When I'd play keyboards, I'd wiggle my fingers on the keys when I wanted tremolo, like a cellist on their fingerboard. It didn't achieve anything, but I always wanted it to.
@20edo
Жыл бұрын
Wow, the Eurorack demonstration just sold me on this thing. Looks like an excellent expressive controller for a modular system. Great that it transmits not only gate and CV but also the amount of contact your fingers have with the capacitive touchplate, just like on the Music Easel.
@plucollective604
3 жыл бұрын
Great to see this video explaining the benefits of the Freak’s keyboard. Too often people are so locked into what they’re used to using without bothering to learn about the benefits of the alternative controller before criticizing it simply because it’s not what they’re already using. Narrow mindedness chokes your creative potential. Going through life with the assumption you’re right without bothering to listen and learn is futile.
@QuincasMoreira
3 жыл бұрын
you just described the main reason why I even made this video :)
@kabood777
3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you 100%, the touchplate keyboard was one of the main reasons that i bought this synth
@atdubya
3 жыл бұрын
Great demo! Thanks for the thoughtful descriptions + details on the modular patching/routing, and specifically how to utilize the pressure control as a mod source within modular.
@jimmy_jamesjams_a_lot4171
3 жыл бұрын
I am going to copy yet another one of your cool ideas. I’m putting some different knobs on my microFreak, as the Orange reminds me of candy corns, I don’t know why that would be, but the Davies look excellent!! Thanks for expressing your true feelings about this little wonder (I call it a “1/3 or almost even 1/2 of a DSI PolyEvolver”) of a synthesizer!!
@truthbydesign5146
3 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to get mine. Will make an excellent controller for Arturia’s Buchla Easel plugin, Softube Module’s Buchla 259e and other west coast goodies like Complex-1
@Steph_7d7
Жыл бұрын
My love for buchlas is why I have a microfreak, i was sold on the keys and blown away by everything else.
@rhampton1914
3 жыл бұрын
It's a very motivating Synth. Very interesting Video..I love the Oscillation Matrix..That's my favorite part of the Synth...Awesome Review
@davidszekely1770
3 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks!
@sylfries
3 жыл бұрын
Really cool! Thanks!
@themostunusualcareeradvice
11 ай бұрын
i know i am late with commenting lol ... but the keyboard is actually the best part on the microfreak. i dont know how to explain it but it can read your emotions while playing. And now that i figured out how to use the matrix even for plugins its best tool i ever bought. I actually sold all other designated midi controller keyboards because its so much better
@johnpaullovetek1809
3 жыл бұрын
Com essas ligações todas, o mikro freak ainda fica mais poderoso!!! Parabéns!!!
@PseudoPulse
3 жыл бұрын
Great Video!
@nutritionalyeast7978
3 жыл бұрын
love touchplate keyboards, i get wanting haptic feedback but you just get so much more expressive control this way with fewer breakable components
@moreausylvain
3 жыл бұрын
it's my first touchplate keyboard.. and i'm not a fan. really you need to have no nails specially if you want to play large chords. it's a bit risky random to me specially in live where. And you have to focus alot on the keyboard not hit nearby "keys"... i have big fingers maybe that's that.
@dataestelarestudios
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!
@Mattbuchanan71
Жыл бұрын
Hey love the channel, can you tell me where you got the knobs or a good place to get some?
@QuincasMoreira
Жыл бұрын
Hey! Try Thonk, Synthcube or Exploding Shed, depending on your location :)
@lol-wc3ld
2 жыл бұрын
where did you get the knobs for your microfreak? I dont rlly like the knobs on mine and was looking to get some different ones.
@TooSlowTube
11 ай бұрын
Oddly, if I put Microfreak into the search box on your Videos page, I just get ""This channel has no content that matched"". I even pasted it from this video title, just to make sure I wasn't typing it wrong.
@QuincasMoreira
11 ай бұрын
Official artist channel is just rolling out, combining my videos into a single channel, that might be it
@moreausylvain
3 жыл бұрын
interesting video as i posted on several forums about my problems with aftertouch with microfreak :p you find it reacts always the same no matter how many figers etc on the board ? it's very random for me. i wonder if my unit has a problem.
@QuincasMoreira
3 жыл бұрын
Mine seems to respond fairly consistently in pressure mode. In velocity mode it's a bit more erratic, but I find it's a matter of adapting technique. Don't try to play it like a normal keyboard, it's not meant for big chords. Use a flat finger technique and your nails won't get in the way, plus you'll have more control over the pressure sensitivity. And when you want normal keyboard response, just plug in a midi controller!
@kinetic-cybernetic
Жыл бұрын
The Microfreak is an experimental synth. There is innovation in each centimeter of it. I get the poly capacitive aftertouch and it is unique as well. Still, keys getting stuck with even a bit of humidity... Honestly would you use this live without an external controller?
@shinezacharias3118
11 күн бұрын
one doubt where is the filter envelope????
