Arturia microbrute users manual 8 we built the microbrute with the idea that many people need an easy to use synth for live and studio purposes. As i wanted to change the midi channel of the micro, i realized that this could just be done with the connection software which is not downloadable at the moment, right. The microbrute was designed, according to arturia, to be small but still retain an amazing sound quality. Minibrute met its match in the classic steinerparker filter, specially revised by nyle steiner himself. The pintsized successor to the gamechanging minibrute, and designed together with synth pioneer yves usson, microbrute offers huge sound control in an affordable, simple package.
Packed with mixable waveforms, a new suboscillator design, the famous steinerparker multimode filter, a superfast envelope, a syncable lfo, our new step sequencer and a patchable mod matrix, the microbrute is a landmark new synth at an incredible. Yves usson recommends facebook the use of the minibrute together with the microbrute. Synth designer yves usson one of the designers of arturias brute series of synthesizer shared this series of videos, exploring the sound possibilities of the new matrixbrute synthesizer heres his summary for the first video, above. Easy, you only need to knpw how to send a sysex command chain to your minibrute through the midi port using either a midi sequencer, a daw or a small software handling sysex communication through midi or usb. Microbrute is a smallformat, fully analog synthesizer with 25 keys, an integrated modulation matrix, unique waveshapers, and a distinctive, iconic sound.
For example, program your classic patch of trumpet on the minibrute and. Page 7 yves usson and a couple of wired friends combining arturias acclaimed savoirfaire in designing innovative musical instruments, and yves deep knowledge and experience, the minibrute analog synthesizer has its roots in the 1970s yet incorporates the best of the 21 century. After the succesful minibrute and microbrute, the sonic joy awarded beatstep pro, the french company has unveiled the new matrixbrute analog synthesizer. As their controller and other hardware output grew in recent times, it came as no surprise when they eventually stepped into the burgeoning analog synth market with the minibrute. When did arturia decide to make the quite unusual move from software to hardware and how did you get involved into arturias minibrute project. M ost remarkable is the fact that a product of this high quality could be produced with such an exceptional priceperformance ratio without any great sacrifices arturia, up to now primarily involved in the development of software synthesizers, seems to have managed the impossible. It is very common to see the following scenario in this subreddit. Hes shared a series of mods and hacks for the minibrute and microbrute at his site. Yves usson gave us the following tip, for those who plan to use a microbrute and a minibrute simultaneously. Glen darcey and yves usson presenting microbrute youtube.
When french software specialists arturia released the minibrute in 2012, they laid the groundwork for a wholesale change in the synth market the minibrute was the first of a new wave of affordable analogue synths, undercutting its closest rivals by hundreds of pounds. Excellent onboard mono sequencer with sixteen memories. In june 2010, arturia reached out to synthesizer designer yves usson of yusynth in order. Minibrute designer yves usson offers a small amount of advice on modding the minibrute and microbrute at his hack a brute site, but thats just the tip of the iceberg. Currently midibrute supports arturias minibrute and microbrute. Arturia minibrute analog synthesizer the midi store. The microbrute is in most ways superior to the minibrute the micro has a small patch bay and more options for cv, plus an excellent 64step sequencer thats sixtyfour steps.
Oct 24, 20 arturia has officially announced the microbrute synthesizer a new synth in their brute family that offers 100% analog path, midi and cv connectivity and unique features, like an analog patch bay. Page 7 yves usson and a couple of wired friends combining arturias acclaimed savoirfaire in designing innovative musical instruments, and yves deep knowledge and experience, both the minibrute and microbrute analog synthesizers have their roots in the 1970s yet incorporates the best of the 21 century. The original minibrute was a game changer in more ways than one. The case against your first synth should be a microbrute. Without pushing our depravity too far, i would love to have both at hand two vcos, two vcfs, an arpeggiator, a sequencer. Here i intend to share with other hackers the possible modifications to enhance and improve our beloved minibrute synthesizers. Arturia microbrute page 2 ekt general discussion we. Arturia minibrute users manual 6 6 legal notes overview of some of arturias software, hardware and hybrid instruments after recreating so many legendary analog synthesizers by translating golden versions of these classic instruments into sophisticated dsp algorithms, the time was right for arturia to introduce an analog synth of its own. The case against your first synth should be a microbrute, in longrant form. This would be a synthesizer with four synchronizable vcos with saw, pulse, sine and metalizer, three vcfs one multimode 12 dboctave and two classical moog ladder lowpass filter, two vcas, four hadsr envelope generators, one three bands tuneable resonant filter, one ring modulator, three vclfos, a noise generator and two random voltage sources. Minibrute designer yves usson offers a small amount of advice on modding the minibrute and microbrute at his hack a brute site, but thats just. But an easy to use synth must still retain excellent sound quality and enough features to keep a sound designer busy for years. The minibrute is wellmade, sounds great, is versatile and at 500 euros very affordable.
