Bad Gear - Arturia Microfreak - Le Freak

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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Arturia Microfreak. Is Le Freak a revolutionary hybrid synthesizer or yet another buggy nightmare?
Thanks to Klangfarbe for letting me use one of their floor models
www.klangfarbe.com/
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:09 Overview Arturia Microfreak
01:17 Buchla - style keyboard
01:47 Oscillators (Mutable Instruments)
02:10 Oscillators, Updates, Vocoder (Arturia)
02:50 Oscillators (Noise Engineering)
03:12 Polyphony/Paraphony 1
03:21 Analog Filter (Oberheim SEM - style)
03:37 Polyphony/Paraphony 2
03:48 Envelopes (ADS, Cycling Envelope), LFO
04:30 Modulation Matrix
04:54 Step Sequencer, Parameter Automation, Spice & Dice
05:33 Arpeggiator
05:40 What else??? (Connectivity, Current Firmware, Bugs)
06:20 Hate
06:42 Jam 1 (Electro Funk)
07:39 Jam 2 (Trap Music)
08:25 Finale (Proto Techno)
08:53 Verdict

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@AudioPilz Год назад

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@jbbreau Год назад

Another great video but if you are actually doing videos about GOOD gear now and would not mind diving in the world of banana plugs, I would be happy to lend you my cocoquantus for however long you need to make a video.

@BliterTV Год назад

Le Freak... C'est chic ! .... 😁

@jmorbid7319 Год назад

When you started to play sabbath's hole in the sky I lost my mind🙃🤣 great video as always thanx!

@annother3350 Год назад

I just ordered mine this morning!

@maxmaxmax4015 Год назад

Do you have Meme packs as well??

@menhirmike Год назад

Bad Gear is actually a series of tutorial videos, showing people the stuff that their instrument can actually do.

@finonomastropiero4261 Год назад

Indeed. Limitations breed creativity some say

@brettmaddan3255 Год назад

@@finonomastropiero4261 yes easier to push off the edges of the limitations then flounder around in a vast infinity of possibility!

@AudioPilz Год назад

You know too much;)

@oldunclemick Год назад

@Menhir Mike it is sad that RU-vid will only let me Like this comment once.

@kolvis6626 Год назад

I saw this video in my recommendations and I've started to come to this conclusion.

@AlexBallMusic Год назад

My postman does cycling envelopes too.

@Wagoo Год назад

Mrs Goggins can envelope me, anytime!

@AudioPilz Год назад

My postman is quite a freak too.

@EannaButler Год назад

@@AudioPilz My postman is a very small guy. Guess that makes him a micro freak cycling with envelopes.

@NeoLudditevisons Год назад

What about the evolutionary cycle post man?

@zapptuff5186 Год назад

I won't lie I love the microfreak. I have a joint condition that has made playing any instrument, including midi keyboard very painful and difficult. But with the keys of the microfreak I can finally play music. I'm so happy and excited. I only picked it up 3 weeks ago but I'm already just so grateful to be able to make sounds. I'm late to the party with music but I'm looking forward to making some very bad stuff and gradually improving haha.

@craigmoran893 Год назад

That's nice to hear dude. In the future you could upgrade to a midi controller with a similar keybed, and get a cracking module, or use softsynths. Cheers

@AudioPilz Год назад

❤️❤️❤️

@zzzz-yw4zk Год назад

thats awesome

@Krush00 Год назад

Nice to hear! It's a great little machine and it seem to always get even better with each update.

@wyatt2525 Год назад

Same. I have ehlers danlos and my microfreak is my main midi controller. I had to stop playing guitar and bass, drums, piano and trumpet. I was looking for a good capacitive touch keyboard when the microfreak was released and I immediately got it. I love it although I wish it was more than 2 octaves, and the keys getting stuck and stuff sucks. It’s still by far the cheapest capacitive touch keyboard, and it’s a cool little synth that’s gotten many significant updates

@apolloc.vermouth5672 Год назад

There's nothing more satisfying than playing the MicroFreak through an effects box that cost twice as much!

@AudioPilz Год назад

One?😂😂😂

@h2o1969 Год назад

@@AudioPilz hahaha, right?

@neuzethmusic131 Год назад

He has a Big Sky? Or a Microcosm? 😂

@mattkaz9604 Год назад

Exactly - synths like this one that specialise in creating crunchy obnoxious tones can be a bit jarring dry, but send those same sounds through just about any delay effect and it all makes sense again.

@DavidKazantsev Год назад

Zoom pedal of their ms series is ok too.

@audioartisan Год назад

"It's better to be a freak, than just another clone" - Synth quote of the year! 😁

@AudioPilz Год назад

😀😀😀

@BillyBatsonMarvel Год назад

Uncle (RIP 😪) Rick in the house.

@sawtooth808 Год назад

“In a world full of clones, stand out and be a Freak”

@julilabas Год назад

Amen

@AleksanderNevskij47 10 месяцев назад

It's much better to be a clone that this (Arturian) freak.

