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Thank you for purchasing the Arturia MiniBrute 2S!

This manual covers the features and operation of Arturia’s

MiniBrute 2S

In this package you will find:

• One MiniBrute 2S series analog synthesizer, with a serial number on the bottom.

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• One IEC AC power adapter
• One Eurorack cable set
• One preset catalog

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Registering your MiniBrute 2S series synthesizer provides the following benefits:

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Summary of Contents for MINIBRUTE 2S

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...t Braakman Tom Hall Reek Havok Randy Lee Simon Gallifet ARTURIA SA 2017 All rights reserved 11 Chemin de la Dhuy 38240 Meylan FRANCE www arturia com Information contained in this manual is subject to...

Page 3: ...Be sure to register your MiniBrute 2S as soon as possible There is a sticker on the bottom panel that contains the serial number of your unit This is required during the online registration process Yo...

Page 4: ...the unit When cleaning use a soft and dry cloth Do not use gasoline alcohol acetone turpentine or any other organic solutions do not use liquid cleaner spray or cloth that s too wet 4 Do not use the i...

Page 5: ...16 Arturia recommends the use of shielded cables for audio less than 3 meters long and ferrite equipped CV Gate cables...

Page 6: ...y This physical matrix allows you to route modulation sources in a nearly endless number of ways both within the MiniBrute and with external devices Couple these features with the sheer musicality of...

Page 7: ...on 35 5 5 The Amplifier section AMP 39 5 6 The Osc Mixer 41 5 7 The Patch bay section 45 5 8 Secondary Shift functions 45 6 Basics of synthesis 46 6 1 Analog synthesizer architecture 46 7 The Patch ba...

Page 8: ...iator basics 125 11 1 What s an arpeggiator 125 11 2 Arpeggiator features 125 11 3 Basic operations 126 11 4 Arpeggiator modes note order 129 11 5 Build a multi octave arpeggio 132 11 6 Pausing an arp...

Page 9: ...o sophisticated DSP algorithms the time was right for Arturia to introduce an analog synth of its own But reproducing analog circuitry is not the same as designing great sounding analog circuits so we...

Page 10: ...d and patch them into the MiniBrute 2S circuitry This open ended approach to sound design will open sonic doors you never knew were there We think it will even make the big boys come knocking at the d...

Page 11: ...wo envelopes ADSR filter and AD amplitude Loopable AD envelope Two multi waveform LFOs with free run or sync modes Brute Factor overdrive the filter input with the audio output External audio can be r...

Page 12: ...n on your power requirements This product should be used only with the components supplied or recommended by Arturia When used with any components please observe all safety markings and instructions t...

Page 13: ...jack 470 impedance line level Headphones 6 35 mm 1 4 TRS jack signal is mono 2 impedance 185mW 250 60mW 80 24mW 32 Patch bay most jacks 3 5 mm 1 8 miniature mono jacks CV inputs Eurorack level signal...

Page 14: ...f the connections that can be made between the MiniBrute 2S and external devices The possibilities are as endless as your imagination The MiniBrute 2S rear panel MiniBrute 2S patch bay modular synth a...

Page 15: ...e warm up period Once the synthesizer has reached its running temperature tune it to pitch Use an external tuner to check the instrument s tuning if needed adjust the Global Tune knob to tune the Mini...

Page 16: ...the recommended values Set the LFO 1 and LFO 2 Sync switches to the Free position Set the LFO 1 and LFO 2 Rate controls to the center position Set the VCO 2 Wave p 28 and Range p 34 switches to their...

Page 17: ...nder knob 15 Now press and hold a pad and do the following Raise the Osc 2 slider in the OSC MIXER section to maximum Turn the VCO 2 Tune knob counter clockwise until VCO 2 is an octave lower than the...

Page 18: ...onics so the filter sweep will be more obvious Here s how the parameters in the VCO 2 and Filter sections should look after those changes have been made The rest of the settings should still resemble...

Page 19: ...2 00 position Also in the FILTER section set the Mode knob to BP band pass Set the LFO1 Wave knob to Sine and its Rate to the 12 00 position Locate the LFO1 2 section in the patch bay Connect a patch...

