Maker
Arturia
French electronic instrument maker
Arturia is a French maker of electronic instruments and software founded in 1999, known for analog synthesizers, software recreations of classic synths, and MIDI controllers.
Models
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Arturia MiniFreak
Synthesizer · France
The Arturia MiniFreak, released in 2022, is a six-voice hybrid synthesizer with two digital sound engines offering 31 oscillator modes, paired with a polyphonic analog state-variable resonant filter. It runs in six-voice polyphonic, twelve-voice paraphonic, unison, or mono modes on a 37-note slim keybed, with onboard effects and a sequencer.
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Arturia MatrixBrute
Synthesizer · France
The Arturia MatrixBrute, released in 2016, is a flagship monophonic, duo-split, and paraphonic analog synthesizer with three Brute oscillators, both Steiner-Parker and ladder filters, five analog effects, and a large hands-on modulation matrix. Its 49-note keyboard with aftertouch sits above a 64-step sequencer with dedicated step, accent, slide, and modulation lanes.
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Arturia Step Series
France
The Arturia Step series is the company's family of portable controller-sequencers, combining keyboard or pad control with multi-track polyphonic step sequencing, arpeggiation, and CV/MIDI connectivity, including the KeyStep and the BeatStep Pro.
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Arturia BeatStep Pro
France
The Arturia BeatStep Pro, released in 2015, is a hardware step sequencer and MIDI/CV controller featuring two independent 16-step melodic sequencers and one 16-track drum sequencer. It connects via USB, MIDI DIN, and CV/Gate outputs, allowing simultaneous control of synthesizers, drum machines, and modular gear. Its affordable price and versatile routing made it a popular centerpiece for electronic music production rigs.
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Arturia MiniBrute 2
Synthesizer · France
The Arturia MiniBrute 2, released in 2018, is a monophonic semi-modular analog synthesizer with two analog oscillators, a Steiner-Parker multimode filter, a 48-point patchbay, and full Eurorack compatibility. Its 25-note keyboard sits alongside a sequencer holding eight 64-step sequences that can also act as an advanced arpeggiator.
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Arturia KeyStep
France
The Arturia KeyStep, released in 2017, is a portable controller and sequencer with a 32-note slim keybed featuring velocity and aftertouch. It provides a polyphonic step sequencer with eight 64-step patterns, an eight-mode arpeggiator, chord play, and CV/Gate, MIDI, USB, and DIN sync connectivity for driving analog and digital instruments.
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Arturia MicroFreak
Synthesizer · France
The Arturia MicroFreak, released in 2019, is a hybrid synthesizer pairing a versatile digital oscillator (with many synthesis models) and an analog filter, played from a distinctive touch-plate keyboard. Its modulation matrix, sequencer, and affordable price made it a popular experimental instrument.
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Arturia Freak Series
Synthesizer · France
The Arturia Freak series is the company's line of compact experimental hybrid synthesizers, combining digital oscillator engines with analog filtering. It includes the MicroFreak and the dual-engine MiniFreak.
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Arturia PolyBrute
Synthesizer · France
The Arturia PolyBrute, released in 2020, is a six-voice morphing analog polyphonic synthesizer. It features two Brute oscillators per voice, both Steiner-Parker and ladder filters, and a Morph control that continuously interpolates between two complete sound states, on a 61-note velocity- and aftertouch-sensitive keyboard with the expressive Morphée 3D controller.
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Arturia Brute Series
Synthesizer · France
The Arturia Brute series is the company's line of all-analog synthesizers known for their aggressive 'Brute' oscillators and Steiner-Parker filtering, ranging from the monophonic semi-modular MiniBrute 2, through the flagship modulation-matrix MatrixBrute, to the morphing polyphonic PolyBrute.
Categories
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Sequencers
Hardware step and pattern sequencers that store and play back note, control, and timing data to drive other instruments, without generating their own primary voice.
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Synthesizers
Hardware synthesizers, synth model families, and related electronic instruments.
Representative model
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Arturia MicroFreak
Synthesizer · France
The Arturia MicroFreak, released in 2019, is a hybrid synthesizer pairing a versatile digital oscillator (with many synthesis models) and an analog filter, played from a distinctive touch-plate keyboard. Its modulation matrix, sequencer, and affordable price made it a popular experimental instrument.