Hello users of the MF,
I want to get a minifreak but I would like to understand everything (at least a lot) about it before buying it.
My problem is that after looking everywhere, I can’t seem to find a full tutorial on how does the audio in of the minifreak works.
Can someone explain the whole routing from the external input to the return of the minifreak to the daw pls I’m using reaper btw.
Another question about the audio-in is: can you play a vst on a daw track with the minifreak, and use the effects/parameters of the mikifreak to affect the vst? I don’t know if it is possible… please people who used the MF deeply help me understand things about it
Okay so if I understand correctly, i need to sidechain an audio to the minifreak and then record with the minifreak to another track? So when pressing a key it play the audio in the side chain? And so it is impossible to play a vst which is not audio?
Sorry for all the questions I’m not used to do things like that
If you route a instrument tracks output to the MiniFreak V’s Audio In then the plugins output is being processed in MiniFreak V.
If you route a audio tracks audio to the MinifFreak V’s Audio In, then the audio tracks audio will be processed in MiniFreak V.
To record the total output on another audio track you can route the MiniFreak V’s audio to another Audio track. You can use the possibilities your DAW offer.
You can test MiniFreak V by downloading it and run it in demo mode. I suggest you do that.
I might have been unclear sorry, by vst I meant any vst, for the minifreak I’m talking about the physical instrument.
I just wanted to know if any vst providing sound (like vital, kontact, labs or else) could be routed, played and affected by the minifreak.
So you wan’t to use the hardware MiniFreak as a controller in your DAW to play notes and control parameters in any Instrument /VST in your DAW?
Then have the output from those instruments routed out from your DAW into the hardware MiniFreak to be processed?
And then have that processed audio output from the hardware MiniFreak routed into your DAW again to be recorded on a audio track?
I don’t have a hardware MiniFreak. I’m not sure if or how it work as a midi controller in a DAW. Let’s say it can.
If - Then perhaps things can work in some cases. But lets say you actually have a initial audio sound from the hardware MiniFreaks OSC-2 send to the DAW when you press a key, and then also send the audio comming from the DAW to be processed in the hardware MiniFreak back to the DAW after the processing, then you actually record two different signals on top of each other.
Also you will need a fast CPU to reduce roundtrip latency.
I think that need to be tested to be certain about.
Perhaps someone having the hardware MiniFreak have tried this and will chime in.
You can route the output from any of the instruments you mention into the software MiniFreak V, if your DAW can do this routing like mentioned in previous posts. Why do it have to be the hardware MiniFreak you use?
BTW: The drum loop in Arturias video probably come from a DAW. But it’s probably a audio track.
Even when using another midi controller to control both the DAW and the hardware MiniFreak, you will confront the problems i describe,
EDIT: You will need an external audio setup that can handle this too. EDIT END
Okay thanks a lot that is what I was trying to understand. But about the minifrean V, is it necessarily running when the hardware is running? Because to run an audio from the DAW to the audio-in by a sidechain (as with the drum loop in the video), we need to route it in the MF vst, which will also route it in the hardware?
I’m not sure about the role of the vst in this.
The hardware MiniFreak can be used by it self.
The software MiniFreak can be used by it self.
Then they can work together in a speciel connection. Routing audio into the software is not routing audio into the hardware, but you can control the software with the hardware.
Perhaps this video can help too:
Minifreak V: The perfect marriage of synth hardware and software!
Just like you route audio from a DAW out to a soundcard. You have a USB connection. This is where your external audio equiptment need to be able to do the job of the external routing.
Basicly for example a soundcard that can send a output into the hardware MiniFreak and then is able to recieve the output from the hardware MiniFreak and send it back into the DAW can be used. (Make sure your external audio equiptment can do the job.)
Mixers can be used. Some have bigger external rigs than others.
All this is about using your external audio gear and your DAW’s audio in/ out routings.
Ok I see, I’m not sure on how to route a specifical audio into the MF but i understand the global idea, I will make it work for the rest thank you a lot.
Sorry for this last question but it will be easier the respond this time :
The usb b output of the minifreak is just a midi output which can be used instead of the 5 DIN midi out? No audio can go through?
You will need to connect the audio outputs of your MiniFreak to input/s on your interface and then set up an audio track in your DAW to record and monitor the incoming signal from your MiniFreak.
I’m using reaper btw.
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