Novation Peak

Ooh! Very nice. I wonder what the pricepoint will be. Maybe this would be a good GAS-killer for the new waldorf beast?

3 oscs with FM and analogue multimode filter sounds like just the thing I’d love

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It’s not revealed yet, I think, I believe this is one of the new products Novation is showing at Superbooth.

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there’s such a flurry of announcements, reveals and new product releases it’s impossible to keep up!

They are also doing a basstation voice in a circuit style box called circuit monostation…

https://www.prodjstore.nl/novation-circuit-mono-station-synthesizer-sequencer.html

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Not multi timbral, no audio in.

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Sounds pretty good to my ear. Nice sounding filter.

I think it looks cooler than it sounds, so far seems pretty generic sonically

Yawn… Unless it’s mega cheap :wink:

Sounds pretty good but so little imagination in 99% of ‘major company’ hardware…

‘New Oxford Oscillators’ and the fact that OSC’s Chris Huggett is involved with Novation had me hoping these oscillators would be able to do some of the additive style user-waveforms of the old OSCar. I’ve always liked Novation’s synths, so I am sure it’ll be terrific, but I couldn’t help getting my hopes up for a throughly modern take on the OSCar.

hmm… only 256 discreet steps for the filter cutoff?

I do like the hipass on the chorus tho!

Ah, shame, the FM implementation seems rather bland - unless you can stack all 16 mod matrix slots to intensify the modulations?

Dunno, perhaps not that interesting… kinda like a 90s VA paradigm, with improved sonics. Wish there were more digital-only features onboard, now it’s like they are just keeping the costs down by utilizing digital components instead of 100% analog, but not reaping all the benefits of a digital engine. Certainly would have liked more resolution for the controls than a max of 256 discreet values.

The Novation store list the price at €1,429.99.

Watched/listened to a few of the videos earlier today. Maybe because its still early in terms of launch and presentation of capabilities but, for me, this doesn’t sound like a +$1000 synth? The sounds I’ve heard so far seem pretty ‘me too’ which probably doesn’t cut it in the current highly competitive hardware environment?

Would be interested in other peoples views? Maybe I’m missing the point?

no cv pitch/gate in??? especially for a desktop module. wtf?

why does every synth maker company come out with something only to miss one or two key things to make it viable?

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Just missing the gate…
Too bad… that would have been lovely with an A4.
Can stil have lots of fun with a DT :grin:

It looks great on paper, but the sounds examples are not that good. I hoped for a lower price - much lower :wink: I personally would buy Moog Sub 37 instead - I know it’s not a poly, but has much more character.

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clarification: CV mod input only. no CV gate or pitch.

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Still cool that Novation / Focusrite is pushing things. If only there was a Pro 2 desktop module.

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No-one needs cv pitch/gate in except Elektron A4 owners. Most people use midi for sequencing duties.

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