[NAMM] Arturia MiniBrute

Coming with a two-octave keyboard, this sports a multiwave oscillator, classic multimode filter and a range of modulation options. Other feature include the Brute Factor, which is designed to add saturation and rich harmonics; the Ultrasaw, which generates “shimmering” sawtooth waveforms; and the Metalizer, for triangle harmonics. An arpeggiator has been thrown into the mix too, as has CV, Gate, MIDI and USB MIDI I/O.

Main Features:

• Analog audio signal path
• Steiner-Parker multimode filter
• Voltage Controlled Oscillator
• Oscillator Mixer with sub-osc, sawtooth, square, white noise, triangle, audio in.
• LFO1 with 6 waveforms and bi-polar modulation destinations
• LFO2 with 3 vibrato modes
• Brute Factor delivering saturation and harmonics
• Ultrasaw generating shimmering sawtooth waveforms
• Metalizer bringing extreme triangle harmonics
• Two ADSR Envelope Generators
• 25-note keyboard with aftertouch
• Pitch-bend with 1 octave range, Modulation wheel
• External analog audio input
• CV In controls: Pitch, Filter, Amp
• CV Out controls: Pitch
• Gate In/Out, MIDI In/Out, USB MIDI In/Out
• 1/4" audio output, 1/4" headphone output

Arpeggiator:

• 4 modes of arpeggiation
• 4-octave range control
• 6 time divisions
• Swing control

Pricing & Availability:

Pricing: €499  (UK RRP: £429 inc VAT)

Late April 2012

Check out the Arturia website for more.