Page 20: ...because there is a pre wired connection between VCO 1 and VCO 2 This is what is meant by the blue letters under the VCO 1 FM knob that say VCO 2 To learn more about these pre wired connections see th...

Page 21: ...an electronic organ sound that has no dynamics By changing the AD ENVELOPE parameters Attack Decay we can control how the sound fades in and fades out Raise the AD ENVELOPE section s Attack slider to...

Page 22: ...begins when the attack stage reaches its maximum value and determines the time it takes to decrease from this maximum value down to a steady level set by the sustain parameter see next The speed of t...

Page 23: ...the manual 3 6 1 The Sync button Before you can make music with the Sequencer or the Arpeggiator it is important to have the Sync button set to Int Internal Look for a large button that says Sync it...

Page 24: ...rp Loop On button and turn the Tempo Value knob until you see the word Up in the display We ll explain what those settings mean in the Seq Arp shared features p 83 chapter Now hold down at least 3 pad...

Page 25: ...lit Press the Play button The sequence you selected will begin to play If you do not hear anything set up the Basic Patch p 10 again To select another pattern hold the Load button and press a differe...

Page 26: ...to read the Save a pattern p 105 section to learn how to copy a pattern to a new location etc Each MiniBrute 2S pattern has four parallel tracks In addition to note data many other types of control d...

Page 27: ...he steps you enabled But if you started with an empty pattern all the notes will play back at the same pitch This is because the pitch of each step is actually entered using the knobs above the pads T...

Page 28: ...ion of repeating sequences of notes The sequencer allows you to trigger musical passages you have created such as melodies bass lines or percussive riffs Alternative ways of playing the synthesizer ar...

Page 29: ...control other instruments or be controlled by other instruments is provided by the collection of inputs and outputs such as USB MIDI in and out an external audio input and the input and output connec...

Page 30: ...empo knob b The Sync button selects the clock source for time based functions Seq Arp LFOs Shift Sync enables the metronome 3 Pattern Chain Load Instant Change Load patterns and chain them together Sh...

Page 31: ...To shift the pads up by an octave press the Octave button The pads can be shifted upward three times and will flash more quickly as the range moves further from center To shift the pad range back to...

Page 32: ...ill shift the pattern up by a minor third 4 To put the pattern back to the original pitch hold Transpose and press the lowest C pad 5 If you have changed the Octave range by holding the Transpose butt...

Page 33: ...s is dependent on the Sync p 87 setting 4 6 4 USB Connect a standard type B USB cable to the USB port to interface with a computer Clock control and note data can be sent and received The reception of...

Page 34: ...are identical so this section of the manual applies equally to both 5 1 1 Wave The LFOs offer several types of modulation waveforms The selection is made by the Wave knob sine triangle sawtooth squar...

Page 35: ...he knob blinks in time with the rate Note that the LFO rate may be superseded by the Sequencer Arpeggiator tempo clock if the Sync switch is set to Seq see above When set to Sync the LFO rate will alw...

Page 36: ...he knob counter clockwise to lower the pitch and rotate the knob clockwise to raise the pitch Changing the Fine Tune knob of VCO 1 does not affect the pitch of VCO 2 5 2 2 Glide Glide is also known as...

Page 37: ...e frequency pitch of VCO 1 as the value of this knob is increased When range switch of VCO 2 is set to LFO the frequency modulation will sound more like vibrato But when it is set to Fine or All the f...

Page 38: ...b sets the modulation range for the Metalizer knob Velocity is routed to the Metal Mod by default but the patch bay allows you to use something else to modulate the parameter instead 32 Arturia User M...

Page 39: ...y Modulation But there is an input on the patch bay that allows the VCO 1 pitch to be modulated by another source The output level of the second oscillator is controlled with the slider labeled Osc 2...

Page 40: ...nter frequency All a full turn of the knob will sweep VCO2 through the entire frequency range of the MiniBrute 2S LFO VCO2 can be used as an additional LFO with a wide frequency range 1Hz to audio ran...

Page 41: ...he filter s cutoff frequency The frequency range goes from below 20Hz when turned fully counter clockwise up to 18kHz when fully clockwise For example in LP mode you can adjust a sound s brightness As...

