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benjamind · Post by **benjamind** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 12:12 pm

I'm looking at two different options to cover the Hammond Novachord.

I've come across two different solutions and was wondering if anyone else had any opinion of these two. One is a rack extension for reason but can be used the same as a VST with the rack plugin.

Champagne Supernova
https://reasonstudios.com/shop/rack-ext ... ynthesizer

and

Novachord
https://www.soniccouture.com/en/product ... novachord/

I am leaning towards the second option as it covers the most common sounds, but wanted some lowdown on a comparison between the two and would be most thankful for any input.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 12:37 pm

I would have thought the Novachord would be a perfect candidate for physical modelling. I thought at first the Champagne one was but then it mentions waveforms so I guess it's at least partly sample based

martinjuenke · Post by **martinjuenke** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 12:39 pm

There was a Novachord library from Hollow Sun.
AFAIK it's still available on his page despite his passing away some years ago.

EDIT:
here's the link
http://hollowsun.com/HS2/products/novachord/index.htm

benjamind · Post by **benjamind** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 4:19 pm

I heard about the Hollowsun one from ages ago, but never looked into it.

How does this compare to the Sonicouture one?

waiting man · Post by **waiting man** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 4:55 pm

Champagne Supernova waveforms are inspired by the Novachord.
The SonicCouture one is sampled from the real thing plus is basically two instruments in one, a proper Novachord and a double layer hypothetical modern Novachord.

Nonetheless Champagne has some quirky options like per-note detune and filtering but it sounds more lo-fi than vintage.
SC Novachord, unsurprisingly, is deeper and more pristine.

martinjuenke · Post by **martinjuenke** » Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:13 am

benjamind wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 4:19 pm I heard about the Hollowsun one from ages ago, but never looked into it.

How does this compare to the Sonicouture one?

I somehow bought the Sonicouture at that time.
Seemed a bit cleaner and less FX driven than the HollowSun one.
But that was more a feeling than an analytic decision.
However I've sold it a couple of years ago because it doesn't fit into my style of sound.

dmbaer · Post by **dmbaer** » Tue Jan 31, 2023 1:40 pm

martinjuenke wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 12:39 pm There was a Novachord library from Hollow Sun.
AFAIK it's still available on his page despite his passing away some years ago.

EDIT:
here's the link
http://hollowsun.com/HS2/products/novachord/index.htm

Note that HS has two Novachord Kontakt libraries. The one referenced in the link above is 50 pounds. But they have another one, Novalite, that I actually think is a little better that costs only 10 pounds.

Also, for a modern, clean Novachord sound, MeldaProduction MSoundFactory has a novachord instrument, Novachordesque, in the factory content.

Novachord - Champagne SuperNova vs Soniccouture?