{"product_id":"microfreak-u","title":"Arturia MicroFreak USB MIDI Experimental Hybrid Synthesizer 25-Key Synth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003eWhat's in the Box:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eMicroFreak unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003ePower supply\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaking sense of madness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003eIt might sound a bit wild and crazy, but MicroFreak is easy to understand and quick to master.\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003eEvery feature is clearly marked and simple to access and control, letting MicroFreak enhances your creativity rather than standing in its way.\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003eOn this page, we'll cover a few of the things that make MicroFreak a truly unique specimen.\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHearing voices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003eThe multiple modes of MicroFreak's digital oscillator can be easily switched and directly controlled with the 4 dedicated knobs in the Digital Oscillator section.\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003eThe Type knob switches between the engines, while the Wave, Timbre, and Shape controls let you refine the oscillator to suit your taste.\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003eSince its inception, MicroFreak has been constantly evolving. It now contains 16 oscillator types, covering a multitude of timbral flavors from sweet to savage.\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMutable Instruments\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003eWe've also integrated the open-source Plaits oscillator developed by Eurorack legends Mutable Instruments to bring you 7 additional synth modes. While all of the oscillators in MicroFreak are naturally monophonic, you can choose to enable paraphony to play up to 4-voices at once.\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoise Engineering\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003e3 new algorithms designed in collaboration with LA modular heavyweights Noise Engineering. Combining wavefolding, phase modulation, and harmonic manipulation, these vicious sounds push MicroFreak further than ever into the digital realm.\u003cbr\u003e\nModulate everything\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003eDespite its small size, MicroFreak has a modulation matrix and advanced functions that make even giant synths jealous.\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003eWith 5 sources and 7 destinations available, you can virtually rewire components within MicroFreak to create totally unique sounds, especially as 3 of the destinations are user-assignable!\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003eWith easy programming using the clickable Matrix knob, a clear light-up display, and extra detail shown in the OLED screen, you'll never be left guessing what changes you're making. To route any modulation source to one of the destinations, just browse, click, and define an amount. It's easy, fast, and fun, and gives you super-powerful results that you'd expect from a synth ten times the price.\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFiltering voices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003eThe combination of digital oscillator and analog filter is a powerful one, and the often sharp, crystalline sounds of the oscillators can be beautifully tamed or shaped using the tasty 12-dB per-octave filter, based on the legendary Oberheim ®-designed SEM filter.\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHappy accidents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003eMicroFreak's sequencer isn't just any old synth sequencer, it's a dual mode arpeggiator\/sequencer with innovative features that will keep your creative juices flowing.\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe magic touch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003eMicroFreak's tactile interface is like nothing you've ever used before. A flat, touch-sensitive keyboard with no moving parts may seem alien, but it feels so natural to use.\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003eThe 25-key printed circuit board not only track the notes you play with lightning-speed, but can also detect pressure or aftertouch on each note individually. This has some exciting applications within MicroFreak itself, but also for polyphonic aftertouch-enabled virtual instruments when MicroFreak is used as a MIDI controller.\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003eThe touch-controls above the keyboard also give you access to the key parameters of the sequencer, while the touch strip can be used as a pitch bender, or to control the amount of \"Spice\" and \"Dice\" in your sequences.\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSo much, for so little\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\"\u003eJust as our debut synth MiniBrute set new standards for compact analog instruments back in 2012, MicroFreak is set to redefine what affordable digital synths can do.\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; 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