Please do more. Your videos are made of what we really need to see (compared to all the other narcissistic bitching, whining and griping rubbish we usually get served).
Where is that oscilloscope from!? I have a a mini freak and I love it! My first ever synth so I’m still learning a lot about it. Also would love your advice on the best way to set it up without using a computer! Thanks!
The scope is a Heathkit 10-12, but it is just a prop. I digitally overlay the waveform in post. As far as using the Mini without a computer, it should be good to go out of the box! That’s one of the benefits of a hardware synth, no computer! Just fire it up and plug in headphones, or run the audio output to some speakers or a mixer. 👍🏼
Yknow I had a feeling when I saw the first vids that this thing might be good for classic sounds! With the Pro 800 coming up it'll be hard to choose between them. Did you find it was time consuming to create patches? I like instant gratification synths (juno 6 etc).
I’d say it’s as streamlined as you could get with this many modulation options. The mod matrix works really well. The only way you could get to Juno levels of simplicity would be to have dedicated modulation depth controls, but that severely limits your options. I think the MiniFreak hits the perfect balance of modulation complexity and interface simplicity.
@@Bloom_Music ok that's good to read/hear. Don't get me wrong, it's fun to make sounds, but I am always having to do lots of work in short amounts of time so the less time spent fiddling the better. I gotta say this thing sounds super 80s for some reason!
Thank you for that detailed and tasty presentation out of the common freakishness. But is it just me or does the Minifreak lacks a little bass? I would just love to listen to a simple octave bassy kind of sound. Perhaps it’s the sine sub which is not in your face enough but I can’t help there’s missing something there. The microtonal thing and the modulation capacities are great, though. I am a little torn, to be honest. But good for my bank account, I guess. 😊 Thanks anyway: I looked for a review like that for a while.
Very new synth dabbler here. I really appreciate your videos. I am very curious to know how you are producing the patch examples from your minifreak. You're not in sequencer or arpeggiator mode nor is the hold button highlighted. Are you running recordings through the synth input jack?
Here I was, all set to save my money for a synth 3x more expensive and then I find your demo and now I’m not sure what to do. Kaini industries will do that though.
@@SampathHebbarThere is definitely overlap between the Micro and the Mini, but the dual oscillators, expanded modulation options, and polyphony of the Mini just take it to whole ‘nother level. The only way I would recommend the Micro over the Mini is if you are specifically interested in some of the Micro unique features, like the keybed and wavetables. As far as the Cobalt vs the Mini, you’ll have to decide for yourself which sounds better, because they are doing very different things. But as far as the devices themselves, I find the interface on the Mini much, much better than the Cobalt. The Cobalt has a very non-traditional layout that I don’t get along with.
Arthuria has a high quality grand piano sound (in some of their products) that they call "grand piano model d" - does anyone know if that is in the MiniFreak? (or if the MiniFreak has some kind of authentic piano sound?) - and/or if any of that requires paying extra? Anyone know?
There's not really any authentic piano style sounds in the Minifreak. Though, by combining the two oscillator engines, you could probably get a pretty decent piano. But, generally, emulating an acoustic piano is not ever going to be very convincing with typical subtractive synthesis. But when the Microfreak's sampling engine comes to the Mini, that may be a different story!
All of the key components are there to quickly dial in classic analog style patches, and they sound pretty good to me! But if you crave the special sound you can only get from real VCOs, the MiniFreak isn’t going to scratch that itch. The MiniFreak’s oscillators are WAY more versatile than analog oscillators, but they are (proudly) digital sounding.
Thanks! This was done in Ableton live. I came up with a half dozen or so MIDI clips using some of my favorite patches that I made, recorded them to audio clips, then drug them into the arrangement view to put together this arrangement. All audio is straight from the Mini, no effects or post-processing. Just level and panning.
These are all custom patches made from an init patch! I usually write my reviews by pulling up an init patch and making 20-30 patches from scratch. That usually gives me enough exposure to the synth to write a thorough review.
Looks like I should be able to share them now that the VST version is out. I'm super busy with work right now, but give me a couple days to get the app installed and figured out, and I'll share a link on here.
Love the jam at the end, especially the microtonal-esque pitch drifting.
Please do more. Your videos are made of what we really need to see (compared to all the other narcissistic bitching, whining and griping rubbish we usually get served).
Where is that oscilloscope from!? I have a a mini freak and I love it! My first ever synth so I’m still learning a lot about it. Also would love your advice on the best way to set it up without using a computer! Thanks!
The scope is a Heathkit 10-12, but it is just a prop. I digitally overlay the waveform in post. As far as using the Mini without a computer, it should be good to go out of the box! That’s one of the benefits of a hardware synth, no computer! Just fire it up and plug in headphones, or run the audio output to some speakers or a mixer. 👍🏼
Yknow I had a feeling when I saw the first vids that this thing might be good for classic sounds! With the Pro 800 coming up it'll be hard to choose between them.
Did you find it was time consuming to create patches?
I like instant gratification synths (juno 6 etc).
I’d say it’s as streamlined as you could get with this many modulation options. The mod matrix works really well. The only way you could get to Juno levels of simplicity would be to have dedicated modulation depth controls, but that severely limits your options. I think the MiniFreak hits the perfect balance of modulation complexity and interface simplicity.
