Arturia MicroFreakvsArturia MiniBrute 2
Summary
Arturia MicroFreak and Arturia MiniBrute 2: 2 Arturia synth onlys compared side by side. They differ on 12 of 17 compared specifications.
| 2 items | Arturia MicroFreakCurrentView details → | Arturia MiniBrute 2CurrentView details → |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Manufacturer | Arturia | Arturia |
| Status | Current | Current |
| Released | 2019 | 2018 |
| Sound engine | ||
| Engine | Hybrid (digital oscillators, analogue filters) | Analogue |
| Voices | 4 | 1 |
| Polyphony | Paraphonic (4) | Monophonic |
| Oscillators | 1 digital oscillator with 21 modes including wavetable, sample, granular, vocoder, Mutable Instruments Plaits and Noise Engineering algorithms | 2 analogue VCOs (VCO 1 with saw/Ultrasaw, square/pulse, triangle/Metalizer and sub; VCO 2 can run as an LFO) plus noise |
| Filter | Analogue state-variable 12dB/oct (low-pass, band-pass, high-pass), self-oscillating | 12dB/oct Steiner-Parker multimode (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, notch), self-oscillating |
| Multi-timbral parts | 1 | 1 |
| Sequencer | 64-step sequencer with 4 modulation tracks, plus arpeggiator | 8 sequences of up to 64 steps, plus arpeggiator |
| Keyboard | ||
| Keys | 25 | 25 |
| Key size | — | Full |
| Key action | — | Synth-action |
| Aftertouch | Polyphonic | Channel |
| Format | ||
| Format | Keyboard | Keyboard |
| Motorised knobs | No | No |
| Features | Flat capacitive keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch, Vocoder mode via TRRS headset input, Sample import and granular modes, Spice and Dice sequence randomisation, CV, gate and pressure outputs, Clock in/out, USB bus power | 48-point CV/gate patchbay, Eurorack-compatible, Brute Factor feedback, Metalizer wavefolding, Two envelopes and two LFOs, External audio input |
| Connections | ||
| MIDI ports | TRS in, TRS out, USB | DIN in, DIN out, USB |
| CV / Gate | Yes | Yes |
| Size & weight | ||
| Dimensions (W × D × H) | 311 × 233 × 55 mm | 484 × 336 × 75 mm |
| Weight | 1.02 kg | 4.82 kg |
Key differences
- Engine: MicroFreak – Hybrid (digital oscillators, analogue filters) MiniBrute 2 – Analogue
- Voices: MicroFreak – 4 MiniBrute 2 – 1
- Released: MicroFreak – 2019 MiniBrute 2 – 2018
- Polyphony: MicroFreak – Paraphonic (4) MiniBrute 2 – Monophonic
- Oscillators: MicroFreak – 1 digital oscillator with 21 modes including wavetable, sample, granular, vocoder, Mutable Instruments Plaits and Noise Engineering algorithms MiniBrute 2 – 2 analogue VCOs (VCO 1 with saw/Ultrasaw, square/pulse, triangle/Metalizer and sub; VCO 2 can run as an LFO) plus noise
- Filter: MicroFreak – Analogue state-variable 12dB/oct (low-pass, band-pass, high-pass), self-oscillating MiniBrute 2 – 12dB/oct Steiner-Parker multimode (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, notch), self-oscillating
Both are the same on keys (25).