Page 42: ...iddle position 12 o clock no envelope modulation occurs When turned counter clockwise below the center the FM knob sends an increasing amount of the inverted ADSR envelope When turned clockwise above...

Page 43: ...ers to 0 Set the filter mode to LP Set the Cutoff knob to the 10 00 position Set the Resonance knob to the middle position 12 00 Set the LFO 1 waveshape to Sawtooth and the Rate to the 10 00 position...

Page 44: ...ation source The Att 1 portion of the label stands for Attenuator 1 The patch bay has a section labeled Attenuators and when a different source is routed to the first pair of connectors there that inp...

Page 45: ...s distortion to the sound For low Brute Factor settings the distortion is smooth and gentle but it becomes more harsh as you turn up the knob When turned up higher than about 75 of the way the MiniBru...

Page 46: ...the amplitude at a constant level so you can program a sound with both hands To create a drone patch that is constantly evolving as parameters are being modulated via the patch bay To create a patch w...

Page 47: ...ntly phase shifted using LFO 2 by default The phase shift of one copy is modulated at a constant rate 1Hz while the second copy s phase shift modulation rate can be controlled with the LFO 2 Rate knob...

Page 48: ...the Metal Amt source 5 6 4 Noise The signal mixer also provides the control of other signals which aren t generated by the oscillators The Noise slider potentiometer adjusts the amount of white noise...

Page 49: ...lifier by default Their functions have been described extensively here p 15 but here s a quick review The Attack slider sets the duration of the envelope s first stage The Attack time ranges from 1ms...

Page 50: ...AD Envelope is normally triggered when the ADSR Envelope is triggered but a different trigger source may be routed into the AD Envelope via the patch bay 5 6 9 2 Once Loop This switch toggles the fun...

Page 51: ...ter p 58 5 8 Secondary Shift functions There are some very useful secondary functions that are activated by holding the Shift button and then pressing a pad or a button For a description of those feat...

Page 52: ...y which determines its pitch For example a pattern that repeats every 2 27ms corresponds to a fundamental frequency of 440 cycles per second or 440 Hertz a unit of measurement for cycles per second na...

Page 53: ...the signal s amplitude is always changing randomly Therefore it has no fundamental frequency hence no pitch and its harmonic spectrum consists of a nearly infinite number of frequencies that have no...

Page 54: ...dulator or PWM takes the square wave and changes the ratio between the time the waveform is at maximum or minimum The square wave corresponds to a 50 PW The pulse width can be set over a wide range 50...

Page 55: ...The top of a triangle wave is folded over by the Metalizer Arturia User Manual MiniBrute 2S Basics of synthesis 49...

Page 56: ...e signal or signals This can involve either attenuating filtering out or emphasizing resonating particular overtones and partials and these changes can be either static or dynamic Filters are very imp...

Page 57: ...ss mode because it passes the low frequencies below the cutoff and reduces the high frequencies above the cutoff This correlation of attenuation to frequency determines the filter s slope which is mea...

Page 58: ...other controllers creates dynamically changing interesting timbres 6 1 3 3 Resonance or emphasis Resonance is a filter s ability to amplify or emphasize partials that are close to the cutoff frequency...

Page 59: ...in is controllable through various modulation sources such as an LFO envelope generator or some kind of external control like a foot pedal The amplifier is primarily responsible for shaping a sound s...

Page 60: ...ators are the LFO low frequency oscillator and envelope generator but they can also be provided by external sources that generate control voltage CV signals that provide modulation and gate signals th...

Page 61: ...inimum In the OSC MIXER section Lower the Osc 2 slider to minimum Lower the Osc 1 square wave slider to minimum Raise the Osc 1 sawtooth slider to maximum The sawtooth wave has more harmonic content t...

Page 62: ...unt of time it will take for the filter to die out after releasing the note Raise the AD Decay slider to about 3 4 of the way up Set the ADSR Decay and Sustain sliders to about 2 3 of the way up Play...

Page 63: ...erview of the patch at this point just to make sure we re on the same page When you play a note the sound should start quickly and brightly and die just as quickly when the note is released While the...

