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By Coz Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:08 pm
scoobylol wrote:Bump for the UK heads, what the f*ck is this price about? At that the Moog is an absolute no brainer for £40 more.




It depends what you're looking for doesn't it? The Moog is not a lead synth (it only goes up to middle C), whereas the Minibrute will cover every range and has a lot of additional sound sculpting onboard.
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By Coz Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:34 pm
What I really want is the Minibrute's capabilities in the Moog's form factor! I'm struggling for desk space since I got the 4k.
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By psr Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:40 pm
tapedeck wrote:am i understanding correct from the video (the namm one with acosta) or does he allude to the fact that minibrute doesn't offer patch storage?
(also forgive if this is mentioned in the thread)


No patch mem on either. its all old school. but I'm sure someone will make a 3rd party one for the moog. i'm kind of excited to be "forced" to learn how to program my patches back... with more practice it will become second nature and all the while teaching me more about synthesis and programming.
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By Lampdog Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:46 pm
Coz wrote:It depends what you're looking for doesn't it? The Moog is not a lead synth (it only goes up to middle C), whereas the Minibrute will cover every range and has a lot of additional sound sculpting onboard.

I was pondering this same thing.
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By b.read Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:24 pm
I think it's about that time...time we start posting the best deals we can find on the two little guys. :D

Emailed my sweetwater rep and the best he can do on the minibrute is $474. Not too great, but I'll take the discount if I decide to go this route. (unless a better deal comes up)

Anyone else?
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By Lampdog Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:33 pm
distortedtekno wrote:
Coz wrote:I know this is the Moog thread, but the Brute got a fantastic review in this months Sound On Sound. :)

Yeah it's funny since we all have been talking about the MiniBrute here in this topic more than anything.

Minibrute moved in on the moog topic, but there's no moog talk here, lol.
By dcook79 Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:38 pm
psr wrote:
tapedeck wrote:am i understanding correct from the video (the namm one with acosta) or does he allude to the fact that minibrute doesn't offer patch storage?
(also forgive if this is mentioned in the thread)


No patch mem on either. its all old school. but I'm sure someone will make a 3rd party one for the moog. i'm kind of excited to be "forced" to learn how to program my patches back... with more practice it will become second nature and all the while teaching me more about synthesis and programming.



i read somewhere that there will be overlays to mark to remember patches..........truly analog saving methods..:D
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By Lampdog Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:05 pm
You can just snap a photo of your knobs on the machines to "save" your patches.

Distorted mentioned not wanting to wear out the knobs on such nice synths using them as midi controllers as you would a reg cheapo midi controller. I agree with that line of thought. I'd want my moog/brute to stay in good shape in the long run.
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By psr Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:29 am
agreed... let your five and dime midi controllers do the heavy lifting on the midi tweakery. these analog joints are precious :D treat em like a like lady not a prostitute.
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By psr Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:58 pm
Arturia MiniBrute Synthesizer Demo - Sweetwater Sound Best review yet.

Daniel Fisher uses a ElectroHarmonix RingThing to create a virtual 2nd oscillator!

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By b.read Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:49 pm
Maaaaaaaaaaaan that video is niiiiiiiice. Good demo. :D


The ooooooooooooonly thing that has me concerned, is build quality. Anyone been able to get their mitts on one yet in a store? Won't stop me from getting one at this point, I just hope it doesn't feel cheap...rough sliders etc. Ya know?