@TheSciHi Год назад

Microfreak doesn't fall into Bad Gear zone but it rather sits in Love It Or Hate It Gear category. It's just too quirky to please everybody. After renting it for a few days I've found that the most fun part for me was its... touchstrip keybed. Great vid as always, Florian. To wrap up such an overwhelming list of features in a nick of time? That's most impressing, Dear Sir!

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you!!!

@raysubject Год назад

"love it or hate it" is actually exactly "bad gear" category :-))) there is rately really bad gear - almist every one founds somebody who loves it from some - no matter how strange - reason.. so vast majority of synrths reviewed in this channel are exactly that category "love it or hate it" 😂

@infn8loopmusic Год назад

Yes this!! As a guitar player originally moving to synths and feeling there was this missing level of expression (what, no whammy bar?) this synth solves that and is actually fantastic for leads. I love that you can lock the root note and scale mode and find that to be indespensible when doing fast leads. Another great thing to try is using it's aftertouch with other synths or apps like the Animoog. It pairs up very well with that one.

@robinr22 Год назад

I definitely hated mine - for the fundamental flaw that it just doesn't sound good at all. And the fact that 95% of the patches have a sequence or arp attached to them. Want to skim through a bunch of presets? Nope, have to do three button presses to turn them off before you can trial it. Which I've convinced they did to cover up how bad it sounds to anyone who tries it in a shop.

@Starthief Год назад

I wasn't sure I was gonna like the keyboard but I wound up loving it. I think they should make a controller based on it called the FreakKey. I never used its presets, I just set up an init patch as #1 and always dialed in stuff from scratch. It was pretty easy to do. But honestly unless you're making good use of that SEM filter, the digital algorithms sound better in Plaits or in Noise Engineering modules/plugins than on the Microfreak for whatever reason.

@Answersonapostcard Год назад

The amount of updates to the synth engine via firmware updates is really impressive. This is a great value and versatile modern synthesiser.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Agreed!

@sawtooth808 Год назад

It’s too bad there’s no audio input to take advantage of the filter and such (especially if it’s similar to Plaits or Brades )

@rorz999 Год назад

@@sawtooth808 Eh, I don't think the filter is much to write home about tbh

@chinmeysway Год назад

Need to do this probably. Makes it louder too yeah?

@Phoenix_2A Год назад

@@sawtooth808 You can hook up to the TRRS mic on the back and run your gear through it and utilize the filters

@user-iz8pg8zz1b Год назад

To those saying the volume output of the Microfreak is too low: The manual says to use a TRS balanced cable - if you don't use one the volume output WILL be low. I can confirm this, I've compared signals with regular cables vs balanced trs.

@iishirasu Год назад

Yes yes, that's all very well... If you're plugging it into a balanced input. A TRS cable going into an unbalanced input is functionally identical to a TS cable. The Freak is not exactly high-end gear (it's Arturia's lowest-priced HW synth after all) and there are plenty of unbalanced inputs down in that part of the gear ecosystem.

@user-iz8pg8zz1b Год назад

@@iishirasu Well I don't know what to tell you. That's what's recommended by Arturia and that's what improved the output level for me even when going into a non-balanced input.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Isn't the maximum you're supposed to lose 6dB? Seems like much more

@user-iz8pg8zz1b Год назад

@@AudioPilz Give the TRS balanced a try, it really boosts the output and helps the MF cut through the mix.

@magnuseriksson8081 Год назад

I did not know that, maybe I should read the manual. 🙂Thanks a lot

@RobbieRyanLMF Год назад

More gear that you review that I also own...Here we go. This is a very versatile "swiss army knife" little synth that does a variety of things well. I think a lot of the slams on it are from people that don't give themselves the time or the space to dig deep into it. It really does a lot of things very very well. You mentioned the vocoder, which is lovely. If you don't buy the vocoder version there is an inexpensive microphone you can purchase from any authorized dealer. The speech synth is fun. The FM synth delivers surprisingly deep bass, and there is even a fine JP8 synth recreation included in the original presets. Also, the synth is still being added to and updated. Arturia have addressed the lack of digital effects previously, in that they didn't want to put a "crap" reverb on there when most folks using this will have access to better tools and post processing. Your examples were lovely as always, Florian but this is a synth that really deserves a deeper dive than most users in this modern age are willing to give. Danke!

@AudioPilz Год назад

Vielen Dank!!!

@theeggqueen Год назад

you are a man of taste. Glad someone else found out how deep the bass gets on FM mode.

@saftpackerl Год назад

I second the statement that the FM Bass goes...freakishly deep!

@Magnus_Loov Год назад

I think it got a bad reputation due to the unimpressive "dry" presets that was first released for it. They tried to show off some quirky presets (to match the freaky look of it) that showed off the vast number of oscillator/synthesis modes in the synth and doing it so also with no fx just makes it worse since people are spoiled by being used to hearing "total solutions" with finished effected sounds (that may not work directly in a mix anyway) in most plug-ins and hardware synths these days. It's really a "freakish" tool meant to be used for your own tweaking in combination with external effects (either hardware or in the DAW). Not as a standalone workstation for everyday use that sounds great at the get go.

