Arturia Minifreak: My favorite synthesizer (Microfreak) gets an upgrade 

David saying "if I HAD to choose one synth to bring on vacation" implies that he normally brings more than one synth on vacation 🤣

Can't wait for the next in the lineup: the Macrofreak, which is the size of the original giant Moog synths.

dang, so great to see this channel grow, it was not that long ago when this channel was way smaller and now you've got 160,000 subscribers and you are getting products from brands and stuff, congrats fr, mate, you're doing awesome stuff with this c:

If you want to emulate tape, I have a patch suggestion. Set the lfo as fast as possible, set it to the random setting, and use it to control pitch Ever so slightly.

I'd just like to say I've joined 3 patreons from youtubers over the last year or so and Dave's is the only one I joined that seems to update regularly with the promised new content each month. Consequently, it's also the only one I'm still happy to subscribe to! The content on patreon and on the channel is always interesting. Thanks for the channel content, for DS and for the patreon stuff.

Well done. What I appreciate is how you embraced simplicity with the sound creation. Sometimes we want to use every feature on a synth when making sounds, but often simple sounds are best. Thanks for the great content.

Hi. New follower. I also own the microfreak and it IS my favorite synth. Then the minifreak was released and now I am saving every single penny, every single returnable pop can, every single piece of coinage that falls into my hands goes into a money jar and one day I will be a proud owner of the minifreak too.

You're the only synthesizer youtuber that I actually like 👍 Keep it up❤

modular synths always amaze me, i love tuning into your channel and checking out what new gear you have to play with!

I've seen a billion and a half videos about the MiniFreak, and yours stands out. Your approach is intellectually intriguing and.... articulate. Easy to follow given the complexity. Keep taking the extra effort because it is working brah. And yes, I totally smashed like and subscribe lol.

Funny how the obsession with BOC’s ‘Music Has The Right to Children’ has created an entire industry within the synth and plug-in industry.

Love this synth, the VST is incredible.

I have a Microfreak and love it. I've watched a slew of videos about it before I made a purchase. One thing that was often mentioned was an amazing low price for what you get. Now I realize the price of everything has and is still going up, but it looks like Arturia listened when they priced this at $599.00.

arturia is working on an improved wavetable oscillator for the minifreak - they said as much in their last minifreak livestream on youtube.

Every one of your videos I've watched in the last month or so (the algorithms introduced us about then) has been interesting and paced out just right for easy understanding. I subscribed today and am looking forward to future content.

Just wanted to say I'm not a musician I've never owned any hardware and I barely play guitar. But your videos have inspired me to want to learn this stuff. Thanks for the amazing content

You and this video convinced me. Like you I also own the MicroFreak and am now looking forward to getting it's bigger brother the MiniFreak.

You've gained so many subscribers so quickly! Keep the great videos coming

I love you channel. I understand 10 minute highly edited videos are good content and your style is about that, but it would be awesome to see some longer form content! You're great either way and I'm excited to continue watching your amazing stuff.

I've just discovered this channel, and as a veteran guitar player I have to admit that synths confuse the hell out of me. But you do good work here, and have great production values, thank you for your excellent channel

You made me buy the Microfreak a couple of months ago and now you made me want the the Minifreak as well! Damn you! 😂

Im wearing Dekoni Blues, and i can hear the difference after adding the surgeon filter which is awsome. Keep up the great vids.

I really like the software / hardware combo synth companies are doing. Modals'sCobalt 8 does the same thing and its honestly such a nice feature.

Really impressed with your video production quality! Well done.

The Minifreak is becoming my fave hardware synth - great vid!

rather off topic but i’ve been messing around with some of your free sample packs on decent and they’re really fun, they’re a nice way to get something to feel less robotic while retaining an electronic feel

Not much was said about the VST version 'MiniFreak V' that cost 99 dollars if you buy it alone but comes with the MiniFreak at no extra charge. It is a fantastic add on to the MiniFreak that you can both use together. It is extremely useful.

Definitely considering the software! Sounds so great

Really nice showcase, I love how you also explain your process and showcase things, it really helps understands the instrument. Also cool song(s)!

Yeeees my favourite channel reviewing my first synth!!

