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Arturia MicroFreak - Experimental Hybrid Synth!
Unusual, different, unique, quirky, extraordinary. Take all these words and concepts and you’re still nowhere near MicroFreak, Arturia’s new affordable hardware synth. A powerful digital oscillator with many atypical modes, an analog filter, and a modulation matrix.
It may look innocent, but it’s complex. MicroFreak is an extremely versatile little monster that can sound sweet, grand, hypnotic, deep, chaotic, and authentic. It features an expressive touch keyboard that also adds to its stylish appearance.
Oscillator Modes
The digital oscillator can do things other synthesizers simply can’t. With modes like “Texturer,” “KarplusStrong,” “Harmonic OSC,” and “Superwave,” adventurous musicians can explore completely new possibilities. Arturia adds to the palette with some open source models of the Plaits oscillator from the renowned Eurorack maker Mutable Instruments. MicroFreak also offers room for future expansions.
Touch Keyboard with Aftertouch
Try something new and unusual. The MicroFreak’s touch keyboard is fast, natural, and expressive. It senses pressure and offers polyphonic aftertouch!
Analog Multimode Filter
Opposites attract, so we paired our digital oscillator with an analog filter. Inspired by the groundbreaking 12dB SEM filter from Oberheim, you can make it scream and whisper. This filter can even self-oscillate!
Arpeggiator and Step Sequencer
Record up to four automations, edit notes per step, or use the innovative random function. The MicroFreak’s step sequencer and arpeggiator are powerful and fun.
Modulation Matrix
Control the circuitry with MicroFreak’s 5x7 matrix. Three destinations are user-assignable.
The Rear Panel
CV / Gate: Pitch Out, Gate Out, and Pressure Out, Clock In and Out, MIDI In and Out, and USB.
OLED Display
All necessary information on a high-resolution OLED display. A first for an Arturia product.
Comfortable Stereo Headphones
The KH-238 delivers a full, balanced sound with rich bass response and clear highs. It offers plenty of volume while maintaining clean and precise stereo imaging. Naturally, the softly padded, wide headband is adjustable in length. The extension offers 12 steps per side for optimal fit. For even more comfort, the ear cups are mounted on two-axis pivots. The thick, soft padding of the circumaural cups also provides good external noise isolation. The integrated volume control on the cable is always at hand, simplifying use with a PC or mp3 player. The 3.5 mm stereo jack provides excellent transmission quality, and a 6.3 mm stereo adapter is also included.
A Synth Like No Other!
Features
- Synthesizer with 192 preset slots and 128 factory presets
- 11 digital oscillators with variable modes, including those from Mutable Instruments
- Analog multimode filter, 12 dB/octave, resonant, low-pass, band-pass, high-pass
- ADSR envelope
- Cycling envelope with two modes, envelope or LFO
- LFO with sync: sine, triangle, saw, square, random, slew random
- Modulation matrix with 5 sources and 7 destinations (3 user-assignable destinations)
- Mono or paraphonic mode - up to 4 voices
- 25-key capacitive keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch
- Capacitive touch strip
- OLED display for editing and showing parameter values
- Powerful arpeggiator:
- Up, order, random, pattern modes
- Spice & Dice gate randomizer - 64-step sequencer:
- 2 patterns per preset
- 4 automation tracks per preset - CV / Gate / Mod outputs
- USB, clock, and MIDI in and out
- 6.35 mm master and 3.5 mm headphone outputs
Physical Data
- Dimensions: 311 x 233 x 55 mm
- Weight: 1.02 kg
Headphones
- High-quality dynamic headphones
- Speaker diameter: 40 mm
- Frequency response: 20 to 20,000 Hz
- Sensitivity: 110 dB SPL (at 1 kHz)
- Nominal impedance: 32 ohms
- Softly padded circumaural ear cups
- Good external noise isolation
- Softly padded, wide headband
- Size adjustable in 12 steps per side
- Padding material: synthetic leather
- Integrated active bass
- Volume control integrated in cable
- Cable: 4 m with one-sided feed
- Connector: 3.5 mm stereo jack
- Adapter: nickel-plated 6.3 mm stereo jack
- Net weight (without cable): 226 g
- Gross weight: 283 g
Scope of delivery
- 1 x Arturia MicroFreak
- 1 x Headphones
Specification
- Product number 00097047
- Colour Schwarz
- USB to host Ja
- with keyboard Ja
- Sound Engine Analog, Digital
- Midi interface Yes
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Financing
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- 2 to 60 months term
- Financing from 21,00 € / month
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- 6 to 72 months term
- 0% financing for 27,33 € per month
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