@@Bloom_Music ok that's good to read/hear. Don't get me wrong, it's fun to make sounds, but I am always having to do lots of work in short amounts of time so the less time spent fiddling the better. I gotta say this thing sounds super 80s for some reason!
that kaini industries one was flawless
2:23 thank you ... BoC
You are the first to call it out! 🥇😉
Thanks mate....you just cost me €600 - I hope you are happy now....
(Great vid by the way!)
BOARDS OF CANADA!!!! EPIC. That was PERFECT!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for that detailed and tasty presentation out of the common freakishness.
But is it just me or does the Minifreak lacks a little bass? I would just love to listen to a simple octave bassy kind of sound.
Perhaps it’s the sine sub which is not in your face enough but I can’t help there’s missing something there. The microtonal thing and the modulation capacities are great, though. I am a little torn, to be honest. But good for my bank account, I guess. 😊
Thanks anyway: I looked for a review like that for a while.
Somebody like Boards of Canada. I mean, everybody should. ;)
That oscilloscope is dOpe
Very new synth dabbler here. I really appreciate your videos. I am very curious to know how you are producing the patch examples from your minifreak. You're not in sequencer or arpeggiator mode nor is the hold button highlighted. Are you running recordings through the synth input jack?
When I shoot these videos, I am triggering the synth via MIDI clips from Ableton Live. This frees my hands up for tweaking!
Here I was, all set to save my money for a synth 3x more expensive and then I find your demo and now I’m not sure what to do. Kaini industries will do that though.
Uh oh, I hope I haven’t caused you too much of a dilemma! 😈
Very nice. Cool name too. Regards Alon Bloomfield.
lovely vid. do u happen to know if the key bed /keys are same size as arturia keystep pro?
I have a Microfreak.. I m planning to buy a new synth after a 2 years.. I am torn between Modal Cobalt 8 and Minifreak.. This demo surely helps..
Cobalt sounds great, but the variety of oscillators on the Freaks really wins the day
@@roryjineffect Since I already own the Microfreak, I was thinking there would be a lot of overlaps between Mini and Micro? Great video !
@@SampathHebbar yeah, probably, but the Mini seems to have a lot more power under the hood leading to more sound possibilities
@@SampathHebbarThere is definitely overlap between the Micro and the Mini, but the dual oscillators, expanded modulation options, and polyphony of the Mini just take it to whole ‘nother level. The only way I would recommend the Micro over the Mini is if you are specifically interested in some of the Micro unique features, like the keybed and wavetables.
As far as the Cobalt vs the Mini, you’ll have to decide for yourself which sounds better, because they are doing very different things. But as far as the devices themselves, I find the interface on the Mini much, much better than the Cobalt. The Cobalt has a very non-traditional layout that I don’t get along with.
Modal argon. !
The synth at 2:30 reminds me of bonelab and I love it
That's actually Boards of Canada - Kaini Industries, very close to the original song too
Have none but I think I prefer the Minilogue xd, more dark sounding
Arthuria has a high quality grand piano sound (in some of their products) that they call "grand piano model d" - does anyone know if that is in the MiniFreak? (or if the MiniFreak has some kind of authentic piano sound?) - and/or if any of that requires paying extra? Anyone know?
There's not really any authentic piano style sounds in the Minifreak. Though, by combining the two oscillator engines, you could probably get a pretty decent piano. But, generally, emulating an acoustic piano is not ever going to be very convincing with typical subtractive synthesis. But when the Microfreak's sampling engine comes to the Mini, that may be a different story!
2:25 BoC love. Sounds awesome!
superb
Kannst Du bitte helfen?gibt es den Bildschirm rechts mit dem Oszi zu kaufen?wie heisst das Ding?Der Minifreak ist gut.Liebe Grüsse Matthias🎹👍💖➡️😯😂🙌
It is called a Heathkit 10-12. They are very old, so finding one in working condition may be difficult!
What synth did you use in the intro of your videos?
It’s a JX-03 with heavy post processing, but I can’t really remember any details beyond that. It was a long time ago!
Very nice demonstration. How good is the minifreak for classic analog sounds in your opinion?
All of the key components are there to quickly dial in classic analog style patches, and they sound pretty good to me! But if you crave the special sound you can only get from real VCOs, the MiniFreak isn’t going to scratch that itch. The MiniFreak’s oscillators are WAY more versatile than analog oscillators, but they are (proudly) digital sounding.
The jam at the end is really nice! Which daw did you use ? thx a lot !
Thanks! This was done in Ableton live. I came up with a half dozen or so MIDI clips using some of my favorite patches that I made, recorded them to audio clips, then drug them into the arrangement view to put together this arrangement. All audio is straight from the Mini, no effects or post-processing. Just level and panning.
Are these stock patches or did you create these ?
These are all custom patches made from an init patch! I usually write my reviews by pulling up an init patch and making 20-30 patches from scratch. That usually gives me enough exposure to the synth to write a thorough review.
@@Bloom_Music are you offering any of them ?
Looks like I should be able to share them now that the VST version is out. I'm super busy with work right now, but give me a couple days to get the app installed and figured out, and I'll share a link on here.
@@logan979 The link to the patch bank is now in the description!
@@Bloom_Music Thank you !