Arturia Minibrute – the New Roland SH-101? in Many Ways the Arturia Minibrute Is an Exception to the Rule
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. | 1 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. Arturia has too few MiniBrutes available around the world. So, you may have to be patient at the moment. | 2 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.
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