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Arturia Minibrute 2 Noir - Analog Synthesizer with 48-Point CV and Gate Patch Bay
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A small beast with a powerful voice
MiniBrute 2 has evolved from the legendary monosynth that revolutionized the analog scene with its mixable waveforms, Steiner-Parker filter, and Brute Factor. Now with semi-modular architecture, you can splice its genome and expand its raw power into the world of Eurorack modular. Fully compatible with all Eurorack modules and CV/Gate-enabled audio gear, you can simultaneously bring in signals to alter the sound of MiniBrute 2, and affect other modules using MiniBrute 2’s sources. This synth has been designed from the ground up to become your hub of creative experimentation.
Beyond the usual modulation sources and controls, you’ll notice some exciting, unexpected features: a second VCO; a second LFO; new VCO and Filter frequency modulation possibilities; modifier-related modulation destinations; a brand new, loopable AD envelope. Once tamed, this little beast will reveal the full range of its vocalizations, including raging leads and piercing sequences, as well as smooth pads and purring bass.
Sonic Evolution
Thanks to its massive CV/Gate patch bay, you will be able to reinvent and restructure your MiniBrute 2 at any time. The synth is semi-modular, even with no patch leads connected, and each of its features has already been cleverly, inspiringly routed. If you want to start dissecting the sound and experimenting, you will find direct, 100% safe access to the MiniBrute 2’s genetic code on the right of its front panel.
Modulating the Metalizer amount to an audio pulse? Having the AD envelope affecting its own decay to make it sharper? Affecting the VCO1 FM amount with the LFO? You get the idea. The possibilities are practically unlimited, and even more so if you have CV/Gate-enhanced gear and Eurorack modules to welcome into the pack.
Highlights:
Oscillators
It all starts from somewhere, and the Oscillator & OSC Mixer panel on MiniBrute 2 let you create the foundations of your sound. Since the original MiniBrute, one of the core ‘Brute’ features has been the ability mix and shape multiple waveforms to create a huge variety of sonic results. With MiniBrute 2, now you can even mix in a second VCO as well as an external sound source. This core building block is one of this synth’s most defining features, and the ability to tweak and personalize them makes MiniBrute 2 one of the most capable, versatile synthesizers around. Each standard waveform can even be augmented with a dedicated “sound shaper” parameter, taking basic, age-old synth sounds to the next level.
Filter
If the oscillators are a synth’s vocal chords, think of the filter as its mouth. MiniBrute 2 features a powerful 2-pole, 12dB Steiner-Parker filter, renowned for its acidic tone, and capable of wild auto-oscillation. The filter can be set as part of a patch. You can cut out the low end for a bright lead or pad, mute the highs to make a bass sit nicely in the mix, or notch out mids to leave space for other melodic elements. The filter can also be dynamically tweaked and modulated, giving you a huge scope for animated, expressive sound creation.
LFO
No synth would be complete without an LFO, and MiniBrute 2 doesn’t disappoint, it has two of them! Featuring 6 selectable waveforms with rate control, and the ability to sync with its clock to add a rhythmic feel, or run free they are the ideal supplier of periodic modulations. No matter what role you assign them, they will always give you usable results.
Envelopes
MiniBrute 2 includes not one, but two types of envelopes set to generate a modulating signal that is initiated when receiving a trigger signal, such as the gate related to a new note. Indeed, aside from the common ADSR envelope, it also features an atypical multi-mode, AD envelope. They can be used to reproduce traditional instruments’ behaviors and in particular the natural evolution of the amplitude and timbre of the sound all along the lifespan of a played note. They can also be used to create sonic structures that only synthesis is capable of: everything from short, snappy hits to slow motion, endless waves or even frenetically-repeated jerky sound.
Specifications:
- Keybed:
- 25-key velocity and pressure sensitive keyboard
- VCO1:
- Saw + UltraSaw, Square +Pulse width, Triangle + Metalizer. (Waveform mixing)
- VCO2:
- Sine, Saw, Square waveforms (three tuning ranges).
- VOC Sync:
- VCO 2>1 Hard Sync
- FM:
- VCO1 linear and exponential FM
- White Noise Generator
- Yes
- Filter:
- Steiner Parker filter (12dB per octave): Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass, Notch modes.
- LFOs:
- 2 LFO’s with Sync: Sine, Tri, Saw, Square, Random, Slew Random
- Envelopes:
- 1 ADSR envelope
1 AD envelope - AD Envelope Detail:
- Trig, Gate modes
One shot or Loop
Attack and Decay times CV controllable - Patchbay:
- 48-point CV and Gate patchbay with Inputs and Outputs for the voice and sequencer
- Utility modules:
- inverter, attenuators, VCA
- Arpeggiator:
- Up, down, inclusive, exclusive, random, note order, double up, double down modes
- Sequencer:
- 8 step-sequences with Rest, Tie and Legato note entry
- Steps:
- Each sequence can have up to 64 steps
- Connectivity:
- MIDI and USB I/O
Headphone Out
1/4" Mono Out
External Audio In
What's in the box?
- MiniBrute 2 unit
- Power cord
- 8 patch cables
- a “Cook Book” jam-packed full of superb sonic recipes for you to try out, put together by some of the most illustrious synth-chefs around.
Size and Weight:
- Size:
- 19 x 13.2 x 2.3 inches (484 x 336 x 58mm)
- Weight:
- 10.6 lbs. (4.8 Kg)
| Model: | MINIBRUTE2 |
| Manufacturer: | Arturia |
