Arturia Minibrute

Analog Synthesizer (2012)

Compact analog synthesizer at affordable price from French company , most famous for digital plugin emulation of classic machines.

OVERVIEW compact 25 regular keys with aftertouch. Main panel features 6 switches, 14 sliders, 30 knobs and 2 wheels for pitchbender and modulation.

RELATED MODELS:
- Exists also as a special "SE" edition and colored RED same specs
- Two years later, Arturia released an more compact version MICROBRUTE
- a big version paraphonic MATRIXBRUTE in 2017
- updated version MINIBRUTE2 in 2018
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Terminal connectors

10. CV Gate In/Out he machine features various facilities with modular system at 1V / Oct scale:

- CV / gate input and output

- VCA CV input

- VCF CV input.

The synth acts also as a Midi to CV converter bridge for vintage synthesizers.

11. Audio In/Out: Process audio through synth

12. MIDI In/Out: Connect and sync tempo

13. USB In/Out: Controls from your DAW or use it as a master keyboard (well if you really have to)

OSCILLATOR a monophonic synthesizer based on subtractive synthesis.

A voice is composed by a single VCO with 5 summable waveforms elements each with individual mix:

- sawtooth wave

- pulse wave

- triangle wave

- noise generator

- sub oscillator (square or sinewave, 1 / 2 octaves below).

WAVESHAPER these special osclliator functions alters the harmonic contents of specific waveform:

- ultrasaw mixes the saw with different phases with rate and depth controls

- width changes the pulse shape from 50 to 90% duty cycle

- metalizer adds harmonics to triangle for a metal-like sound.

ENVELOPE there are 2 EGs:

- EG1 VCF: 4-segments ADSR

- EG2 VCA: 4-segments ADSR + 2 EG timemode:

Two EG modes: Fast for quick envelope response scale from 1ms to 1s while Slow from 10 ms to 10 s for long dronic effect. VCA feedback Brute Factor saturates the signal for a fuzzy distortion.

SEQUENCER 64-step sequencer that allows you to input notes . You can store up to different 8 patterns and the sequences can be backed up to your computer ONLY using the included editor software 8 (no sysex/ external media)

PERFORMANCE some handy playmode functions:

- aftertouch is assignable to cutoff or LFO 2 amount

- modulation wheel is assignable to cutoff or LFO 2 amount

- pitchbender with adjustable range from 1 half-tone to whole octave

- octave selector ± 2 octaves

- although the keyboard is not sensitive, the synth can receive it

- velocity curve can be set by external software

- glide playmode from 0 to 2 seconds time (priority can be set only by software).

MIDI keyboard can be used also as a polyphonic Midi controller.

Arturia Minibrute Specifications by producer

Features:
Average price: 200€

Monophonic synthesizer

100% Analog Audio Signal Path

Steiner-Parker 2 pole Multimode Filter (Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass and Notch)

Voltage Controlled Oscillator with Sub-Osc (Square, Sine, -1 & -2 oct)

Oscillator Mixer (Sub, Sawtooth, Square, Triangle, White Noise, Audio In)

Signal Enhancers :

Pulse Width Modulation

Ultrasaw generating shimmering sawtooth waveforms

Metalizer bringing extreme triangle harmonics

Brute Facto delivering saturation and rich harmonics

LFO1 with 6 waveforms (Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth, Square, Random Square, Random Sine) and bi-polar modulation destinations (to PWM & Metalize, Pitch, Filter, Amplifier)

LFO1 clock syncable to Arpeggiator (Arpeg, or free).

LFO2 with selectable rate and 3 vibrato modes (trill up, trill down, sine)

Two ADSR Envelope Generators with selectable slow/fast speed (from 1 millisecond to more than 10 seconds)

Keyboard Tracking on the VCF Cutoff

25 note semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch (assignable to Cutoff or Vibrato amount)

Mod Wheel (assignable to Cutoff, Vibrato, or LFO amount)

Pitch Wheel (with selectable bend range)

Octave selector from -2 to +2 octaves

External Analog Audio Input

CV In/Out :

CV Inputs: Pitch, Filter, Amp

CV Output: Pitch (tracks the keyboard and pitch wheel)

Gate In/Out

Gate source selector (Audio/Hold/Keyboard)

MIDI In/Out with 5 pin DIN connectors

USB MIDI In/Out

1/4” Audio Output and 1/4” Headphone Output

Full Function Arpeggiator:

4 modes of arpeggiation

4 octave range control

6 step divisions

6 Swing positions

Hold function

Tempo knob

Tap tempo

MIDI Sync

Rugged Aluminium enclosure

12V DC 1A power

Size & weight

Instrument size : 325x390x70mm (12.79 x 15.35 x 2.76 inch).

Instrument weight : 4 Kg (8.8 lbs).

Arturia Minibrute

Analog Synthesizer (2012)

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