Hardware-Software Hybrid Users Poll
- KVRAF
- 20910 posts since 22 Nov, 2000 from Southern California
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 12242 posts since 7 Sep, 2006 from Roseville, CA
Good choice! That’s very cool looking!
Logic Pro | LUNA Pro | OB-X8 | Prophet 6 | OB-6 | Rev2 | TEO-5 | Pro 3 | SE-1X | Minitaur | Deepmind 12D | Slim Phatty | TR-1000 | Analog RYTM mk2 | Digitakt 2 | TD-3 MO | TD-3 | Maschine+
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grandmasterbird grandmasterbird https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=134988
- KVRist
- 440 posts since 7 Jan, 2007
Was there much menu diving involved or was it quite immediate to use & program?cryophonik wrote: Sun Sep 28, 2025 10:49 pm I had a MiniFreak for a while and it’s a very flexible synth, solid build, sounds great. I sold the hardware to make space and inputs for another synth, but I have the software. Despite the analog filters, the software sounds pretty much identical, but the hardware was so much more fun to use. I still toy with the idea of buying another one someday.
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 12242 posts since 7 Sep, 2006 from Roseville, CA
It’s been a while since I sold mine and I believe there have been some firmware updates since then, but I don’t recall there being much, or very deep, menu-diving. The most-used parameters have dedicated controls or a click-combo away and everything was pretty immediately accessible and intuitive. The only annoyance I recall having was that the presets always reset to patch 01 at startup and the only way to navigate them from the front panel is (was?) with a single endless rotary, so it took a lot of knob-twisting to get to a preset. I think I recall someone saying that Arturia addressed this, though?
Logic Pro | LUNA Pro | OB-X8 | Prophet 6 | OB-6 | Rev2 | TEO-5 | Pro 3 | SE-1X | Minitaur | Deepmind 12D | Slim Phatty | TR-1000 | Analog RYTM mk2 | Digitakt 2 | TD-3 MO | TD-3 | Maschine+
- addled muppet weed
- 111325 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
you want hybrid? you want faderpunk
- KVRAF
- 11339 posts since 18 Aug, 2007 from NYC
Did they mention a price?
- addled muppet weed
- 111325 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
if im honest, i dont remember, but i dont think so.
what they did say, it currently has around 30 "apps" (sequencers, lfos, envelopes...) and they are open sourcing the software, so it will be many more apps soon enough id imagine, some "out there" ones too at a guess...
it does the cv - midi and back.
for me, once in a while ill patch up something, and think "damn if only i had another...." and in a reasonably sized package (about the same as a keystep) id have many options and without taking up rack space, as its not that often the thought happens that i need more...
obviously, price will factor a great deal, because as much utilities as it offers, it is still utilities, and they are not sexy, even when they look like this
but no, sorry i dont remember a price
(just come in from a shed session, jibberjabber)
- KVRAF
- 13140 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
On MW they are saying 650€
https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/viewto ... 7#p4389007
Seeing that it does CV>MIDI and MIDI>CV means it's got a lot of ADC and DAC.
It's really compelling but I just hate configuration apps so much, when there is no other way to do the deep editing.
https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/viewto ... 7#p4389007
Seeing that it does CV>MIDI and MIDI>CV means it's got a lot of ADC and DAC.
It's really compelling but I just hate configuration apps so much, when there is no other way to do the deep editing.
- addled muppet weed
- 111325 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
thats not too bad tbh, 650.
i hear you on the configuration business, if its too much of a pain, it might get used a few times, then collect dust...
im not in ny rush for it, i know it comes out next thursday, but i might see how others feel with it first, as i have plenty of new stuff already
i hear you on the configuration business, if its too much of a pain, it might get used a few times, then collect dust...
im not in ny rush for it, i know it comes out next thursday, but i might see how others feel with it first, as i have plenty of new stuff already
- KVRAF
- 11339 posts since 18 Aug, 2007 from NYC
I always go back on forth on that. Flexibility is great, but sometimes having something that does the same thing every time, can be better.
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grandmasterbird grandmasterbird https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=134988
- KVRist
- 440 posts since 7 Jan, 2007
Cool thank you. It does appear to be a fun synth and also a powerful synth. I like the way Arturia do things. I have a Minibrute MK1 and it's one of my favourite synths to use (although it's knob-per function so obviously a bit different). Arturia seem to pull off making things that are fun and great sounding which to me are the most important aspectscryophonik wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 1:23 pm It’s been a while since I sold mine and I believe there have been some firmware updates since then, but I don’t recall there being much, or very deep, menu-diving. The most-used parameters have dedicated controls or a click-combo away and everything was pretty immediately accessible and intuitive. The only annoyance I recall having was that the presets always reset to patch 01 at startup and the only way to navigate them from the front panel is (was?) with a single endless rotary, so it took a lot of knob-twisting to get to a preset. I think I recall someone saying that Arturia addressed this, though?
- addled muppet weed
- 111325 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
i don't really have anything so flexible? only thing i have with multiple modes is cvilization, so i can't say anything here one way or the other?elxsound wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 7:46 pm I always go back on forth on that. Flexibility is great, but sometimes having something that does the same thing every time, can be better.
i hope they do well with it though, nice guys
i should say, im not affiliated, but wouldn't mind being if i got a freebie!
- KVRAF
- 11339 posts since 18 Aug, 2007 from NYC
vurt wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 10:55 pmi don't really have anything so flexible? only thing i have with multiple modes is cvilization, so i can't say anything here one way or the other?elxsound wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 7:46 pm I always go back on forth on that. Flexibility is great, but sometimes having something that does the same thing every time, can be better.
i hope they do well with it though, nice guys
i should say, im not affiliated, but wouldn't mind being if i got a freebie!![]()
I would not mind one either!
The same reason I’m interested in this is the reason I occasionally look at TE’s OP-XY, but that price is any reminder to say no.
I have Push 3 to communicate to desktops and the main rack, but it’s not a small thing to move around.
- KVRAF
- 13964 posts since 19 Jun, 2008 from Seattle
- Midi controller
Manual CV generator (0 to 8v range)
Attenuator
CV to Midi CC
https://www.tesseractmodular.com/eurora ... teen-mkii/
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