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Arturia MICROFREAK User Manual

Arturia MICROFREAK User Manual (104 pages)

Algorithmic Synthesizer

Brand: Arturia | Category: Synthesizer | Size: 4.92 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
6
1 Welcome and Introduction

9
- A Fascinating Adventure
  9
- About Reading Manuals
  10
2 Installation

11
- Usage Precautions
  11
- Warning
  11
- Notice
  11
- Precautions Include, but Are Not Limited To, the Following
  11
- Register Your Instrument
  12
- Connecting the Microfreak to the World
  12
3 Microfreak Overview

13
- Front Panel Overview
  13
  - Top Row
    13
  - Middle Row
    17
  - Bottom Row
    19
- Rear Panel Overview
  23
  - Audio Outputs
    23
  - Pitch/Gate/Pressure Outputs
    23
  - Clock Input/Output
    24
  - MIDI Input/Output
    24
  - Usb/DC in
    24
  - Power Switch
    25
  - Power Connector
    25
- Signal Flow
  26
4 The Microfreak Presets

27
- Loading Presets
  27
- Saving Presets
  27
- Tweaking the Preset Configurations
  29
- Panel
  31
- Understanding Digitally-Controlled Analog
  32
5 Making Connections

33
- Control Signals
  33
- The Matrix and Its Encoder
  34
  - Sources and Destinations
    35
  - Assigning Destinations
    36
- Freaky Ideas
  38
6 The Digital Oscillator

40
7 The Filter: Sound in Close-Up

50
- Modifying Sound
  50
  - Low Pass Filter
    51
  - Band Pass Filter
    51
  - High Pass Filter
    51
  - Cutoff Frequency
    52
  - Resonance or Q
    52
- Animating Sound
  52
  - Cutoff Modulation
    53
  - Emphasis/Resonance Modulation
    53
8 The LFO

54
- LFO Shape
  54
- LFO Rate
  55
  - LFO Retriggering
    55
- Freaky Tips and Tricks
  56
9 The Envelope Generator

57
- What Does an Envelope Generator Do
  57
- Gates and Triggers
  57
- Envelope Stages
  58
  - Attack
    58
  - Decay/Release
    58
  - Sustain
    58
- Filter Amount
  58
- The Amp Mod Button
  59
- The Cycling Envelope Generator
  59
- Freaky Cycling Envelope Suggestions
  61
10 The Keyboard Section

63
- Another Look at Gates and Triggers
  64
- Keyboard Responsiveness
  64
  - Using Keyboard Responsiveness
    65
- Glide
  65
- Octave Buttons
  66
- Tutorial: Modulating LFO Speed
  67
11 Using the Icon Strip

68
- The Key Hold Button
  68
- Sequencer and Arpeggiator
  69
- The Touch Strip
  70
  - Spice & Dice
    70
  - Bend
    71
12 The Arpeggiator

72
- Using Patterns
  72
  - Creating Pattern Variations
    73
  - Transferring Arpeggios to the Sequencer
    73
- Gates and Triggers Revisited
  73
- Arpeggio Rate
  74
  - Using Sync
    75
- Making It Swing
  75
- Arpeggio Range
  75
- Arpeggiator Fun
  76
  - Spicing up Your Arpeggios
    76
13 The Sequencer

77
- Using the Sequencer
  78
- The Modulation Tracks
  82
- Fun with Sequences
  84
14 Microfreak Configuration

87
- Utility & MIDI Control Center
  88
- MIDI Control Center
  91
  - MIDI Control Center Settings
    91
15 Connecting External Gear

95
16 Cheat Sheet

100
17 Software License Agreement

102
18 Declaration of Conformity

104

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