a synthesiser or keyboard ?
Just in time for Christmas. I'll let my GF know that I need a 14th synth for an even number.
wonder if we'll get a matrixfreak next then
seems rather nice all round. plenty of scope for sonic exploration.
Nick is the first person I’ve heard correctly compare this to the Minilogue XD. Especially if you install all the Mutable Instruments user oscillators, giving you about as many of the same synth engines the freak has.
Question on the change from capacitive surface to minikeys- I know not everyone loved the microfreak "keyboard", but it did open up some interesting ways of interacting with the instrument and led to some fun experimentation. Do you think the two touch strips still offer a similar experience? Thanks, and for a "quick review" this made my wallet tremble.
Capacitive keyboard was one of the best features of original that truly made the synth feel alien to me, this new one doesn't seem that inspiring at all...
Microfreak has polyphonic aftertouch. Unlike the Minifreak's which is mono. Also the Mini doesn't have a vocoder. And sequencer only has one sequence per patch and the Micro has A and B. To me they are both great but the Mini is not capable of some things you can do on the Micro (and viceversa of course)
#minifreak ? Does the Minifreak (hardware or VST version) respond to polyphonic aftertouch from an external midi controller? I would like to use the Microfreak MPE keyboard to control the Minifreak.
I liked the microfreak however this one looks like it’s more usable, I prefer actual keys
Looks great...but what's with the super ow res video?
This thing is going to sell like bonkers
ok so now there are 3 mandatory synths I have to figure out how to afford to add to my rig
Nick saying “Oh my Lord” killllls me 😂😂😂😂