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Arturia MiniFreak 5.0 finally lets you load your own samples and wavetables

September 16

Happy Mag https://happymag.tv The Arturia MiniFreak gets a brand-new update with the addition of user samples and wavetable uploads. The ability for users to upload their own samples and wavetables into the synth... Happ

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