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SLIM SIZED ANALOG FATNESS! It’s everything you love about true analog, with modern performance and personality to spare. Take center stage with a bold sound that is as unique as you are. MiniBrute is a revolutionary new analog synthesizer from Arturia. Featuring a pure analog signal path and a host of unique features, it sets a new standard for what a hardware synthesizer should be. Its 100% analog audio signal path features a VCO wave mixer, the classic Steiner-Parker multimode filter, and numerous analog innovations such as the Metalizer, Ultrasaw, and the Brute Factor™. Boasting complete MIDI, CV and USB connectivity, MiniBrute is right at home with your computer or your vintage synths, making it the ideal companion to deliver a pure analog blast anywhere you go. Bring the Noise Designed for the analog purist, MiniBrute packs an extraordinary potential for warm and powerful sounds into a very portable design. Loaded with the legendary Steiner-Parker multimode filter, a multi-wave Oscillator and Sub Oscillator, MiniBrute excels at delivering fat bass lines, screaming leads and fascinating sonic experiments. You can process any external sound through its audio input, making this a powerhouse for adding warmth, grit and filter effects to drums, guitars, and more. Thanks to its full MIDI/CV/USB connectivity, MiniBrute is designed to fit seamlessly in any modern or vintage studio. MIDI In/Out: Use MiniBrute as a master keyboard or a MIDI sound source for your DAW or any other MIDI gear you have. Synchronize MiniBrute’s Arpeggiator with an incoming MIDI clock and play in perfect sync with external drum machines, computers, or other MIDI equipment. LFO1 can also lock to the Arpeggiator, allowing for rhythmic Filter, Pitch and Amp modulations that are always in sync. USB In/Out: Sequence MiniBrute directly from your computer’s DAW without the need for a separate MIDI interface. MiniBrute can also serve as a USB MIDI controller and as a USB MIDI-to-CV converter: it will translate incoming USB and MIDI data into CV Pitch Out and Gate Out signals, making it a great way to control vintage synths from your computer or MIDI interface. CV In/Out : Chain MiniBrute to your vintage or modular synthesizer to get a beefier sound. Control and sequence MiniBrute from your vintage equipment, or use MiniBrute to control your vintage synths (it conforms to the classic 1 Volt per Octave scaling system). You can also use MiniBrute as a MIDI-to-CV converter. Audio In: Process any external sound through MiniBrute’s filter, VCA and Brute Factor™ circuit. MiniBrute can be used as an analog powerhouse for adding warmth, grit and filter effects to drums, guitars, vocals, and more. It will alternatively generate automatic bass lines from percussive sounds by switching the Gate source selector to audio. MiniBrute can also be used as a MIDI-to-CV/Gate converter, establishing a link between your computer-based studio and your vintage gear. otal Control MiniBrute features a full set of 29 high-precision knobs, 14 metal sliders and 8 metal switches that offer direct control over your sound. Don’t worry; MiniBrute has a much faster learning curve than any of your digital equipment. You’ll find that every control on MiniBrute is laid out in a very intuitive manner. You want to make it brighter? Grab the Cutoff knob and turn it up. You want to make it fatter? Grab the Sub Osc slider and move it up. You want your sound to grow fangs and snarl like a beast? Grab the Brute Factor knob and crank it. MiniBrute establishes a fast connection between your ideas and your sound… get ready to explore some adventurous sonic territories. Continuing Analog History The MiniBrute has roots stretching back to the 1970’s, but it is definitely a child of the 21st century. It proudly stands among the MS-20s, Odysseys, Pro-Ones and MiniMgs while bringing its own personality and powerful sonic imprint to the table. Too many modern musicians lack the opportunity to own an original analog synth, due in part to skyrocketing secondhand prices and the minefield of ongoing maintenance. MiniBrute is intended to provide them the gratifying and fun experience of true analog synthesis with an instrument that does not compromise on quality. Crafted by the company that brought forth numerous innovations like the Origin modular synthesizer and many top-rated software synthesizers, MiniBrute offers state-of-the-art functionality that was missing on the first analog instruments: MIDI/CV control, improved stability, a sophisticated arpeggiator, USB connectivity and so on. MiniBrute integrates many technologies that fit today’s musical needs. In the Box MiniBrute synthesizer. User manual. Preset sheets. Power supply. Size & weight Instrument size : 325x390x70mm (12.79 x 15.35 x 2.76 inch). Instrument weight : 4 Kg (8.8 lbs). Main Features Monophonic synthesizer 100% Analog Audio Signal Path Steiner-Parker 2 pole Multimode Filter (Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass and Notch) Voltage Controlled Oscillator with Sub-Osc (Square, Sine, -1 & -2 oct) Oscillator Mixer (Sub, Sawtooth, Square, Triangle, White Noise, Audio In) Signal Enhancers : Pulse Width Modulation Ultrasaw generating shimmering sawtooth waveforms Metalizer bringing extreme triangle harmonics Brute Factor™ delivering saturation and rich harmonics LFO1 with 6 waveforms (Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth, Square, Random Square, Random Sine) and bi-polar modulation destinations (to PWM & Metalize, Pitch, Filter, Amplifier) LFO1 clock syncable to Arpeggiator (Arpeg, or free). LFO2 with selectable rate and 3 vibrato modes (trill up, trill down, sine) Two ADSR Envelope Generators with selectable slow/fast speed (from 1 millisecond to more than 10 seconds) Keyboard Tracking on the VCF Cutoff 25 note semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch (assignable to Cutoff or Vibrato amount) Mod Wheel (assignable to Cutoff, Vibrato, or LFO amount) Pitch Wheel (with selectable bend range) Octave selector from -2 to +2 octaves External Analog Audio Input CV In/Out : CV Inputs: Pitch, Filter, Amp CV Output: Pitch (tracks the keyboard and pitch wheel) Gate In/Out Gate source selector (Audio/Hold/Keyboard) MIDI In/Out with 5 pin DIN connectors USB MIDI In/Out 1/4″ Audio Output and 1/4″ Headphone Output Full Function Arpeggiator: 4 modes of arpeggiation 4 octave range control 6 step divisions 6 Swing positions Hold function Tempo knob Tap tempo MIDI Sync Rugged Aluminium enclosure 12V DC 1A power.