MatrixBrute Update – Enhanced MIDI and DAW support
Years after MatrixBrute was released, MatrixBrute still stands strong as one of the greatest synths ever made, and has been upgraded with a comprehensive firmware update.

When updating to version 2.0, your MatrixBrute presets will be automatically converted to the 2.0 format. Arturia advises you to backup your presets before updating your MatrixBrute.


Arturia MatrixBrute Noir 49-key Black Edition analog synthesizer
- 49-key Analog Synthesizer: Dual Brute-series Oscillators
- Onboard Effects: Black Edition
- CV MIDI Integration: Seamless Connectivity
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FIRMWARE UPDATE 2.0.1
- Sleep mode/Screen saver
- MatrixBrute now automatically goes to sleep mode when staying idle.
- Song position pointer handling
- MatrixBrute sequencer can now start and follow accurately the DAW playback position.
- Maintained MIDI clocks
- Incoming MIDI clocks processing is now maintained even if MatrixBrute’s sequencer is stopped.
- Filtered MIDI Loopback
- The voice parameters are now filtered in case of MIDI loops to avoid UI freezes.
- Enhanced duo split
- Duo split has been improved to work better in conjunction with the glide and the sequencer.
- Reworked Library
- Reworked 2.0 Factory Library to prevent presets using the delay effect from self oscillating.
- Bug fixes
- The update also brings various bug fixes and improvements. For more details, check out the release notes.
