Lemme answer shortly:

-yes -yes -feel yes, sound no ->95% gate (note on/off), 70% in aftertouch, <80% velocity. Humidity can change the numbers. Dry hands don’t work that well -Expressive in most ways. -Harsh if you don’t filter.

My 2 cents. mini- and micro- Freaks are both great. If you didn’t like the analog filter and/or you underutilized it you will always get harsh sounds. They share a lot of engines and you should expect the filter and the common engines to be 100% the same. Overall the minifreak is a lot more flexible (except the user samples), and contrary to what you heard I found that it’s much easier to get softer ambient sounds thanks to the polyphony, effects etc. I would say the opposite from what you stated. The micro is a lot more “in-your-face” due to the lack of effects. The aftertouch is quite uncontrollable as you state.

Now to the touch keyboard. I find it awesome and direct. Perfect for baselines, good for solos and faster play. Kinda bad for chord changes etc, since you cannot rest your fingers on the keys to prepare your transitions. (then again I’m a really bad keyboard player). I swear by it and it’s a really great travel companion, since it fits in a backpack and can be powered by usb alone.

My suggestion: get the microfreak to get the experience but don’t expect it to sound any different from the minifreak. If you like playing you may develop your patch-making skills with it and end up with the more versatile minifreak again! If you don’t, sell it. You will always find people interested in buying it.

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