WNAMM12: New Hardware Analog Synth

US Arturia announces the upcoming release of MiniBrute 19/01/12

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MiniBrute is Arturia's new analog synthesizer. The company tells us that, with a pure analog signal path and several innovative features, it sets a new standard for what a hardware synthesizer should be.An Arturia PR person told Sonic State, "The pure analog, multi-wave oscillator combined with a huge sounding classic multi-mode filter, and wide range of modulation capabilities will bring new life into your recordings and stage performances. Add to that outstanding features like the Ultrasaw, Metalizer, Brute Factor, Arpeggiator, LFO with sample & hold, full USB/MIDI/CV connectivity; all of which are housed in a rugged metal enclosure and it is almost too brutal to think about!"

Main features:

Monophonic synthesizer
100% 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 rich 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
Full function Arpeggiator:
- 4 modes of arpeggiation
- 4-octave range control
- 6 time divisions
- Swing control