Arturia MicroFreakvsArturia PolyBrute 12
Summary
Arturia MicroFreak and Arturia PolyBrute 12: 2 Arturia synth onlys compared side by side. They differ on 14 of 17 compared specifications.
| 2 items | Arturia MicroFreakCurrentView details → | Arturia PolyBrute 12CurrentView details → |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Manufacturer | Arturia | Arturia |
| Status | Current | Current |
| Released | 2019 | 2024 |
| Sound engine | ||
| Engine | Hybrid (digital oscillators, analogue filters) | Analogue |
| Voices | 4 | 12 |
| Polyphony | Paraphonic (4) | 12 analogue voices |
| Oscillators | 1 digital oscillator with 21 modes including wavetable, sample, granular, vocoder, Mutable Instruments Plaits and Noise Engineering algorithms | 2 analogue VCOs per voice (simultaneous saw, triangle and square, Metalizer wavefolding, sub-oscillator on VCO 2) plus noise |
| Filter | Analogue state-variable 12dB/oct (low-pass, band-pass, high-pass), self-oscillating | 12dB/oct Steiner-Parker multimode (continuous LP-notch-HP-BP) and 24dB/oct ladder low-pass with drive, series or parallel |
| Multi-timbral parts | 1 | 2 |
| Sequencer | 64-step sequencer with 4 modulation tracks, plus arpeggiator | 64-step polyphonic sequencer, arpeggiator and matrix arpeggiator, motion recorder |
| Effects | — | Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Ring modulation, Delay, Reverb, Distortion |
| Keyboard | ||
| Keys | 25 | 61 |
| Key size | — | Full |
| Aftertouch | Polyphonic | Polyphonic |
| 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 | FullTouch MPE keyboard, Preset morphing (Morphee and ribbon controllers), 96-point digital modulation matrix, Split, layer and unison modes, Three digital effect slots, Analogue clock in/out, PolyBrute Connect software |
| Connections | ||
| MIDI ports | TRS in, TRS out, USB | DIN in, DIN out, DIN thru, USB |
| CV / Gate | Yes | No |
| Size & weight | ||
| Dimensions (W × D × H) | 311 × 233 × 55 mm | 972 × 380 × 157 mm |
| Weight | 1.02 kg | 22.8 kg |
Key differences
- Engine: MicroFreak – Hybrid (digital oscillators, analogue filters) PolyBrute 12 – Analogue
- Keys: MicroFreak – 25 PolyBrute 12 – 61
- Voices: MicroFreak – 4 PolyBrute 12 – 12
- Released: MicroFreak – 2019 PolyBrute 12 – 2024
- Polyphony: MicroFreak – Paraphonic (4) PolyBrute 12 – 12 analogue voices
- Oscillators: MicroFreak – 1 digital oscillator with 21 modes including wavetable, sample, granular, vocoder, Mutable Instruments Plaits and Noise Engineering algorithms PolyBrute 12 – 2 analogue VCOs per voice (simultaneous saw, triangle and square, Metalizer wavefolding, sub-oscillator on VCO 2) plus noise