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Jarkko Sakkinen
jarkko
Edited 1 year ago
Got #Arturia #Minifreak and it is my main #MIDI keyboard now. I was worried that it has the same problem as with #Microfreak, i.e. low audio signal but it is all good. I guess it has better DAC's or perhaps a built-in preamp. The low signal in Microfreak has been a real turnoff for me and have not used it that much, which is a shame.
The synth engine is capable of doing all the basic sounds, except it lacks wavetable oscillator but I'm 100% sure that it will land at some point in firmware update. Why I think it is great synth to use as starting point for any track is the matching #VST plugin. I'm planning to use that instead of #Serum to do placeholder sounds for first versions of new tracks and later phase replace some of them with other synths. Only thing I'm sticking to #Serum is bass because there the wave shape of the oscillator is too crucial to make compromises (as important as the filter).
I'd also like to have 18 dB filter for bass as it is sort of in the sweet spot but as the other engine can act as digital filter, the combination of analog and digital filter can probably be used to find the sweet spot (I some times use two 12 dB filters in series, if a synth lacks 18 dB slope filter).
The synth engine is capable of doing all the basic sounds, except it lacks wavetable oscillator but I'm 100% sure that it will land at some point in firmware update. Why I think it is great synth to use as starting point for any track is the matching #VST plugin. I'm planning to use that instead of #Serum to do placeholder sounds for first versions of new tracks and later phase replace some of them with other synths. Only thing I'm sticking to #Serum is bass because there the wave shape of the oscillator is too crucial to make compromises (as important as the filter).
I'd also like to have 18 dB filter for bass as it is sort of in the sweet spot but as the other engine can act as digital filter, the combination of analog and digital filter can probably be used to find the sweet spot (I some times use two 12 dB filters in series, if a synth lacks 18 dB slope filter).
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I think it is strongest competitor so far for Access Virus, and the plugin side is better implemented, as it can run independent without requiring the hardware. Still for some sounds hardware adds a bit extra with a real analog filter so I would probably bounce stuff to audio through hardware.
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