The Microfreak is a PERFECT First Hardware Synth

The Microfreak is a PERFECT First Hardware Synth

Today I'm explaining why I feel that the Arturia Microfreak is a perfect first hardware synth! Since the Microfreak is a "jack of all trades, master of none," it's a fantastic way to learn what types of synthesis speak to you! With it's 14 different oscillator types, you're bound to find one that you really enjoy using. From there, you can branch out into another piece of gear that allows you to deep dive into that type of synthesis. Enjoy the video!

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[night_speed]

I have a pretty decent collection of synths at this point including lots of eurorack and the Microfreak is still one of the first things i go to.

[pavilionman]

It's a synth for sound exploration, as arturia's slogan says, so it's indeed an awesome first synth to dive in and discover your personality thru the sound and eventually get some more "serious" synth

[traitortotheliving]

Also perfect eighth synth lol
Love the Freak

[DiegoIvanIp]

I got mine last month, it's my first synth and I love it. I still have a lot to learn.

[fuckinzell]

I bought my Microfreak because I lost an auction on a 1010Blackbox and I needed to spend the money on something… this was in December and since then I’ve made like 50 tracks just with Blackbox(I won an auction for one a week or two after buying the MF) & Microfreak(paired with some fx pedals)

The possibilities of this thing are insane and I haven’t even touched the vocoder yet!! Definitely recommend as a first hardware synth.

[trevord]

Still around £260 here in the UK. It is on my wishlist still (as is the Korg Minilogue XD) but tempted to buy the Behringer Deepmind 12 at the moment as it has so much to offer for the money. Thanks for another cool video FB.

[matred]

Hello. I have to say thank you yet again for more great help choosing new gear. Got my Microfreak yesterday and absolutely love it! I thought my Volca Keys, nts1, and 303 copy was enough (oh and a few PO's), but this thing is a lovely beast. Many many thanks for singing it's praises. 👍👍👍

[jsonchicas]

dude you sold me incredibly well on this synth, I'll get one soon!

[peterjessop]

As a guitarist my first synth was a Behringer Neutron as I was interested in Eurorack. In hindsight I think a Microfeak would have been better. I have progressed since then though. If you can afford it I think Korg Minilogue XD is the best first synth due to the mixture of analogue, digital and added fx. Microfreak is great, but you need to add effects to it such as on Korg NTS1, which of course means you then have 2 synths :-)

[Andronicus]

Another good thing about the Microfreak is a lot of people bought one... so you can buy them very cheap secondhand, even in perfect condition!

[ryangunwitch-black]

I’m getting one from my fiancé for my birthday! I cannot wait.

[TheMortyvicar]

Good video and you didn’t mention that it gets AWESOME updates expanding it’s already fantastic features 👊🏻

[DanielRoberts-vnox]

Got this connected to an SL88 Studio - so much fun 😋😋

[charlescohen]

This video should be updated, with the "Version 5" enhancements. My only comment _against_ the Microfreak as a first synth, is that's it has _so many alternatives_ to choose from. For "function per dollar", I think it's unmatched.

[vatolegato]

Thanks for the video. Just to let you know, the microfreak now costs $349. It used to be $299, but they raised the price recently.

[FA-Q]

On Topic, microfreak is my favorite piece of gear . Besides my live II.

[dustyaudio]

Yes, my first synth and a great one. I love the weird keys so much. Just getting into key-tracking (key/arp matrix) I really hope you can help explain it one day!

[FA-Q]

I use the cv gate for my Moog werkstatt. You would love the werkstatt.

[rookmaster]

An extremely versatile and flexible synth for sure, the tonal possibilities are virtually endless. However, not exactly the easiest synth to learn for someone new to synthesizers. Although I guess there are plenty of software synths for anyone to learn the basics beforehand.

[CmdrMic]

Great vid. I have this, but I would humbly suggest the best way in for Newbies is via Pocket Operators and perhaps the ubiquitous Beringer TD-3. Aurturia is awesome... but also damn ADVANCED!