MicroBrute
Aspecto mini, sonido gigante
El MicroBrute es un sintetizador totalmente analógico con un sonido imparable. Es pequeño en tamaño pero viene repleto de prestaciones.
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Pure
Analog
El MicroBrute es nuevo, pero lleva en su interior la galardonada herencia de su hermano mayor, el MiniBrute.
El MicroBrute se diseñó para ocupar poco espacio pero a la vez conservar una calidad de sonido asombrosa. Con su ruta de voz 100 % analógica y la conectividad avanzada a través de MIDI, USB y CV/Gate, esta máquina es todo un super sintetizador que llevará tu sonido a otro nivel.
Hands-On
Heaven
Si no tienes experiencia en el mundo de los sintetizadores, estás ante uno de los instrumentos más fáciles de usar y con un sonido más único que el dinero puede pagar (o al menos es lo que pensamos).
Y si tienes experiencia en el mundillo, seguro que no has pasado por alto que el MicroBrute también es toda una bestia secuenciable semimodular de lo más capaz. Espera a escuchar cómo suena.
Sin presets, sin menús, sin nada que se interponga entre ti y la capacidad de moldear tu sonido en vivo. El MicroBrute no solo te da los medios para crear, actuar y ser totalmente original cada vez que lo enciendes: además, lo hace con una calidad de sonido asombrosa.
Brutal
Potential
Procesa audio. Secuencia equipos analógicos.
Dale a tu sistema modular un nuevo LFO y un nuevo generador de envolventes. Conéctate a tu DAW y crea temas enteros. Conecta tus pistas de batería, abre la puerta y monta un concierto entero.
Pequeño en tamaño y en precio, gigantesco en sonido y potencial. Nosotros ya nos hemos divertido de lo lindo con el MicroBrute: ahora te toca a ti.
The Brute
into details
Un sintetizador es un instrumento musical hecho para tocarlo.
Sin embargo, tocar un sintetizador es algo más que tocar unas cuantas notas en un teclado y cargar presets hechos por otra persona. Si ese fuera el objetivo, te apañarías con un acordeón o te irías a unos grandes almacenes a comprarte un teclado (y, de paso, unos calcetines, leche y papel higiénico). Pero no has hecho nada de eso, porque tu creatividad te pide algo más..
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El rincón
del sonido
Slow Beat
Pierce Warnecke
An electro/hiphop track that explores Microbrute's possibilities as a Lead synth (using 2 voice lead part and modulation on both the PWM and Metalizer via the MOD Matrix). All sounds except for the kick/snare/clap/hat were made using Microbrute.
Space House
Pierce Warnecke
This slow house/disco inspired track uses exclusively Microbrute sounds (except for the drums). From deep basses to bubbling pops, sequenced acid-like synth lines to distorted effects, this is an overview of the range of sounds one can get out of this power.
Here Comes the Sun
The melody is a saw-tooth wave with alot of ultrasaw modulation and bandpass-filtering. The filter sweeping was recoreded live and effected later. The first melody was later on recorded twice with further sub-overtones.
UrsaMicro Noodles
Glen Darcey
Glen Darcey's Microbrute demo track
Artist
Corner
Adrian Utley
Portishead
"I love the sound of the original, and MicroBrute's got that character and can be even wilder. You can get all kinds of musical interactions with other analog gear and drum machines. Combine the two together and you're rocking..."
André Bowman
will.i.am
"Big, ballsy sound! Arturia has another sonic monster on its hands!"
Anthony Gonzalez
M83
"It is actually the best thing on earth for travelers. Being able to record anytime with a beautiful sounding analog synth is just priceless! Try to connect MicroBrute to the minibrute then it opens a world of new possibilities. Great job Arturia !"
Chris Cross
Ultravox
"For me, a Synthesizer that has no presets is an adventure every time. MicroBrute is a recipe for audio joy. MicroBrute soon becomes a real electronic instrument, that develops with your knowledge and expertise."
Hideki Matsutake
Sound Engineer
"Its a SMALL GIANT! I love the MicroBrute!!"
Keith Shocklee
Public Enemy
"The craziest part about it is that I can put it in my backpack and yet it's a true analog synthesizer. That's what I was waiting for. I microsized my all setup. Microsized ! That's not even a word !"
oLI dE SaT
Indochine
"If there is a keyboard name that suits well, it is the MicroBrute. Mini keyboard for big warm tones. Intuitive, fast, fun. A really good CV."
PJ Morton
Maroon 5
"There's nothing like having the touch of knobs and buttons under your fingertips. MicroBrute working right along with the MiniBrute just takes it over the top. It's already started to inspire new ideas with my writing and production."
Roger Manning Jr.
Keyboardist
"Once again Arturia has given me the best of both worlds with MicroBrute. It's blowing minds at both my recordings session and in concert. The perfect compliment to my already diverse rig."
Sandra Vu
Dum Dum Girls
"The small form factor is disproportionate to the massive sound you can get out of MicroBrute. Having used many Arturia soft synths, this is a great piece to transition from a laptop. Turn the switch and go."
Tara Busch
I Speak Machine
"This mighty little machine runs the gamut from metallic, brutal bass to velvety bleepy, bloopy goodness - and is a sheer joy to play. Very inspiring!"
Terry Lawless
U2
"MicroBrute takes me back to the joy I felt when I pushed that first key and a saw wave spoke back to me. MicroBrute allows for more than 100% values of such things as keyboard tracking. MicroBrute melds the best in a compact little powerhouse."
