A synthesizer like no other, MicroFreak is a peculiar, exceptional instrument that rewards the curious musician. It blends wavetable and digital oscillators with analog filters. It features a unique poly-aftertouch flat keyboard. It adds controlled randomness to sequences. This isn’t a revolution, it’s a mutiny. Whether you’re looking for your first, affordable hardware synth or are a collector looking for original sounds and unique interface, MicroFreak is the synth you need. This out-there little music machine features a versatile digital oscillator so you can create rare and interesting sounds with ease. Modes like Wavetable, KarplusStrong, Harmonic OSC, and 3 granular engines give adventurous musicians the chance to explore totally new, unheard possibilities. Like having dozens of synths in just one instrument, both wild-eyed newcomers and seasoned professionals will fall in love with MicroFreak’s flexible, powerful synth engine. Physical modeling, wavetable synthesis, virtual analog, sample playback; there’s nothing as complete and exciting as the MicroFreak oscillator on the market. It's hard to believe from such a small synth, but here it is, ready for you to explore. Stimulate your creativity and reward your curiosity with a large, diverse sound palette. MicroFreak features 17 awesome oscillator modes, including 7 bespoke Arturia engines, 7 modes from Mutable Instruments, and 3 oscillator modes designed with Noise Engineering.

Product Features

• Synthesizer with 512 preset slots and 320 factory presets
• 21 digital oscillator modes, from wavetable to sample playback & granular processing, plus engines from Mutable Instruments and Noise Engineering as well as the Vocoder mode
• Analog State Variable Filter, 12dB/octave, resonant, Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass
• ADSR envelope
• LFO with Sync: Sine, Tri, Saw, Square, Random, Slew Random
• Modulation matrix with 5 sources and 7 destinations (3 custom destinations)
• Monophonic, Paraphonic or Unison modes - Up to 4 voices
• Chord mode lets you program a chord shape and play it on any note
• Scale Quantize lets you set a specific scale for the white notes to simplify the creative process
• 25-key capacitive keybed with polyphonic aftertouch
• Capacitive touch strip
• Crisp OLED display for editing and parameter values
• Powerful arpeggiator
• 64-step sequencer
• CV / Gate / Pressure outputs
• USB, Clock and MIDI in and out
• 6.35mm master and 3.5mm headphone output

Attributes

• Color: Black

Technical Specifications

• Type: Synth Keyboard
• Dimensions: 2.17" H x 12.74" W x 9.17" D
• Outputs: 1 x 1/4" (master out)
• MIDI: In, Out
• USB: 1 x Type B
• Processing Type: Digital
• # of Keys: 25
• # of Presets: 320 Factory, 64 User
• Polyphony: 4 Notes
• Key Action: Synth
• Power Supply: 12V DC 1A power supply (included)
• Arpeggiator: Up, Order, Random, Pattern modes, Spice/Dice Gate randomizer
• Sequencer: 64-step, 2 patterns per preset
• Controller: Capacitive Touch Strip
• Oscillator: 1 x Digital Oscillator
• Filter: Analog State Variable Filter, 12dB/octave, Lowpass, Bandpass, Highpass
• Waveform: 16 x Oscillator Modes