Page 64: ...thesizers that can generate compatible signals 7 1 General concepts 7 1 1 Patch bay sections A white line is drawn around certain groupings of input output jacks This indicates which connections are r...

Page 65: ...of whatever source they represent For example the waveform output jacks in the VCO 1 section are full strength adjusting the sliders in the OSC MIXER section will not control their output levels Othe...

Page 66: ...atch bay But to use one example from the section pictured above the label KBD means the Pitch of VCO 1 normally tracks the MiniBrute 2S pads abbreviated KBD If a patch cable is connected to the VCO 1...

Page 67: ...nized to an external clock source Likewise the Sync output jack is intended to transmit signals to an external device so that the MiniBrute 2S can serve as the master clock source for an external devi...

Page 68: ...ction s Att 2 input the pre wired control is the internal 5V source of the MiniBrute 2 But you can patch any control voltage standard into the patch bay here 1V 2V 5V 8V etc These labels indicate inte...

Page 69: ...connection with a patch cable allows the new source to control the phase shift modulation rate of the second copy of the sawtooth wave Remember the amount of the Ultrasaw modulation is governed by the...

Page 70: ...slow LFOs or envelopes are not likely to be wavefolded properly by the Metal In circuitry We recommend the use of audio signals such as oscillators as an input for this jack 7 2 6 Metal Mod The defau...

Page 71: ...set FM and RM to center 12 00 Set Cutoff and Resonance to zero and Att 1 Cutoff to 2 00 Set the ADSR Attack and Release to zero Set the ADSR Decay and Sustain about 2 3 of the way up Make the followin...

Page 72: ...listen to the pitch of VCO 1 Turn the VCO 1 FM knob gradually from zero to about the 4 00 position Result After the FM knob passes the 12 00 point the original pitch of VCO 1 becomes increasingly dif...

Page 73: ...raise the FM knob in the VCO 1 section As you do the fundamental pitch of VCO 1 will change as it did earlier in this example Changing the tuning of VCO 2 will provide a lot of interesting sounds thr...

Page 74: ...generator The setting of the Noise slider in the OSC MIXER has no effect on this connector To control its level route it through one of the Attenuator p 76 pairs 7 3 The VCO 2 section 7 3 1 Pitch 2 in...

Page 75: ...t the Ext slider passes through the Filter section and is processed by the Amplifier section It could be any sort of audio signal another synth a microphone or or a musical passage Whatever it is it w...

Page 76: ...knob must be set to a non zero value 7 5 2 RM input LFO 1 is routed to the Resonance Modulation parameter by default but when another source is plugged into this jack it will become the modulation sou...

Page 77: ...thing with LFO 1 but you want the sawtooth wave to ramp upward instead of downward here s what to do Set the LFO 1 Wave to Sawtooth Connect a cable to the Out 1 jack of the LFO 1 2 section in the patc...

Page 78: ...n plug the new source into the ADSR Trig input jack 7 8 2 ADSR Out jack The ADSR Envelope is a flexible modulator If you want to use its stages to control an internal parameter e g VCO 1 FM connect a...

Page 79: ...from the new source into this patch point 7 9 3 AD Decay The Decay time of the AD Envelope can be modulated by an external source instead of by the Decay slider in the AD ENVELOPE section The source...

Page 80: ...veform To control its level route it through one of the Attenuator p 76 pairs 7 10 2 LFO Out 2 This jack provides the full strength output of the selected LFO 2 waveform To control its level route it...

Page 81: ...e input jack if you like But their main function is to provide access to the patch bay for incoming control signals 7 11 1 In 1 In 2 In 1 and In 2 are identical in function so we will cover them both...

Page 82: ...y plugging in one side of a patch cable to the appropriate input jack You could also use a dummy TS plug if you prefer to avoid cable clutter In practical terms using the same example if you want to c...

Page 83: ...you want to control into the In 2 jack and then use the Out 2 Amp jack as the source for the desired destination parameter To control the level of the modulation use the Att 2 Amp knob in the AMP sec...

Page 84: ...ntil the LED next to the word CLK is lit Use the MIDI Control Center p 140 to instruct the MiniBrute 2S what sort of external clock is being used as the sync reference 1step Gate 1step Clock 1pulse Ko...

