Arturia - MicroBrute

MicroBrute

Pure
Analog

The MicroBrute is new but carries the award-winning heritage of its big brother, the MiniBrute.

The MicroBrute was designed to be small but still retain an amazing sound quality. With a 100% pure analog voice path and advanced interconnectability via MIDI, USB, CV/ GATE, this machine is a true powerhouse synthesizer that takes your sound to a new level.

Hands-On
Heaven

If you’re new to synths, you’re looking at one of the easiest to use and most unique-sounding synthesizers we think money can buy.

And if you’re a synth veteran, we think it won’t have escaped your attention that MicroBrute is also a seriously capable semi-modular sequence-able beast. Wait till you hear how it sounds.

No presets, no menus, nothing to get between you and the ability to sculpt your sound live. Not only does MicroBrute give you the means to create, perform and be completely original every time you power up, it does it with astounding sound quality.

Brutal
Potential

Process audio. Sequence analog gear.

Give your modular a new LFO and Envelope Generator. Hook up to your DAW and make whole tracks. Hook up to your Drumtracks, open your door, and play a whole gig

Tiny in size, tiny in price, huge in sound, and vast in potential. We’ve had so much fun with MicroBrute: Now it’s your turn.

The Brute
into details

A synthesizer is a musical instrument that is meant to be played.

However, playing a synthesizer is more than just playing some notes on a keyboard and recalling someone else’s presets. If that was the goal you could be looking at accordions or going to a department store to buy your keyboard (along with socks, milk and toilet paper)…but you aren’t, because you’re more creative than that.

Información general
MicroBrute
1
Massive Oscillator
Sawtooth, Pulse and Triangle waves with unique modifiers. Ultra Saw makes for huge sounds; Metalizer adds complex harmonics to the triangle wave. Sub Osc will rattle the house.
2
Steiner-Parker Filter
Beefy filter with Low Pass, High Pass and Band Pass modes. Resonance can be pushed into self-oscillation.
3
Modulation Matrix
Modulate the sound of the MicroBrute by connecting modulation sources and destinations. You can also use it to connect with external gear. With the MicroBrute's stackable patch cables, you get even more modulation possibilities!
4
Sequencer
You get 8 sequences with up to 64 steps each to create multiple musical phrases.
5
Superfast Envelope
ADSR envelope generator allows the sharpest attacks or extra-long release times.
6
Syncable LFO
The LFO supplies three waveforms and can run in sync with the Sequencer.

Información general
MicroBrute
1
Fine Tuning
The MicroBrute uses 100% analog VCOs. Although ours are very stable, you may sometimes need to tune your instrument.
2
CV/Gate in/out
Connect your MicroBrute with your vintage analog gear.
3
Audio in/out
Process audio through MicroBrute; connect it to your favorite devices thanks to its audio input and output as well as MIDI input.
4
USB Connection
Control MicroBrute from your DAW or use it as a master keyboard.

Pauchi Sasaki

Building one-self a sound at a time

Composer, producer, film-scorer, performer, creator, improviser. Pauchi Sasaki is a world-renowned multimedia artist who isn’t afraid to blur the boundaries of contemporary music and the classics.

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Sound
corner

UrsaMicro Noodles

Glen Darcey's Microbrute demo track

Slow Beat

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

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.

Artistscorner

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!!
Katsunori Ujiie
The Microbrute is awesome. The overtones are fantastic !
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.

PressClippings

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.”
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.”
Future Music
On MicroBrute
“A modern analogue single oscillator, multi-waveform monosynth that avoids just being a retro clone.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Future Music
On MicroBrute
“I have to admit to falling for the MicroBrute almost immediately. It is compact, powerful, flexible and fun”
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.”
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”
Rekkerd.org
On MicroBrute
“the MicroBrute is a landmark new synth at an incredible price”
Future Music
On MicroBrute
“The Micro – by virtue of its own distinctive sounds – is one of our favourites.”
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”
Music Radar
On MicroBrute
“you get plenty of synth for not a great deal of money”
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.”
Keyboard Magazine
On MicroBrute
“If you’re an analog head, the Arturia MicroBrute is definitely the way to go.”
Estrada Studio
On MicroBrute
“The MicroBrute - with its own characteristic sound - is one of our favorites.”
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®”
Meet Music Magazine
On MicroBrute
“This synthesizer has a whole bunch of new characteristics as interesting as unique”
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.”