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MicroBrute UFO Edition

Limited-edition analog monosynth

MicroBrute UFO delivers raw analog power with an extraterrestrial edge. Equipped with the iconic Steiner-Parker filter, a multi-waveform VCO, a patchable Mod Matrix, and flexible sequencer — discover the same massive brute sound, recast in space black with martian-green detailing.

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MicroBrute UFO Edition

Summon
extraterrestrial analog energy

The same pocket-sized powerhouse that earned a cult following, recast for deep-space missions. MicroBrute UFO Edition packs a full analog voice, patch-point control, and hands-on sequencing into one compact unit - perfect for desktops, studios and live rigs alike.

Brute sound

From unruly basslines and piercing leads to wild, unstable harmonics - MicroBrute delivers a sound that’s raw, edgy, and unmistakably Brute.

100% analog power

Mix and shape waves with MicroBrute’s VCO and built-in modifiers, then sculpt your sound through the iconic Steiner-Parker filter and Brute Factor™ drive.

Patchable mod matrix

Forge your own signal path: patch modulation sources and destinations to sculpt wild, custom tones - or connect external gear for more creative control.

Hear it
in action

From sub-weight basses and razor leads to acidic sequences and cinematic drones - all from one powerful oscillator, a classic filter, and a few smart modifiers.

Croydon Square

Narumik

Analog terror dubstep track, only for true OGs. All sound sources come from the Microbrute.

Balade Spatiale

Quentin Feuillard

An ambient piece evoking a spaceship drifting through the vastness of space — minimal, dreamy, and cosmic.

Microbits

Florian Marin

A nostalgic lofi beat with a video game vibe, crafted entirely from Arturia MicroBrute sounds and subtle processing. Analog warmth with a playful edge.

Brutever

Florian Marin

A bass-driven track built entirely from Arturia MicroBrute sounds, lightly processed for extra depth and character. Analog grit meets modern groove.

Doorways

Victor Morello

An ambient cinematic track built around arpeggiated patterns and deep, evolving textures. It carries a quiet intensity, balancing atmosphere with a subtle sense of tension.

Summer Thirty-Five

Victor Morello

A mellow electronica track with soft rhythms and a warm, reflective tone.

Patch
the unknown

Mini-jack patch cables (included) let you reroute envelopes, LFO, pitch and more in seconds. Cross-patch external gear, feed CV loops or jack straight into your modular for interplanetary modulation.

Command
your sound

From gut-punch basslines to sci-fi bleeps, MicroBrute UFO Edition adapts to any sonic mission. Twist a knob for instant attitude, sketch a new sequence on the fly, or reroute the Mod Matrix for wild, custom modulation. No menus - just hands-on analog response that’s uniquely yours.

100 % analog signal path: pure VCO → Steiner-Parker filter → Brute Factor™ drive

Syncable LFO: 3 waveforms, tempo-sync or audio-rate for FM craziness

Step-sequencer: 8 patterns, up to 64 steps each, with rate & trigger modes

Unique VCO: Saw, Pulse & Triangle with Ultrasaw, PWM, Metalizer and a Sub-5th generator for huge tone

Steiner-Parker multimode filter: Low-, High- & Band-Pass with self-oscillating resonance

CV/Gate & Audio In/Out: process external signals and patch into modular rigs

Patchable Mod Matrix: route LFO, ENV or external CV anywhere; mini-jack cables in the box

Brute Factor™: from subtle saturation to full intermodulation havoc

MIDI DIN + USB-MIDI: plug into any DAW or hardware setup, clock-sync, or use as a master keyboard

Get
hands on

MicroBrute UFO Edition is a synth for fearless sound designers. Push the Brute Factor™ into overdrive, fold waves with the Metalizer, and patch signals in ways no manual ever intended - pure, untamed analog expression.

A closer
look

Explore MicroBrute UFO Edition, from the expression controls to back panel connections - built for bold analog adventures.

Overview

MicroBrute UFO Edition

1

Oscillator & Modifiers

MicroBrute UFO’s 100% analog VCO blends saw, pulse, and triangle waves, enhanced with unique built-in modifiers: Ultrasaw for huge width, Metalizer for complex harmonics, and a sub-oscillator that rattles the room.

