Arturia MicroFreak
Arturia's hybrid synth, launched in January 2019: a multi-mode digital oscillator, an analog filter and a flat capacitive keyboard.
| Manufacturer | Arturia |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Polyphony | Mono or paraphonic, up to 4 voices |
| Engine | Hybrid: digital oscillator (21 modes), analog 12 dB/oct filter |
Launched by Arturia in January 2019, the MicroFreak is a hybrid: a digital oscillator into an analog filter. The oscillator now offers 21 modes, from wavetables and granular synthesis to sample playback, engines from Mutable Instruments and Noise Engineering, and a vocoder.
Highlights
- An analog state-variable filter, 12 dB per octave, low-pass, band-pass or high-pass, inspired by the SEM filter.
- Monophonic, paraphonic or unison play, up to 4 voices.
- A flat 25-note capacitive keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch.
The MicroFreak is a good example of paraphony, several notes through a single filter, as explained in our voice count guide. Its bigger sibling, the MiniFreak, steps up to 6 polyphonic voices. Details on Arturia’s MicroFreak page.