UltraNova is a &lsquo,Nova&rsquo, series analogue-modelling synthesizer with a powerful effects processor. It is a single-part synth taking the legendary Supernova II synth engine as a starting point and packing it with the latest technology. It now has brand new features including wavetable synthesis, even more powerful filters, a software editor and a revolutionary new touch-sense performance mode.
The 'Nova' family was born in 1998 with the Supernova, which was the first of a series of powerful synthesisers. These quickly became industry standard 'big-synths' which are still used by countless artists and sound designers.
UltraNova is the latest addition to the family bringing the range right up to date with a host of new features and a more affordable price tag.
Brand new Nova-series synth engine based on Supernova II:
- Single part with up to 18 voices, 14 filter types, 36 wavetables, 5 effect slots
- Patch Browse enables you to browse 300 sounds by type &, genre
Touch-sense controls enable totally new sound-shaping &, performance:
- Trigger envelopes/LFOs/filters/FX by just touching the encoders
- Large rotary control instantly allows you fine control of any parameter
Totally gig-able with 37 full sized keys, a vocoder, and loads of controls:
- Voice optimized 12 band vocoder with gooseneck mic
- High quality key bed with aftertouch for expressive playing styles
Software plug-in editor and Patch Librarian for full visual editing:
- Plug-in editor allows you to view and edit in with software
- Software Patch Librarian a organise, store and share unlimited patches
Built-in 2 in 4 out USB audio interface and it can be bus powered:
- UltraNova can be used to stream audio to and from a host computer
- Stereo main (analogue &, SPDIF) and aux outputs, and MIDI in/out/thru ports
- Up to 18 note polyphony (dynamic voicing)
- Mono-Timbral
Per patch:
- 3x oscillators
- 1x noise generator
- 2x ring modulators
Waveforms include:
- Square, sine, tri, sawtooth, pulse, 9x saw:pulse combinations.
- 20x digital waveforms- 36x wavetables
Filtertypes:
2x filters per patch
- low pass no resonance 6dB per octave
- low pass 12dB
- low pass 18dB
- low pass 24dB
- band pass 6:6
- band pass 6:12
- band pass 12:6
- band pass 6:18
-band pass 18:6
-band pass 12:12
- high pass no resonance 6dB per octave
- high pass 12dB
- high pass 18dB
- high pass 24dB
Sources:
20 modulation slots per patch
-6x envelope generators
- 3x LFOs.
- Aftertouch
- Velocity
-Key scaling/track
-Mod wheel
- ex
Total of 66 Destinations including:
- Oscillator pitch, pulse width, wavetable index, level and sync
-Filter cutoff, resonance, envelope settings
-Effects parameters and send levels
-Recursive modulation (modulating modulation sources themselves)
5 Effects slots per patch
-Distortion &ndash, up to 2 instances
- Compressor &ndash, up to 2 instances- Chorus/Phase &ndash, up to 4 instances
- Delay &ndash, up to 2 instances
-Reverb &ndash, up to 2 instances
-Gator
-EQ
-12 band vocoder
-Arpeggiator &ndash, 33 patterns
- Chord function &ndash, lock up to 10 notes
- Patch storage up to 512 on hardware (ships with 300 factory patches)
USB audio interface
-2 in, 4 out soundcard
-44.1 / 48kHz at 16 or 24 bit to host
-44.1 / 48kHz at 16 bit from host (if you select 24 bit from host, audio
-data is limited by the driver to 16 bit playback)
-Dynamic range : - 98dB
-Input 1 + 2 frequency response : 20Hz to 20kHz +/- 1dB
-Gain rage : -10 to + 65dB
-THD+N = 0.002%
-Maximum output level +6dBu
-signal to noise ratio referenced to 0dBFS (+6 dBu) = 96dB
-Noise EIN = 117dB
-Input 1 - balanced XLR &, balanced TRS 1/4",jack
-Input 2 - balanced TRS 1/4", jack only
Hardware
- 144 character LCD
-8x detented touch sensitive encoders
-1x large smooth encoder (with back-lit filter lock buttons)
-1x large patch select/speed dial encoder
-2x volume &, monitor mix dials
- 39 LED lit/indicated buttons
-Pitch wheel (LED lit)
-Modulation wheel (LED lit)
-37 note keyboard with velocity and aftertouch
-XLR dynamic mic input
-2x 14, jack inputs
-2x 14, jack outputs
-2x 14, jack aux outputs
-1x 14, jack headphone output
-SPDIF digital output on RCA connector
-ex
-Sustain pedal on 14, jack input
-MIDI in/out/thru
-12 volt power input
-USB port (UltraNova can be powered via USB)
-Kensington Lock port
Dimensions
H = 152mm (5.98)
W = 374mm (14.72)
L = 725mm (28.54)
Weight
3.6kg (7.93lb)