2

Filter & Brute Factor™

Shape your sound with the Steiner-Parker multimode filter, offering low-pass, band-pass, and high-pass modes with resonance that pushes into self-oscillation. Brute Factor™ adds everything from subtle grit to full-blown intermodulation havoc.

3

Mod Matrix

The patch bay Mod Matrix lets you create custom modulation routes and connect MicroBrute to modular, semi-modular, and analog gear. Shape, animate, and expand your sound without menus — just patch and play.

4

LFO

Syncable LFO with three waveforms, tempo sync, and audio-rate operation for vibrato, wild modulation, or FM-style tones.

5

Envelope & Controls

Classic ADSR envelope for precise dynamic shaping. Glide, modulation wheel depth, and direct controls for expressive, hands-on performance.

6

Sequencer

Program up to eight patterns with 64 steps each. Adjustable rate and multiple trigger modes let you lock in tight grooves or explore evolving phrases.

Overview

MicroBrute UFO Edition

1

Oscillator & Modifiers

MicroBrute UFO’s 100% analog VCO blends saw, pulse, and triangle waves, enhanced with unique built-in modifiers: Ultrasaw for huge width, Metalizer for complex harmonics, and a sub-oscillator that rattles the room.

2

Filter & Brute Factor™

Shape your sound with the Steiner-Parker multimode filter, offering low-pass, band-pass, and high-pass modes with resonance that pushes into self-oscillation. Brute Factor™ adds everything from subtle grit to full-blown intermodulation havoc.

3

Mod Matrix

The patch bay Mod Matrix lets you create custom modulation routes and connect MicroBrute to modular, semi-modular, and analog gear. Shape, animate, and expand your sound without menus — just patch and play.

4

LFO

Syncable LFO with three waveforms, tempo sync, and audio-rate operation for vibrato, wild modulation, or FM-style tones.

5

Envelope & Controls

Classic ADSR envelope for precise dynamic shaping. Glide, modulation wheel depth, and direct controls for expressive, hands-on performance.

6

Sequencer

Program up to eight patterns with 64 steps each. Adjustable rate and multiple trigger modes let you lock in tight grooves or explore evolving phrases.

Overview

MicroBrute UFO Edition

1

Oscillator & Modifiers

MicroBrute UFO’s 100% analog VCO blends saw, pulse, and triangle waves, enhanced with unique built-in modifiers: Ultrasaw for huge width, Metalizer for complex harmonics, and a sub-oscillator that rattles the room.

2

Filter & Brute Factor™

Shape your sound with the Steiner-Parker multimode filter, offering low-pass, band-pass, and high-pass modes with resonance that pushes into self-oscillation. Brute Factor™ adds everything from subtle grit to full-blown intermodulation havoc.

3

Mod Matrix

The patch bay Mod Matrix lets you create custom modulation routes and connect MicroBrute to modular, semi-modular, and analog gear. Shape, animate, and expand your sound without menus — just patch and play.

4

LFO

Syncable LFO with three waveforms, tempo sync, and audio-rate operation for vibrato, wild modulation, or FM-style tones.

5

Envelope & Controls

Classic ADSR envelope for precise dynamic shaping. Glide, modulation wheel depth, and direct controls for expressive, hands-on performance.

6

Sequencer

Program up to eight patterns with 64 steps each. Adjustable rate and multiple trigger modes let you lock in tight grooves or explore evolving phrases.

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Overview

MicroBrute UFO Edition

1

CV/Gate

Pitch Out, Gate Out, and Gate In for easy integration with modular systems, analog synths, and sequencers.

2

Audio In/Out

Process external audio through the filter and Brute Factor™, or send MicroBrute’s raw analog tone into your mix via Line Out or headphone output.

3

MIDI In

Sync and control MicroBrute UFO from any DAW, hardware sequencer, or MIDI keyboard.

4

USB MIDI

Bi-directional USB provides full MIDI integration — automate parameters or use MicroBrute as a compact master keyboard.

Overview

MicroBrute UFO Edition

1

CV/Gate

Pitch Out, Gate Out, and Gate In for easy integration with modular systems, analog synths, and sequencers.

2

Audio In/Out

Process external audio through the filter and Brute Factor™, or send MicroBrute’s raw analog tone into your mix via Line Out or headphone output.

3

MIDI In

Sync and control MicroBrute UFO from any DAW, hardware sequencer, or MIDI keyboard.