Page 85: ...er Arturia product such as the MatrixBrute the BeatStep Pro or the KeyStep These products send and receive their Sync and Start signals from a single jack Simply connect one TRS patch cable from the S...

Page 86: ...connect the second TS cable from the Run Reset output of the master device to the Reset input jack of the MiniBrute 2S Be sure to match the clock rates between the two devices On the MiniBrute 2S hol...

Page 87: ...rs so you can adjust the modulation amount to fit the desired note range 7 14 2 Gate The Gate jack sends an on off trigger when a note is played The gate will stay open as long as the note is held and...

Page 88: ...d 2 The Press Mod 2 jack will send a control voltage to the destination of your choice The input source for this jack is the aftertouch signal generated by the pads 82 Arturia User Manual MiniBrute 2S...

Page 89: ...rpeggiator Basics p 125 and Arp Loop features p 134 chapters 8 1 Timing features The Sequencer and Arpeggiator share the features that are related to how and when they play their notes and other data...

Page 90: ...ing played by a Held arpeggio Here are two reference charts for the pitch based features of the Sequencer and the Arpeggiator The top chart lists the shared features the bottom chart lists the indepen...

Page 91: ...features the bottom chart lists the independent features Click the embedded links to learn more about each feature Shared features Description Play Pause p 93 Start and pause both Seq and Arp Stop p...

Page 92: ...the Arpeggiator at any given moment Here are two reference charts for the playback features of the Sequencer and the Arpeggiator The top chart lists the shared features the bottom chart lists the ind...

Page 93: ...K Clock They will configure the MiniBrute 2S to work with many different types of devices and systems 8 5 1 As Master MiniBrute 2S is the master clock when the INT option is selected When this is the...

Page 94: ...I and USB outputs 8 5 2 1 Sync In Out types The MIDI Control Center can be used to configure the MiniBrute 2S to send and receive one of the following types of clock signals at the Sync input and outp...

Page 95: ...ediately Jump mode or after you pass through the current value Hook mode To learn more see the MIDI Control Center p 140 chapter 8 8 Tap The Tap button allows you to set the tempo of the active sequen...

Page 96: ...phic showing the minimum and maximum Swing values in musical notation The Sequencer pattern and the Arpeggiator share the Swing setting 8 10 1 Master Swing vs Time Division As mentioned in the previou...

Page 97: ...of a note is the percentage of time it stays on before the next step in the pattern with 1 being the shortest time and 99 being the longest There is a difference between the way Gate time has been im...

Page 98: ...button Select one of the first four pads They are labeled Fwd Rev Alt and Rand Here s what each option does using a four step sequence as an example Forward Fwd plays sequence steps 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 et...

Page 99: ...he Stop button quickly three times in a row MiniBrute 2S will then send an All Notes Off command over USB and MIDI 8 13 2 PLAY PAUSE button When you press the Play Pause button the sequencer will star...

Page 100: ...ess Play the MiniBrute 2 will enter Real time recording p 19 mode The Record button will be lit blue the sequencer will start recording and all you have to do is play the pads as if they were piano ke...

Page 101: ...Step encoders a specific outline of notes to follow as they are turned So rather than always altering the pitch chromatically you have the option to specify a different musical scale This is useful w...

Page 102: ...c scale that s the largest number a Scale can have It s like a musical bypass setting all of the notes entered by the pads will play back at their original pitches and all notes are available when the...

Page 103: ...ian 8 14 2 4 Harmonic Minor and Blues Notice that the Blues Scale only contains seven notes And last but certainly not least the Dorian Mixolydian Harmonic Minor Blues Arturia User Manual MiniBrute 2S...

Page 104: ...p holding pad 16 while you select the notes The active notes of the User scale will be lit on the pads 1 12 Pad 1 is always lit To create your own User Scale for the pads turn each note on or off Use...

Page 105: ...t This is different from using the Stop button which resets the Sequencer to the beginning of the pattern 9 1 2 Restart the pattern There are two ways to restart a pattern from the beginning Hold Shif...

Page 106: ...e and Octave respectively They can be used to modify the octave range of a pattern independently from the pads When you hold pad 16 Transpose and press either of these pads once the pad will flash slo...

