I hear you.
If the new “favorites” function or whatever its called isnt doing it for you, it is possible to arrange patches in any order you want using the software, and port that over to your MF hardware.
In other words if you have 10 favorite patches you could save them all in a row and put them as patch #255-265 or whatever, and then you’d just have to dial the knob between those.
Sounds fiddly but actually easy to do if you care enough
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100% agree!
I can’t stand how you have to click the encoder to change preset each time.
I understand it’s to stop you accidentally losing a sound you’re modifying etc.
However I wish we had an option to change that behaviour
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Thanks, I haven’t done anything but update FW with the software. I’ll give that a whirl. Sounds like it might suit me. Moving presets around on the front panel is just too much.
That clicking to change a preset is annoying!
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To get round it I use my Hapax encoder to send PC’s.
Would be nice to have the option though!
Minifreak ordered ! Selling Pro 800, Fireball and Yamaha CP…
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The Stellar version looks great in the pictures, but…
I have a Minilab 3 in “Deep Black” and in practice, the glossiness of the black keys and the different shade of black on the matte body of the keyboard have ended up being weirdly off-putting to my tastes, kind of wish I’d gone for the black version with white keys, despite normally loving all-black gear… Assuming this is the same deal, I would love a Minifreak with matte black keys that is colour-matched to the body, would look amazing, and (at least for me) be much more inviting to play.
Having said all that, I’ll probably end up with the regular version one of these days, it’s been on the radar for a while…
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Hope they release a new firmware soon with the Stellar edition. Seems like they havent pushed this in any way. No youtube videoes. Just suddenly appeared on their webpage.
Ditto, which surprised me also.
I picked up a new one with white keys at a guitar center 49 dollar deal and now the black keyed one just sits on the floor.
sticker time maybe
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Didn’t know the Stellar edition…
If I knew…
Only cosmetic differences?
Black keys as only difference?
I read about user samples and granular update…true ?
The regular version I bought looks black, but it is dark/gray/blue isn’t? I tried one a Synth Fest France, looked dark blue ish…
Example 22 ended to convince me…
As squarebox wrote above in his post.
I think Arturia is about to announce this, and have been sitting on the announcement waiting for SB to make a splash.
And i think Arturia also has told retailers it’s OK to mention this with potential customers. For instance Sweetwater has this on their page :
Note: Free ongoing software and firmware updates from Arturia are planned to continue expanding the MiniFreak’s sound design capabilities. Please contact your Sweetwater Sales Engineer for further details.
I haven’t asked, to much of a temptation, but for what it’s worth.
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I’m really enjoying the minifreak arpeggiator. Picking a pattern arpeggio style generates always interesting results and then playing around with spice & dice makes the pattern evolve. Then there is also possibility to change gate length and octaves as well. Once I’m getting tired of the pattern I head for the destructive mutate button. Banging the mutate slowly shifts the pattern to weirder directions.
The only thing I miss from the arpeggiator is having an ability to save a state or pattern so that I could keep manipulating the arpeggio pattern and then return to the original one. Saving to the sequencer takes away the juicy arpeggio mutation and octave functions which is a bit sad.
I kind of wish I’d be able to have a second minifreak arpeggiator to play around with other synths simultaneously.
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Funny you say this as this was my thought when looking at the otherwise stellar design. Particularly I’m disappointed they went for glossy keys when the black keys on their normal Keystep 37 are matte. Just that change alone would have made it feel more premium to me. I’d probably pick the standard Minifreak if I bought one today.
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Anyone got the following problem?
Midi clock from DAW -> Minifreak (via USB midi connected to MioXL -> DAW cubase rtpMidi)
When midi clock/sync from DAW to Minifreak is active (so Minifreak’s arp and sequence and fx are locked to DAW tempo), there is a significant delay between midi note input into the DAW that then goes to Minifreak?
It doesn’t happen if I’m not sending clock from DAW (cubase) to Minifreak.
Only when DAW is outputting midi clock. In that case there is a massive amount of latency between me playing a note on a midi controller routed through the DAW to play the Minifreak.
I also have a Microfreak and exactly the same behaviour occurs. Any thoughts Elektronauts?
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Edit: I misread Microfreak with Minifreak! Sorry for the mistake!
I just read a prospect of Arturia they handed out at superbooth and it mentions a 2.1 firmware update with vocoder engine for Minifreak 
“The release of firmware 2.1 brought a totally surprising and unexpected feature for the MicroFreak community: a vocoder engine.”
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Is it? It looks like they’re sharing some details of how they prepared and released it for Microfreak.
You are right. I misread Microfreak with Minifreak!
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But when combined with the leak upthread…
Something’s on the way!
Just hope it’s also granular engines 
My poor little Microfreak doesn’t get much action these days now I have the Minifreak too… But the vocoder and granular sample oscs keep it on the table.
For now.
But even if they release the same oscs / vocoder for the Mini I’ll still keep the Micro for the multitibrality in my setup. And the 2 sequences per patch is super useful too!
They are both just lovely items to own so I probably will keep both whatever happens!
(edit) I also love th paraphonic mode on the Micro - I love what it does with sustained notes and the voice stealing due to 4 voice limit… Helps me make nice lush melodic stuff that doesn’t get crowded. Limits are a release sometimes!
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