@magnopere Год назад

giving Plaits cores a full synth voice worth of modulations and a keyboard makes it worth it already. I think it's great for people who want to get a little more custom with synthesis without investing in a high-end table synth or a modular

@Alexis-im4xu Год назад

Cool to see a piece of equipment I actually have getting featured here. Yeah sure the initial patch is pretty toy-ish and "thin" sounding and lacks effects but you can get around that pretty easily by using unison mode or by knowing your way around the ridiculously easy to use mod matrix. I actually saw a guy who patched the envelope to the unison spread in order to create a sort of natural sounding reverb. Really cool trick to do. The very first synth I had as a kid outside of Yamaha Portasound and cheap Casios from yard sales was a microKORG and damn it really feels like a breath of fresh air to actually not have to read text on a front panel and do some guesswork on what I'm actually doing. People also complain about the Buchla keys and sure they might be difficult for people to get used to but honestly nothing else would work as well for the Microfreak as that could. Probably the best Christmas present I had gotten in my life along with the ol microKORG (which unfortunately has gotten lost) and the 3DS with New Leaf.

@AudioPilz Год назад

That envelope-unison trick is nice!

@bitsmasher101 Год назад

I'm starting to wonder if AudioPilz is actually secretly a marketer for a high end 2nd hand audio website or smth because all these pieces of gear are FANTASTIC

@reecedeyoung6595 Год назад

None of the products on this show are high end. They're almost all mass produced, affordable products. Which isn't to say they aren't good products. They're just not high end.

@lasskinn474 Год назад

@@reecedeyoung6595 many of them are out of production hence 2nd hand store

@AudioPilz Год назад

Still waiting for the Reverb money;)

@SoundOfVinyl Год назад

He made me buy a lot of them, I now have to much gear and the mind is playing tricks on me that one day I will master it all.... (evil laughter in the background)

@reecedeyoung6595 Год назад

@@lasskinn474 Never said they weren't second hand. I said they weren't high end.

@gibusgamer93 Год назад

Had a Microfreak for a year or two, to me it is a perfect first hardware synthesizer. Not too expensive, all the important controls are up-front without too much menu diving(There is some, but you can design some great patches with just the three oscillator controls, the envelope, and the filter), and the variety of oscillators means you can get a ton of sounds out of it with minimal tweaking. At the same time, between the mod matrix, the number of oscillators, and the variable filter, it has a ton of room to grow as someone gets more experienced. It's a rare piece of gear that feels beginner friendly, while still packing enough advanced features to be useful once you move past the beginner stage. It's also perfect for guitarists and bassists thinking about diving into the world of synthesizers, because they already have all the effects that the Microfreak lacks! If it were $500 or above I'd expect more from it, but for $350 I think it's a killer little gadget.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Let's see if there's gonna be a MegaFreak;)

@Eli_B3000 Год назад

Many companies come out with less and charge more for sure. Any other number of brand's name on this same functionality would be $500+

@CHARIOTangler Год назад

So why did you sell yours?

@gibusgamer93 Год назад

@@CHARIOTangler I didn't, I still have it, I just don't use it as much as I used to. It does still get used, but I have a Minilogue xd, and with the open-source digital oscillator, it can do a LOT of what the Microfreak does. (Not all, it doesn't have the same kind of mod matrix or sequencer, but a fair amount)

@tds2117 Год назад

I don’t think something with touch pads instead of keys would make for a good first synth. You mentioned having a Minilogue- to me, that’s the perfect first synth.

@Wagoo Год назад

After first buying one as a gift for someone I since bought one myself and I've had it on my desk the past few months, nice to idly twiddle with. It's a really fun synth, and I hope they make a Megafreak. Maybe a combination with a hardware version of their Piglets VST and incorporate V collection stuff in a modular way like in the Arturia Origin.. combined with these freakish things.. and they could have a monster to compete with Quantum

@AudioPilz Год назад

Yeah, digital is coming back big!

@InkyDaCaT Год назад

🐷🐷🐷🐷

@Dudderlyful Год назад

I call it Pigmince, same thing I guess!

@allgonewrongful Год назад

I want a go on the piglet, but I am on a list.

@valdir7426 Год назад

I had never heard of the arturia origin; intersting. The direction they took was more semi-dedicated hardware to their plugins; but they could develop the concept; like the maschine. or do like an even quirkier poly megafreak.

@secretelitemusic Год назад

I remember the awkward gushing reviews when it was released, and the way it quickly vanished from sight while Arturia dealt with the wonky OS blowback. Credit to them for fixing it, after letting the punters beta test it properly. It'll probably become a "lost classic" in twenty years, when you'll be able to buy the elusive v.1.0 software versions (with the special buyer's remorse attic patina) for a couple of thousand magic beans.

@AudioPilz Год назад

buyer's remorse attic patina - nice one;)

@wavrekordz Год назад

This keybed gives you such a speed, that is more like a percussion pad than an actual keyboard. Especially with the aftertouch, it can be a real percussive instrument or controller. Being originally a hand percussionist I really appreciate this and regardless of any other aspects (weak sound and low volume) I love it so much I will never get rid off it.

