NOVATION
NOVATION MiniNova Compact Synthesizer
MiniNova is a compact, super-cool studio and live synth with the same sound engine as its big brother; UltraNova. It comes with 256 incredible onboard sounds that you can tweak with five knobs, or totally warp with eight 'animate' buttons. It has up to 18 voices with as many as five synth effects on each sound. MiniNova also has an onboard VocalTune™ effect as well as a classic vocoder so you can recreate iconic vocal sounds from hip hop, urban and electronic music.
Main features of the Novation Mininova include:
UltraNova Sound Engine
Our signature Nova-series synth-engine, capable of creating and editing massive sounds with up to 18 voices and powerful effects.
VocalTune™ Vocoder
Create robotic and iconic vocals, or run your instruments through the effects engine.
Tweak and Warp Sounds Live
Tweak your sounds in realtime with five knobs, or totally warp them eight 'Animate' buttons and oversized pitch and modulation wheels.
256 Awesome Onboard Sounds
Instantly search for sounds by type or musical genre, from bass to pad, hip hop to house. Store another 128 of your own sounds onboard, too.
Layer Your Effects
Add up to five effects to each voice, including distortion, reverb, chorus/phase, delay, compressor, EQ and our very own gater 'stutter' effect
Editing Software and Patch Librarian
Fully edit your synth and effects, and store as many sounds as you can fit on your Mac or PC
Vintage Synth and Bass
Download regular free soundpacks created by eminent artists and sound designers.
Trigger Software Instruments
Trigger external sound modules and connect larger keyboards, via the MIDI I/O.
Three year warranty
Wherever you happen to be in the world, you can rely on a three-year warranty if any Novation hardware needs repairing or replacing due to a manufacturing fault. Novation will send you replacement gear in the UK and the US, and they’ll cover the shipping costs both ways. In the UK, they'll send you a replacement before you return your hardware to them.
Included Software
- 4GB of Loopmaster samples
- Software AU and VST plugin editor
- Stand-alone patch librarian
Product Hardware Specifications
Utility, display and patch select controls
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16 character custom LCD
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1x large detented patch select encoder
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1x patch sort switch
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1x volume dial
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1x detented data encoder
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5x navigation/utility buttons
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2x patch navigation buttons
Keyboard/performance controls
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Pitch wheel (LED lit)
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Modulation wheel (LED lit)
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37 note keyboard with velocity
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4x smooth edit/performance pots
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1x large smooth filter pot
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1x six position parameter selector switch
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6x parameter indicator LEDs
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8x three-colour, back-lit animate/arpeggiator/favourite patch-select buttons
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2x animate/arpeggiate LED indicators
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1x back-lit 'hold' button
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1x animate/arpeggiator/favourite patch toggle switch
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1x 'favourite' patch select button
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1x arpeggiator tempo control pot
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1x arpeggiator tempo indicator LED
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2x back-lit arpeggiator control encoders
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2x back-lit octave select buttons
Inputs, Outputs, rear panel
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XLR dynamic mic input
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1x ¼” jack inputs
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2x ¼” jack outputs
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1x ¼” jack headphone output
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Sustain pedal on ¼” jack input
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MIDI in/out
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12 volt power input
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USB/DC/off power switch
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USB port (MiniNova can be powered via USB)
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Kensington security slot
Synth Engine
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Up to 18 note polyphony (dynamic voicing)
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Mono-Timbral
Per patch
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3x oscillators
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1x noise generator
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2x ring modulators
Waveforms include:
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Square, sine, tri, sawtooth, pulse, 9x saw:pulse combinations
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20x digital waveforms
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36x wavetables
Filter types
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2x filters per patch
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low pass no resonance 6dB per octave
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low pass 12dB
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low pass 18dB
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low pass 24dB
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band pass 6:6
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band pass 6:12
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band pass 12:6
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band pass 6:18
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band pass 18:6
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band pass 12:12
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high pass no resonance 6dB per octave
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high pass 12dB
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high pass 18dB
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high pass 24dB
Modulation sources
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20 modulation slots per patch
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6x envelope generators
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3x LFOs
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Aftertouch (Supported in the engine. Note, keyboard does not generate aftertouch)
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Velocity
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Key scaling/track
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Mod wheel
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Expression pedal
Total of 66 Destinations including
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Oscillator pitch, pulse width, wavetable index, level and sync
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Filter cutoff, resonance, envelope settings
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Effects parameters and send levels
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Recursive modulation (modulating modulation sources themselves)
5 effects slots per patch
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Distortion – up to 2 instances
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Compressor – up to 2 instances
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Chorus/Phase – up to 4 instances
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Delay – up to 2 instances
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Reverb – up to 2 instances
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Gator
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EQ
Misc
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VocalTune
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12 band vocoder
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Arpeggiator – 33 patterns
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Realtime Arp rhythm editing function
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Chord function – lock up to 10 notes
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Patch storage - up to 384 on hardware (ships with 256 factory patches)
- Hugely powerful micro synth with UltraNova’s sound engine
- Brand new VocalTune™ and classic vocoder effects
- Live synth: tweak and warp your sounds in realtime
- 256 awesome onboard sounds - instantly searchable
- Three-year warranty