Yup, very disappointing... I finally found a good use for this synth by using the note-hold mode for the arpeggiator (why in god's name did I need to use a computer just to set the arpeggiator to how it should be natively??) to make basslines, while using the gate out to trigger a cheapo drum machine, which runs through the external audio in for processing/mixing with the bassline. Sounds great and all...
But it suck royally because I can't use the minibrute's internal midi clock to set the tempo for any of my other gear. I'd literally need some midi multibox to be able to do this incredibly simple task... Why, Arturia? Oh, I know, because of bad support and cheap accounting-cycle-driven development.
I really really wish I never spent the money on this thing, I'd have been able to make serious headway on REAL gear, i.e. modular.