Novation MiniNova Mini-Keys Synthesizer

MiniNova is a powerful mini-keys synth with incredible performance controls which enable to tweak and warp the onboard sounds, and own voice. It has the same synth engine as its big brother—the UltraNova—and comes with 256 awesome sounds so can get started straight away. If want to dig deeper, it's got a fully editable Nova-class synth engine (derived from the legendary Supernova series in the 1990s).Is MiniNova for ?MiniNova's compact size, massive sound and performance/editing controls make it perfect for producers, gigging musicians and anyone creating music with computers—it can also be a 37-key controller keyboard with MIDI I/O. The voice-tune and vocoder enable to recreate classic vocal effects, as well as brand-new voice-bending possibilities.Choose SoundMiniNova has 256 onboard sounds and space to save another 128 of own sounds. can quickly search for sounds by selecting the type of music 're making, or the type of sound 're after whether it's bass, lead—hip-hop or techno. MiniNova comes with a free software Patch Librarian so can store as many sounds as want on computer. If 256 is not enough, there are numerous soundpacks for MiniNova assembled by renowned artists and sound designers. These can be downloaded free from Novation.Tweak, Warp and Arpeggiate SoundMiniNova can do things other synths can't. It has knobs which allow to tweak and edit the sounds, but it can also "animate" sound with eight backlit buttons. These trigger "mods" in the synth engine that can warp sound in incredible ways as play. There is also a large knob for filter cutoff so can get instant control of the filter whatever else are doing. MiniNova has an arpeggiator with 33 patterns. can use the eight buttons to jam with these patterns, creating totally new sequences in realtime.Classic & Brand-new Vocal EffectsMiniNova takes vocal effects one step further. As well as a vocoder, it has voice-tune—or the "Cher" effect. This means can talk into the mic and play the tune want voice to follow on the keyboard. can also run voice through MiniNova's effects engine, adding reverb, distortion, chorus/phase, gator compression or EQ. This doesn't need to be limited to voice; there is an input which can plug a guitar or any other instrument and give it the same treatment; effects or vocoder.The Synth Engine & EffectsMiniNova has an enormously powerful synth engine, unheard of in such a compact synth. There are 14 conventional waveforms to choose from (square, sine, sawtooth, pulse, triangle and combinations), 36 wavetables and 20 digital waveforms. Each of the three oscillators (per voice) have density/detune for fattening up sounds, virtual sync and "hardness"—which acts as an additional low-pass filter. There are 14 filter types (and can run two simultaneously), six envelope generators, three LFOs and 20 modulation slots where can link modules of the synth engine together to shape sound. MiniNova can add up to five effects to each voice, including distortion, reverb, chorus/phase, delay, compressor, EQ and Novation's unique gator effect.Editing Software IncludedEditing sounds in such a powerful synth can be overwhelming, so Novation created a software application that gives visual access to the synth engine. The MiniNova Editor works as a plug-in within DAW or music software. can fully edit MiniNova using the hardware, the software just makes it more simple to see what are doing