Ultranova

Product

UltraNova is a 'Nova' 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.

Features

• 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
• oftware 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

Specifications

• Synth engine
• • 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
• • Expression pedal
• 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 – up to 2 instances
• • Compressor – up to 2 instances
• • Chorus/Phase – up to 4 instances
• • Delay – up to 2 instances
• • Reverb – up to 2 instances
• • Gator
• • EQ
• •12 band vocoder
• • Arpeggiator – 33 patterns
• • Chord function – 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 ¼” jack inputs
• • 2x ¼” jack outputs
• • 2x ¼” jack aux outputs
• • 1x ¼” jack headphone output
• • SPDIF digital output on RCA connector
• • Expression pedal on ¼” jack input
• • Sustain pedal on ¼” 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)