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Arturia MiniBrute

Analog Synth from Arturia belonging to the MiniBrute series

Public price: $549 incl. VAT
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«  But good »

Published on 03/17/14 at 14:07
See the previous reviews and the internet!

The features that I like:
- Noon via USB.
- Audio-in.
- The synced LFO clock pm (via arpégateur).
- Aftertouch

UTILIZATION

It is an analog synth with all its buttons, as is often said, a Function button.
This is partly true, because there are certain parameters that must be configured by software, but this is the kind of parameters that rule once (Velocity curve, midi channel ...). Personally, I used the software once, to see what it was, I did nothing to change the configuration.

SOUNDS

So yes in MiniBrute, he brute there, but not that ...
Let me explain, it's easy to get big sound gross turning all the knobs to 11, but it is capable of much more than that.
Already just do not push the faders of the mixer wave background made much change response of the filter.
I love it for bass and leads. I experimented a bit FX, but as I put very little in the music I make, I can not really judge. As is with monophonic, we forget the pads and strings. But as the beast has an audio input, you can always route a software synthesizer (or hardware) that plays chords and let him enjoy the MiniBrute filter!
About the filter is not moog or the korg is what really gives its particularity. It may look like a SH101 in terms of sound architecture, but the sound is very different. This is simply because the element that will most define the sound of a synth is its filter (for subtractive synthesis course).

OVERALL OPINION

It will now make a little more than 6 months that I have, and really, I'm tired. It has been some time overshadowed by a Volca Bass in my set-up. Inevitably, it is always the last in which to receive more attention :) But in terms of synthesis is totally different, more versatile.
I strongly advice to anyone wishing to learn synthesis, and also to all the world for sonnorité of the beast.
A little trick that I like, and I just started to really use is the audio input. Lately I'm having to send a software synth audio-in and I triturated with its filter and LFO MiniBrute (synchronized with the clock pm), a bit of a gross factor to heat or add fat and sends it! Razor Native Intruments has never been so hot :)