Page 107: ...ted by the Time Division setting for the pattern There is a quantize window for recorded notes If you play a note 50 of the Time Division prior to a step or closer it will be recorded into the next st...

Page 108: ...tep mode There s a brief introduction to step time recording p 21 in the Quick Start p 10 chapter We ll just cover the basic concepts here and get into the full details in the chapter on Sequence Edit...

Page 109: ...be loaded into the RAM replacing all 16 patterns in the active memory So take some time to read the Save a Pattern p 105 section before going much further You ll be glad you did 9 3 2 Bank selection L...

Page 110: ...t you re trying to do is reload the original pattern and start over the Load function won t do that See the section Revert a pattern p 105 for instructions It is possible to load a pattern from any ba...

Page 111: ...16 pads will show you Which patterns are empty unlit Which patterns have not been modified blue Which patterns have been modified compared to their saved state purple Which pattern is currently select...

Page 112: ...ion You can paste this pattern into the same bank or a different one just be sure that the destination is available either empty or OK to lose This process is simple too Hold the Paste button Select a...

Page 113: ...ve been created using the first 16 patterns that you entered To play back the Chain make sure the Chain button is lit and then press Play You can pause the Chain too and it will pick up from where it...

Page 114: ...ou can select any one of the four tracks using the TRACK SELECT buttons The tracks are Pitch which is paired with the second track Gate but has its own jack in the patch bay Gate which is paired with...

Page 115: ...otes being played by the Pitch track and it will share the features of the Pitch track direction time division scale mute unmute status etc When track 4 is set to Press ure its data will be combined w...

Page 116: ...Setting the Root note Here s the process for setting the root note for a Pitch based track Hold Shift and press one of the Scale pads Keep holding it until the end of the example Still holding the se...

Page 117: ...sure Track 4 can be set to the Pressure type When that type is selected the play mode resolution and sequence length are shared with the Pitch track The status of the steps on off in step recording mo...

Page 118: ...the CV goes to the new value in a straight line 10 2 6 Gate For the Gate track or when track 3 or track 4 are set to the Gate type the CV output is a gate signal The values range from 1 to 99 with a m...

Page 119: ...e using the Step encoders When a step is active the function will be held until a new active step occurs in which case a new rate is calculated The rate values range from the lowest value of Hold expl...

Page 120: ...methods for erasing p 106 patterns in the previous chapter here we will describe how to erase steps within a pattern while recording in real time When you were a bit sloppy while recording and then y...

Page 121: ...ot already lit press it When it turns red you ll know the Sequencer is in Step mode 10 6 1 The pads at a glance In Step mode a pad that is red indicates a step that contains data To silence that step...

Page 122: ...howing their functions p 116 is in the next section You can use this technique to discern the value of a Secondary parameter also on any track of any type Hold Shift and turn the Step encoder a single...

Page 123: ...Gate track If some of the steps that are being pasted would exceed the pattern length they are ignored The distance between copied steps will be kept if there are gaps between copied steps there will...

Page 124: ...nd press a track button to initialize the content of that track When the Erase Track procedure shown above is followed the Pitch and Gate tracks are erased simultaneously If Velo is selected for Track...

Page 125: ...his involves copying data from one Page to the next 16 32 16 48 etc But the response may be slightly different for each track What follows are some things to keep in mind as we move forward When the P...

Page 126: ...Page buttons This process will make the pattern longer by adding empty steps to the end of the current pattern Start with a pattern that has only 16 steps the 16 button is only the Page button that is...

Page 127: ...page has been reached Here are some examples of this process in action 10 9 3 1 Example 1 Original size Action New size Reason 16 steps Shift 32 32 steps Steps 1 16 were copied appended to step 17 th...

Page 128: ...this is to activate Page Follow mode hold Shift and press the Last Step button it has the word Follow printed underneath You ll know when Page Follow mode is active if it is the Last Step button will...

Page 129: ...two sets of 16 steps one with data and one without You should also see the Page LEDs changing every 16 steps Steps 1 16 Flashing white LED over Page 16 red LED over Page 32 Steps 17 32 Red LED over Pa...

