The MiniBrute SE is based on the synthesizer that has set a new standard thanks to its quality, its features and, last but not least, its price. This special edition adds a new look with the aluminum top panel and wooden side panels. But the revamped look isn't the only novelty, we have added a powerful new step sequencer to the SE version that offers many unexpected creative possibilities.
The new step sequencer greatly extends your basic options for playing with the MiniBrute SE.
You have 6 sequences with up to 64 steps each to create multiple musical phrases.
The sequencer can do more than just play back your sequences. You can create new musical phrases in addition to existing ones by changing play modes, gate time and swing options in real time from the front panel. The new sequencing features are a key multiplier for increasing inspiration and creating exciting new musical performances.
Brutal analog
The MiniBrute SE can count on the same 'pure analog' design. Analog VCOs (not DCOs like many others) provide a powerful and warm analog sound with several options. No other synthesizer in this price range, but also in a higher range, offers such an advanced oscillator capable of giving these sounds, even superior to synths with 2 or 3 oscillators. Add to all this a powerful Steiner-Parker filter that gives the MiniBrute SE a unique and recognizable character. With the added value of the Brute factor in the filter section, you have a lethal combination that will put your speakers to the test. Add to all this the 2 wide-range LFOs, the 2 envelopes, the pitch bend, the mod wheels, aftertouch, etc. and the MiniBrute places itself a step above all synthesizers in its range.
Connectivity
The standard 1 volt per octave CV / GATE input and outputs, MIDI I / O and USB connectivity allow the MiniBrute to interface with all modern modular devices, with computers and with MIDI devices of all kinds. It even works as a USB to MIDI or CV / GATE interface.
“The Minibrute was used for my Electronic Dance Music record. I'm using it for many bass lines and also for many quick and immediate sounds "
Vince Clarke
New step sequencer:
6 sequences with up to 64 steps.
4 Swing values
6 playback modes: forward, reverse, alternate, octave up, octave down, random.
4 gate modes: short, medium, long, hold
> And with all the features that made the Minibrute famous:
> 100% analog signal path
> Steiner-Parker multimode filter
> Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO)
> Oscillator Mixer with Sub-osc, sawtooth, square, triangular waveforms, white noise, audio input.
> Two wide range LFOs
> Brute Factor ™ provides rich saturation and harmonics
> Ultrasaw generates pulsating sawtooth waveforms
> Metalizer provides extreme harmonics to the triangle wave
> Two ADSR envelope generators
> 25-key keyboard with aftertouch
> External analog audio input
> CV In controls: Pitch, Filter, Amp + CV Out controls: Pitch
> Gate In / Out, MIDI In / Out, USB MIDI In / Out
USEFUL INFORMATION
Producer: Arthur
Model: MiniBrute SE special edition
Website: www.arturia.com
Italian distributor: www.midiware.com
Cost: Euro 549 + VAT
See you next news from the Frankfurt Musikmesse
Antonio Campeglia
)Arturia's red-hot MiniBrute Analog Synthesizer set the electronic musical instrument world alight immediately upon its introduction in 2012. Indeed, it rapidly reset the price/performance ratio benchmark when successfully soaring through the subtractive synthesis sound barrier while singlehandedly setting a new standard for what a hardware synthesizer should be. Hot on its heels comes a 'special edition' that is very special indeed. MiniBrute SE shares the same physical footprint as the original MiniBrute, but builds upon this amazingly compact and bijou analogue monosynth in both looks and features.
Although a sturdy and stylish brushed aluminum casing with wooden sides surely make MiniBrute SE stand out from the analogue crowd, skin-deep good looks are not the be and end all here, however, as added functionality runs deeper still. An all-new step SEQUENCER elegantly expands playing options with the MiniBrute SE — six Pattern sequences with up to 64 steps each to create multiple musical phrases, to be precise. Yet it is capable of so much more than simply replaying pre-programmed Pattern sequences ad infinitum. Users can create new musical phrases from existing ones by changing the playback Mode, Gate Len (timing), and Swing settings in real time from the clearly labeled front panel — perfect for inspiring new musical ideas and creating exciting live performances on the fly.
MiniBrute SE is proof positive that the original MiniBrute was no fly-by-night success story. A pure analogue signal path and attractive features like a multi-wave OSCILLATOR and Sub Osc combined with a huge-sounding Steiner-Parker multimode FILTER (fittingly revised by Nyle Steiner himself) and wide-ranging modulation capabilities confirm that MiniBrute SE continues to innovate while breathing new life into recordings and stage performances. Add fantastic features like Ultrasaw (generating shimmering sawtooth waveforms), Metalizer (adding extreme triangle waveform-induced harmonics), LFO (with sample and hold), and full USB/MIDI/CV connectivity into the musical mix, and what have you got? A killer-sounding, step sequencing-capable synth with looks to die for, that's what!
Designed for the analogue purist with a creative spirit in mind, MiniBrute SE successfully squeezes an amazing amount of creative options into its eye-catching, exceptionally portable design. The truly hands-on artistic appeal of subtractive synthesis and supreme step sequencing are alive and kicking here — harder than ever! Indeed, it's all about analogue goodness — all gain and no pain!
So stand out from the analogue crowd and make that silver dream a reality real quick with MiniBrute SE. No need for a reality check!
MiniBrute SE will be available to purchase at the end of May from the Arturia online store (http://www.arturia.com/evolution/en/buy/online-shop.html)
or any authorized dealer for €549.00 EUR/$599.00 USD.
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