Microfreak/UG/17 Ext Gear/04 Control External Gear

• 17.3 Controlling external and modular gear

  • Arturia's MicroBrute, MiniBrute, and MatrixBrute helped renew interest in analog synthesizers. Many musicians also use Eurorack modules to build individual instruments; Arturia's RackBrute provides a Eurorack case.
  • The MicroFreak follows Arturia's other products with interfaces for modular equipment. Its Pitch, Velocity, and Pressure outputs can control external Eurorack modules.
  • MIDI also controls external synthesizers and modular systems. Connect the MicroFreak to a MIDI-equipped synthesizer with a MIDI cable. To control Eurorack modules over MIDI, use a module that converts MIDI from the MicroFreak into Pitch and Gate signals.
  • MIDI can also control external synthesizer parameters such as filters and envelope generators, if the synthesizer has a MIDI input.