<p><strong>MicroFreak Vocoder Edition</strong></p> <p><strong>Fluent In Chaos</strong></p> <p>A 16-band vocoder with accessible real-time voicing controls. A detachable gooseneck microphone. A slick new aesthetic. MicroFreak Vocoder Edition takes unhinged hybrid carnage and cranks it up a notch - sing to the tune of pandemonium and lose control.</p> <p><strong>Limited edition,</strong></p> <p><strong>limitless madness</strong></p> <p>No ordinary Freak. No ordinary Vocoder. There’s nothing ordinary about it.</p> <p><strong>16-band Vocoder with detachable microphone</strong></p> <p>Accurate replication of the human voice via 16 frequency bands, and an easy-to-use gooseneck microphone for comfortable, instant vocoding.</p> <p><strong>New Vocoder engine with 16 colorful presets</strong></p> <p>Combine the Vocoder mode with MicroFreak’s wild features and manipulate your sound like never before. Sequence vocal melodies, modulate voice parameters with the LFO, and much more.</p> <p><strong>Connect external sound sources</strong></p> <p>Process external instruments and sounds through the Vocoder mode for unique formant textures - simply connect to the headphone input via 3.5mm TRRS.</p> <p><strong>Limited-edition white finish with Swan graphic</strong></p> <p>A new look for your favorite Freak. The casing, control panel and center strip has been given a makeover to complement its radical new voice.</p> <p><strong>MicroFreak just got a new voice</strong></p> <p><strong>yours</strong></p> <p><strong>The uniquely unpredictable MicroFreak formula but not as you know it.</strong></p> <p>Sing alongside glistening digital textures. Add paraphonic harmonies to external sound sources. Scatter spoken word across sprawling modulated sequences. This is your voice and your sound - spiced, diced and warped beyond recognition.</p> <p><strong>Step up to the mic</strong></p> <p><strong>A simple, removable mic attachment that lets you sprinkle your voice into the mix.</strong></p> <p>A gooseneck design means quick position adjustment, with easy connection straight into the headphone socket. The fitting also allows you to connect headphones at the same time.</p> <p>The utility menu lets you set your preferred mic gain and noise gate settings.</p> <p>The human voice consists of complex, unique harmonics. A 16-band Vocoder design ensures that these harmonics are detected, filtered and replicated accurately.</p> <p>Speak your mind and MicroFreak will respond in kind.</p> <p><strong>The Vocoder</strong></p> <p><strong>engine</strong></p> <p>We’ve created an entirely new mode to harness the Vocoder’s 16-band power.</p> <p>The Vocoder engine features 3 waveforms - sawtooth, pulse width and noise - while the Timbre and Shape knobs adjust the 16 frequency bands to twist and transform your voice.</p> <p>MicroFreak Vocoder Edition goes beyond robot vocals. 16 new presets give you instant access to android translations, crystalline harmonies and vibrant formant sequences galore.</p> <p><strong>Vibrato Treble</strong></p> <p>Soft textural chords harmonizing a vocal line, with a touch of tremolo-like wobble.</p> <p><strong>Syncopatrix</strong></p> <p>An energetic offbeat rhythm twisted into a subtly-modulated chord sequence.</p> <p><strong>All in one</strong></p> <p>A full track, with rhythmic and melodic elements, processed into curious harmonic textures.</p> <p><strong>StrumFreak</strong></p> <p>Choppy guitar strums resynthesized, resulting in a slick chord sequence with formant qualities.</p> <p><strong>Harmonized hats</strong></p> <p>A trap-influenced beat, complete with triplet hi-hats, slowly moving through waveforms.</p> <p><strong>Crying</strong></p> <p>A simple vocoded chord voicing shaken up with a looped envelope-style effect.</p> <p><strong>A new</strong></p> <p><strong>dress code</strong></p> <p>First impressions make a difference. MicroFreak has always been out to make a statement, and the Vocoder Edition is no exception.</p> <p>The control panel has been given a makeover. The center strip boasts a bold new Swan graphic, while a sleek white finish makes this limited edition Freak stand out from the crowd - as if it didn’t already.</p> <p><strong>The Freak</strong></p> <p><strong>within</strong></p> <p>Behind the revamped appearance and microphone attachment is the same lovable maniac that set the synth world spinning.</p> <p>Sparkling digital and wavetable oscillators collide with velvety analog filters. A unique poly-aftertouch PCB keyboard combines with a distinctly freaky arpeggiator &amp; sequencer. Bathe your mix in sonic hysterics with the erratic mod matrix or the unique Spice &amp; Dice randomizers. MicroFreak is out to break the rules. It's an unpredictable instrument for the adventurous. An adrenaline rush for the thrill-seeking musician. A mind-bending tool that dares you to stray from the path and think differently. Freak out.</p> <p><strong>Vocoded Pop</strong></p> <p>An ambient, vibey pop track complemented by subtly-digital vocal textures.</p> <p><strong>Imogen Heap Cover</strong></p> <p>A cover of Imogen Heap's vocoder anthem, with rich chord voicings and emotive dynamics.</p> <p><strong>Electronix</strong></p> <p>Metallic industrial beats inspired by the nuances of Berlin and Detroit techno, littered with glitchy vocal snippets.</p> <p><strong>Features</strong></p> <ul> <li>Synthesizer with 512 preset slots and 320 factory presets</li> <li>21 digital oscillator modes, from wavetable to sample playback &amp; granular processing, plus engines from Mutable Instruments and Noise Engineering as well as the Vocoder mode</li> <li>Analog State Variable Filter, 12dB/octave, resonant, Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass</li> <li>ADSR envelope</li> <li>LFO with Sync: Sine, Tri, Saw, Square, Random, Slew Random</li> <li>Modulation matrix with 5 sources and 7 destinations (3 custom destinations)</li> <li>Monophonic or Paraphonic modes - Up to 4 voices</li> <li>Chord mode lets you program a chord shape and play it on any note</li> <li>Scale Quantize lets you set a specific scale for the white notes to simplify the creative process</li> <li>25-key capacitive keybed with polyphonic aftertouch</li> <li>Capacitive touch strip</li> <li>Crisp OLED display for editing and parameter values</li> <li>CV / Gate / Mod outputs</li> <li>USB, Clock and MIDI in and out</li> <li>35mm master and 3.5mm headphone output</li> </ul> <p><strong>Cycling Envelope offering two modes</strong></p> <ul> <li>Envelope</li> <li>LFO</li> </ul> <p><strong>Powerful arpeggiator</strong></p> <ul> <li>Up, Order, Random, Pattern modes</li> <li>Spice &amp; Dice Gate randomizers</li> </ul> <p><strong>64-step sequencer</strong></p> <ul> <li>2 patterns per preset</li> <li>4 automation tracks per preset</li> </ul> <p><strong>What's in the box</strong></p> <p><strong>Box content</strong></p> <ul> <li>MicroFreak Vocoder unit</li> <li>Electret mic with gooseneck and headphone adapter</li> <li>Power supply</li> </ul> <p><strong>Size</strong></p> <ul> <li>Instrument size : 12.2 x 9.2 x 2.2 inches (311 x 233 x 55mm)</li> </ul>