A Freak of a Synth from Arturia
Arturia’s MicroFreak synth is a low-cost hybrid hardware synth combining wavetable and digital oscillators, analog filters, a modulation matrix, an unusual but very expressive touch pad, and endless musical possibilities. MicroFreak’s strong digital oscillator has a variety of unique modes, including Texturer, KarplusStrong, Harmonic OSC, and Superwave. From ambitious beginners to veteran synthesists, the MicroFreak allows you to explore new sound boundaries.
Features
- Wavetable and digital oscillators
- Analog filters
- Massive variety of sound possibilities
- Poly-aftertouch flat touch plate keyboard
- Arpeggiator and sequencer
- 384 preset slots and 320 factory preset slots
- Crystal-clear OLED screen
- 5 x 7 modulation matrix
- Paraphonic mode
Specs
- Type:Keytouch Synthesizer
- Sound Engine:Wavetable Synthesis, Digital Oscillators
- Analog/Digital:Digital with Analog Filter
- Number of Keys:25
- Type of Keys:Touch-sensitive Capacitive Keybed
- Aftertouch:Polyphonic Aftertouch
- Other Controllers:Capacitive Touch Strip
- Polyphony:Monophonic, Paraphonic mode (up to 4 voices)
- Presets:320 Factory, 64 User
- Oscillators:1 x Digital Oscillator
- Waveforms:16 x Oscillator Modes
- LFO:1 x LFO with Sync (sine, sawtooth, square, triangle, random, slew random)
- Filter:Analog State Variable Filter, 12dB/octave, Lowpass, Bandpass, Highpass
- Envelope Generator:1 x ADSR, Cycling Envelope
- Arpeggiator:Up, Order, Random, Pattern modes, Spice/Dice Gate randomizer
- Sequencer:64-step, 2 patterns per preset
- Audio Outputs:1 x 1/4″ (master out)
- Headphones:1 x 1/8″
- USB:1 x Type B
- MIDI I/O:2 x 1/8″ TRS Type B (In, Out)
- Other I/O:CV out, Gate out, Pressure out, Clock in/out
- Mod Matrix:5 Sources, 7 Destinations
- Features:Unison Mode
- Power Source:12V DC 1A power supply (included)
- Height:2.2″
- Width:12.5″
- Depth:9.2″
- Weight:2.5 lbs.