KVR Audio

dsp music · Post by **dsp music** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:04 pm

Now if they'd make a comparable software editor for my X station and the Supernova 2, I'd be the happiest Novation customer. I hate accessing those sub menus in the 2 line lcd screen...

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:16 pm

Looks cool, much more capable than older Supernovas (wavetables, 6 envelopes, 20 modulation slots!). Too bad it doesn't come in 5 octave version.

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:19 pm

tehlord wrote:
Kriminal wrote:
thats what the multipage software editor is for

Oh right I see, so like, V-Station or something

i was making a joke on the multipage thing, not sure id you got it or not....

novation synths always sounded crappy* to me, relied on FX too much

*its a technical term used by pro's, i could explain what it means, but i cant be dont understand it myself

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:20 pm

I tune in with the whinos: Novation have indeed lost their touch, and it's not coming back anytime soon. This thing looks cheap and plasticky. Looks like something from M-Audio or Behringer.

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:33 pm

dsp music · Post by **dsp music** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:50 pm

Who was complaining about the lack of direct control?? the ultranova has by far the most number of knobs in front

mholloway · Post by **mholloway** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:52 pm

Kriminal wrote:so now Korg, Akai and Novation all have the same synths out....

just having regular size keys alone makes it better than the comparable KORG unit...

-M

p.s. those are regular size keys i'm looking at, right??

Ingonator · Post by **Ingonator** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:30 am

As a user of a Waldorf Blofeld i have to say that the synth is nice but doesn't impress me, also if i compare the user interface. The editing matrix of the Blofeld in combination with the graphical display is really fantastic for such a small synth. Feature wise the UltraNova and the Blofeld seem to be close but of course the Blofeld has a more sophisicated wavetable/wavescanning engine and sample import (60 MB). I could not judge about the sound quality but the Blofeld is also excellent in this.
It's also written that the UltraNova is not multitimbral so quite useless for doing whole songs.

Finally the UltraNova looks at least much more interesting than the Alesis Micron, the Miniak or the MicroKorg. On it's own it looks interesting but compared to other synths like e.g. the Blofeld this is a matter of taste.

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:50 am

What comes around goes around. Wait a few years knobs will be back.

rob_lee · Post by **rob_lee** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:10 am

tangerine wrote:Nice!!!! Novation

http://www.novationmusic.com/products/h ... /ultranova

Looks just up my street... anyone here from Novation?
Wouldn't mind programming some factory sounds for this beauty.

Rob

tehlord · Post by **tehlord** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:17 am

rob_lee wrote:
tangerine wrote:Nice!!!! Novation

http://www.novationmusic.com/products/h ... /ultranova

Looks just up my street... anyone here from Novation?
Wouldn't mind programming some factory sounds for this beauty.

Rob

Oh look, the Ambassador has turned up.

Ferrero Rocher anyone?

Kriminal wrote:
i was making a joke on the multipage thing, not sure id you got it or not....

I did indeed get your joke, and my own version was that the multi page VST/software already exists in the shape of V-Station, and that doesn't need a ridiculous hardware dongle to run it

DrGonzo wrote:I tune in with the whinos: Novation have indeed lost their touch, and it's not coming back anytime soon. This thing looks cheap and plasticky. Looks like something from M-Audio or Behringer.

I've owned 3 Novation nd 3 M-Audio MIDI controllers in the last year and the M-Audio one's have been excellent quality. My current 3rd gen Oxygen 49 is ridiculously solid for the price, and I had an ancient Radium that lasted a decade before I sold it for £20, and it's still going strong. The Novation stuff was universally shite.

rob_lee · Post by **rob_lee** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:22 am

tehlord wrote:
rob_lee wrote:
tangerine wrote:Nice!!!! Novation

http://www.novationmusic.com/products/h ... /ultranova

Looks just up my street... anyone here from Novation?
Wouldn't mind programming some factory sounds for this beauty.

Rob

Oh look, the Ambassador has turned up.

Ferrero Rocher anyone?

What's that supposed to mean

Nevermind think i missed the boat with this one however im gonna pick one of these up when i can and do a bank for it..
I used to own the Supernova and this one looks top notch..

Chow

rob_lee · Post by **rob_lee** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:24 am

Ingonator wrote:As a user of a Waldorf Blofeld i have to say that the synth is nice but doesn't impress me.

That depends on how you use the tools Ingo

Blofeld rocks for sure but then in the right hands so will this IMO

Rob

tehlord · Post by **tehlord** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:24 am

rob_lee wrote:
What's that supposed to mean

Chow

It means you're a force of peace, calm and common sense!

rob_lee · Post by **rob_lee** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:26 am

tehlord wrote:
rob_lee wrote:
What's that supposed to mean

Chow

It means you're a force of peace, calm and common sense!

Im neither of those Geoff

Rob

Novation UltraNova!!!!