Tutorials | MicroFreak - Episode 1: Introduction

So i thought i was buying a broken used one for 75, when it arrived it was in perfect working condition. Miracle?

What's the price for micro freak keyboard.

Just wanted to mention that you can't update MF if you have linux. This is sooo sad, especially because plaits is open source under the MIT license. But there could be other ways, e.g. novation has a browser based tool because browsers can handle midi now too. And if you don't want to code something for linux you could at least have used open standards so someone else could write something. Honestly it dampens the joy … linux is such a great, creative open source system and the MF is a really well thought out unit. They would go perfect together, spritually at least.

Why you using pedals wtf???

I can't believe you're doing a demo of this with another piece of hardware on it. Ridiculous.

I see that one of the external effects pedals on this tutorial #1 is a Walrus Audio Multistage Analog Phaser. What are the other external effects pedals used throughout this tutorial series?

This is kind of a dumb question, but as someone who is new to the synth world, can something like this be plugged into a guitar amp? Whenever I watch demos on different kinds of synthesizers, I've always wondered what they're usually plugged into. And at the moment all I got is a solid state Orange amp.

Arturia, I actually read the User manual for the micro freak and I have to say I learned so much about how synthesis works. Thank you for writing it in a way that was easily digestible for a beginner like me 👏

What are those effects you're running thru?

It would have been nice if you squeezed out a few more cents and included a user manual. Mine did not come with one, so I had to eat up a bunch of paper and time to do what you should have in the first place!

Shortly after I bought myself a MicroFreak, I watched these five tutorials. The were very useful ! Thank you very much !

My microfreak is arriving tomorrow and I am gigaexcited

Good machine. It would have been great if it had balanced stereo jack outputs.

OMG

I've never used synthesizers before, so apologies in advance if my question is too silly, but can you alter/ filter/edit already existing instruments from a DAW (let's say Logic Pro X) by using this synthesizer as your MIDI controller? Or you have to stick to the presets from the MicroFreak? I need a way of altering my instruments live as I play

Turkish subtitle please

Great machine, sooo fun for the price

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Man you guys are clearly total synth nerds. Which I love.. but I wish there was a set up tutorial for actual beginners. i’m a beginner and I am completely overwhelmed with this little gadget. What’s a girl to do?!

Please don’t use external effects when demoing a synth thanks... i want to hear the synth and internal effects only.

Does (or can) it control the soft-synths in V7 via MIDI?

tutorial videos should showcase only the product...running the synth through two external effects adds a little misdirection. Show off the sounds this unit makes. Not the sound it makes after it goes through $700 worth of boutique effects pedals.

I'm gonna get another one--most amazing piece of tweak friendly synthbox I've ever seen--and the capacitive keyboard is AMAZING

My nex synth

Hi,
Can you confirm me this kind of stuff is made for live performance. Can we create loops with it ?

My MATRIXBRUTE, MINIBRUTE 2, DRUMBRUTE and MICROFREAK are now waiting for...POLYBRUTE!

MICROFREAK is SEN-SATIO-NAL!!! This synth sounds very expensive, looks awesome, is built like a tank and costs...too little!!!

I think arturia hit the nail on the head with the microfreak. I have mine for few weeks now and I love it it.The oscillators are great in combination with the hardware it's just so much fun + the CV gate and touch velocity outputs in combination with the sequencer and the spice and dice function. My o-coast likes it as well thumbs up arturia

I have this synth:)

Mine finally shipped, beyond delighted by the bang for the buck. Bravo Arturia!

Is it possible to trigger notes per step (e.g. from a drum machine) like the 101 sequencer? Would be a killer feature!!!

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couple of days ago i bought one. i tried it and i really loved it. its a great synth. today i registed it to my account and i updated the new firmware through midi conrol center. since then i cant hear nothing. the lil display is jumping all over the place. the lights go on and off. there is no sound to hear with the soundcard nor the phones. so the synth gone nuts after that update. now im soooooo pissed off. i wanted to make some music over the weekend and figure this synth out. btw 2 years ago i did a firmware upadate with the keylab 61 and had the ame problem which wasn't to fix due to support team. so i dont know what to do now..... very very sad!!!!!

Really interesting things that you are doing, Arturia. Thanks. It’s a good time to be alive when you have companies like you offering up your offerings.

So, PIGMENTS OR MICROFREAK? 🤔