Novation UltraNova keyboard is an analogue-modelling synthesizer designed first-time synth purchasers to keyboard addicts alike. The Novation UltraNova Synth small enough to gig with, as well as have its own place in the studio.
The Novation UltraNova is the next generation of Novation's iconic synth family, following on from the classic SuperNova and SuperNova II. The Novation UltraNova has a 37-note Fatar keybed, illuminated pitch and modulation wheels, eight assignable touch-sensitive rotary encoders, a 144-character LCD, and a large knob for fine control of parameters. The UltraNova also boasts an arpeggiator, vocoder and USB audio interface which all work via bus power (this means the UltraNova is powered by the USB connection, so not need for a bulky PSU).
The Novation UltraNova's single-part synth engine can employ wavetables alongside conventional subtractive synthesis. It has three oscillators with density and detune controls, two ring modulators, a noise source, two filters, six envelopes, three LFOs, five assignable effects slots, and much more. On-board effects include distortion, chorus/phaser, delay, reverb, and gator plus compression and EQ. The Novation UltraNova's intuitive top-panel layout helps to make tweaking parameters simple, with dedicated buttons providing quick and easy navigation. Also there's a free plug-in editor, which provides easy access to the synth's controls and patches (300 factory-loaded, 200 user), from within your music software.
Probably the coolest feature of the Novation UltraNova is its Touch feature. Touch Feature is a unique system that brings a new level of performance control to synth players. Hit the Touch button and the eight encoders become receptive to finger contact. These touches can control modulators and envelopes within the synth engine, so dramatic modulations can be performed with the touch of a finger. With the corresponding Tweak feature - which allows you to group your favourite parameters to the rotary controls for on-the-fly patch manipulation - and a large knob for extra-fine tweaking, you literally have total control of the synth at your fingertips.
General Specifications
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| Keyboard | 32 |
| Polyphony | 16 |
| Synthesis Method | Analogue Modelling |
| Presets | 300 |
| Effects | 5 Effects slots in sound engine
Chord funciton
Filter distortion
Delay, reverb and compressor |
| Controllers | 8 assigned touch-sensitive rotary controllers |
| Display | LED |
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| Inputs | 2x 1/4 jack |
| Outputs | 2x 1/4 jack (master out
2x 1/4 jack (aux out) |
