MiniFreak V 2026: Arturia Softsynth, Not Hardware MiniFreak

This Page Is MiniFreak V. It Is Not the Hardware MiniFreak.

Stay here for MiniFreak V as a DAW/standalone softsynth: price, demo, oscillator/FX counts, hardware mirroring, and which Arturia page to trust. Do not use this file as a Pigments editor, an Analog Lab Play preset player, a Current 2 review, or a hardware MiniFreak buyer’s guide.

Software overview is the engine-count and 149€ primary. Hardware MiniFreak-V page is the “comes free with hardware” primary. Store US$ 149 is the dollar cart—and it still mixes in keybed/MIDI-jack copy. MusicTech 31 January 2023 is the independent review of the software SKU. KVR news 17 January 2023 is the standalone-plugin launch note. This September 2026 page is that SKU after later 3.0/4.0 engine updates, not a 2026 launch.^{[1][3][2][5][6]}

Pigments Play, Pigments versus Serum, Analog Lab Play, Pure SUB, and Current 2 live on related slugs. MiniFreak V is the Freak engine in a plugin, with optional one-for-one hardware sync.

Overview 149€. Store US$ 149. Hardware Includes V Free.

Software overview this fetch: 149€ Buy Now, Get Free Demo. Store: US$ 149. KVR marketplace: $149.00. MusicTech 31 January 2023: €199, intro €99 until 2 February 2023. KVR news the same week: intro €99 (reg. €199) until 2 February 2023. Cite 2023 as dated press.^{[1][2][4][5][6]}

Hardware page this fetch: MiniFreak V comes free with your MiniFreak synth; hardware Buy Now 649$. That is the bundled path. The paid software SKU is for people without the keyboard. Overview: can be synced to MiniFreak hardware; no hardware needed for DAW or standalone use.^[3][1]

KVR product version this fetch: 4.0.2.6369 on Windows and macOS. Arturia’s MiniFreak Vocoder Edition downloads block in this pass listed MiniFreak V 4.0.2.6369 dated 10 October 2025 (Mac 441.44 MB, Win 468.38 MB). Recheck Arturia Software Center for a newer build.^[4][7]

Two Digital Engines, Modeled Analog Filter, Hardware Sync.

Overview Main Features: 6-voice hybrid identical to MiniFreak; two engines, 31 oscillator modes; Engine 2 can process Engine 1 (store still says that); one envelope and one cycling envelope per voice; two LFOs per voice; modeled polyphonic analog filters and VCAs; 3 digital FX slots insert or send, 13 FX; custom LFO curves; mod matrix 7 sources and dozens of destinations; 64-step sequencer; 4 automation lanes; arpeggiator with Ratchet and Octave Randomize.^[1]

MusicTech: except the filter, the software engine is the same digital code as the hardware (oscillators, envelopes, LFOs, FX not “modeled”—they are the algorithms). The multimode filter is the modeled analogue stage. Review con: oscillator outputs cannot be panned. 6-voice poly, 12-voice paraphonic, mono, unison.^[5]

Overview: Main, Advanced, and Sequencer views; chord/scale lock; macros; in-app tutorials; included in V Collection. Later vendor/KVR notes (outside this SKU’s 2023 review) added wavetable/granular/vocoder-class engines in 2.0–4.0 firmware/software updates. This page does not flatten those update notes into the 2023 MusicTech feature list.^[1]

• V versus hardware Hardware page: identical virtual instrument; preset unity; mapped controls; multiple instances in the DAW. Software-only users skip the 649$ keyboard and buy V.^[3]
• Not Pigments Pigments is Arturia’s multi-engine editor (and Play is the free player). MiniFreak V is the Freak architecture: two algorithmic engines into a modeled analog filter plus the Freak sequencer/arp.
• Not Analog Lab Play Analog Lab Play is a preset gateway. MiniFreak V is a full instrument with a modulation matrix and sequencer. Related slug covers Analog Lab Play.

Install via ASC. Demo on the Overview. V Collection Is Another Path.

Overview: Arturia Software Center downloads, organizes, updates, and manages licenses. Formats: standalone, VST, AAX, Audio Unit, NKS (64-bit DAWs). Windows: Win 10+ 64-bit, 4 GB RAM, 4-core 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz turbo), 3 GB disk, OpenGL 2.0, ARM processors not supported on Windows. Mac: OS 11+, same RAM/CPU-or-M1, 3 GB disk, OpenGL 2.0.^[1]

Get Free Demo is on the overview. Paid paths this fetch: software 149€ / US$ 149; hardware bundle includes V; overview also says the instrument is included in V Collection. Recheck which V Collection edition you own before paying twice.^[1][2][3]

FL, Ableton, Logic: One Patch Pass Before You Pay

This checklist is a first bass or lead instance, not a Freak sound-design course. Confirm the live Arturia cart; 2023’s €99 intro is closed.

1. Install via ASC and open the official demo
   Overview: 149€ software; store US$ 149; free demo control. Hardware owners: V is included—do not buy a second license until ASC says you lack one.^[1][3]
2. Load a factory preset, then open Advanced only if you need the matrix
   Overview: Main view is the hardware-like overview; Advanced is polyphony, scale, matrix, LFO shaper; Sequencer view matches the hardware seq/arp.^[1]
3. If you own the keyboard, enable hardware sync; otherwise map any MIDI controller
   MusicTech: Lab/Analog Lab mappings are a middle ground; only MiniFreak hardware is 1:1. Software still runs with no hardware.^[5][1]
4. Stop before this page becomes Pigments or Analog Lab Play
   Pigments Play, Pigments 7 vs Serum 2, Analog Lab Play, Pure SUB, and Current 2 are related slugs.

Pigments, Analog Lab Play, and Current 2 Are Out of Scope

This article does not review Pigments, Analog Lab Play, Pure SUB, or Minimal Audio Current 2. It does not sell the MiniFreak keyboard. MiniFreak V is the software Freak: paid on its own, bundled with hardware, also listed inside V Collection.

As of this September 2026 fetch, Arturia still listed 149€ / US$ 149 for the software SKU and 4.0.2.6369 on KVR. Recheck checkout; do not reuse 2023’s €99 intro as a live price. Do not trust the store page’s 22-mode/10-FX/keybed block over the software overview.^[1][2][4]