Arturia MiniFreak 49 Synthesizer

Since its 2022 launch, MiniFreak has become one of Arturia's strongest-performing synthesizers, establishing the Freak line as a reference for hybrid digital-analog sound design. MiniFreak 49 extends that line into a larger format built around hands-on control.

It carries the MiniFreak recipe for success — two engines, six voices, 30+ oscillator modes, analog filters — along with an updated preset library and MiniFreak V. It adds 49 full-size semi-weighted keys with mono aftertouch, FM modulation of the analog filter cutoff, Voice Panning, and an XYZ touch matrix that handles modulation assignment, preset browsing, real-time sound control and live visual feedback on a single multitouch surface.

Endless Sound Palette

Two digital engines, six voices, 30+ oscillator modes from Virtual Analog to granular. Engine 2 can process Engine 1. Three shortcut buttons jump straight to synth, wavetable or sample engines. Polyphonic analog filter per voice — now with audio-rate FM of the cutoff from either engine. Processing external audio is also possible.

Touch Your Sound

One multitouch surface, four modes. Visualizer: four reactive animations, chosen by preset. Modulation Matrix: direct, colour-coded assignment. Preset Browsing: full pages of presets, swipe to navigate. Freak Control: Macros, Gate and Spice, plus bipolar and vector layouts pre-mapped across the whole synth.

Movement In Stereo

Two LFOs with shape editing and randomisation, a polyphonic cycling envelope at audio rate, and direct assignment across engines, filters, effects and other modulators. Three effect slots, 13 algorithms each. Voice Panning spreads the six voices across the stereo field with selectable spread algorithms.

Playability And Platform

49 full-size semi-weighted keys with velocity and mono aftertouch, on the Arturia-designed keybed from KeyLab mk3. Aluminium pitch and mod wheels. Larger OLED display. MiniFreak V included for full DAW integration — MiniFreak presets load on MiniFreak 49.