@user-iz8pg8zz1b Год назад

The sound is only weak if you do not use a balanced TRS audio cable as recommended in the manual.

@AudioPilz Год назад

I liked that quite a bit!

@MethSloth 4 дня назад

The chord progression in that trap jam is so good!

@AudioPilz 3 дня назад

Thank you so much!!!

@OscillatorCollective Год назад

This is probably my favorite modern synth right now, it’s so weird and quirky. It’s a fun piece of gear to make odd and interesting sounds with, especially in this modern world with so many great analog synths out there, this one really stands out.

@AudioPilz Год назад

👍

@benitoe.4878 Год назад

As an MF owner I agree with the episodes conclusion: Yes, on paper it has everything you could possibly wish for, and it sounds always 'interesting' but it is hard to make it sit 'pleasantly' in the mix. Maybe the harshness is too much. So it seems to be ultra versatile, but it isn't. Strange little freak ;-)

@AudioPilz Год назад

Yeah, it's freaky...

@bukkaratsuppa6414 Год назад

I have a Bass Station 2. Tell me about harshness.

@BenColemanUK Год назад

Absolutely agree on the point about it being versatile. It totally seems that way when you first use it, then you realize it sounds universally bad in the majority of cases, so it's versatility is actually very low

@krepes8685 Год назад

Hmm, maybe, though I’ve found that it sounds best when you’ve applied effects - to the point where it really doesn’t sound too much like the original. For example, take one of the pads, run it through Polyverse Wider, splash of ValhallaVerb, then create cool sequences through A1TriggerGate. Using the Freak’s LFO, Filter and Envelopes then allows you to create cool movement. Just a thought. I’ve found that when used like this, particularly in House Music or Indie Electronica, it nicely replaces a Juno/ESP in this regard…though of course, not quite with the same fidelity.

@mishaoosterhuis5260 Год назад

Wow, after the Roland JD-XI, Novation Circuit and Korg DS-10 this is the fourth piece of Bad Gear I actually own. Good times!

@AudioPilz Год назад

Congrats;)

@AnythingEvil78 11 месяцев назад

I love the microfreak as it easily takes care of interesting lead/electronic riff sounds for me with minimal input while I go to work on the bass & drums which is my main focus of my musical workflow.

@AudioPilz 11 месяцев назад

👍👍👍👍👍

@haolekoa737 Год назад

Holy crap, that Look Mum No Computer/A Flock of Seagulls meme is perfect!

@AudioPilz Год назад

😀

@jessfrancofan Год назад

It makes me happy to see this on the channel as I love these clips as tutorials. I own 3 Microfreaks actually and I'm at my most creative when I sync 'em all up and let my brain just run amok. I also love that the Freak isn't really the most "pleasing" of sounds because I can get that kind of thing in a horde of other instruments.

@yes0genesis Год назад

@@zenn3339 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_Y562Xt5QSQ.html

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thanks! Wow, that's quite a setup!

@mixn5919 Год назад

Great sounds, you showed off the capabilities of this thing really well. It’s my go-to traveling synth since you can power it on a USB battery pack, and it fits nicely in a carry-on bag. I’ve spent many hours waiting to catch a flight while sketching out song ideas with the sequencer :)

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thanks!!!

@oldunclemick Год назад

0:58 love it! You really need him to do a guest spot one day! 😎

@AudioPilz Год назад

I'm his biggest fan!!!

@pontram Год назад

Never let your children play with your gear. They could become addicted, which would cost you big money...I was such a kid...it all began with my dad's small reel-to-reel from the 60s...

@StrayBoom Год назад

It's not just the detailed review that I appreciate but the fact that you seemingly never run out of memes.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you!!!

@michaelkeefer4293 Год назад

Hey! I mentioned the Microfreak a couple weeks ago in a comment on your Yamaha CS video, and now you gave it the Bad Gear treatment! I know you probably had this video planned and possibly in production long before my comment but it still makes me feel kinda special! I have a love/hate relationship with my Microfreak. I really hate the keyboard and really wish it had more polyphony, but I absolutely love annoying my friends, family and neighbors with it! Running it through some chorus, delay and/or reverb really makes it come alive. Thanks for another fun review!

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thanks! That comment actually reminded me that I should put the MF on the show!

@michaelkeefer4293 Год назад

@@AudioPilz Cool! I am special! 😁

@bigkik Год назад

Excellent ! Bought mine 2 weeks ago and i'm really happy with it so far ! "Le (micro)freak, c'est chic !"

@AudioPilz Год назад

Classic!

@brucebennett5338 11 месяцев назад

Time for a sequel with FW 5 update. This thing is a beast (especially with an external keyboard for players like me).

@AdrianDMarti 6 месяцев назад

YEs please

@CapRockout Год назад

My favorite thing about your videos is that not only do you do a dive into the features and quirks, but you also give it context in quality jams. Lots of talent!

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you so much!!!