Find more on minibrutes and microbrutes architecture on yves ussons. Darcey bruno pillet electronics yves usson bruno pillet francois best laurent baret robert bocquier design axel hartmann design box morgan perrier industrialization nicolas dubois manual glen darcey morgan perrier special thanks to. All items are brand new but sold as new other or seller refurbished due to their customization heres a sneek peek at the version 3 mod. Like its big sister, microbrute is of the single oscillator, multiwaveform design. Arturia minibrute analog synthesizer arturias minibrute takes you back to the basics of analog synthesis. Although the minibrute was the first piece of hardware created by arturiawhich had previously exclusively marketed software synthesizersit generated strong sales the minibrute takes some cues from vintage. Reboot the minibrute while pressing down the octave down and up buttons. Arturia creation microbrute analogue synthesizer limited. The microbrute offers 100% pure analog voice path and flexible connectivity via. The arturia minibrute is a monophonic, pure analog synthesizer designed and manufactured by arturia, a french synthesizer software and hardware. First impressions are that you get plenty of synth for not a great deal of money. He started designing and building his first modular analog synthesizer back in 1977. Aug 05, 2015 french synth guru yves usson, above, knows his way around the insides of the minibrute and microbrute synthesizers he collaborated with arturia to design them.
Find more on minibrutes and microbrutes architecture on yves usson s website hackabrute. The first takes care of the synth configuration, with options for midi channel, access to three velocity and three aftertouch curves, lfo keyretriggering onoff, three options for the audio gate threshold, three more for the key trigger mode, legato onoff, and the arpeggiator hold type. Where the joy comes for most people is in the sounds and the controllability. In order to send the sysex commands to your minibrute you can use one of the following freewares. Page 7 yves usson and a couple of wired friends combining arturias acclaimed savoirfaire in designing innovative musical instruments, and yves deep knowledge and experience, the minibrute analog synthesizer has its roots in the 1970s yet incorporates the.
You can also import and export the patterns using the software editor, and theyre in the simplest possible text format so you can use max or whatever you like to work with them. Arturia microbrute photos click on thumbnails to enlarge arturia microbrute manuals. Arturia microbrute tiny on the outside, huge on the inside. He created some of the worlds finest analog modules and he is the designer of the original analog circuits in minibrute. The microbrute offers 100% pure analog voice path and flexible. Arturia minibrute monophonic 25 note analog synthesizer. Arturia has officially announced the microbrute synthesizer a new synth in their brute family that offers 100% analog path, midi and cv connectivity and unique features, like an analog patch bay the microbrute was designed, according to arturia, to be small but still retain an amazing sound quality. Watch for this one and custom sides for stock minibrutes soon. He is a senior scientist responsible for creating some of the most amazing analog modular systems. Oct 24, 20 yves usson gave us the following tip, for those who plan to use a microbrute and a minibrute simultaneously. Intaaudio supply pro audio music pc systems and specialist computer music solutions to home studios and professional studios.
Dec 11, 20 the synth features both usb and midi in ports, with usb carrying midi data both ways and providing access to the microbrute connection software on a connected mac or windows computer. Yves usson godfather of arturia minibrute synthesizer. You might even come to the conclusion that the microbrute without those minikeys feels big and clumsy. Midibrute enables you to configure all of your brutes software only features from your ios device. Theres a softwarecontrolled arpeggiator, and the minibrute sends and. But an easy to use synth must still retain excellent sound quality and enough features to keep a. F0 00 20 6b 04 01 75 01 3e 01 f7 and the corresponding file. Firstly, it was a rare case of a software manufacturer making the leap into hardware rather. Originally posted by moneyforsluts this gets weird with analog as adding another patch cable drops the voltage in half, so its tough to do on things that need to be precise, and on other things youll often need an amplifier to account for the drop in voltage. The hardware unit and the software product described in this manual are.
