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Great Microfreak Feature for Beginners (Scale Mode) 

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Great Microfreak Feature for Beginners (Scale Mode)
Today we're checking out a Microfreak feature that I think is fantastic for beginners, and one that I wasn't even aware of until recently. Within the utility menu, you can find the "preset" section, which contains a list of parameters that are specific to the currently selected preset. On this list is scale mode, which dictates the scale that the keys will adhere to. This means you can never hit a wrong note while playing, a very handy feature for beginners who want to start writing their own melodies! You can also change the root note of your scale, which is the very next setting in the preset menu. Enjoy the video :)
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Комментарии : 83   
@TrickmanTerry
@TrickmanTerry Год назад
Microfreak is still pretty new to me. Good to know scale mode is there with all the other goodies. Thanks for menu diving so we can get more out of our machines!
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
I highly suggest scrolling through the rest of that preset menu, there's a lot of good stuff in there!
@unclemick-synths
@unclemick-synths Год назад
For the people suffering from low output levels, it's a balanced output so using a TR lead halves the output. Strange design choice.
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
Thanks for watching!
@TheMortyvicar
@TheMortyvicar Год назад
Very informative and to the point video. Thanks FreeBeat
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
Thanks!
@kevinanderson519
@kevinanderson519 Год назад
Great spot. My Microfreak arrives today. Can’t wait. These videos are so helpful - thanks.
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
Right on, have fun!
@TheScreamingFrog916
@TheScreamingFrog916 Год назад
Thanks for the tip. MicroFreak is one of my favorites. So much, I got two of them.
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
Awesome, thanks for watching!
@misso6613
@misso6613 5 месяцев назад
Thank you so much for this video!
@edgeof60
@edgeof60 Год назад
Great tip for everyone, not just beginners, especially those of us who are just "keyboard impaired". Very useful for using with the Freak's outstanding sequencer and arpeggiator. Thanks!
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
Absolutely, thanks for watching!
@AcidFink666
@AcidFink666 4 месяца назад
I'm buying a used microfreak this weekend and this video is awesome. I can't wait to get this thing
@JasonNaas
@JasonNaas 2 месяца назад
How do you like it?
@johnr9896
@johnr9896 4 месяца назад
Thank you for the info. Great video
@hstone0808
@hstone0808 7 месяцев назад
Thanks bro! Ive had mine for about a year and there is so much i still am learning on this unit alone.
@Oooo-bi7bi
@Oooo-bi7bi Год назад
Thanks for this. I’m still just messing around with it. Playing over my circuit tracks. Now I’ve had a couple of proper synths for a few months, I view them like acoustic instruments and expect it to be a few years before I’m anywhere near mastering or being at the level I’ll be happy . Don’t know where I would be without guy’s like yourself. Thanks from a grateful fan in northern England. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
@sectiondrecords4580
@sectiondrecords4580 8 дней назад
Great info! Thanks
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat 12 часов назад
Thanks for watching!
@jolieuke
@jolieuke Год назад
Wow, I didn't know that! Thank you so much!
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
Absolutely, thanks for watching!
@InkyDaCaT
@InkyDaCaT Год назад
Great video🙌
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
Thank you!
@matred3538
@matred3538 Год назад
Thanks. Some more very helpful tips. I think changing the scale may put me off a little and or teach me bad muscle memory. But always helpful videos. 👍
@Chloroplastism
@Chloroplastism 6 месяцев назад
thx, man - very helpfull
@vibeaimusic
@vibeaimusic Год назад
Very cool. Mine was just delivered last night. I played around a bit until I couldn't stay awake anymore and today I went out and got some cables so I could connect up to the PC for audio input. I can't seem to get it to connect to Reaper via USB MIDI yet (it sees it in the list, but just gives errors or nothing happens), but their registration isn't working so I can't get their software installed either. I assume that might be part of the problem. Regardless, I'm old, inexperienced with MIDI, and use audio clips to mix and make my music anyway so it doesn't much matter. I am really stoked over this little thing! Super appreciate your videos on this. My first step in standalone hardware for a very long time. Have a good one!
