The Arturia MicroFreak V5 update: Sounds You Would Never Expect from a MicroFreak!

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Жыл бұрын

Here is a video of me being amazed at various samples I have placed on my MicroFreak with the V5 firmware update.
The theme was created with authentic Minimoog samples placed on a MicroFreak and multitracked, and drums programmed on a Korg Triton Studio.
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@donaldpriola1807 Жыл бұрын

Fun to see you enjoying the possiblities of digital synths! We are old enough to remember when sampling was something you could only do with a super expensive, unobtainable Fairlight. ;)

@symbiat0 Жыл бұрын

I’m old enough to remember as a kid playing with the Fairlight at the British Music Fair in the 80s 😂

@donaldpriola1807 Жыл бұрын

@@symbiat0 That's amazing! I would have killed for that chance.

@thewistfulsnail Жыл бұрын

Wow that thing you did with the drum samples could make some unpredictable chaotic Aphex Twin type generative music!

@neilshenton1834 Жыл бұрын

Welp, wasn't expecting that reveal! Awesome move by Arturia here. 👍

@MrOuija-rr8kq Жыл бұрын

Makes me wonder what other kinds of secrets the microfreak has baked into it

@RJJNY Жыл бұрын

Just downloaded and installed, incredible. Sampled some snippets of speech and started modulating the sample selection, looping and sequencing and the results are pleasingly insane. The variation and evolution over time can seem endless.

@The_Invisible_Man Жыл бұрын

Arturia… you can’t knock this company. Awesome!

@MrKKmusic 4 ай бұрын

Try their iOS offerings… you may find a compulsion to knock them. The MicroFreak is the real deal though!

@wallygator57190 Жыл бұрын

The device was already awesome but now it s a real beast....

@stuartleighton Жыл бұрын

Woke up this morning to find that there was a new update, you were very quick to pull out a video. Loving your microfreak vids. Very helpful... pls do more ;-)

@automaticgainsay Жыл бұрын

I will, and thank you!

@mattbrown-mb Жыл бұрын

Thanks, looking forward to this update :)

@ofthe7552 Жыл бұрын

Waiting for mine to ship. Your vids have been super helpful. I appreciate it.

@Synthshop Жыл бұрын

Nice, I have both the micro and minifreak. I've been considering selling the micro...but with this FW update that makes me reconsider. Hopefully they'll do this for the minifreak.

@symbiat0 Жыл бұрын

I’m going the other way - that Stellar edition is giving me serious GAS 😂

@aardvarkmindshank Жыл бұрын

They will.

@donknotts3548 2 ай бұрын

I think you need a few more rings, Frodo.

@robisapixel Жыл бұрын

I see you are a part of the protective screen club. Cheers!

@Darkl0ud_Productions Жыл бұрын

Here's something you missed! On the MF, you can assign the key/arp to the type nob at 100% and it will go through samples per key!

@automaticgainsay Жыл бұрын

OH MY GOD, it is a CRIME that I missed that! HOW COOL!!!

@RobertMRyder Жыл бұрын

I like your samples ❤

@automaticgainsay Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@chubbichicken Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks for the sneak peak! Any vague insights on MiniFreak capability updates you can share?

@automaticgainsay Жыл бұрын

I haven’t heard any!

@darwiniandude 4 ай бұрын

Love that you have a real clock with westminster chimes :)

@croatoansounds Жыл бұрын

I can’t wait! Anyone know when it’ll be on their site? I had assumed it was on there already but says available soon.

@keykrazy Жыл бұрын

Per Arturia, it'll be up on May 30th (if you already hadn't found out elsewhere by now).

@L77kim77l Жыл бұрын

Your clock is like: 'Sample meeeee' Thanks for showing, these sample manipulatiions sound amazing!

@automaticgainsay Жыл бұрын

There are many of them, but yes! And thank you so much!

@johnoffinland Жыл бұрын

Leave it to you and your unending enthusiasm for exploration and weirdness.

@enochroot9438 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if it would be possible to record and use external samples via the vocoder mic that comes with the minifreak? or is only through external midi import?

@guywith_dog Жыл бұрын

Not currently, but they love adding shit to this synth

@mpeckmusic Жыл бұрын

Did you notice any down sampling when you imported your own loops? Also, is there anyway to load multiple samples at once?

@automaticgainsay Жыл бұрын

To me, the samples sounded exactly like the originals! There is, however, no layering or multisamples. But you can load multiple samples simultaneously.

@michaelkonomos Жыл бұрын

Can you apply a different sample to different keys? Doesn’t seem like it, but thought it would ask. Could make for an incredible drum machine if it could!