Very cool and informative! I am a novice and absolutely love everything Arturia does ! Thank you for showing a professional perspective. Thank you for sharing.

Amazing to see your process, also fantastic to hear the results!

As always, totally in love with your videos and your work.

just wanna say that i love your vids and it shows the wonders of synths, im so into it now, and i hope to own a synthesizer one day!

Thank goodness for this I was wondering whether to buy this synth or not but this video has given fuel to my buying the Minifreak fire

Wow, I had no idea subscribing would notify me of new videos. Now that you have shared this novel and unheard of information I will make sure to subscribe on the absolute double.

Really love this channel

Epic!! sounds amazing - thanks for another amazing video!!

My, you cover a lot of ground in a very short time. I hadn't seen the plug in version and the graphics representations really beef up the instrument UI. Arturia certainly have another winner here.

Great content. Love the breakdown of this synth! Thanks !

It always gets me when a video says "you're only going to be able to hear this on headphones" as if I'm listening to synthesizer demos on a phone or laptop speaker! ..okay I do late at night in bed, but I would hope that my PSI monitors would fare better than headphones when I'm at my desk in the daytime 😅

I share your enthusiasm for both Freaks, but although they're very affordable synths, I only own the plugin. Lack of space and no interest for more keys (a desktop version would be interesting!), so this was the perfect option for me! Thanks for this great video!

Cool video David! Your channel exploded like the frog 🐸itself 😉- Kudos! Some things to add for your viewers and perhaps yourself: The ability to change the routing for the delay and reverb are a very nice option with send/insert for those two. Be sure - if you find some time - to have a look at the keyboard source parameter as this is one of the most powerful features of this synth and can save up some LFO's for other purposes f.e. (Keyb+Src) - Easy accessible via sound+edit + a strike of a key. You now can have random/voice/s-curve as signals to change for example the tuning. A very nice options to create more analog sounds for example.

This is one of those times where I’m like yeah you’re right, I should probably subscribe 😂👍

I need to save up for this! It looks amazing.

This is beautiful

Very nice pack Dave, thanks!

Another amazing video

Amazing video, I am impressed.

3:07 "record man play my song on the radio, you too busy trynna find that blue eye soul"

Amazing video! Your video's Inspire me and Teach me! Thank you.

Bruh. it was so beautiful.

Good video.... Oh god now I'm looking into this synth! 🙂

I don't like mini keys, so the vst plugin and a midi controller with full sized keys seems to be the right option for me.

I wish they made it somehow easy to marry the two mini and micro freak, even the plugin having a micro option if you want to go micro on the computer. I am going to get the plugin version, but I play it along with the microfreak I already own, layering them both. I almost feel like they are so similar but so different technically, its like the minifreak doesnt want anything to do with the microfreak. I feel like they have brushed the microfreak aside and it makes me a bit sad, but I guess their focus is to sell minifreaks now. On a side note, I also own a Polybrute, and having a plugin version to control your hardware is the best thing ever. It is tempting to get the minifreak just for this reason (but also I wish they did for the microfreak).

I used the pads preset from your patreon instrument to do a little mixing experiment and just gotta say it sounds very very nice, some light distortion easily made a very interesting sound

Have you ever heard the noise that a frozen pond or lake makes when the ice is melting? It sounds amazing. If I knew how to do what you do I would def. Use it in some music!

As a Microfreak owner I'd love the effects stage as a serperate device

Hi David H, David G here. I like what you did with that subtle pitch mod for a vintage kind of essence. I'm literally about 2 weeks into discovering synthesis/ers but wondering in theory could you string a couple more LFOs together in such a way to make the pitch modulation just ever so slightly variable and randomised in terms of frequency and amplitude? In like some kind of three body problem type situation? I'm pretty sure that's a basic ass question but it gets me pretty excited. Love your vids yo

I kinda like the hard pads on the microfreak. it feels very responsive to just be able to quickly hit the key pads. I'm not trained on pianos/keyboards though so I don't have any muscle memory really with keys that press down.

I am using it with a SL88 controller, it is a blast!

u make me wanna buy these synths so bad

I was very tempted by the $99 sale for the virtual one but I'm going to wait... Nothing beats hardware.

