This video may be three years old but it’s fantastic. The advanced sequencing is hurting my brain a little but well presented and poses such exciting possibilities. Thank you.
even after 6 years later this device seems like from this year - its beautifully intuitive and great to make itching sounds still having great control over detailed parameters
Thanks for inspiring me to get one of these! This insane sequencer is the foundation upon which I built my Eurorack system I use in my videos every week! Probably wouldn't have considered this bad boy without this super helpful review.
Excellent video sir! I’ve had mine for almost a week now... Man, I need to get some sleep! What a delightful piece of kit to explore... I’m augmenting it with a Behringer Neutron next week so I best get some extra strong coffee in too! Peace ✌️
You are really awesome. I really enjoyed this teaching episode, very informative. I'm a 66 year old kid at heart and I love toys. I have an cool midi setup in my basement along with modular stand alone synths wired together. Really thinking of buying the Mini brute S, pretty soon from Sweetwater, which is my go to company. I'll be checking in shortly. Stay cool!!!
I have had this synth for a few years, and definitely watched this review before purchase, but I feel like it's only on watching it now a few years later (and after much fumbling with the 2s) that I really get what you're talking about properly Loopop. It's a testament to how brilliant your review/tutorial is and also what an actually really great synth this is!
I have it and it's a beast. Can be as simple as you want or really dive deep. Huge sounding. Great built quality. Wide range of tones. I love a Moog but you can't really compare the sound. If that's the tone you need then get that. This will do something close and a hundred others.
This is the bet cat video ever. Moogly loves it, fixated the whole way through. It's got everything... bleepy miaow sounds, fingers darting all over the place, dangly wires, knobs, faders, moving line graphs, flashing lights.
Man, what a great idea! I just tried it and it's nuts. So, yeah, the answer is yes... I gotta weave that into a future video - I'll make sure to give you credit!! For some reason it doesn't work exactly as expected on a square wave - square behaves like a triangle for some reason, but the other shapes are working great!
Bought one today...its amazing ..love it to bits ... i think its amazing value for 400 uk pounds...vvv happy! I watched your vids b 4 buying which made me drool...lol.
This synth is sooo fun. I spend hours creating sounds and sequences. I also have and love my Novation Peak, it was my most treasured synth until I got the MBS2. But now if I had just take only one synth with me, that would be the MBS2. When I got it I was really overwhelmed by its sequencer and sound. I have watched so many videos just with bleeps and clicks that I thought that was the best you could do with it, but boy I was wrong.
I love coming to your videos to get more information than Arturia's website :) Well-done once again! And thanks for the detailed overview (and always a fan of the oscilloscope!)
This tutorial is fantastic . I do find myself wondering how well I would have learned algebra with a commercial right in the middle of each equation . Nonetheless I own one of these instruments, and truly appreciate the effort that went into providing this priceless informative resource . You are a blessing to your fellow synthesists .
Great demo, thanks. Glad it was made, would take quite a while to learn through docs. Will have to watch at least 2x more to try those advanced sequences haha
Whoa. Great review, and so many options! I was just watching the Pittsburgh Modular Microvolt 3900 preview video, and it looks like it has some good West Coast-style functions available (particularly their "Function Generator"). This synth has it beat, I think. All the LFOs! I imagine with some work one create self-generating music with this.
My friend told me I might like this I checked out one or two videos. Then I saw this video and as soon as I got some money thanks to this crazy virus. I am patiently waiting on my first semi- modular gear. I already have a MicroFreak that thing gets some insane stuff that was my first Synth then I was missing a drum machine but I got an early Birthday present from my friend a Drum Brute Impact. Long story short I like Arturia and I am excited to have this beast the squencer alone is insane. TLDR you definitely solidified my choice. Thanks for the informative and knowledge on the products you review!
supercommando440 there are two versions of this synth, this one has really amazing sequencer capabilities, and the other one called the minibrute 2 (no s) has a 2 octave full size keyboard
@loopop do you have a video on your software oscilloscope. cant find it if any. And Thanks. That the most professional and detailed videos i could find down there. Man you rock.
Hi, I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle. Occasionally I’ll use scopes by VCV
@@loopop Thx man. And just to drop an idea, you should definitly make a complete video course for beginners (as i am :) ) and sell it on Udemy. i would be first to buy it
Thanks, but man you're not going to like my channel because I just don't care. What an odd peeve though, you must be making that comment a lot with the large number of analog synths that have continuous tuning knobs
You mentioned at the end that you were going to do more videos on the Minibrute 2S sequencer. It doesn't seem like you ended up doing any as of yet, directly related anyway. It would be neat if you did do some more material on this amazing sequencer. I still find the envelope and LFO sequencing confusing. Also, when pitch sequencing Oscillator 2, it triggers all the subsequent steps in the pattern, whether or not you've placed an active step there. Why is that? Thanks for the video!
