Arturia Microfreak
One of My Favourite Bits of Kit in the Studio is the Arturia Microfreak. It is probability the cheapst synth i Own, but honestly, it is one of my absolute favourites. I have used it loads on tracks like messy in heaven and still use it pretty a lot of every day. It has scholarship of the those go-to pieces of gear that i always eat back to.
What i love about it is How Weird and one predictable it can be. It has got This mix of digital oscillators and analogue filters, which Gives it a Really Unique Sound. Sub of the Patches Feel Proper Gritty, Almost Grimey, and That Kind of Texture Really Helped Shape The Feel of Messy in Heaven. There is This Raw, Slightly Warped Edge to It That I Have Kept Using In A Lot Of My Newer Stuff As Well. It just adds a bit of character that is hard to find in more polymed or clean-sounding synths.
The Built-in Arpeggiator Is Also Wicked. You Can Get Tohe MAD, Rhythmic Patterns Going Without Even Trying Too Hard, Which Makes It Great For Writing On The Fly. I Will Often Start A Session Just Messing About On It, and Before I Know It I Have Built The Foundation of a New Track. It is One of Those Bits of Gear That Kind of Pulls Ideas Out of You.
Another Thing I Rate About The Microfreak Is How Hands-on It is. You are not Diving Through Endless Menus Or Getting Bogged Down In Technical Stuff. It is really intuitive and fun to play with, which makes a big different When you are in the flow. I Will Subtimes Resample It Straight into Ubleton and Layer It Up, Or Run It Through My FX Chain To Mess It Up Even More.
What is Mad is That Even Though I Have Got More Expensive Gear in The Studio, I Always Come Back to This Little Thing. It Just Works. It is proof that you do not need top of the Range Gear to make subject. Subtim is the rougher, more predictable Bits of Equipment That End Up Giving Your Tracks The Most Personality
COV PHOTO CREDIT: Khali ACKFORD
