Thanks for the clip. And good to know other have the xiosynth. Anyone have both? Old 8th November 2007. Lives for gear. My Recordings/Credits. A bot out of topic, but i'm interested in a Xiosynth, can anybidy tell me if the included software editor allow me to save and recall my own patches.

UK-based Novation are known these days mainly for making MIDI controller keyboards for computers, but the company first made its name in synths. Novation’s virtual analog synths were beloved for their distinctive sound, accessibility – both in price and ease, and compact design. And some of that legacy, frankly, has been missing in recent years, even with the fun Xio keyboard. UltraNova could be the hardware that brings back Novation’s soul. And the timing couldn’t be better, with a rekindled love for hardware synths even among dedicated computer users. As the name implies, the UltraNova recalls Novation’s best-loved synths, the SuperNova and SuperNova II.

Novation have brought back some of the spirit of the previous synths quite literally, with the design work of Nick Bookman (more on that soon). They’ve hit an absurd price point for what they’re promising, with a street anticipated around $699 here in the US. The UltraNova combines the kinds of tasty features people like – single part virtual analog synth with wavetables, effects, bus-powered USB and USB audio, software editor, and built-in arpeggiator and vocoder. But it also has a novel, touch-sensitive set of rotaries for editing. And while there’s plenty of competition in the entry-level synth category, from boutique offerings from Dave Smith to big-name entries from Korg (MicroKORG II) and Roland (GAIA SH-01), I think the UltraNova’s feature set could make it a major competitive force. Below, check out a high-resolution (1920px) gallery of the new instrument.

Spec breakdown and promo video after the jump. Actually the design is not really my taste (looks a bit cheap, and a bit too much like plastic to me), and the whole touch thing does not convince me yet. Everything must have the word touch sensitive somewhere there days (and I won't go into more adult-only puns).

On the other hand it looks like a solid and small gigging synth, I would even consider it as a purchase if I hadn't already a Blofeld Keyboard, which does everything the Ultranova does, plus some more though Novation certainly has put some more effort than Waldorf into the real-time controls part, at least as far as I can see from the videos. I love how all these manufactures are spoiling me with choice just as I decide to upgrade my midi controller to a synth to a. Get more keys (to power my virus but also to allow me to play piano in my room and not have to go downstairs) and b. To have those be able to create some sort of sound.

I mean DSI morpho, Waldorf blofeld, now this 😀 all in the butter-zone of cost and function. П™‚ After all is said and done i will probably go with the blofeld as the morpho is too small, i need 4 octaves and this is.well i don't like cheap feeling things and like to minimalist the amount of plastic i consume. Gallup Racer 2006 Ps2 Iso Loader here.

Damn that video is so hard! So that's how you get that wobble bass sound! I've been looking for a keyboard that will do that for me ahahha cause I want my patches organized by genre so when I wanna drop some ill dubstep I just push the dubstep button. These things are designed to get themselves off the sales floor at your local GC at that's about the extent of the thought that went into it To be fair $699 is a decent price point for what it offers I swore I'd never buy another piece of Novation plastic after the disaster that was my experience with both the X station and Remote SL Novations build quality and QC is terrible Stuff literally just falls apart. Knowing novation there will be some kind of super annoying design flaw that makes it clumsy for live gigs •. Although I'm unlikely to buy a hardware synth in the foreseeable future, I rather liked the promo video, much better than any other I've seen recently. Of course the music was consciously chosen to appeal to (mostly British?) amateur/semi-pro tinkerers, but there is nothing wrong with having that as a focus group.