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
Thank you so much for the support! I'm glad you're enjoying the Microfreak :) That's super weird that you can't download the software, that's basically how Arturia handles everything with firmware and "hidden" settings for their gear. Hopefully the issue resolves itself soon. Thanks again!
@vibeaimusic
@vibeaimusic Год назад
@@FreeBeat You bet! Yeah, I can certainly download and install it, however once again - you need to *login* to be able to move forward and use the software. I can't complete my account registration on their website to the point where my account is now active to do so. I.E. their verification email has never shown up. I sent a support email, which I did get the auto-notification from so.. just hurry up and wait. :) Thanks again... I've been messing with it all day since grabbing cables. This thing is INSANE! :)
@charlarge3555
@charlarge3555 Год назад
Much appreciated.
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
Thanks so much!
@charlarge3555
@charlarge3555 Год назад
@@FreeBeat Would love more videos on the Microfreak! Thanks again!
@eFiddle
@eFiddle Год назад
Great feature to know if I ever get this. I think it can help me no matter how I play violin it will be In-Scale
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
Definitely! Looking forward to some Violin, J6, and Microfreak tracks :D
@dustyaudio
@dustyaudio Год назад
Nice tutorial of the “hidden” stuff. I hope they add a custom scale option with MCC. The original beat step has this option
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
Custom scale mode would be great!
@wiggesobk
@wiggesobk Год назад
Nice video!
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
Thanks as always!
@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers
@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers Год назад
Great features, here! Does it also have ‘exotic’ scales? Egyptian, Japanese, etc.? Does it include reverb and or delay? Always entertaining and educational. I appreciate your work, sir!
@minisynthmaniac
@minisynthmaniac Год назад
Microfreak doesn't have any built in effects, but it works great with delay and other effects pedals (like the Zoom MS-70CDR)
@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers
@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers Год назад
@@minisynthmaniac ok, thank you!
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
The scales I listed are the only ones it has, and it doesn't have any effects either haha. That's why I'm always pairing it with the NTS-1! Thanks as always :)
@ianmitchell4745
@ianmitchell4745 Год назад
You'll always get a thumbs up from me, talking hands!
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
Thanks so much!
@cavacino
@cavacino Год назад
tbh this makes me consider buying it
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
It's a great synth!
@DopamineOverload
@DopamineOverload Год назад
God I miss all the gear I had to sell to pay bills... including this....
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
Sorry to hear that, hopefully you can own another one in the future!
@DopamineOverload
@DopamineOverload Год назад
@@FreeBeat god willin’
@Oooo-bi7bi
@Oooo-bi7bi Год назад
Shit man, I feel for you. There’s always something around the corner. I live off pot noodles and don’t go out clubbing. So I can afford this gear. But I have credit to pay off. It’s easy for me as I’m 48. Hopefully in the future you can sort it out. I was homeless 5 years back with just what I could carry.
@DopamineOverload
@DopamineOverload Год назад
@@Oooo-bi7bi Thanks Mike. Hope so. Yeah, I eat cheaply. I never go out, don't drink. I could afford all my home studio gear until some shit circumstances happened in late 2021 which prompted me to sell off nearly everything I had. Still trying to catch up. Constantly behind my phone bill (three months, no service), credit cards over limit and accounts closed, always behind on wi-fi and whatnot. I'm not too far behind you age-wise. I feel like I'm on the verge of being homeless at this point... just trying to get up every day and hustle my ass off.
@Oooo-bi7bi
@Oooo-bi7bi Год назад
@@DopamineOverload I have brain injury from a motorbike crash. I walked out of my flat in 02. Managed to get another as government now recognise me as long term disabled. But in last few years it’s the first time since my accident that I haven’t been completely broke. Even managed to build up my credit rating. I got overdrafts and abused them when a student. So when got them this time bought equipment. It’s tricky to manage at the moment. My good friend who’s like a sister, doesn’t understand why I buy instruments. As long as you’re not feeling really depressed. I can play enough on guitar that I busk when really skint. Do you have any skills or talents others might pay you for.
