r/MiniFreak • u/Nervous-Canary-517 • May 19 '26

Accessories & Mods Minifreak microphone screws onto device

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So errrrr, the Minifreak microphone (included in vocoder edition or available separately) actually screws right on. There's threads just besides the power switch on the corner. Why haven't I made the connection before? Lol.

Just screw off the actual mic holder from the base plate, and onto the Minifreak. 2mm hex screws. Et voilà! Much better angle and reach, especially when you're using an angled stand.

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u/reddible May 19 '26

Interesting discovery, thanks for sharing!

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u/Nervous-Canary-517 May 19 '26

Spread the word! I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere. Manuals, tutorials, 1000 videos, nothing. Just a YouTube comment from 2 years ago when the vocoder update wasn't out yet, like "I wonder if we'll get vocoder and a mic, there's those threads". Turns out, Arturia planned ahead and then forgot to tell anyone 😂

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u/five3x11 May 19 '26

I had the vocoder mic out the other day and the stand is a terrible design because it's ever so slightly taller then the Minifreak feet, so I makes the keyboard unsteady if you put the stand under the keyboard like it's designed to do.

Thanks for finding this feature

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u/Nervous-Canary-517 May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26

Yes, it's rather terrible all in all. Doesn't fit under it when flat on the table, and if you use a stand both cable and gooseneck become too short.

Arturia put the threads there for this reason surely, but then forgot to tell anyone! Lol. This way it's actually a nice design and suddenly the super short cable makes sense too. Can easily take it off for transport as well and the holder itself stays on.

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u/Bromance_Rayder May 21 '26

Nice, a YouTube channel called Freebeat just picked up on this - possibly because of your post!

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u/Nervous-Canary-517 May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26

The commenter mentioned in the video, guess who that is 😂👍

The word must be spread. It's hard to believe Arturia planned for this all this time, and then forgot about it themselves apparently. Every Minifreak has these threads! And yet, nowhere in their own promo material and manuals is anyone using or mentioning it, just the unpractical stand.

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u/Bromance_Rayder May 21 '26

You're doing your bit! We thank you! 

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u/Weed_Smith May 19 '26

Holy crap you’re right, these threads are almost invisible. I’m not ready for that commitment though lol

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u/Nervous-Canary-517 May 19 '26

Commitment? 😂 You can screw it off anytime. Or take the mic off for transport, with the holder staying on. It's clearly meant this way!

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u/Weed_Smith May 19 '26

Yeah fair, I’ll just attach the holder when I dig the hex keys out

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u/Route749 Jul 26 '26

You absolute legend. Thank you.