One of the reasons these synths are so great for beginners is because you can do so much with them without even inserting a single cable a lot of the fun comes from exploring that right-hand patch cable wonderland. There is also an external input for twisting sounds from the outside world. In the first oscillator, along with the level mixer, the Square waveform has a dedicated Pulse-Width knob, with an attached Pulse-Width Modulation Amount knob, just to get freaky with. The second oscillator has three switchable waveforms: Sine, Sawtooth, and Square.

The levels of these waveforms are adjusted using faders for each one. The MiniBrute 2 is a beast of a synth with two oscillators, one of which has an assortment of waveforms: Sawtooth, Square, Triangle, and Noise. Otherwise, the two units are exactly the same. The main difference between the MiniBrute 2 and 2S is the sequencer on the 2S and the keyboard on the 2.

Now let’s dive in and see what they’re all about. For most of this review, we will treat the MiniBrute 2 and MiniBrute 2S as one synth, only separating them when features call for it.

Both synths are built upon the same engine, and the differences don’t emerge until you get deeper into exploring their performance and playing capabilities.

Minibrute 2s