Arturia MiniFreak 49 Hybrid Synthesizer

The Arturia MiniFreak 49 is a six-voice polyphonic synthesiser built for spontaneous sound design and expressive performance. Combining two powerful digital sound engines with an analogue filter and VCA per voice, it moves effortlessly from familiar tones to unexpected textures. Its 49-note full-size semi-weighted keybed features velocity and mono aftertouch, while the new XYZ touch matrix puts modulation, preset browsing and performance control directly beneath your fingers.

With more than 30 oscillator modes covering virtual analogue, FM, wavetable, granular, sample-based, and physical modelling synthesis, MiniFreak 49 offers enormous scope for experimentation. Filter FM, voice panning, deep modulation and three independent digital effects slots give you plenty of ways to transform each sound. The 64 step sequencer and performance arpeggiator keep ideas moving, while 256 MB of sample and wavetable memory lets you bring your own material into the instrument. With 350 factory presets, 162 user slots, and compatibility with original MiniFreak presets, this is a versatile Freak designed to reward curiosity.

• Six-voice polyphony
• 49-note full-size semi-weighted keybed
• Velocity and mono aftertouch
• Aluminium pitch and modulation wheels
• Two digital sound engines
• More than 30 oscillator modes
• Virtual analogue, FM, wavetable, granular, sample-based and physical modelling synthesis
• Polyphonic analogue state variable filters and VCAs
• Low-pass, band-pass and high-pass filter modes
• Audio-rate filter FM from either engine
• One envelope per voice
• One cycling envelope per voice
• Two LFOs per voice with customisable shapes
• XYZ touch matrix
• Freak Control with Macros, Gate, Spice and additional performance layouts
• Custom LFO shape drawing
• Voice Panning with selectable stereo spread algorithms
• Three digital FX slots
• 13 effects algorithms available in each FX slot
• Self and External In Vocoder effects
• Larger OLED display
• Three direct engine access buttons per oscillator
• 64-step sequencer
• Four lanes of automated modulation
• Performance arpeggiator with octave jumps, ratchets, repeats and Spice & Dice
• 256 MB sample and wavetable memory
• 350 factory presets
• 162 user preset slots
• Compatibility with original MiniFreak presets
• MIDI In, Out and Thru
• USB C connectivity
• Audio In
• Sustain connection
• Clock In and Out
• Stereo outputs