More I play with this thing the more disappointed I feel. I must be missing something.edit: more playing later and I've been making much more use of it. Great machine.
very well covered mate! cant wait for my Minibrute 2S to arrive now! however: i still have some things to sort out with Arturia first :-/ thats the fate of a small channel i assume ;-) nevertheless - these modulation options in the sequencer are dope like hell!! i wonder what happens if you use some stackable patchcables and connect a mod source to various different destinations - neverending sound exploration awaits !! :-D thanks for this great in depth view and keep up the good work. all the best from a fellow youtube guy ;-)
HELP !! ... Hey, quick question. I am trying to deceide betwee minilog xd, minibrute 2s and roland boutique SE2. The fact i can recorde changes like the cutoff per step other thinsk with the minilog and the boutique se2 is really important to me, Can i do this with the minibrute ? wich one would you recomend out of these three. Thanks , subcribed and like.
When is the next video going to be on this particular device in regards to the sequencer as you were saying towards the end of the video? I really love these videos
Is there a reference video that shows all the different ways a person can integrate the original minibrute and the new 2S to best utilize the duals sets of features and demonstrate several connection scenarios with the lil MiniBRUTE’s rear patch area? I have connected it up and maybe its correct but being new to modular I guess I am still tripping my way through it like most. I’m so use to playing the Korgs, Casios, and ROlands with the “almost perfect” patches that can be corrected for us twiddlers... all this cake is overwhelming me lol...
You ask for suggestions on future videos about it: You call it paraphonic, but surely anything that has a spare VCA, a separately controllable VCO *and* separate sequencer lanes *along* with the ability to do envelopes on said lanes is fully duophonic with just a slight bit of patching... Granted, you don't have a filter for that part unless you feed it back in afterwards. Would be fun to see some patches done this way. Cheers.
machinate thanks - if you’ve seen my other videos you know that’s my favorite synth pet project... the video you’re talking about is already in the works and yes polyphony is possible, not just paraphonic... stay tuned ;)
Would you recommend the MiniBrute 2(S) or the Grandmother as a first synth? Which do you think gives me more possibilities? I'm mainly into Epic Orchestral (JXL-style) stuff so will probably use the synth more in an aggressive way and for Sound-Design...
The minibrute 2s.. I was in the same exact spot as you just a few months ago.. and I bought the grandmother simply because it wasn’t as complex.. and seriously I was outta things to do and learn on the grandmother within a week. Not to say it’s not a cool synth.. but this synth.. oh man.. first of all you get a much larger patch bay.. it gives you infinite sounds.. and the sequencer on this is insanely awesome.. you have maybe a third of the capability on the moog. If you truly are trying to get some experience with semi modular synth than this can take you all the way there.. the grandmother leaves you graduated still as an advanced beginner.. this gets you intermediate to advanced intermediate once you learn it.. another awesome synth though to take a good LONG look at is the Korg minilogue xd..the best part about that synth is the screen so you can see what’s happening to the sound via the waves produced when not connected to a computer.. neither the grandmother nor the minibrute 2 or 2s has this and man.. if it had one... there would be zero argument.. this would be the best semi modular in the market..
I can't decide. I have no hardware yet and want something nice for techno. I like the MiniBrute 2S, the Minilogue and the System 1. Is it a good idea to buy this as my first synth? I wouldn't need to buy a sequencer when I go full hardware if I understood correctly? I'll get another Synth in a few months and also a drum machine (I think I'll get the DrumBrute)
I have a Minibrute 2S and it is great. The only thing I realy miss and reclaimed two times to Arturia is the missing of prog changes/bank changes. But so far nothing happens and only 1 update was available 2018. Nothing more.
Can u advise me whether I should buy this instrument as a first Sequencer/synth? (not even sure if I'm calling it right...) I found your video verry well put together, and enjoyed the explanaition. Thanks!
Mees Borg hey, thanks for the kind words - that’s such a hard question because different people have different needs. I obviously think highly of this synth and have a lot of fun with it - but this is a synth that will force you to understand what’s going on. If you just like to play presets (and there’s nothing wrong with that) this isn’t for you. But if you want to understand synthesis and then have the power to do something with it, it’s a great choice. In general though, I would recommend trying out a software synth first just to see if sound design is for you. Makes sense?
Out of curiosity and lack of knowledge, Would it be possible to also connect it to a Beringer cat or model D? I could loose myself in these reviews. Amazing
I want those knobs-per-step on my electribe2 sooo baad... :D Fucking step edit is what makes me shoose watching videos of gear I will never have here on youtube instead of tinkering with E2. I am stuck in a loop of "I have a nice melody idea, my electribe is reachable without getting up from my chair! But I will have to stepedit for all four bars... fuck that, gimme more loopop"
Cam’t see anywhere how external sound could be processed. Mine doesn’t work. I use the same source (guitar) for both Model D and MBS2. First works - another no sound (maybe too low). Gate is open
Can I program steps directly with an external midi controller? Ie like on mother 32 or keystep 37, I can enter a sequence on my keyboard. I do not want to sequence in "live mode" I want to enter each note via keyboard... not sure if I am explaining clearly..
Great video man, always enjoy your content. Quick question tho, I have a Minibrute 2 s and recently build an Eurorack case with a power-supply. If I get just one module For instance, Plaits from mutable instruments. Will I be able to sequence it and run it through my Minibrute 2s without the need of other modules? Thanks man
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Hey, thanks for the awesome videos as always! Just wondering if there’s a way to get the mod wheel on an external midi keyboard to function like minibrute 2 to control vibrato when connected to this? Thanks!
