Arturia today introduced Minifreak firmware 3.0, a massive free update that adds 8 new synthesis engines, granular-focused samples, an expanded factory bank, and more.
Here’s what’s new in Arturia MiniFreak 3.0:
The new synthesis engines include:
- Cloud Grains: textural grain effects for rich, immersive sounds.
- Hit Grains: rhythmic stutters or rapid-fire bursts of grains for explosive sound effects
- Frozen: craft ethereal, infinitely sustained sounds.
- Skan: stretch your samples to their limits for infinite time-shaping possibilities
- Particles: generate intricate layers of random sound particles for hypnotic effects
- Lick: create fast-paced percussive rhythmic grooves
- Raster: from beat repeat/chopping effects to hypnotic, randomized rhythmic sequences
- Sample: sample player with loop and reverse sample features
Pricing and Availability:
Arturia MiniFreak is available for $849 USD. The updated firmware is a free update.
This was the most requested feature on the Arturia members site, and i’m so pleased that they implemented it, well done Arturia. This synth is my go-to sound explorer and it just keeps getting better.
That said, when can we import custom samples?
The new granular engines are so awesome. It literally makes the Mini a completely new synth. Also FREE FIDDY! Arturia is the absolute king in the synth market today. From their incredible line of VST soft-synths/efx to their hardware imo NObody can compete with their innovation, quality and uniqueness.