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NOVATION ULTRANOVA !!!


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Looks great. Must have.

 

The things I especially like at first blush:

 

1. Bigger display.

 

2. Modulation wheels instead of joystick bender/mod, which was prone to mechanical problems.

 

3. NICE looking software editor.

 

4. Touch-sense controls look interesting. I hope they're not fragile.

 

5. 2 in, 4 out USB audio interface. A great idea that I've wondered why other manufacturers didn't follow.

 

6. Can draw power from your laptop's USB port. Excellent.

 

It looks like Novation has kept the features they got right with the X-Station, Xiosynth, and (Super)Nova, changed the features that needed to go, and learned from the new form factor pioneered by Korg and Alesis.

 

I would MUCH rather have one of these than a GAIA.

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Aftertouch, two wheels, more filter options and wavetable synthesis? I think the Micron/Miniak has lost its crown as the best small synth.

Only problem... it's single-part, while the Micron offers 8 parts. That might be quite significant. But I'm really curious about it now.

Quite unexpected, huh? Hurray for hardware :D

 

And it's got a "supersaw" (9-saw: pulse combination)! And 6 envelopes!

 

(Patches organized by type and musical genre... I guess that's kinda unavoidable now :facepalm:)

 

I think it's going to be a HUGE hit!

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It's about time. I hope all that time enabled them to get it right.

 

Looks perfect for my needs as I enter college. Would rather have 4 octaves though.

 

If you can edit all the synth parameters from the front panel then I may buy one.

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