@xn-triq7607 Год назад

This little gem is functional, inspirational, overall simple & practical even without a DAW, still the total pinnacle of influential and phenomenal, piece of hardcore yet blissful musical instrumentals available......... Let's just say, I like it! 👍🏾

@AudioPilz Год назад

👍 👍 👍

@xn-triq7607 Год назад

@@AudioPilz I had a few glasses of wine that evening.

@bradproctor6499 Год назад

microfrerak or roland system 1?

@randommcranderson5155 Год назад

I bought a microfreak long after they had fixed the major bugs, so never got to experience them, but I would say the only bad thing about it is not having integrated effects. If it had some integrated effects it would be an even better and complete synth. I've been contemplating buying another to be able to use two at a time. Some of the included wavetable oscillators that are amazing on it, too.

@AudioPilz Год назад

It REALLY needs them FX!

@pontram Год назад

Many purists say that a synth SHOULD NOT have Fx ! But I agree with you ;-)

@rorz999 Год назад

I disagree about FX. No FX included keeps the price down. Even if they included some basic FX (e.g. a reverb), it likely wouldn't be as good as an external FX box you could buy

@NamVuLu Год назад

This is not bad gear material. It’s a gem!

@AudioPilz Год назад

Maybe it's both?;)

@SonnyBrown1965 Год назад

It's one of the synths I'll never get rid of, I absolutely love it and its sound.

@AudioPilz Год назад

😀

@jdssurf Год назад

@@AudioPilzjust a happy face lmao, don't be lazy bro lol jk

@mtgHose 4 месяца назад

he spends all his energy on meme production chill :) @@jdssurf

@rars0n Год назад

The Microfreak is a lot of bang for the buck. I like it for the crazy digital sounds it can make. The VA stuff sounds fine to me, but it's pretty much the last thing I would want to use the MF for. Arturia gets extra points from me for their excellent product support as well.

@SisterRose Год назад

i feel like the modulation options do make the VA more appealing on that regard, most affordable VAs don't have great modulation matrices, unless you're looking at the other Arturia stuff with the Other Filter

@AudioPilz Год назад

Agreed, their update policy is great!

@rars0n Год назад

@@SisterRose That's a great point, however if I was looking to replicate more vintage sounds, I would probably use a different synth. Modern VA stuff just kind of bores me, to be honest.

@EUZRMUSIC 2 месяца назад

This just keeps getting better! I loved hearing the Bad Gear jams done on a Microfreak! LOVED it!!

@jesusrocks7500 Год назад

Sold mine to score an MPC One and now I want another Freak. It's a handy little powerhouse and running it through external effects just makes it better. The fact that Arturia is constantly refining amazing hardware just adds to the attraction. Excellent video Bud.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you!!!

@wighttoan Год назад

This was my first synth. I recently got a second Freak some months ago and use them both like a split keyboard. It get's pretty intense using two together.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Isn't there an Arturia vid with 3?;)

@wighttoan Год назад

@@AudioPilz I vaguely remember seeing some demo video with 3. Imagine: QUADRA FREAK!

@artisan002 Год назад

I'm pretty fond of the Micro Freak, really. Ultimately, I hope they make a bigger version, with greater polyphony, and call it the Super Freak.

@AudioPilz Год назад

SuperFreak would be much appreciated!

@GlenBerry Год назад

@@AudioPilz If only Rick James were still alive to endorse that product! 😁

@artisan002 Год назад

@@GlenBerry First time I came up with that name/joke, this is what I thought about.

@GlenBerry Год назад

@@artisan002 If Arturia ever do make a SuperFreak, I'll be bitterly disappointed if they don't get permission from the Rick James estate to use his song in some of the promotional content. This is just something that needs to exist! 🙂

@artisan002 Год назад

@@GlenBerry at the very least, do a funk heavy demo.

@mattkaz9604 Год назад

Fantastic as always. When I stop to ponder how much time you must spend editing these videos it blows my mind.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thanks! It's a few hours now and then;)

@MargaretHarmer Год назад

Definitely agreed with the conclusion. Great synth to play around with. Harder to get the Freak sounds to fit into tracks.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you so much!

@SteveClarkeSongs Год назад

I had the same issue. None of the sounds sat well in the mix.

@ledfloyd5647 Год назад

Ahhh! I'm a fan of the Microfreak since last year and I was waiting for your video on it! Thank you for your work, you have the best RU-vid channel that talks about synths that I know, and I know some!

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you so much!!!

@finonomastropiero4261 Год назад

Le fan

@t0xcn253 Год назад

Finally, Mr. Bad will show me the proper way to use my Microfreak! Seriously you always do such a thorough run-down, I learn new things about even my most cherished instruments, such as this one.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@t0xcn253 Год назад

@@AudioPilz I always do lol, it's even better than reading the instructions

@KutayYavuzMusic Год назад

Man, your video editing skills are getting better and better!

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you!!!

@GitternetzFliege Год назад

dude i write it so often but the production value is of the roof! always happy to see a new vid from you!

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you so much!!!

@IpfxTwin Год назад

The Microfreak was pretty much everything I wanted in a small form factor synth. The fact that the team is still adding new features and updating the firmware just makes me love it and them that much more. More companies need to follow their example!