Page 130: ...ng is 1 16 10 10 Independent playing directions You can choose the playing direction of the Pitch Gate tracks track 3 and track 4 separately Select the track for which you want to set the playback dir...

Page 131: ...eatures The MiniBrute 2S arpeggiator provides lots of different ways to arpeggiate the notes you play on the pads The following features were covered in the Shared Features p 83 chapter Setting the ra...

Page 132: ...e Exclusive Random Order Up x2 and Down x2 It will be easier to hear what the Arpeggiator is doing if you are holding down three or more pads The different Arp Modes are described later p 129 in this...

Page 133: ...s loaded See the MCC chapter p 140 for more information Tap tempo and the Rate knob will not function when MiniBrute 2S is set to one of the external sync p 87 sources 11 3 5 Time Division The Time Di...

Page 134: ...til you play another pad The original arpeggio is not held in memory when the status of the On button is toggled 11 3 6 1 Some notes about transposition An active arpeggio cannot be transposed To cons...

Page 135: ...order from the bottom to the top When it reaches the top it will start again from the bottom The results will sound something like this 11 4 2 Arp mode Down With the Arp mode p 126 set to Dwn the arpe...

Page 136: ...will not a predictable pattern so it is possible that a note could be repeated one or more times before a new note is heard 11 4 6 Arp Mode Order With the Arp mode p 126 set to Ordr the arpeggiator wi...

Page 137: ...t will play each note twice before the next note plays 11 4 8 Arp Mode Down x2 With the Arp mode p 126 set to Dn x2 the arpeggiator will play the held notes in order from the top to the bottom But unl...

Page 138: ...Hold function hold Shift press the On button Keep at least one pad down at all times until the final step Press one or more pads the arpeggio will play those notes Keep at least one pad down and then...

Page 139: ...he pattern sounds press Play Pause in the middle of the pattern The pattern will pause Press Play Pause again The pattern will resume and continue playing normally Keep in mind the arpeggio will stop...

Page 140: ...sure is currently selected since one of those may be set to a different length than the Pitch track All four tracks will start looping at the same moment and they will return to the beginning of the l...

Page 141: ...them and the Sequencer is also playing the following things will happen The content of the pattern for the Pitch track will not be played If track 3 is in Velo mode and or track 4 is in Pressure mode...

Page 142: ...learn how to access the manual click here p 139 This chapter will cover only the MIDI Control Center features that are unique to the MiniBrute 2S 13 1 2 System requirements PC 2 GB RAM CPU 2 GHz Wind...

Page 143: ...ndows OS The MIDI driver for the MiniBrute 2S is not multi client That s a technical term that simply means this If a DAW application is already active on your computer the MIDI Control Center will no...

Page 144: ...solution Launch the Audio MIDI Setup utility The fastest way to do this is usually to hold the Command key press the space bar and type in the letters AMS If you do not see the MIDI Studio window hold...

Page 145: ...while using the MIDI Control Center such as the Browser and Template The next chapter explains how to use the MIDI Control Center software to configure the MiniBrute 2S to match your system and enhanc...

Page 146: ...are divided into two main groups of Templates Factory and User The User Templates are the ones you have recalled from your MiniBrute 2S with the MCC See the Store To Recall From p 144 section to lear...

Page 147: ...The Working Memory The upper half of the Template Browser window contains a location called the Working Memory It functions as a sort of target onto which a group of patterns i e Templates can be dra...

Page 148: ...nks of patterns to MiniBrute 2S and will overwrite the internal memory It s possible to drag a Template from the Template Browser onto the Working Memory When you do the patterns will be sent to the M...

Page 149: ...Send a Bank of 16 patterns to MiniBrute 2S Arturia User Manual MiniBrute 2S MIDI Control Center 143...

Page 150: ...l 64 patterns from the selected Template into the MiniBrute 2S 14 4 2 Recall edited patterns from MiniBrute 2S If you changed any patterns inside the MiniBrute 2S you need to pull those patterns into...

Page 151: ...evice Settings Use these files to share settings and patterns with other users 14 5 Import Export Device Settings Immediately under the Device Settings tab are two buttons labeled Import and Export Th...