@TheMinecraftbud1
@TheMinecraftbud1 Год назад
BEST SYNTH!!!
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
It's definitely one of them!
@TheMinecraftbud1
@TheMinecraftbud1 Год назад
@@FreeBeat to clarify 😂 best synth for cheap! I have been looking at a bunch of expensive analog synths recently (G.A.S.) But fiddled with the virtual analog on the microfreak and made a few patches that make the perfect big chord analog sound, and oh my god I am so glad I didn't bite the bullet on a 1.5-2k purchase 😂😂
@JohnGauge790
@JohnGauge790 Год назад
@@TheMinecraftbud1 Nah, it’s the best synth, period. It’s already a classic.
@romi9485
@romi9485 Год назад
Just ordered mine im sooo hyped!! Not my bank account tho
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
I hope you love it!
@blythe1331
@blythe1331 Год назад
I think you should tackle a micro korg
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
I actually own an Alesis Micron, which I believe was a direct competitor to the Microkorg in its hayday. Both are powerful VA synths!
@TheRealPhilHoward
@TheRealPhilHoward Год назад
Hey Free Beat. Can you address the wear on the white keys that I noticed in the video? Will it affect the playability? Is it a defect or damage? Are they touch sensitive circuits or decorative? Anyone thoughts on this? I've been very interested in this device but haven't pulled the trigger just yet and this kinda makes me a little hesitant.
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
As far as I know, it's just a cosmetic choice. I haven't noticed it effecting the playability at all :)
@johnplainsong9769
@johnplainsong9769 4 месяца назад
Nice! But how do I get the Microfreak to ouput the matching MIDI notes/scale?
@misso6613
@misso6613 5 месяцев назад
Is there way to chnage thw setting so I can see the bass sounds together, all leads, soundscapes etc?
@patrickgoethals3235
@patrickgoethals3235 11 месяцев назад
does a preset have a reset feature, to its original sound, or do you have to reset everything manually. thx 4 the vid.
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat 11 месяцев назад
Unless you click the save button, when you switch to a new preset, everything on the old one resets to how it was. You can fiddle away to your hearts content without worrying about overwriting anything. Even when you save, you can choose a new location for your tweaked preset so you don't write over the original sound. Have fun!
@marcosrotllan
@marcosrotllan 11 месяцев назад
Can you transpose semitones with the sequencer?
@donvanmoran1024
@donvanmoran1024 11 месяцев назад
When i turn mine on, its auto setting is C and the global scale is the pentatonic minor I can set it to the scale i want, but once i change the voice, it reverts back to Cmin Its great when im playing in that key, but obv thats not the case all the time the tiny screen and kinda precise buttons you have to do to switch the scales and root note really pauses the flow in a live setting. Do you know how to set it so auto is just the notes they are supposed to be? Thanksss
@ShortKicks7733
@ShortKicks7733 11 месяцев назад
Hi, How can I copy n paste settings or an entire preset on the MicroFreak to another preset? Basically, duplicate a preset
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat 11 месяцев назад
I'm not at my Microfreak right now, but I believe you click "save" once on whatever sound you want to save, then choose a slot location for it with the main value knob, then click save again to save it to the destination.
@ShortKicks7733
@ShortKicks7733 11 месяцев назад
@@FreeBeat I'll try, thank you 🙏🏽
@ALIENSHYBOI
@ALIENSHYBOI Год назад
Shite, I’ve had my microfreak for a year and a half and didn’t know it could do that. •-•
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
Don't feel bad, I just found out about it a week or two ago!
@magnuseriksson8081
@magnuseriksson8081 Год назад
Scale and Chord mode?
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
Scale mode :) I need to play more with chord mode!
@coskuarsiray
@coskuarsiray Год назад
this machine has a great potential but lacking of a PC editor and a tiny oled screen made me sell mine.
@FreeBeat
@FreeBeat Год назад
Yeah it's not for everyone haha, thanks for watching!
@robojopo
@robojopo 2 месяца назад
What's about scale Global? I can't understand what the shit. Because every C and D are same note. What scale drops every D notes in real world?
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