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Arturia MicroFreak Paraphonic Hybrid Analog & Digital Wavetable Synth

A mind-bending hybrid synth toolkit from the French innovators

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Product Description

Synth trailblazers Arturia are no strangers to the weird and wonderful. The MicroFreak, as the name suggests, is about as weird as it gets. Combining digital oscillators with wavetable synthesis, analog filters and a flat aftertouch keybed, it offers a sound and playing experience like no other. Prepare to lose control…

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Noise Engineering Oscillator Modes

Push the MicroFreak further than ever before with 3 powerful new oscillator modes - "Bass, Harm and SawX", found in the Noise Engineering Virt Iter Eurorack module - plus unique unison modes and expanded on-board preset slots. This update is free for all users!

These oscillator modes hail from Noise Engineering, a celebrated Eurorack module developer who specialise in the cutting edge of digital synthesis. These three new modes offer a further expanded pallette of additive synthesis, growly and wild textures, as well as softer sawtooth.

Here’s what Arturia say:

A digital synth like no other, MicroFreak is a peculiar, exceptional instrument that rewards the curious musician. It blends wavetable and digital oscillators with analog filters. It features a unique poly-aftertouch flat keyboard. It adds controlled randomness to sequences. This isn’t a revolution, it’s a mutiny.

Un Grain De Folie / A touch of madness

This out-there little music machine features a versatile digital oscillator so you can create rare and interesting sounds with ease. Modes like Texturer, KarplusStrong, Harmonic OSC, and Su-perwave give adventurous musicians the chance to explore totally new, unheard possibilities. Like having dozens of synths in just one instrument, both wild-eyed newcomers and seasoned professionals will fall in love with MicroFreak’s flexible, powerful synth engine.

We’re in this together

While it can be fun to play with yourself, things can get more exciting when there’s two. We love to collaborate, so we’re excited to bring you the first collaboration between Arturia and acclaimed modular synth pioneers Mutable Instruments. Among the multiple modes of MicroFreak’s synth engine, you’ll be able to select the much-loved Plaits oscillator and with added paraphony.

Now you can enjoy the same otherworldly sounds, the same modes, and with the same parameter controls as the iconic Eurorack module, but from a self-contained, performable hardware synth.

The best of both worlds

Inspired by the trailblazing 12-dB Oberheim SEM filter, you can make MicroFreak’s filter scream or whisper to taste. The filter is state-variable, and can even auto-oscillate! You can use this is any way you like, from taking the edge of the razor-sharp wavetable sounds or automating the cutoff by modulating it with keyboard pressure or the in-built sequencer.

Wait. Did we mention that MicroFreak has a sequencer? And a mod matrix? Things are about to get seriously interesting...

Taste the spice, throw the dice

Record up to four automations, edit notes per step or use the innovative Spice and Dice sequencer functions to find happy accidents. Add randomization to create evolving, original pat-terns, and virtually rewire and reconfigure its signal chain and controls with the 5x7 modulation matrix.

That’s a funny looking keyboard…

That’s right, it is. It isn’t really even a keyboard. It’s a PCB. Super-flat, with no moving parts. Will it track lightning-fast synth solos? You bet. Better than a traditional keyboard, actually.

Will it let you be expressive? Of course, it’s not only pressure-sensitive but also offers poly-aftertouch. This means each key can control parameters in a different way depending on how much you touch.

You can also use its USB, MIDI, and CV outputs to control instruments in your DAW and modular synths. This also means that you can also use MicroFreak as a controller to experience polyphonic aftertouch with cutting edge software instruments.

Key features

  • Wavetable and digital oscillators 
  • Analog filters
  • Huge variety of sound possibilities
  • Poly-aftertouch flat keyboard 
  • Arpeggiator and sequencer
  • 128 factory presets and space for 64 user sounds; 
  • Crystal-clear OLED screen
  • 5x7 modulation matrix
  • Paraphonic mode
  • Collaboration with Mutable Instruments
  • USB, MIDI, and CV outputs
  • Use MicroFreak as a controller to experience polyphonic aftertouch  

In the Box

  • MicroFreak unit
  • Power supply
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Written by Sam Beattie

Specifications
Digital/Analogue
DigitalAnalogue
Number of Keys
25
Polyphony
Paraphonic
CV Compatible
Yes
Built-in Effects
Yes
Onboard Sounds
128
Brand
Arturia

Customer Reviews

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Trusted Customer1st Sep 2023

Fantastic bit of kit. Near unlimited sound design especially now with samples. Does have a more gritty sound rather than more lush soundscapes but this is remedied easily with an effect or two. The Arturia experience overall online is excellent.

Value 5Looks 5Durability 4Sound 5

Ms Petra James23rd Apr 2023

I wasn't sold at first but my daughter has been very excited for ages so i thought i would try it.Its an amazing little thing far more programmable than i thought very flexible and im loving the digital oscillators through th anologue filters only complaint i have is as yet i havent found a way to install all the soundpacks with the stock libraries yet,maybe i can't.

Value 5Looks 5Durability 4Sound 5

Mr Richard Johnson25th Jan 2023

The microfreak is a great synth. I wasn't sure about the keyboard initially but it is surprisingly good to use and the range of sounds you can get from the synth is impressive. I'm sure I'll have a lot of fun with this one.

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Mr tony pope20th Sep 2022

i think with a keystep its all you need such fun.

Value 4Looks 4Durability 5Sound 5

Trusted Customer12th May 2022

Love it, amazing versatility for the price, wholeheartedly recommend!

Value 5Looks 5Sound 5

Mrs Alison Davies4th Nov 2021

It is an experimental synth. Amazing sounds, very east to use,especially once you have read the manual!

Value 5Looks 5Durability 4Sound 5

Mr Leon Elliott17th Oct 2021

Value 4Looks 4Durability 3Sound 5

Trusted Customer26th Sep 2021

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Trusted Customer24th Sep 2021

Value 4Looks 4Durability 4Sound 4

Mr Ash Gerrish6th Aug 2021

Value 5Looks 5Durability 4Sound 5

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