I was bored. So I created this concept for a Novation Peak 2/sequencer.
Compared to the original Peak:
8 Parts (sharing 8 voices, similar to a Elektron Digitone)
Sequencer (Elektron style including automation)
6 marcos per patch, controllabe via the encoders: Each can be routed to as many as 8 destinations. Complete sound transformations on the the turn of an encoder. The display shows the current state of the macros. They allow for easy control of each patch.
Dedicated modulation matrix encoder + buttons
Value/Slot encoder: Edit modulation amount and scroll through the modulation slots
Source button: Press and select the source of modulation by turning its knob/fader.
Destination button: Press and select the destination by turning its knob/fader.
„Animate“ touch fader (instead of static animate buttons). Simliar to the macros they can control many different destionations per patch. Shift + Touch fader controls all 8 parts „Animate“ at the same time.
Additional OSCs controls:
Wave encoder: Select different waveshapes or osc types (e.g. wavetable select, fm, analog style oscillators, additive, formants, etc.) (think mutable instruments plaits)
Timbre knob: Controls different parts of an oscillator type (e.g. fm depth, wavetable position, etc. ) (again simmilar to mutable instruments plaits)
Graphical OLED display + 6 encoders for better control of modulation matrix and additional parameters for LFO, envelope, FX, etc.
Only 4cm additional width x 3cm additional height compared to the original Peak
As the synth knobs don’t reflect the individual parts patch values, it includes the macros. They allow for quick control of each parts synth/patch values. Some examples:
A 303 style bass patch could save macros for filter, env depth, decay and distortion amount
a trance pad oscillator detune, filter freq, reverb and delay send
A hihat patch noise amount, noise type, filter freq
A kick patch fm mod amount, freq, decay and distortion
yeah. I was thinking of replacing the ARP area of my concept instead with mod controls similar to sequential synths.
ARP could be controlled (and much more extensive) via a dedicated button and page on the screen with the 6 encoders (like arp direction, range, pattern, etc.)
Oh sorry I was replying to @MichaalHell: the actual Peak is ace, having modulations accessible directly from the knobs would make my day. Can’t think of a right UX though.
Wheels on the right seems a bit weird, compared to the traditional setup, no?
Ain’t no such thing as left-handed piano/synth, hopefully: are you willing to launch a new tendency?
I particularly don´t like synth concepts where a synth tries to do everything. the end product is usually very jack of all tradesy and don´t really excel at anything.
Adding a sequencer as an example feels unnecessary imo. i would much rather have Novation focus on the UI for a novation Peak2, because the synth is brilliant the screen interface is not!
its not wheels. its a touch strip. think of being able to control the FX sends via fading your finger up or some other modulation destinations. It’s like the Animate buttons of the current Peak, but with controllable amount.
in that case just take a lock at my UI image without the bottom row of steps. the screen is replaced with much better control of the deeper synth parameters, control of the modulation destination with the dedicated encoder + buttons and replaced animate buttons with touch faders
On current peak, a possibility would be to have Value - be source and Value + be destination.
So hold Value - and twist knob to set the source and then hold Value + and touch a knob to set destination.
this would mean that you cannot change parameters in the menu system by long pressing the value buttons, but i would much rather use the encoder for that anyways.
I still prefer to have dedicated button and encoder for modulation edit. the encoder allows for quick edit of the modulation amount and to scroll to the modulation matrix. its much faster.
I’d like a scratchpad sequencer on my Summit; a simple 64 step affair like some sequentials have, with one (or four, don’t care) sequences saved per patch.
I don’t think I’d want a full groovebox as I assume some of the front panel controls would get cut for room - but I can see why some people would want that.
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