Employing the talents of famed french analog circuitmaker yves usson, they designed an affordable yet highquality analog synth with a wealth of handson controls. The microbrute features a single vco with three waveforms you can mix at will, three waveshapers, an overtone generator, a classic steinerparker filter, and arturias infamous brute factor. Arturias revolutionary minibrute is an analog synthesizer featuring a pure analog signal path and a host of unique features, setting a standard for what a hardware synthesizer should be. This software is used to configure various settings of the minibrute 2s.
And in the end, you probably wont want to change anything. Secondly, arturia came up with a uniquesounding synth, thanks to the unusual steinerparker filter implemented with the help of synth diy guru yves usson. Killer little analog synth, capable of big, aggressive sounds. Find more on minibrutes and microbrute s architecture on yves usson s website hackabrute. Yves usson said that there is enough impedance to handle routing to 34 simultaneo anyone own the minibrute and also planning on buying a microbrute or is there too much overlap. On the con side, the microbrute has had to forgo the filterspecific envelope, noise channel on the oscillator, and a few other options for the. The synth that kickstarted the affordable analog revolution is reborn as an addictive, inspiring stepsequencing synth with huge modular capabilities. Microbrute is a pure analog sonic powerhouse of a synth. The arturia minibrute is a monophonic, pure analog synthesizer designed and manufactured by arturia, a french synthesizer software and hardware company. Yves usson said that there is enough impedance to handle routing to 34 simultaneo. More info is available in the listings description on ebay. This 25key compact powerhouse synth puts you in control of a 100% analog signal path, complete with all of the toneshaping tools your heart desires. French synth guru yves usson, above, knows his way around the insides of the minibrute and microbrute synthesizers he collaborated with arturia to design them hes shared a series of mods and hacks for the minibrute and microbrute at his site. Arturia microbrute brings analog punch in a portable.
Nyle steiner, the engineer who designed the original steinerparker filter and several other innovative instruments for his own brand and for crumar and akai, was consulted. Developed in partnership with synth guru yves usson, minibrute comes with brilliant innovations such as the brute factor, metalizer, ultrasaw, and full usb, midi and cv connectivity for easy integration into any modern or vintage setup. Desktop software replacement configure everything from midi channels over sync sources to sequencer options, right from your ios device. The masters of the affordable synth market return with a weirdo hybrid of analogue and digital. Analog synth lovers, arturia has something new for you. The microbrute is the spirit of the minibrute distilled down even further into its raw essence. Its 100% analog audio signal path features a vco wave mixer, the classic steinerparker multimode filter, as well as numerous analog innovations like the. If the update process was interrupted for any reason, follow the steps below to restore your minibrute. Welcome to this site dedicated to hacking and moding of the arturias minibrute synthesizer. Dec 31, 2016 where the joy comes for most people is in the sounds and the controllability.
Elsewhere on youtube you can find microbrute handsons from matsutake, ujiie and glen darcey and yves usson. But this microbrute will sort of take care of the bass and keys for me. Although the minibrute was the first piece of hardware created by arturiawhich had previously exclusively marketed software synthesizersit generated strong sales. The synth features both usb and midi in ports, with usb carrying midi data both ways and providing access to the microbrute connection software on a connected mac or windows computer. Arturia microbrute users manual 2 product and project management table of contents glen t. It would also integrate a fully featured digital sequencer. It was during spring 2010that arturia decided to produce a small analogue hardware synthesizer. Usson and arturias minibrute design is surprisingly friendly to modders. Not any ordinary gush either, the kind of excitement a little kid gets when they open their. Arturia are effectively building someone elses yves usson s synth, and the fact that arturia opted to produce a hardware instrument is telling theyre abandoning one of their core principles software in order to bring this design to market. Arturia made the smart move of collaborating with modular synth designer yves usson on the minibrute, and theyve repeated a similar trick this time around, borrowing code for various microfreak oscillator modes from the outstanding plaits module by parisian eurorack specialists mutable instruments.
The arturia microbrute analog synthesizer may be minuscule, but it delivers a staggering range of sonic possibilities. Yves usson aka yusynth in front of his beloved analogue modular. He notes that making any of these mods to your synth will immediately void its warranty. While the microbrute is the progeny of the minibrute, i soon discovered that the differences between the two were greater than i initially thought.