Arturia MiniBrute 2vsArturia MiniFreak
Summary
Arturia MiniBrute 2 and Arturia MiniFreak: 2 Arturia synth onlys compared side by side. They differ on 14 of 19 compared specifications.
| 2 items | Arturia MiniBrute 2CurrentView details → | Arturia MiniFreakCurrentView details → |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Manufacturer | Arturia | Arturia |
| Status | Current | Current |
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Sound engine | ||
| Engine | Analogue | Hybrid (digital oscillators, analogue filters) |
| Voices | 1 | 6 |
| Polyphony | Monophonic | 6 voices (12 paraphonic) |
| Oscillators | 2 analogue VCOs (VCO 1 with saw/Ultrasaw, square/pulse, triangle/Metalizer and sub; VCO 2 can run as an LFO) plus noise | 2 digital engines per voice, 22+ modes including virtual analogue, wavetable, granular, sample, Karplus-Strong and Mutable Instruments/Noise Engineering algorithms |
| Filter | 12dB/oct Steiner-Parker multimode (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, notch), self-oscillating | Analogue multimode per voice (low-pass, band-pass, high-pass) |
| Multi-timbral parts | 1 | 1 |
| Sequencer | 8 sequences of up to 64 steps, plus arpeggiator | 64-step polyphonic sequencer with 4 modulation lanes, plus arpeggiator |
| Effects | — | Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Reverb, Delay, Distortion, Bit crusher, EQ, Compressor, Super unison, Vocoder |
| Keyboard | ||
| Keys | 25 | 37 |
| Key size | Full | Slim |
| Key action | Synth-action | Synth-action |
| Aftertouch | Channel | Channel |
| Format | ||
| Format | Keyboard | Keyboard |
| Motorised knobs | No | No |
| Features | 48-point CV/gate patchbay, Eurorack-compatible, Brute Factor feedback, Metalizer wavefolding, Two envelopes and two LFOs, External audio input | Two digital engines per voice, Analogue filter on every voice, User sample and wavetable import, Three stereo FX slots, Spice and Dice sequence randomisation, Scale and chord modes, Analogue clock in/out, MiniFreak V software editor |
| Connections | ||
| MIDI ports | DIN in, DIN out, USB | DIN in, DIN out, DIN thru, USB |
| CV / Gate | Yes | No |
| Size & weight | ||
| Dimensions (W × D × H) | 484 × 336 × 75 mm | 578 × 231 × 55 mm |
| Weight | 4.82 kg | 2.94 kg |
Key differences
- Engine: MiniBrute 2 – Analogue MiniFreak – Hybrid (digital oscillators, analogue filters)
- Keys: MiniBrute 2 – 25 MiniFreak – 37
- Voices: MiniBrute 2 – 1 MiniFreak – 6
- Released: MiniBrute 2 – 2018 MiniFreak – 2022
- Polyphony: MiniBrute 2 – Monophonic MiniFreak – 6 voices (12 paraphonic)
- Oscillators: 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 MiniFreak – 2 digital engines per voice, 22+ modes including virtual analogue, wavetable, granular, sample, Karplus-Strong and Mutable Instruments/Noise Engineering algorithms
Both are the same on key action (Synth-action).