MiniBrute - Views

[Tony Scharf]

I had one...but I sold it.  It sounded great and was really a lot of fun to play on, but the unit I got had issues.  The Oscillators did not track very well over more than an octave and a half and the CV inputs were very weird.  The metal weights they glued to the keys to dampen vibrations were falling off into the case.  I had it replaced under warranty and the second one had issues too.  The consensus at the time was "that's just how they are" so I sold it to a guy who didn't care and moved on.  Recently, I heard that a lot of the first run shipped to the US were terrible and that Arturia has since switched manufacturers.  I don't know if that's true or not.
Given the money, I'd go for the Bass Station II thats out now.  I played one at KnobCon a few weeks ago and it is exceptionally cool!  If I still worked in styles that required that kind of sound, I'd buy one in a heartbeat. 
Tony 

From: forums at punkdisco.co.uk
To: music-bar at lists.music-bar.org
Subject: MiniBrute - Views
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 11:09:01 +0100

Sunday gear chat:  Who has a MiniBrute?  I believe Gert has one. How are you getting on with them?  Do they sound like just another (but good) mono synth or do they have their own distinctive sound/interface? I quite tempted but really don’t need another synth unless it offers something different.. Ive watch lots of vids J PaulLondonwww.punkdisco.co.uk  
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