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Arturia MiniBrute – the new Roland SH-101?
In many ways the Arturia MiniBrute is an exception to the rule. First, it's French, a rarity on the analog synth
market. Second, it's something really special. THE analog synth of the year 2012 (and probably also 2013). In the
lower price segment, in any case ...
Most remarkable is the fact that a product of this high quality could be produced with such an exceptional price-
performance ratio without any great sacrifices.
Arturia, up to now primarily involved in the development of software synthesizers, seems to have managed the
impossible.
The MiniBrute is well-made, sounds great, is versatile and – at 500 Euros – very affordable. An analog synth with
MIDI, USB and CV/Gate. You might expect that you'd just be getting what's absolutely necessary in basic sound
design, but the opposite is true. The MiniBrute is full of little extras that total up to enormous flexibility. We'll
explain this in detail in the course of the following report.
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  • Page 1 Arturia MiniBrute – the new Roland SH-101? In many ways the Arturia MiniBrute is an exception to the rule. First, it’s French, a rarity on the analog synth market. Second, it’s something really special. THE analog synth of the year 2012 (and probably also 2013). In the lower price segment, in any case …...
  • Page 2 Arturia MiniBrute – the new Roland SH-101? We have also taken the liberty to compare the MiniBrute with the similarly designed Roland SH-101. But let’s start at the beginning … On availability, the manual and other stuff … The MiniBrute comes with a couple of suprises. First, concerning delivery times and availability: these can be sticky.
  • Page 3 Arturia MiniBrute – the new Roland SH-101? The original user manual is written in English, French and Japanese Second, the manual: well organized – good printing quality, very informative … everything’s great, except … you’re limited to English, French and Japanese! For other languages (German, for example), please put on hold. They’ll get...
  • Page 4 Arturia’s MiniBrute comes with 10 “presets” and 5 “blank sheets”. The quality of the handiwork is very, very good. The MiniBrute doesn’t look impressive, that’s true. But just pick it up. It’s a whopper. Absolutely solid, a thick chassis, high quality knobs and faders. Nothing wiggles. Fantastic! Arturia didn’t stint on the hardware …...
  • Page 5 A wide playing range which you wouldn’t expect with a 2-octave keyboard But let’s get back to the MiniBrute. That it has an external PSU is not suprising considering its small size (recollections of the Roland SH-101). Signs of the times. The 2 octave keyboard may seem minimalistic at first glance.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    But some of these plates have been known to go loose. In that rare case there’s even a danger of them falling inside the instrument … in which event the MiniBrute shouldn’t be turned on.
  • Page 7 MIDI or directly through the internal keyboard) and finally by an external CV-source. There’s an audio-input, too, enabling filtering of any external audio signal. If the gate source switch on back of the instrument is set to audio, you don’t even have to touch the MiniBrute keyboard … the external signal will trigger the synth.
  • Page 8 Arturia MiniBrute – the new Roland SH-101? … a main LFO with lots of waveforms. Frequency ranges from 0.05 bis 100 Hz, so this LFO is perfect for very slow as well as for ultra-fast (ok, let’s say: fast) modulation purposes. 6 waveforms (including sample &...
  • Page 9 “jumpy” than smooth. But no problem, there’s the MiniBrute Connection software. It allows for personal aftertouch adjustment and for other goodies (such as selection of the MIDI channel, …).
  • Page 10 … a versatile arpeggiator. An arpeggiator is generally a useful tool. And this one is comprehensive as well. The MiniBrute arpeggiator has various playing modes (including random!) and octave range settings. The basic note length is selectable (quarter, eighth, sixteenth, …) and a swing factor gives you various groove options.
  • Page 11 Finally, there’s audio-in, for processing stuff like vocal lines, drum patterns, polyphonic synth pads. … lots of INs and OUTs. Flexibility is one of the MiniBrute’s key words. This little monster can be hooked up to any modular system, to any (1V/octave) analog keyboard, any step sequencer, MIDI keyboard, computer (via MIDI and USB).
  • Page 12 Sound There is no question about it. The MiniBrute is a stunner. Small and beautiful. Just consider that low-budget aspect – 500 Euros – for which you get a new analog synthesizer with all those extras and a convincing sound to beat.
  • Page 13 Whereas the 101 sounds are meaty, they are more mild than aggressive. Which also means that the Roland SH-101 is a perfect fit in a mix. This is a small (a very small) sore point with the MiniBrute. It tends to want to be the center of attention.
  • Page 14 Which is not to say that we’re about to kick the 101 over the edge. It’s really a draw: each of the synths has its assets, a character of its own. The Roland SH-101 is not the MiniBrute, but it’s certainly not scrap iron either …...
  • Page 15 Arturia MiniBrute – the new Roland SH-101? Arturia MiniBrute and Roland SH-101 Arturia’s MiniBrute … … is a remarkable synthesizer. Versatile, performance- and sound-design-oriented, flexible, good sounding, well- made. The compact monophonic may lead to temptation, at least in your dreams: “Wouldn’t it be nice to have two of this synths right next to each other? …...
  • Page 16 MIDI and USB … We can congratulate Arturia – and all those involved in the development of the MiniBrute – on the realization of this exemplary musical instrument. A surprising step for a software producer. Let’s hope that Arturia keeps its sites set on the development of unique hardware.
  • Page 17 Update 01/2018: Arturia releases MiniBrute 2 and MiniBrute 2S. These synthesizers are a mixture of MiniBrute, MatrixBrute and DrumBrute. They are slightly more expensive than the original MiniBrute – 649 USD / Euros is the price – but come with a huge patch field and many other cool features.
  • Page 18 Arturia MiniBrute – the new Roland SH-101? DEMO 1 DEMO 2 DEMO 3 DEMO 4 Lead Resonance Bass HPF Super Saw Super Saw Bass Arpeggio 1 Arpeggio 2 VCF Modulation Controlled by GRP R24 MiniBrute versus Roland SH-101 Arpeggio MiniBrute versus Roland SH-101 Bass Saw...
  • Page 19 Arturia MiniBrute – the new Roland SH-101? Website manufacturer: www.arturia.com Links: Arturia MicroBrute Review Arturia MatrixBrute Review | 19...