4

USB MIDI

Bi-directional USB provides full MIDI integration — automate parameters or use MicroBrute as a compact master keyboard.

Overview

MicroBrute UFO Edition

1

CV/Gate

Pitch Out, Gate Out, and Gate In for easy integration with modular systems, analog synths, and sequencers.

2

Audio In/Out

Process external audio through the filter and Brute Factor™, or send MicroBrute’s raw analog tone into your mix via Line Out or headphone output.

3

MIDI In

Sync and control MicroBrute UFO from any DAW, hardware sequencer, or MIDI keyboard.

4

USB MIDI

Bi-directional USB provides full MIDI integration — automate parameters or use MicroBrute as a compact master keyboard.

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Pauchi Sasaki

Building one-self a sound at a time

Composer, producer, film-scorer, performer, creator, improviser. Pauchi Sasaki is a world-renowned multimedia artist who isn’t afraid to blur the boundaries of contemporary music and the classics.

Artist
Corner

Adrian Utley

Portishead

"I love the sound of the original, and MicroBrute's got that character and can be even wilder. You can get all kinds of musical interactions with other analog gear and drum machines. Combine the two together and you're rocking..."

Hideki Matsutake

Sound Engineer

"Its a SMALL GIANT! I love the MicroBrute!!"

Roger Manning Jr.

Keyboardist

"Once again Arturia has given me the best of both worlds with MicroBrute. It's blowing minds at both my recordings session and in concert. The perfect compliment to my already diverse rig."

Anthony Gonzalez

M83

"It is actually the best thing on earth for travelers. Being able to record anytime with a beautiful sounding analog synth is just priceless! Try to connect MicroBrute to the minibrute then it opens a world of new possibilities. Great job Arturia !"

Terry Lawless

U2

"MicroBrute takes me back to the joy I felt when I pushed that first key and a saw wave spoke back to me. MicroBrute allows for more than 100% values of such things as keyboard tracking. MicroBrute melds the best in a compact little powerhouse."

Sandra Vu

Dum Dum Girls

"The small form factor is disproportionate to the massive sound you can get out of MicroBrute. Having used many Arturia soft synths, this is a great piece to transition from a laptop. Turn the switch and go."

Chris Cross

Ultravox

"For me, a Synthesizer that has no presets is an adventure every time. MicroBrute is a recipe for audio joy. MicroBrute soon becomes a real electronic instrument, that develops with your knowledge and expertise."

PJ Morton

Maroon 5

"There's nothing like having the touch of knobs and buttons under your fingertips. MicroBrute working right along with the MiniBrute just takes it over the top. It's already started to inspire new ideas with my writing and production."

Tara Busch

I Speak Machine

"This mighty little machine runs the gamut from metallic, brutal bass to velvety bleepy, bloopy goodness - and is a sheer joy to play. Very inspiring!"

André Bowman

will.i.am

"Big, ballsy sound! Arturia has another sonic monster on its hands!"

oLI dE SaT

Indochine

"If there is a keyboard name that suits well, it is the MicroBrute. Mini keyboard for big warm tones. Intuitive, fast, fun. A really good CV."

Keith Shocklee

Public Enemy

"The craziest part about it is that I can put it in my backpack and yet it's a true analog synthesizer. That's what I was waiting for. I microsized my all setup. Microsized ! That's not even a word !"

Nina Kraviz

DJ / Producer

"I liked MicroBrute because it is small and portable and it is useful for me because I am always on the road. It Is very simple but it has a very strong signal and great filter. I can make it sound very my own and unique."

Joris Delacroix

DJ / Producer

"A small and affordable little synth that is very fun to use and that can find its own place thanks to a real saturation and incisive sound."

Press
Clippings

Ask Audio

On MicroBrute

"Getting creative with the routing is what makes the Microbrute so much fun—and ensures its usefulness in the studio for years to come. The MicroBrute is an amazing deal that meets all needs with savage style."

Meet Music Magazine

On MicroBrute

"This synthesizer has a whole bunch of new characteristics as interesting as unique"

Electronic Musician

On MicroBrute

"An inexpensive monophonic instrument with flexible modulation routing and a Steiner-Parker multimode filter that provides vintages tones without sounding like an ARP, Mg or Oberheim®"

Estrada Studio

On MicroBrute

"The MicroBrute - with its own characteristic sound - is one of our favorites."