@AudioPilz Год назад

I love the innovative approach of Arturia

@matthijsblomjous3671 Год назад

jesus I need to use mine more... it's awesome

@AudioPilz Год назад

Certainly a worthwhile addition to a synth collection

@jdssurf Год назад

Great to see your growing and your vids are still terrific.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you!!!

@blenderbuch Год назад

Great verdict! The form factor and endless possibilities are great for taking it with you.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you!!!

@dasgestell Год назад

Du machst einen mega Job! Dein Stil ist unique und vor allem effektiv - wenn Du "Filter" sagst, drehst Du auch daran und ich mag diese wiederkehrende Struktur/Abfolge in jedem Video. So wirkt die Informationsflut sehr aufgeräumt. Die Meems sind echt gut und machen deine Clips perfekt. Mach weiter so ;)

@AudioPilz Год назад

Vielen herzlichen Dank!!!

@SuperRingoffire1 Год назад

Seiben ein swanzig

@ChrisHopkinsBass Год назад

02:13 - damn! Nice rendition of Sabbath's "Hole in the Sky" riff :)

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thanks!

@underduckbro Год назад

One of your best videos, powerful and charismatic intro (u went IN on this one hoss), best script, amazing memes and fire jams. Retro commuters soundtrack got me feeling some sort of way :/ can’t wait til next Friday hoss.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you so much!!!

@Tofupancho Год назад

Easily one of my favorite intro arrangements. Great work. The great thing about ‘bread n butter’ synths is that you only need one. The MicroFreak isn’t that, but it adds a lot to your toolkit once that base is covered.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thanks! I need more than one B'n'B synth tho;)

@distortthis 7 месяцев назад

Instead of a MF, what would you suggest?

@BxCx666 Год назад

First week with Microfreak I was busy only with creating new bank of just my own presets. Probably will never use 2/3 of them, but still it's so much fun! It's definitely easier and more interesting to create your own sounds for every situation than browse someone in Arturia preprogrammed. Low level output is not a big problem because MF is running thru my guitar pedalboard and I'm able to boost it as I want. Usb noise not an issue at all for me. Great little synth, it would be interesting to see how usable it would be in 10 years.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Hope it still works in 10 years

@autistichead8137 Год назад

I love mine and use it daily. It also shines as a controller for my minilogue( both ways) and my AKAI MPC One. The aftertouch adds a lot to the existing MPC sounds and my minilogue patches. It also loves the Hologram Microcosm.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Hologram Microcosm - nice, I really want one of these!

@autistichead8137 Год назад

@@AudioPilz They are wonderful, very inspiring. I use mine for guitar and synth. It’s usually hooked up to my synths, but it has a side thing going with my Strat as well. Love your channel!

@Killryno666 Год назад

Well done mate! I’m sure I wasn’t the only one to recommend, but glad all the same you were able to open up some ideas I haven’t yet explored on my beloved freak box. Cheers! ~ R.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you!!!

@tonewulf 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the review. I have a Microfreak arriving in the mail today (Stellar) and am pumped to get my hands on it!

@AudioPilz 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!!!

@Killryno666 Год назад

Only thing I’d add is the newest white version with vocoder mic is way more expensive than the black model and buying the mic separately. And the firmware updates, which have been more plentiful than most manufacturers ie; loading your own hand made wavetables is a really big bonus for anyone who is whackadoodle enough to vibe with this doohickey. Cheers!!! ~ R.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Whackadoodle doohickeys for life!!!

@FatNorthernBigot Год назад

These badgear videos must take an eternity to edit, and hit my ADHD just right!👍

@AudioPilz Год назад

My lizard brain does all this;)

@valdir7426 Год назад

it doubles as a reflex game as you have to pause on every meme to have time to read them

@PaulBoos Год назад

Did I see Larry Niven in the background!? Great author.... Loved that outro tune. I really like the Microfreak.... Glad to see you cover it.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thanks! I think that was John Niven...;)

@palindrone Год назад

Absolutely loved the “commuter” soundtrack at the end there!

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you!!!

@KrisBarton432 Год назад

Awesome video, and I love this little synth. Seems I must be a bad gear magnet, so much of my hardware has been reviewed on here. But I am having a blast with it all. Thank you for the great videos and ideas \m/

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@TheOfficialOxygenfad Год назад

Sounds a lot better than I expected. I didn't know that the keys also control other stuff. Would prefer a cheaper boxed version of this though.

@tb80038 Год назад

The bassline in your electro jam1 was slick!

@bungeechord1 11 месяцев назад

Nice review, I learned a lot about my freak.

@AudioPilz 11 месяцев назад

Happy to hear that!!! Thanks!!!

@6pin66 Год назад

The fact that there's no built in effects is unforgivable ! it's just like those 'guitar' things so many people get , nothing built in !?! I wonder if anyone could find a solution to this problem , seems unlikely .

@oldunclemick Год назад

Great comment! 😎👍

@AudioPilz Год назад

Maybe just get a Zoom MS50G?

@6pin66 Год назад

@@AudioPilz Pffft , that's just crazy talk !?! Maybe they'll build a new version with MS-70CDR that comes with an oak table and some cacti .

