Arturia launches MiniFreak 49 synth at $849

Arturia has announced the MiniFreak 49, a version of its MiniFreak synth with 49 full-sized semi-weighted keys instead of 37 minikeys. It adds aluminum pitch and mod wheels, a larger LCD, dedicated controls for both sound engines and a new XYZ touchpad. It is available now with an MSRP of $849.

• 49 full-sized semi-weighted keys with mono aftertouch
• Over 30 digital oscillator types paired with analog filters
• 256MB of storage for user samples and wavetables
• New XYZ touchpad replaces the knob-based mod matrix