Arturia Microfreak

Four years ago this old guitar player waded into synthy waters and bought the Arturia Microfreak. My mind expanded, worlds opened, and wild sounds were made. Naturally, my nerdiness shot through the roof. I have learned so much about synthesis from this unit, and I love it, but I’ve got to make room for the next one. It comes with original box and power supply. Not interested in trades unless you’ve got the Minifreak and would take my Microfreak and cash. $400 obo

From L&M A synthesizer like no other, MicroFreak blends wavetable and digital oscillators with analog filters. It features a unique poly-aftertouch flat keyboard. It adds controlled randomness to sequences. MicroFreak features 11 awesome oscillators, 4 bespoke Arturia engines, and 7 modes from their friends at Mutable Instruments. This out-there little music machine features a versatile digital oscillator so you can create rare and interesting sounds with ease. Modes like Texturer, KarplusStrong, Harmonic OSC, and Superwave give adventurous musicians the chance to explore totally new, unheard possibilities. Like having dozens of synths in just one instrument, both wild-eyed newcomers and seasoned professionals will fall in love with MicroFreak's flexible, powerful synth engine. About the unusual looking keyboard - it isn't really a keyboard, it's a PCB. Super-flat, with no moving parts that will track lightning-fast synth solos. Better than a traditional keyboard, actually. Will it let you be expressive? Of course. It's not only pressure sensitive, but also offers poly-aftertouch. This means each key can control parameters in a different way depending on how much you touch. You can also use its USB, MIDI, and CV outputs to control instruments in your DAW and modular synths. This also means that you can also use MicroFreak as a controller to experience polyphonic aftertouch with cutting edge software instruments. MicroFreak redefines what low-cost digital synths can do. Main Features • Synthesizer with 192 preset slots and 128 factory presets • 11 Digital oscillators with variable modes, with integrated open source Plaits engine created by Mutable Instruments • Analog State Variable Filter, 12dB/octave, resonant, Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass • ADSR envelope • Cycling Envelope offering two modes: Envelope and LFO • LFO with Sync: Sine, Tri, Saw, Square, Random, Slew Random • Modulation matrix with 5 sources and 7 destinations (3 destinations are user-assignable) • Monophonic or Paraphonic modes - Up to 4 voices • 25-key capacitive keybed with polyphonic aftertouch • Capacitive touch strip • Crisp OLED display for editing and parameter values • Powerful arpeggiator • Up, Order, Random, Pattern modes • Spice & Dice Gate randomizers • 64-step sequencer • 2 patterns per preset • 4 automation tracks per preset • CV / Gate / Mod outputs • USB, Clock and MIDI in and out • 6.35mm master and 3.5mm headphone output • Instrument size : 12.2 x 9.2 x 2.2 inches (311 x 233 x 55mm) • Instrument weight : 2.3 lbs. (1.02 Kg)