Joris Delacroix
DJ / Producer
"A small and affordable little synth that is very fun to use and that can find its own place thanks to a real saturation and incisive sound."
Nina Kraviz
DJ / Producer
"I liked MicroBrute because it is small and portable and it is useful for me because I am always on the road. It Is very simple but it has a very strong signal and great filter. I can make it sound very my own and unique."
Press
Clippings
Ask Audio
On MicroBrute
"Getting creative with the routing is what makes the Microbrute so much fun—and ensures its usefulness in the studio for years to come. The MicroBrute is an amazing deal that meets all needs with savage style."
Meet Music Magazine
On MicroBrute
"This synthesizer has a whole bunch of new characteristics as interesting as unique"
Electronic Musician
On MicroBrute
"An inexpensive monophonic instrument with flexible modulation routing and a Steiner-Parker multimode filter that provides vintages tones without sounding like an ARP, Mg or Oberheim®"
Estrada Studio
On MicroBrute
"The MicroBrute - with its own characteristic sound - is one of our favorites."
Keyboard Magazine
On MicroBrute
"If you’re an analog head, the Arturia MicroBrute is definitely the way to go."
Keyboard Magazine
On MicroBrute
"The sound is anything but “pretty” compared to other contemporary analog synths, but that aggressive character is what makes it essential to my sounds. This synth is meaty and macho like nothing else. If you don’t already own a ’Brute, it’s clear that you will. At this price, practically everyone will."
Music Radar
On MicroBrute
"you get plenty of synth for not a great deal of money"
MusicTech
On MicroBrute
"MicroBrute should be the first synth students use to learn the basics of analogue synthesis. Thi synth can probably go to more places than any other single-oscillator machine out there"
Future Music
On MicroBrute
"The Micro – by virtue of its own distinctive sounds – is one of our favourites."
Rekkerd.org
On MicroBrute
"the MicroBrute is a landmark new synth at an incredible price"
Sonic State
On MicroBrute
"Is love too strong a word to use for an inanimate object ? Perhaps. But I really clicked with the MicroBrute. It has real character, plenty of sonic scope , even as only a single Osc mono with its limitations, and the patching and interfacing is really brilliant"
Sound On Sound
On MicroBrute
"The MicroBrute is a pure analogue synth, and it sounds like one. The MicroBrute will become a significant success in its own right."
Audio Fanzine
On MicroBrute
"Genetically gifted! We have here a full-fledged synth that ought to bring down the last barriers and seduce die-hard opponents of real electronic instruments.It has earned a well-deserved 2013 Best Value for Money Award! It's unbelievable! This modest investment allows you to have an analog sound with a strong character."
Future Music
On MicroBrute
"I have to admit to falling for the MicroBrute almost immediately. It is compact, powerful, flexible and fun"
Ask Audio
On MicroBrute
"the MicroBrute is designed to provide all the essential elements of an analog classic synth in a convenient and fun to use package."
Audio Technology
On MicroBrute
"Would I own one? Yes sir-ee. The MicroBrute punches well above its weight in terms of sonic performance- so very retro. A brutal darling indeed."
MusicTech
On MicroBrute
"A great little synth that you can have a lot of fun with and use as the hub of a bigger network of gear. Superb value, too."
Tape Op
On MicroBrute
"With the MicroBrute, Arturia has a winner, and along with a few other gear manufacturers, they seem to have tacitly acknowledged that we have come back to "days of future past" in search of the visceral thrill of "real" control over a wild and untamed sonic palette."
Future Music
On MicroBrute
"A modern analogue single oscillator, multi-waveform monosynth that avoids just being a retro clone."
Gallery
Main Features
Monophonic synthesizer
100% Analog audio signal path
Steiner-Parker 2-pole multimode filter (Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass)
Analog Voltage Controlled Oscillator
Oscillator Mixer (Overtone, Sawtooth, Square, Triangle, audio in [on rear panel])
Overtone sub oscillator/5th generator
Signal enhancers:
Pulse Width Modulation
Ultrasaw generates fat sawtooth waveforms
Metalizer brings in extreme harmonics
Brute Factor™ delivers saturation and rich harmonics
LFO with 3 waveforms (sine, sawtooth, square)
LFO can freerun or sync to arpeggiator
ADSR envelope generator
Keyboard tracking of the VCF cutoff
25-note mini-key keyboard
Mod wheel (assignable to cutoff or LFO amount)
Pitch wheel (bend range selectable via software)
Octave selector from -3 to +2 octaves
External analog audio input
CV In jacks: Pitch, Filter, sub-harmonics, pulse width, Metalizer, saw animator
CV Out jacks: pitch, envelope, LFO
MIDI In with 5 pin DIN connector
USB MIDI In/Out
1/4” audio output and 1/8” headphone output
Full-functioned step sequencer:
8 memories
up to 64 steps per memory
tap tempo
rate control
step divisions (via software)
trigger modes (via software)
MIDI sync
Steel bottom panel
12V DC 1A power supply
What’s in the box
Box content
MicroBrute synthesizer
User manual
Preset sheets
Power supply
2 mini-jack patch cords
Size & weight
Size (mm): 60 x 325 x 221 mm
Size (in): 2.36 x 12.80 x 8.70 in
Weight (kg): 1.75 kg
Weight (lb): 3.86 lb