Arturia releases MiniFreak 49, four
Arturia has launched the MiniFreak 49, an upgraded version of its hybrid synthesizer featuring a four-octave, full-sized keybed and expanded internal memory. The new model includes advanced modulation capabilities, voice panning, and a pressure-sensitive touch matrix for enhanced performance control.
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This release is significant for the music production industry, offering professional-grade features in a hardware synthesizer format.
Arturia releases MiniFreak 49, four-octave hybrid synth · News ⟋ RA
It's bigger, more powerful and comes with full-sized keys.
French firm Arturia has released the MiniFreak 49, a new edition of its six-voice hybrid synthesiser, replacing the original's 37 slim keys with a four-octave, full-sized, semi-weighted keybed.
The core architecture is the same as the previous MiniFreak, with two digital engines offering 30-plus oscillator modes, plus per-voice analogue filters and a 64-step sequencer. Upgrades include an XYZ touch matrix, audio-rate filter FM, voice panning and eight times the sample memory.
The new touch matrix is a pressure-sensitive surface that handles modulation routing, preset browsing and Freak Control performance functions in a single interface. Moving across the X and Y axes and pressing into Z allows several parameters to be shifted simultaneously; a Hold function locks a position so playing can continue without losing the transformation.
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