Page 152: ...a field To edit the Fixed Velocity Value for example click and drag the knob graphic or double click in the value field and enter a new value Some parameters have a pull down menu To change the value...

Page 153: ...Ch 1 16 User Fixed follow User channel Pad Velo curve Log Lin AntiLog Personalized response Pad Aftertouch curve Log Lin AntiLog Personalized response Pad Poly Aftertouch Off On Disable enable pad po...

Page 154: ...This determines whether the ModWheel will send its messages down a fixed MIDI Channel at all times or change MIDI Channels when the keyboard does 14 7 1 5 ModWheel CC Ordinarily a mod wheel is assigne...

Page 155: ...e the MiniBrute 2S is monophonic it cannot respond to polyphonic aftertouch But it is a very useful and expressive feature to have as a creative option for your system But keep in mind that Pad Poly A...

Page 156: ...s when the MiniBrute 2S patterns will change Fixed Velocity Mode Off On Disable enable velocity sensitivity Fixed Velocity Value 0 127 Set the preferred value Tap Tempo 2 3 or 4 taps Number of taps to...

Page 157: ...used by Oberheim drum machines et al 14 7 2 4 Next Seq This parameter decides how quickly the MiniBrute 2S patterns will change after a new pattern has been selected and whether the new pattern will...

Page 158: ...Master Swing This parameter sets the resolution for the swing value that has been selected using the Shift button and one of the keys as indicated on the top panel The Time Div setting must be equal t...

Page 159: ...1 Global Transpose This parameter will toggle the ability to transpose the sequencer patterns via MIDI notes or front panel activity A setting of Disable will filter out transposition requests 14 7 3...

Page 160: ...nge for incoming Pitch Bend commands Velocity Range 1 10 Defines the voltage range of the Velo patch bay jack Pressure Range 1 10 Defines the voltage range of the Mod patch bay jack V Oct Base Note Pi...

Page 161: ...h 14 7 4 4 Envelope Retrig If this parameter is set to Off notes that are played in a Legato manner will not retrigger the envelopes The On setting means that each new note will retrigger the envelope...

Page 162: ...same type of MIDI information though MIDI CC MMC or both Parameter Range Values Description Function Transport Mode MIDI CC MMC Both Covers most devices Stop Channel 1 16 user Fixed channel or linked...

Page 163: ...F G A and B That way the encoders will only select C D E F G and A when they are turned As with the other Scales if the User Scale is selected it will dictate which notes will played back by a pattern...

Page 164: ...15 1 Shift function chart Note Some Shift functions are only available in specific modes Here s a list of the Shift button features that are available in all modes 158 Arturia User Manual MiniBrute 2...

Page 165: ...y p 162 Real Time Recording SHIFT Rec p 162 Real Time Recording SHIFT Save p 162 Recall saved state i e revert the pattern SHIFT Sync p 162 Metronome on off SHIFT Tempo knob p 162 Swing amount SHIFT T...

Page 166: ...n edit mode Copy Steps Paste Pad 1 16 p 164 in edit mode Paste steps Here s a list of the button combinations that are available in Pad Playing Real Time mode Combination Result Erase Pad 1 16 p 164 E...

Page 167: ...sequencer and the arpeggiator This is also known as the Play mode Four options are available Forward FW Reverse Rev Alternating Alt and Random Rand 15 2 1 5 SHIFT Pad 5 8 Sets the Time Division for t...

Page 168: ...15 2 1 11 SHIFT Play This will cause a sequence or an arpeggio to start again from the first step Seq or the first note Arp 15 2 1 12 Record Play This puts the MiniBrute 2 into real time recording mod...

Page 169: ...e the bank while selecting the pattern location onto which you want to paste a copied pattern 15 2 1 22 Sync Tempo knob Select the analog clock format Gate 1 PPS Korg 24PQ 48PQ 15 2 1 23 Erase Page 16...

Page 170: ...it mode Use this to copy one or more steps within a pattern The Sequencer must be in edit mode with the Record button lit red 15 2 2 4 Paste Pad 1 16 in Edit mode Use this to paste the copied step or...

Page 171: ...n all the installations If this product is found to be the source of interferences witch can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the follow...

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