Novation Supernova
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| SuperNova by Novation | |||
| Synthesis type: | Virtual analog Subtractive | ||
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| Polyphony: | 20 voices (expandable to 32) | ||
| Timbrality: | 8 | ||
| Oscillators: | 3 oscillators per voice, (saw, variable width square) | ||
| Filter: | 1 resonant 12/18/24 db low/high/bandpass | ||
| Attenuator: | 1 ADSR | ||
| LFO: | 2 saw, square, tri, sample/hold | ||
| Velocity sensitive: | n/a | ||
| Aftertouch: | n/a | ||
| External control: | MIDI | ||
| Memory: | 512 (expandable to 1,024) patches; 256 performances | ||
| Onboard effects: | Distortion, reverb, chorus, flange, phaser, delay, pan, tremolo, 2-band EQ, comb filtering | ||
| Produced: | 1998 - 2000 | ||
The Novation SuperNova is a virtual analog synthesizer made by the British company Novation. It was the predecessor of the cut-down Nova and was considered, at the time, to be the company's flagship synthesizer.
[edit] Overview
The Novation Supernova was first produced in 1998 in the midst of a highly competitive virtual synthesizer market to compete with the JP-8000, Nord Lead, and the Access Virus. It offers many of the same features as the others, such as accurate digital imitations of analog subtractive synthesizer architecture and a resonant (self-oscillating) filter, as well as having the MIDI functionality of a modern synth. The Supernova was only available in rackmount format.
Some key differences however are: it featured no triangle or sine wave (simpler waves such as these had to be arrived at using a unique hardness attenuator by softening either the saw or square), its polyphony and multitimbrality was superior to its competitors, and it had an extremely powerful effects engine that could provide 7 simultaneous effects with no loss of polyphony. At the time, the Supernova's effects engine greatly surpassed all other synths and was considered a key element in the Supernova's sound.
The Supernova II, with additional features plus a keyboard model, was released later, then discontinued in 2001.
The Novation Nova was also available as a cut down desktop synth and the Nova II pro keyboard.
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