MICROFREAK FIRST IMPRESSIONS — an Arturia Fanboys Perspective

Today we are checking out the MicroFreak from Arturia. If you want a MicroFreak check it in stores here:

MICROFREAK

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Original Minilogue
Korg Minilogue XD
Argon8
Modal Electronics Cobalt8
Affordable eurorack modules (Dreadbox Chromatic Series)
Korg NuTekt NTS1
Reface CS
HydraSynth

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[BoBeats]

Today we are checking out the MicroFreak from Arturia.If you want a MicroFreak check it in stores here:

MICROFREAK

OTHER GOOD STARTER SYNTHS
Original Minilogue
Korg Minilogue XD
Argon8
Modal Electronics Cobalt8
Affordable eurorack modules (Dreadbox Chromatic Series)
Korg NuTekt NTS1
Reface CS
HydraSynth

[richardadams]

just bought one of these during lockdown...and now all i want are 2 things..
1) to go back in time and record the 18hours of unbridled noise chaos i unleashed after unboxing
2) 3 more microfreaks

[KllerTunes]

The fact that they released huge free updates for this synth while the price has been slowly decreasing is just crazy.

[KristianWontroba]

Best review of the Microfreak I've seen to date. Thanks for showing in-depth the range of what it can do. I preordered it a few weeks ago, and cannot wait to create with it!

[rarsn]

The Microfreak strikes me as one of the most creativity-inspiring synths I've seen in a long time. While I love my analog synths, I feel like we're starting to see digital oscillators make a comeback and I think that's because with the massive improvement in processing power we have today, digital synthesis sounds better than ever, digital modeling is better than ever, and (perhaps most importantly?) the possibility of so many different waveforms makes for extremely interesting sounds. Also, being digital, it's easier to make the components smaller and cheaper, which I'm all for as long as it doesn't mean sacrificing quality.


There's a lot of cool features in this synth and it looks like they created a very intuitive and user-friendly layout. It doesn't seem hard to make interesting sounds with this thing, and because of that I could see myself spending hours with it just going from one sound to the next. These cheap, but powerful little synths are massively appealing to me because I already have a couple large synthesizers and I can always use them to trigger notes if needed, but it's nice to have an octave or two to at least sample the sounds as I'm creating them.


Yes, please, MORE of the Microfreak! This is sure to be a must-buy synth given it's unique nature, nice feature set, and quality and variety of sounds. I'm a bit of an Arturia fanboy myself, but this thing really knocked my socks off when I heard it. Great first impressions video, I would love to hear more!

[X-]

Honestly this is the first demo i've heard of this thing that actually made it sound half decent, well done

[SafaKadir]

just freaking amazing how capable this thing is! just bought one with an novation circuit tracker and waiting shipping to arrive. can't wait to explore countless possibilities that these two can create together. I'm watching these kind of videos to start learning and discovering and I'm really amazed already

[aaronthompson]

I can’t stop discovering how amazing the patches can be on this synth. The depth and layering possibilities allow for really impressive chords and leads!

[pauwels_francois_djset]

this synthesizer is for its price an interstellar bomb I have been a dj for years and I think this is the first step for live and production that opens up to me with this device! These are exactly the sounds I'm looking for and love. Your video is honestly excellent!

[HotStrange]

It definitely sounds better here than in any other demo I’ve seen so far. It’s a very interesting piece and the filter sounds like the best one Arturia has implemented so far. But I’m struggling to see what it can do that my Blofeld can’t besides having the analog filter. Still pretty incredible for the price. Gonna be hard to resist for $299.

[arcticserpent]

Both my wife and myself would love to see this thing hooked up to your modular synth. We were thinking about getting one due to its great sound and unique surface that can control CV/gate/pressure.

[TheXxjmpxxx]

If you can get past the stubborn "not analogue" mental obstacle, I really don't know of a better synth for the money... So rich in features and sound manipulation. There's really no limits.

[HotStrange]

So after watching the Loopop, Stimming, Jade Wii demos, and then coming back and watching this again, I’m sold on the MicroFreak. The preset demos up to this point were bad but being able to see you guys really dive into showed what it’s really capable of. It sounds great and it maybe the most feature packed synth for the price besides maybe a Blofeld. Absolutely insane what you get for $299.

[patricknecighi]

Preordered it at my local store 5 minutes after release...and now I'm waiting for it. I think together with my Zoia it will be an interesting match. 😊😉

[nietsmusic]

Got to give it to them, those are some beautiful presets. Seems like a very versatile synth that doesn't have that "phat" analog sound but doesn't sound as tame as a Nord. This might have pulled me over the edge, really seems like a great addition to my current set up that can replace a lot of plug-ins I use in my productions.

[SeattleFocusBlue]

Loved the comedic opening....The sounds of this unit are incredible! Thanks for playing through it and exploring.

[Benjamix]

Just bought a Minilogue XD (which I love) but I can’t deny this is also a very unique and appealing synth. Great review, thanks Bo.

[loadreadyrun]

That “RIP” moment killed me... 😂 Great video! Thank you for this!

[jacobn]

don't know whether its the chords you are playing but I have not heard a synth more designed for trance production since the roland jp 8000

[haukelindner]

Thanks, Bo, for this impressive presentation. It sounds much better I expected. Especially the 'bell'-like sounds are nice to me.