Keyboard Magazine

On MicroBrute

"If you’re an analog head, the Arturia MicroBrute is definitely the way to go."

Keyboard Magazine

On MicroBrute

"The sound is anything but “pretty” compared to other contemporary analog synths, but that aggressive character is what makes it essential to my sounds. This synth is meaty and macho like nothing else. If you don’t already own a ’Brute, it’s clear that you will. At this price, practically everyone will."

Music Radar

On MicroBrute

"you get plenty of synth for not a great deal of money"

MusicTech

On MicroBrute

"MicroBrute should be the first synth students use to learn the basics of analogue synthesis. Thi synth can probably go to more places than any other single-oscillator machine out there"

Future Music

On MicroBrute

"The Micro – by virtue of its own distinctive sounds – is one of our favourites."

Rekkerd.org

On MicroBrute

"the MicroBrute is a landmark new synth at an incredible price"

Sonic State

On MicroBrute

"Is love too strong a word to use for an inanimate object ? Perhaps. But I really clicked with the MicroBrute. It has real character, plenty of sonic scope , even as only a single Osc mono with its limitations, and the patching and interfacing is really brilliant"

Sound On Sound

On MicroBrute

"The MicroBrute is a pure analogue synth, and it sounds like one. The MicroBrute will become a significant success in its own right."

Audio Fanzine

On MicroBrute

"Genetically gifted! We have here a full-fledged synth that ought to bring down the last barriers and seduce die-hard opponents of real electronic instruments.It has earned a well-deserved 2013 Best Value for Money Award! It's unbelievable! This modest investment allows you to have an analog sound with a strong character."

Future Music

On MicroBrute

"I have to admit to falling for the MicroBrute almost immediately. It is compact, powerful, flexible and fun"

Ask Audio

On MicroBrute

"the MicroBrute is designed to provide all the essential elements of an analog classic synth in a convenient and fun to use package."

Audio Technology

On MicroBrute

"Would I own one? Yes sir-ee. The MicroBrute punches well above its weight in terms of sonic performance- so very retro. A brutal darling indeed."

MusicTech

On MicroBrute

"A great little synth that you can have a lot of fun with and use as the hub of a bigger network of gear. Superb value, too."

Tape Op

On MicroBrute

"With the MicroBrute, Arturia has a winner, and along with a few other gear manufacturers, they seem to have tacitly acknowledged that we have come back to "days of future past" in search of the visceral thrill of "real" control over a wild and untamed sonic palette."

Future Music

On MicroBrute

"A modern analogue single oscillator, multi-waveform monosynth that avoids just being a retro clone."

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Main Features

Monophonic synthesizer

100% Analog audio signal path

Steiner-Parker 2-pole multimode filter (Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass)

Analog Voltage Controlled Oscillator

Oscillator Mixer (Overtone, Sawtooth, Square, Triangle, audio in [on rear panel])

Overtone sub oscillator/5th generator

Signal enhancers:

  • Pulse Width Modulation

  • Ultrasaw generates fat sawtooth waveforms

  • Metalizer brings in extreme harmonics

Brute Factor™ delivers saturation and rich harmonics

LFO with 3 waveforms (sine, sawtooth, square)

LFO can freerun or sync to arpeggiator

ADSR envelope generator

Keyboard tracking of the VCF cutoff

25-note mini-key keyboard

Mod wheel (assignable to cutoff or LFO amount)

Pitch wheel (bend range selectable via software)

Octave selector from -3 to +2 octaves

External analog audio input

CV In jacks: Pitch, Filter, sub-harmonics, pulse width, Metalizer, saw animator

CV Out jacks: pitch, envelope, LFO

MIDI In with 5 pin DIN connector

USB MIDI In/Out

1/4” audio output and 1/8” headphone output

Full-functioned step sequencer:

  • 8 memories

  • up to 64 steps per memory

  • tap tempo

  • rate control

  • step divisions (via software)

  • trigger modes (via software)

MIDI sync

Steel bottom panel

12V DC 1A power supply

What’s in the box

Box content

  • MicroBrute synthesizer

  • User manual

  • Preset sheets

  • Power supply

  • 2 mini-jack patch cords

Size & weight

  • Size (mm): 60 x 325 x 221 mm

  • Size (in): 2.36 x 12.80 x 8.70 in

  • Weight (kg): 1.75 kg

  • Weight (lb): 3.86 lb

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