MiniFreak Sound Design: 12 Tricks I Use All the Time

video upload by Sineway

"Three sounds from scratch on the Arturia MiniFreak 49: an arp, a pad and a bass. Along the way, I share the 10 sound design tricks I use all the time.

You don't need to be a sound design expert for any of this. The MiniFreak rewards exploration: try the engines, add a little movement, and dial things back until the sounds fit together. Everything except stereo spread and Filter FM also works on the original MiniFreak.

0:00 Preview of the Sounds
0:23 Tip 1: Let the Engines Do the Heavy Lifting
0:41 Tip 2: Add Subtle Movement
1:30 Tip 3: Vibrato as a Free Third LFO
1:59 Tip 4: Aftertouch for Energy and Expression
5:21 Tip 5: Make the Sound Pop
5:55 Tip 6: Morph the Sound With a Macro
7:03 Tip 7: A Unique Groove With Wave Shaper
8:43 Making a Pad
10:24 Exploring Filter FM
11:15 Tip 8: Make the Filter Drift With a Random LFO
13:47 Making a Bass
15:27 Tip 9: Let the Bass Drive the Rhythm
16:31 Tip 10: Make the Bass Pump With a Synced LFO
16:53 Tip 11: Add a Touch of Attack to Remove Clicks
17:23 Tip 12: Keep the Bass Clean When Adding Delay
18:11 All Three Sounds Together
18:34 Final Thoughts

🎛️ The three patches from this video are free on Patreon, no membership needed: / minifreak-sound-173862346"