@automaticgainsay Жыл бұрын

Well, I am grateful for what it does at all... so I'm not complaining... but yes, it would be cool to have sample zones or layering.

@Vallam23 Жыл бұрын

based on other videos it seems like you kinda can, since you can set sample selection to one of the three custom matrix slots and then apply keyboard modulation to it 🤯 each zone will be the same size and probably tricky to dial in right but it seems possible

@mediaphile Жыл бұрын

I see you took my advice and swapped the Type knob for the Preset knob. Has it helped you? It definitely helped me!

@automaticgainsay Жыл бұрын

Andrew... YES... my GOD, it changed my life! I wondered if you'd notice. Thank you so much.

@MyNameJeff.. Жыл бұрын

I didn’t even notice that. That’s a genius idea, gonna do that to mine!

@Lainer1 11 ай бұрын

How do you do that?

@mediaphile 11 ай бұрын

@@Lainer1 You literally just pull them off and swap them, super easy.

@TheScreamingFrog916 10 ай бұрын

Just did this to mine, after seeing this. Great Idea to, make the Type knob different than the other three, and the main selector orange.

@robman80808 Жыл бұрын

Great demo, Marc! Can the touch strip scrub through the sample grains?

@automaticgainsay Жыл бұрын

We WISH!

@robman80808 Жыл бұрын

@@automaticgainsay Maybe one for your feedback to Arturia!

@camlong89 Ай бұрын

I like the Microfreak "keys" i was disappointed when the minifreak had normal style keys.

@doughankins3996 Жыл бұрын

Mark! When does Arturia release this to the public!?!?! I have looked and looked every day and STILL cannot find it. It still says "soon available" on their site.😢😢 I can't wait to get my hands on this Thank you for making this review.

@automaticgainsay Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I think I saw May 30 as a release date!

@doughankins3996 Жыл бұрын

@@automaticgainsay Thanks. I appreciate that. Keep up the great work. I love your videos. I have learned a lot from you, especially when I got my Monologue. Your tutorials on that were invaluable!!

@diegoortega8737 Жыл бұрын

Setup: -Drumbrute impact -Microbrute -Microfreak vocoder -Moog Minifooger DL -Strymon El Caspitan

@brucebennett5338 Жыл бұрын

This FW update doesn't seem to yet publicly available?!

@RJJNY Жыл бұрын

Release date is May 30th according to Synthtopia

@lawrencethewolf Жыл бұрын

Why is there no update on the site????????

@pongtrometer 8 ай бұрын

Gotta sample the bass station 2 and get a freaky apex mode 👾

@derfab. Жыл бұрын

...what's with the bells?!?

@automaticgainsay Жыл бұрын

In addition to synths, I am also obsessed with grandfather clocks!

@annother3350 Жыл бұрын

@@automaticgainsay Bells going off in a studio though?!

@glottis5 Жыл бұрын

Probably lives near a church

@Whityfisks Жыл бұрын

look at Quasimodo over here

@edsknife Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, Marc Doty YTP. 9:23

@radiofloyd2359 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait for all the bugs to be hashed out and to mess around with these engines

@walrtbstudios5430 Жыл бұрын

But you STILL can’t update the ‘Freak over iOS, so my options are severely limited- spend a couple grand on a pc, or wait a few months and buy another ‘Freak, hopefully with v5 loaded. C’mon Arturia…

@isocarboxazid Жыл бұрын

That's a unique problem that I don't think most people face? Not sure why Arturia would prioritize this by any stretch of the imagination.

@automaticgainsay Жыл бұрын

Yes. I can't seem to do anything particularly effectively with iOS. I just thought it was me. :D

@Metamerist625 Жыл бұрын

could you not just go visit a friend with a windows machine and use that to do the update? I have owned both Macs and PCs in my time and it really is just swings and roundabouts.

@aardvarkmindshank Жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha why so excited by sample playback 😂 so funny.

@automaticgainsay Жыл бұрын

Is it your expectation that every synth is going to develop this functionality?

@RJJNY Жыл бұрын

Creates a vast range of new sonic possibilities for a synth that's already great and affordable.

@endoflevelboss Жыл бұрын

I'm like... And he was like... And I'm like. You are perfect for TikTok, you speak fluent Zoomer 🥳🎉. Writing music on a train? You should get a Peaky Blinders hat too then you will look like you once had an idea.

@automaticgainsay Жыл бұрын

Small penis shows up to not only fail to identify my generation, but also to ostensibly mock my creativity… in a KZfaq comment. Bitch, I’m Gen X. So, I don’t have to be nice about your limp bullshit. Ready to compare ideas any time you say. Shit, buddy- let’s make a KZfaq series out of it- we can see who employs more creativity on a daily basis.