@Answersonapostcard Год назад

Lots of cheap reverb pedals and free plugins available.

@oldunclemick Год назад

@6pin66 I think they didn't get the sarcasm!😀

@nudesoftheworld Год назад

Put my microfreak through a big sky and a glou glou loop. Its sounds amazing. Then realised that instead of the reverb and loop pedals, i could have bought another 4 microfreaks

@AudioPilz Год назад

Lol, so true. That stuff's expensive!

@engx3733 Год назад

Excellent work as always!

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you!!!

@Drinkyoghurt Год назад

I didn't realize it was friday until I saw this on my feed

@AudioPilz Год назад

Have a nice weekend!!!

@psider3239 Год назад

You did it. You made a Bad Gear video about the best synth 😂

@AudioPilz Год назад

No, the Minimoog remains untouched;)

@SkyWolfZero Год назад

I got mine late last year. Can’t say I’ve seen any of the bugs others have. Maybe that’s because I started with the V3 firmware. This synth is so fun and approachable to build sounds with! Glad I have it! ✌️🎶🎵🎶

@6pin66 Год назад

I got mine with V1 firmware and didn't experience any bugs , but that was just before V2 dropped . Who knows , complaining is a worldwide hobby these days .

@AudioPilz Год назад

I entered the game at 4, so no hands-on experience here too

@SkyWolfZero Год назад

@@6pin66 You got that right!

@hiding_my_name Год назад

Love Fridays with Florian!

@AudioPilz Год назад

Have a nice weekend!!!

@moogdome2562 Год назад

Thank you for your videos. I really find them entertaining, and humorous. I appreciate your hard work putting these masterpieces together, it must take you ages..I'm not saying they haven't caused me to feel bad about my tastes in bad gear as I now realize I have a house full of Badgear that I thought as great.. Up at the time. Glad to say I don't have this one in my collection. Keep up the good week my friend. Take care moog.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you so much!!!

@static-san Год назад

The MicroFreak is an awesome little box but, yes, you do have to acknowledge and even embrace the weirdness or you'll get frustrated at the deliberate limitations. I hope Arturia are working on a MiniFreak with built-in effects, a larger keyboard and maybe some multi-timbrality. Meanwhile, I'm tempted to buy another just for two sounds, plus I bet you can cross-chain them with MIDI for a four octave keyboard and two sounds at once! :-D Oh the sonic possibilities...

@static-san Год назад

P.S. I use my Deluge to add some effects to it and this works really well! It's then easy to do a full song in the Deluge with the MicroFreak doing one track. Kind of wish the Deluge had even a few of the oscillator engines the Freak has...

@AudioPilz Год назад

Macrofreak;)

@MonsieurMosca Год назад

Nice episode! Would you consider making an entry about iPad? Plenty to love but also, plenty to improve upon: incompatible parallel interoperability standards (audio units/inter audio apps), no headphone jack on the “pro” models, only one I/O port, weird app ecosystem (I.e., no Logic Pro, and how do you use this AUM app, really?), etc etc…..

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thanks! Great suggestion but I try to stay away from these like I try to avoid modular;)

@MonsieurMosca Год назад

😂 you’d have to rename your channel “controversial gear”

@theeggqueen Год назад

i kinda of like my ipad for music. AUM is a must have

@ulfsvensson9710 Год назад

I got mine yesterday!! Can hardly sleep!

@AudioPilz Год назад

Nice!!!

@localhost4460 Год назад

5:58 : it's a balanced output. It drove me nuts until I figured that out

@AudioPilz Год назад

That still shouldn't be an issue

@localhost4460 Год назад

@@AudioPilz Oh I agree. I sold mine :P

@EatsJapan Год назад

Another amazing vid 👍 The microfreak is one of my fav bits of gear I have. Respect to Arturia for their FW updates 👍 Please do a Yamaha QY70 bad gear to complete my collection of gear, oh and a volca drum...you are a legend dude! Keep 'em coming 👍

@EatsJapan Год назад

Ps. Why synth makers don't send you gear to 'bad gear' is criminal. You are the main reason for my varied collection of noise making machines. Your vids provide miles better insight and understanding than other YT channels 👍

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you so much!

@Landeville Год назад

I have never wanted Microfreak more 😍

@AudioPilz Год назад

😀

@TheBroDotTV Год назад

Love the tunes at the end by the way!!!!

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you bro!

@TheBroDotTV Год назад

@@AudioPilz No problem dude - you're very welcome.

@MD_is_me Год назад

I bought one and took it and an MS-70CDR with me while traveling by train around the United States. I took time to learn it whilst spending time in the observation cars watching the scenery. After several weeks on the trains with it, I grew to love it.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Great combination!

@infn8loopmusic Год назад

This was awesome. Just got this synth it is an incredible value and it's undeniably quirky and it was nice to see that pointed out for what it is. Like it, love it, hate it. All depends on perspective. I find it's a really good supplement for a groovebox, but as mentioned bring your FX! I really can't believe they didn't at least add reverb or delay. Other than that though. Totally awesome

@AudioPilz Год назад

FX are essential!!!

