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Arturia MiniFreak 49: the bigger keybed is the least interesting upgrade
Arturia's MiniFreak 49 keeps the original's six voices, two digital engines and analog filters, then adds full-size semi-weighted keys, a pressure-sensitive touch matrix, filter FM and eight times the sample memory. It costs \$200 more than the 37-key MiniFreak. Here is who should pay that, and who should keep the original.
29 Oct 2026Releasesvia Arturia
ArtMaster raises $2.4M for Artie, an AI piano teacher that can hear your notes but not your hands
Prague's ArtMaster has raised a $2.4 million seed round for Artie, an iOS app that listens to you play piano and gives real-time feedback. It checks the notes you play and your timing. What it can't check, and teachers can, is how your hands got there.
26 Oct 2026AIvia Apple App Store (ArtMaster listing)

Arturia MiniFreak 49: the bigger keybed is the least interesting upgrade