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Novation | Supernova

Description

An excellent polyphonic super synth based on the classic Bass Station. Let's start with 16 voices of polyphony (20 with the new OS), add three VCO's using sound modeling to re-create those classic analog sounds with digital clarity and reliability. Amazingly this synth has seven effects per voice! That adds up to 56 effects all programmable and simultaneously available on all voices at all times!!! A macho filter section with hi, low, band pass filtering at 12, 18, 24 dB/oct ranges, resonant and self oscillating, with overdrive and key tracking. There are two extremely flexible LFO sections, two ring modulators, eight audio outputs, complete MIDI parameter control and it is cased in a cool blue 3-space rack unit.

Overall its sounds are awesome! It cleanly and nicely emulates and even transcends many classic synths like the Minimoog, Jupiter 8, Juno 106, and 2600!

It comes in a keyboard version which combines elegance, beauty, hands on control and a great 61 note velocity and aftertouch sensitive keyboard and a rack version.

BrandNovation
ModelSupernova
DeviceSynth
TypeKeys
Engine TypeDigital
EngineVA
Voices (max)32/44
Multitimbral8
Oscillators3
LFO2 LFOs: saw, tri square sample/hold
NoiseY
Engine Detailed3 osc per voice (saw and variable pulse width) plus noise. 8 different Fm / Ring Mod Algorithms
Filter (VCF)Resonant Low-pass, Hi-pass, band-pass; 12, 18 and 24 dB/Oct slopes and overdrive
Envelope (VCA)1 ADSR for the amp, 2 DADSRs
FXDistortion, comb filtering, EQ, reverb, chorus, flange, phaser, delay, panning, 40 Band Vocoder that can run simultaneously with the Full Synth Engine
Memory512 programs, 256 performances
Arpeggiator384 monophonic, polyphonic and user patterns
Keys61
Key typeKeys
VelocityY
AftertouchChannel
Audio2 balanced inputs routable to filter, effects, vocoder or all. 8 assignable polyphonic outputs with high quality DACs for each output
MidiI-O-T
Extra info32 voices (expandable to 24[PRO])
Produced:1998 - 1999
Legend: Obvious Y: Yes, N: No, N/A: Not Applicable
VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator DCO Digital Controlled Oscillator
LFO Low Frequency Oscillator Sub Sub Oscillator
VCF Voltage Controlled Filter VCA Voltage Controlled Amplifier
Velocity As with a piano, the harder you hit a key, the louder the sound, unlike most organs which always produce the same loudness no matter how hard you hit a key. Aftertouch Pressing a key after you activated it. Channel Aftertouch, no matter which key, it will send a Channel message. Poly Aftertouch, sends the pressure per key instead of the whole channel.
Values for OSC, LFO, Filter, Envelope are per voice unless stated otherwise.

Manuals, patches etc.

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