@internetnobody6754 6 месяцев назад

honestly every time I see some "bad" gear on this show i really want it

@ish233 Год назад

The memes and video choices are so good 😆, but you are giving such a review to the ins and outs it may be a good synth. I never wanted one even when I tried it, but you may have convinced me to possibly try one, you ended up making it sound cool to try.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thank you so much!!!

@frankokay5177 Год назад

Audiopilz, do you write, shoot, and edit your videos all yourself every week? If so, that is wildly impressive. Love your channel!!

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thanks! Yes, that's just me, myself and I

@krystianseibert6610 Год назад

I owned one of these for a little while - it’s a cool synth but that said, I never warmed to it personally. It’s powerful - but also has that ‘thing’ where a large range of choices and options can stifle creativity. I did record a cover of an OMD song though using the vocoder, which was fun - but I ended up selling it, in order to justify buying other gear.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Sometimes gear has to go...

@tubeMonger Год назад

Ahh commuting. Those were the days. Yeah there are some synths that are hard to include in the mix. Never tried the Freak though. Always a pleasure to see and hear what you come up with. Thanks for sharing.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@snowoftheleaves Год назад

Absolutely love my Microfreak. Recently picked up an MS-70CDR and it totally filled out my FX needs.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Great combination!

@jaxager Год назад

I love mine. I get that everyone has their own tastes and all that, but what do people want for 300 bucks? My kid came over the other night to hang out with me and ended up sitting next to me on the couch for about four or five hours playing around with it. Totally ignored me. Lol. It is a fun little synth.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Kids these days;)

@VincentsVideoVisions Год назад

The Microfreak is the polar opposite of "bad gear." The Microfreak is one of the greatest devices released in the last few years for the price. The amount of features that it has is amazing. It's just sooooo good as long as you don't mind the keys.

@afxtwinreverb Год назад

its bad gear but in this era of synths for ants, less voices than 30 years ago and people asking for clones of a monosynth that's been heard a trillion times, the microfreak it's a godsend

@Archonagon Год назад

I love those keys, and burn me at the stake all anyone wants, but I wish there were more synths that had those exact same keys!

@AudioPilz Год назад

I definitely appreciate the innovative approach!

@VincentsVideoVisions Год назад

@@afxtwinreverb it's not bad gear at all. I've got a ton of stuff and the microfreak is definitely one of the best things I've bought in the last several years, especially if you produce techno. People say it sounds thin but I think they're exaggerating and I think it sits very well in a mix and it excels at what it is supposed to do - make gnarly digital sounds

@Oooo-bi7bi Год назад

Got mine a few months ago. It’s brilliant and works well with my circuit tracks. I’m learning synthesis with it.

@coolguy2783 Год назад

The spooky whistle-y ghost lead at 6:59 is so damn good, what a pleasure to listen to

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thanks! Classic gangsta whine!

@ChristopherOrth Год назад

The Microfreak is so great as "sampler food". Dial in something more unique than you will get from all the analog clones, but then it reaaaaaaaaly needs some FX and such to shine. But as the price goes, this little synth punches way above it's weight.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Red means recording demonstrated this VERY impressively

@jonpatchmodular Год назад

Get a Zoom MS pedal and you're in outer space (and still quite compact)!

@Conforce Год назад

good machine. great for "freaky" sequences, fx, modular esque sounds and arps. the filter is rather good for such a Digital synth. without it, it would be totally worthless. it's envelopes are also fast, pretty snappy and percussive. the ability to modulate the engine modes is also great. if you don't like the sound it's a great studio performance tool. keyboard, arpeggiator, sequencer, note randomiser, also a great controller for cv/gate buchla style gear. the base tone is rather thin and often a bit toy ish and I have to say your demo's put big focus on the gimmick sound side of this synth. it is however a serious instrument in the right hands. processing this machine through SPL vitalisers gave me good results in getting rid of the rather 2d sound. from a practical side, you can also just saw off the keybed and make a module of it. some people already did this! it's fairly easy. maybe it can also function as a kids toy :D

@AudioPilz Год назад

Interesting, haven't used Vitalizers in a while🤔🤔🤔

@Joel-re1jz Год назад

The first jam was so good, really shines with some effects.

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thanks!

@JohnyPaprikas Год назад

Thanks Pliz, i was actually looking for this one on your channel when i had my microfreak, thought it maybe wasnt worthy of an episode? Glad i was wrong

@AudioPilz Год назад

Thanks!!!

@streamtracker Год назад

It pairs very well with a modular setup as a controller. The randomness (spice and dice) features are controlled via the touchstrip making it a very playful way to control a modular rig.

@AudioPilz Год назад

👍

@TheAlienDog Год назад

That synth is pretty wild now (The synth’s a super freak) The kind of synth you read about (In synth nerd magazines) 🤓

@thomashoffend4299 Год назад

At one time, Stimming said in a review that he thought it was Arturia's best hardware synth. I don't think the Polybrute was out at the time. I wonder how his thoughts have changed.

@AudioPilz Год назад

😂😂😂