Arturia PolyBrute Noir Edition

A 6-voice 61-note analog synthesizer with sound morphing capability, unmatched expression, and deep sound design flexibility, with a limited-edition Noir finish.

PolyBrute Noir is a 61-note polyphonic analog keyboard, uniting unparalleled expressivity and sound design flexibility with 6 fearsome Brute voices, complete with a limited-edition stealthy black finish. The result is an instrument that lets musicians perform fearlessly, compose with fluidity, and explore sound in perpetual motion.

Limited Noir Edition

A true dark horse in any setup, PolyBrute Noir stylishly conceals its enormous creative potential within a slick black exterior, complete with colorful accents, luxurious dark wooden appoint-ments, and signature ionized parts that’ll make anyone look twice.

Massive analog polyphony

Harness the raw power of analog with 6 powerful analog Brute voices, comprising seamless waveshaping VCOS, dual filters, and a tactile array of modulation. Split, layer, and stack PolyBrute’s voices for every flavor of analog polyphony - from beauty to beast.

Morphing: sounds within sounds

Explore sound between the lines with 2 distinct sonic states within each preset, yours to seam-lessly morph and navigate between. With a single sweep of the multi-axis Morphée controller and Morph knob, discover endless sweet spots in every patch.

Perform, express

Freely express your musical style and bring your creative ideas to life with PolyBrute’s hands-on controls, flexible interface, and premium velocity-sensitive keybed with aftertouch. From the Morphée to the responsive ribbon controller, every aspect of PolyBrute ensures that your sound is an extension of yourself. Your sound to infinity Built to satisfy your inner sound explorer, this polysynth comes fully equipped for perpetual patch discovery and sound design. Quickly create modulation connections with the Matrix, color your patch with 3 digital stereo FX engines, and instantly animate any idea with musical se-quencing and effortless arpeggiation.

Features

• 6-voice analog morphing synthesizer
• 61 keys with velocity and aftertouch
• Pitch Bend, Mod Wheel, Ribbon controllers
• Morphée touch and pressure-sensitive 3D controller
  

  An X-Y-Z controller that combines pressure with position for unique multi-axis control over your sound. Assign it to preset morphing, voice controls, sequencing randomization - the choice is yours.

• Sound Morphing with parts A and B in each preset
  PolyBrute Noir’s presets exist in two simultaneous states, and the Morph control lets you sweep effortlessly between them. Adjust numerous parameters at once for huge variety within a single preset.
  
• Dual Analog VCOs with Noise Generator
• 12dB/Oct Multimode Steiner-Parker Filter
• 24dB/Oct Ladder Filter with Distortion
• 3 Envelopes
• 3 LFOs
• 3 stereo Digital FX engines
• 768 preset slots
• 12x32 Modulation Matrix
• 64-step polyphonic sequencer
  Use either real-time or step input to record up to 64 steps, each with 6-voice polyphony, and tap in everything from overdubs to accents to slides per step, complete with Matrix-powered editing and sequence management.
  
• Arpeggiator and Matrix Arpeggiator
  An inspiring multi-mode arpeggiator that lets you spontaneously create ideas, randomize them, or freeze them into sequences to preserve the musical magic of the moment.
  
  Discover a unique fusion of arpeggiation and sequencing and craft melodies and ostinatos intelligently and intuitively. Map which held notes will play per step, with mutes, octave transpose, slides, and even modulation tracks.
  
• 2 expression and 1 sustain pedal inputs

Included Software

• PolyBrute Connect
• Arturia MIDI Control Center

September 2023. Arturia's PolyBrute goes deeper with firmware 3.0:

• 7 Distortion modes:
  Add crunch, saturation, and pure sonic carnage with 7 modes of Distortion, accompanying PolyBrute’s Modulation, Delay, Reverb, and EQ effects.
• Flexible effects routing
  Rewire PolyBrute’s effects and signal chain to suit your sound design flow; both the Insert and Send modes can now be adjusted in terms of order.
• Enhanced tuning:
  Adjust PolyBrute’s musical role in your projects with deeper individual oscillator tuning, transposing the keyboard by semitones, and more.
• New Stereo Layer mode:
  Allocate one voice to the left channel and one to the right to add increased natural width to PolyBrute’s sounds.
• Over 350 new presets:
  A total rework of PolyBrute’s library means hundreds of new presets, further exploring expressivity, analog power, and new features like Distortion.
• PolyBrute Connect:
  Enjoy quicker, smoother communication between PolyBrute and its software counterpart, also accommodating other new features from firmware 3.0.
• Workflow & expression improvements:
  Reload your last saved preset on startup, send program changes, adjust LED brightness, and more.