Musikmesse 2014Arturia announces MiniBrute SE - Analogue MonoSynth

Arturia has launched MiniBrute SE, a 'special edition' of its analogue monosynth at Musikmesse 2014, March 12-15, in Frankfurt, Germany.

MiniBrute SE shares the same physical footprint as the original MiniBrute, but builds upon this compact and analogue monosynth in both looks and features, including brushed aluminium casing with wooden sides.

An all-new step Sequencer expands playing options with the MiniBrute SE — six Pattern sequences with up to 64 steps each to create multiple musical phrases. Yet it is capable of so much more than simply replaying pre-programmed Pattern sequences ad infinitum. Users can create new musical phrases from existing ones by changing the playback Mode, Gate Len (timing), and Swing settings in real-time from the clearly labelled front panel — perfect for inspiring new musical ideas and creating exciting live performances on the fly.

MiniBrute SE features a pure analogue signal path, a multi-wave Oscillator and Sub Osc combined with a huge-sounding Steiner-Parker multimode Filter (revised by Nyle Steiner himself), wide-ranging modulation capabilities, Ultrasaw (generating shimmering sawtooth waveforms), Metalizer (adding extreme triangle waveform-induced harmonics), LFO (with sample and hold), and full USB/MIDI/CV connectivity.

Main Features:

• Monophonic synthesizer.
• 100% Analog Audio Signal Path.
• Steiner-Parker Multimode Filter (LP, BP, HP and Notch).
• Voltage Controlled Oscillator with Sub-Osc.
• Oscillator Mixer (Sub, Sawtooth, Square, Triangle, White Noise, Audio In).
• LFO1 with 6 waveforms and bi-polar modulation destinations.
• LFO2 with 3 vibrato modes.
• Brute Factor delivering saturation and rich harmonics.
• Ultrasaw generating shimmering sawtooth waveforms.
• Metalizer bringing extreme triangle harmonics.
• Two ADSR Envelope Generators.
• 25 note Keyboard with Aftertouch.
• Brushed Aluminium Enclosure.
• Wood side panels.
• External Analog Audio Input.
• CV In/Out controls: Pitch, Gate, Filter, Amp.
• MIDI In/Out with 5-Pin DIN connectors.
• USB MIDI In/Out.
• 1/4" Audio Output and 1/4" Headphone Output.
• Gate Source Selection: Audio Input, Hold, Keyboard.
• Sequencer:
  • 6 Sequences with 64 steps each.
  • 4 Swing settings.
  • 4 Gate settings.
  • 6 play modes.

MiniBrute SE will be available to purchase at the end of May from the Arturia online store
or any authorised dealer for €549.00 / $599.00.