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xamido · Post by **xamido** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:37 am

eXode wrote:
xamido wrote:
eXode wrote: Look at the blurred image, it has a larger keyboard and deeper body than the Minibrute, that says bigger, mot smaller, or rack/desktop to me.
Here's what they wrote :

Looks tiny, Sounds massive

The microbrute on jrrshop which i see previously is pretty real. The envelope section is like the one on bass station 2, with sliders. Too bad i didn't save the picture when i see it.
You are talkin about some other site/shop. I'm talking about Arturias own website, which is more creadible?

No, that quote is from arturia website. This thing is a smaller version of minibrute.

eXode · Post by **eXode** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 8:29 am

Unless it's mini or half-height keys on the new device, it's bigger than the minibrute.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 8:33 am

Jeez they need to start taking keyboards off these things - no one needs more than one keyboard - just the synth is enough

xamido · Post by **xamido** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 8:39 am

eXode wrote:

Unless it's mini or half-height keys on the new device, it's bigger than the minibrute.

Of course it's going to be a smaller keys, that's the point of the name microbrute. Compare the size of it with the speaker, if it's ur standard 8' then that keyboard is small.

eXode · Post by **eXode** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 8:46 am

Then the question that remains is, will this new microbrute have 2 oscillators? Considering the "BIg" spelling (BI = TWO). It has to be different from the Mini somehow, I guess.

Shy · Post by **Shy** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 9:06 am

Most probably. In short, it's a minibrute with two oscillators, CV input, two mini key octaves.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 9:09 am

Shy wrote:Most probably. In short, it's a minibrute with two oscillators, CV input, and a pointless keyboard

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Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 9:47 am

aMUSEd wrote:Jeez they need to start taking keyboards off these things - no one needs more than one keyboard - just the synth is enough

Totally disagree. I much prefer a unit to have keys (not mini keys tho)

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 10:11 am

useful if they have a cv out too, then i can use the keys on the modular

Ingonator · Post by **Ingonator** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 10:20 am

Both mini-keys and 2 octave keyboards are a no-go for me. With most lead sounds i need more than 2 octaves and and my fingers are too big to use those mini-keys peoperly. IMO if they could not provide a proper keyboard with full size keys and at least 3 octaves they should publish a desktop- or rack-version instead.

I still don't get why the new Sub Phatty only has 2 octaves, same about the Bass Station 2.

Ingo

Shy · Post by **Shy** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 11:04 am

The small keyboard is most definitely not a main feature in those instruments. 2 octaves are not necessarily for performance (but many ~2 octave ethnic instruments have been doing fine for hundreds and thousands of years). It's really there just to give people a quick and immediate way to audition the sound, and it makes the instrument sell better than a "desktop" unit.

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 11:15 am

a couple of octaves has been more than enough for some of the greatest monophonic solos in history (Miles Davis, bird etc... sax & trumpet players seem to be able to do it!)

I like a keyboard on things- if its just a module it lives in my studio room, if it has a little keyboard I can move it about the house or takes it to work and doodle..that's why I love my op-1 and iPad, I think I get more time to play on trains and planes than I do at home!

It mentions 'connectivity' so maybe midi over USB/vst style patch editor?

Ingonator · Post by **Ingonator** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 11:56 am

SLiC wrote:a couple of octaves has been more than enough for some of the greatest monophonic solos in history (Miles Davis, bird etc... sax & trumpet players seem to be able to do it!)

I like a keyboard on things- if its just a module it lives in my studio room, if it has a little keyboard I can move it about the house or takes it to work and doodle..that's why I love my op-1 and iPad, I think I get more time to play on trains and planes than I do at home!

It mentions 'connectivity' so maybe midi over USB/vst style patch editor?

Nothing against a built-in keyboard but 2 octaves and mini keys just don't do it for me.
Most vintage synths had at least 3 octaves and the Mini even had a few keys more than that.

Anyway for someone like me that alreaedy got two big keyboards (Motif ES 7 with 6 octaves and Wavestation EX with 5 octaves) a desktop or rack usually is enough.

Ingo

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 12:53 pm

different strokes n whatnot.

we all have different requirements, its good that there are more and more things becoming available. then we all can find something that fits.

eXode · Post by **eXode** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 4:25 pm

If legit, I'm well disappointed...

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