Wonderful! Thank you 😊

You release this video as I'm literally eyeing one of these off. The plugin makes me wish for a physical version of Pigments too as too much CPU usage 😅 I've got the micro, and was going to get a volca fm2... maybe I just wait to see if any FM2's pop up on the used market. I Need more💰.

Reminds me of Boards of Canada.

You are a music genius 💖

3:06 he plays the reminder by the weeknd for a second.

Thanks for the video! : ) Is the sequence locked to only one preset as in the Microfreak?

Sounds lovely but I also assume you could make similar voices using the software instruments in Ableton and/or some VSTs. What are your thoughts on relevance of hardware gear when we can pretty much do the same things in software? Heck, including the Minifreak VST itself...) Cheers!

I am new to this. I play mostly guitar. What is a great budget synth for around $500- even lightly used is fine if it can get me to the next level. I want to be one and done. Would be great if I could plug by guitar into it as well.

hey this was great, thanks.

Oh my it sound lush

My girlfriend got me a minifreak for Christmas. It’s awesome!!!

Happy new Lunar New Year of the rabbit！

😍

Hi David. Great channel. How does the routing work.. having created that midi chord progression, are you firing that back through the freak then back in again/recording it as audio in ableton ? (when you're not using the plugin).

Hopefully they make a Macrofreak 49 key at one point

I sold my microfreak because it just wasn't working for me. I think the minifreak VST is awesome though. My workflow has started to be about analog minimalism and this VST is a great little addition to my digital mess.

Hello here's another one, at 05:00 when you link the Minifreak with its virtual version, I didn't know both of the synths are being heard 05:18

You are great.

As a long term Microfreak owner, I remember watching your video on it, it’s how I found your channel years ago. I bought the Minifreak the day it was released, I just saw it as a great upgrade. How are you liking it so far ? Can we expect more videos on it ?

Your style reminds me a lot of Disasterpiece

When they make a third and more complex synth in this line, I really hope it's called the Freakflag.

I want one of these but I have no experience with synthesizers or any electronic instruments. I just really like making synth music on garageband. What other equipment would I need if i bought one of these rn?

Thank you for the dopamine dose

The preset sounds like an early 1970s TV logo, PBS P-head for example.

Just watching in envy, as an Arturia addict im so sad i dont have anything from the freaks line yet.

i have a question, can you split a keyboard meaning half can play one sound and the other another?

I just bought moog DFAM AND MOTHER32 but I don't see they can make music like micro or mini freak

Lovely video. But, tell me (someone) if I’m off-base here. I am about to return my MiniFreak. I bought it as a ‘sofa synth,’ to fiddle with and write riffs and such. I thought the interface would be ideal for someone who wanted a more casual approach to creating sounds. I basically wanted to tweak presets. But it seems like this is more ideally-suited to a keyboardist who actually knows synthesis. I had bought a Minilogue two weeks before this was announced and I thought this would be better, but I immediately found I much preferred the Minilogue UI. Maybe more importantly, though, I just didn’t bond with the Minifreak’s sounds. It sounds more digital and I really want richer, more analog, classic 80s-90s tones. I shouldn’t judge based on presets, but since they, realistically, are going to be my starting points, I kinda have to.

Thank you for the review .. How does this match up to the MiniNova .. I need a midi keyboard but I want a synth! Synetics for the win!

i was looking for a microkorg s today and the guy showed me this synth cause they didn’t have it. Looks cool but i really want that microkorg lol

Hii very nice content!! Does this synth have full controll over everthing in de V lab software? Does it scroll to all te pre sets and controll all the knob if a synth is selected??? Regards A

helo, myabe a stupid question. I am using FL21, but it should be simular with ableton. How did achieved that you recorded the notes and not a sound clip, since is it not a midi keabord but a regular hardware and preset sound. thanx for the answer

Can you write the differences with the other freak? (Keys are obvious) and if you prefer to buy one, which one ?

Do a Hydrasynth review. If you had to choose between this and the hydrasynth which one would it be

If only these great synths had proper full sized keys .

i just started saving up for a microfreak but now i guess i have to save up for a minifreak lol