Arturia Mini Brute Analog Hardware Synth

Coz wrote:It's a shame they skimped on the keyboard with the MiniBrute because the sound is excellent. My Brother had to return 2 of them because keys had lifted in transit.

sure that's not the transit?

I mean, this thing is by no means a tank, but I dunno if it can necessarily be blamed on the keys.

Things like the weights falling off, or the cables coming loose inside, sure, they could have used better glue or better ribbon connectors. But I feel like it would need a bit of a beating to lift the keys.

Coz wrote:It's a shame they skimped on the keyboard with the MiniBrute because the sound is excellent. My Brother had to return 2 of them because keys had lifted in transit.

He needs one of these moded desktop versions

sciguy wrote:sure that's not the transit?

It was undoubtedly the transit, but I've never played a keyboard that has so much flex in the keys as the MB. I'm sure it'll last if it's looked after.

psr wrote:He needs one of these moded desktop versions

This isn't showing up on my phone so I'll have to check it out when I get back to the comp.

psr wrote:

Coz wrote:It's a shame they skimped on the keyboard with the MiniBrute because the sound is excellent. My Brother had to return 2 of them because keys had lifted in transit.

He needs one of these moded desktop versions

yeah, I guess so.

One interesting quirk is that you can hit the on the end with the tip of your finger, and get it to bounce a few times before settling. An interesting effect, but true, it wouldn't work on a higher quality keybed.

psr wrote:
He needs one of these moded desktop versions

Where'd you find this? A quick search only yielded Ebay results. I'm sure someone local can do it but I'm just curious.

found it on the arturia forum

yeah Coz... this is one vid i watched a few times wishing I had it. then i finally broke down and pulled the trig.