The Arturia MicroFreak is an absolute experimental hybrid synth that engineers made and designed with the curious musician in mind. It’s a synthesizer like no other while it blends the digital world with the analog. Plus, it features a unique ply-aftertouch flat keyboard. It’s random and, at the same time, revolutionary. We highly recommend you have a go if you’re looking for an experimental sound lab. It can definitely be your first and affordable synth. However, on the same page, it can be a collectors’ hardware with unique and original sounds. Either way, it’s a great interface.
Arturia MicroFreak: Features
The Arturia MicroFreak offers musicians versatile features like a digital oscillator to create freaky and intriguing sounds easily. It features modes like KarplusStron, Wavetable, Harmonic OSC, and Superwave. As a result, it gives musicians something adventurous to explore with endless possibilities. With its power and adaptability, the MicroFreak is like having the joy of playing lots of synthesizers. Don’t be alarmed by its size: it really packs so much in a compact and portable hardware device. Arturia managed to fit in 12 oscillator modes, five bespoke engines, and seven modes that bring mutable instruments. Physical modeling, virtual analog, and wavetable synthesis sound like something you need to get your hands on—and Arturia went over the line with this build.
The list goes on. The Arturia MicroFreak has both a digital oscillator and a lush sounding analog filter. In addition, it has a sequencer and, oh, a mod matrix. With it, you can record up to four automation, edit notes, add randomization, virtual rewires, and reconfigure signal chains. Fantastic! If you noticed from the MicroFreak’s picture, there are no actual keys. It’s PCB super flat with no moving parts, making lightning-fast movements. You bet it can get more interesting than an actual keybed. Let your imagination fly with this synth and express your inner freak.
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