@johnreview1
3 жыл бұрын
me encanta el concepto del microfreak, su sonido la matrix y sobretodo teclado (aún que esté a veces de problemas de comportamiento incluso estando properly grounded) por lo que no soy gran fan de la calidad de construction y siento que el firmware necesita estar aún más pulido:(
@QuincasMoreira
3 жыл бұрын
por lo que cuesta y ofrece, siento que está bien hecho. Es ligero pero aguanta! De firmware, qué sientes le falta? con el ultimo update a mi me parece que ya quedó!
@Tapepusher
Жыл бұрын
Can I send it custom MIDI playing any chords I want or is that impossible due to it being "paraphonic"?
@Fedor_Tkachev_Music
3 жыл бұрын
Dammit, I need this in my life!
@blindtightropewalker
3 жыл бұрын
cool, it reminds me of the Roli Seaboard controller, even if they're completely different products...I'm thinking about one of the 2, which one would you suggest? Thanks!
@QuincasMoreira
3 жыл бұрын
I haven't tried the roli, but I have Linnstrument and Sensel Morph, which are both amazing MPE capable controllers with pressure, posicion and velocity sensitivity. Both are way better than the Microfreak as controllers, but the Microfreak of course is an amazing synth! So if you're looking for just a controller, I recommend a dedicated MPE one, otherwise, can't beat the price/performance on the Microfreak as a complete package!
@blindtightropewalker
3 жыл бұрын
@@QuincasMoreira Thanks a lot for the feedback! Can the Microfreak be used to control VST instruments, such as Omnisphere, Massive, Output Signal, Alchemy etc? How does it work for that task?
@unsigned5324
4 ай бұрын
was wanting to buy this but I hate the idea of the keyboard. i like to feel an instrument reacting physically to my touch and don't like to play while looking at the keyboard. It's just a no go for me.
@giov5342
3 жыл бұрын
i want one
@kettenlaiho3983
2 жыл бұрын
OMG, where can I get those knobs! I neeed!
@QuincasMoreira
2 жыл бұрын
look at Rutger´s comment below! Links there!
@kettenlaiho3983
2 жыл бұрын
@@QuincasMoreira AMAZING. I appreciate it!
@unkatom
3 жыл бұрын
Netflix series!? Atta boi!
@ultralife73
3 жыл бұрын
Ok those knobs look fantastic on your MF. Where'd you get them? Would you share some links? brand/type/shop? Would love to do the same mod myself!
@QuincasMoreira
3 жыл бұрын
Hi! The ones on the oscillator section are black davies 1900 with metal inserts that I got from Thonk. The ones on the Envelopes are from Synthcube, they are used on many Synthcube kits such as the Barton stuff. Resonance is a Befaco mini knob, and the remaining knobs (volume, Matrix, Preset, Glide, Seq rate and LFO rate) are Erica Synths style knobs. I think they are also called MXR style. And the Cutoff pot is a Moog Style small pot.
@@QuincasMoreira Thanks so much for all the details!
@EdEditz
3 жыл бұрын
Does this have a vocoder? Did I hear that right?
@QuincasMoreira
3 жыл бұрын
yes!
@EdEditz
3 жыл бұрын
@@QuincasMoreira Awesome! I'm getting one.
@AescobarMusica
2 жыл бұрын
i got problems when play in cold days (and wet hands), the keys keep hold and break completely my performance :( some recomendation or solution for this?
@QuincasMoreira
2 жыл бұрын
wet hands is the problem! if you wet the contacts the synth will think the key is pressed. Just dry your hands ;)
@AescobarMusica
2 жыл бұрын
:( i think that is the condensation too
@thecasualreviewer2148
2 жыл бұрын
11:00
@enensis
2 жыл бұрын
So does this mean the microfreak sends an MPE signal?
@QuincasMoreira
2 жыл бұрын
No. It doesnt split notes per channel
@distortimus7631
3 жыл бұрын
Did you change the knobs on potenciometers?
@QuincasMoreira
3 жыл бұрын
yes!
@distortimus7631
3 жыл бұрын
@@QuincasMoreira the only thing I hate about arturia products are infinity encoders. Nonetheless, great synth, maybe the best for it's price.
@realdougdouglass
3 жыл бұрын
@@QuincasMoreira what size are the silver center knobs you used?
@QuincasMoreira
3 жыл бұрын
@@realdougdouglass x small! synthcube.com/cart/knob-black-no-skirt-white-index-line-silver-center
@flyesenmusic
3 жыл бұрын
Now imagine a "usual" keyboard that has these plates on top of regular piano keys! You can probably translate that into MPE
@QuincasMoreira
3 жыл бұрын
cool idea!
@TheGibbsandrew
6 ай бұрын
Hi Quincas!
@hot2annihilate
2 жыл бұрын
Seems like a great synth but the "frets" between each key are a big turnoff to me
@Grummycanader
3 жыл бұрын
What Netflix series?
@QuincasMoreira
3 жыл бұрын
It's a Mexican True Crime Docuseries
@Grummycanader
3 жыл бұрын
Hope you post when it’s up so we can enjoy your work
@theonlystulle
3 жыл бұрын
Would love some insight into your soundtrack process and experiences with Netflix!
@QuincasMoreira
3 жыл бұрын
@@theonlystulle I'll talk about it once it's on the air!
@Metroscan1
2 жыл бұрын
@@QuincasMoreira you mean it is Mexican Narcos 3 :)??
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