Lets start with 16 voices of polyphony 20 with the new os, add three vcos using sound modeling to recreate those classic analog sounds with digital clarity and reliability. Novation bass station ii or mininova i do not have a hardware synth as of now so this would be my first. What are the differences between the novation synths. Novation supernova ii vs ks vintage synth explorer forums. Still, i dont think ive really dug deep into the ultra. The ultranova s presets ably demonstrate everything from huge bass patches to screaming leads via sweet analoguesounding pads and even the odd passable impression of acoustic instruments. The bass station 2 is monophonic and analog, while the mininova is virtual analog, polyphonic, has built in effects, etc. The mininova is essentially the younger brother to the ultranova. Are the ultranova soundpacks compatible with mininova. Novation have employed system exclusive messages for two distinct purposes on the k station. Ultranova is the new generation of novation s iconic nova range of synthesizers. Novation is obsessed with helping electronic music makers find new ways to produce and perform new electronic music. The novation ultranova features 18 voices, 14 filter types, 36 wavetables, 5 effect slots and a load more effects, enabling the musician to put on a great show. This page contains patches and sound banks for v station by novation.
These soundpacks for ultranova, mininova and bass station ii are absolutely. To celebrate the launch of summit, throughout august, september, october and november were going to be releasing 1,000 patches suitable for both peak and our new flagship synth from artists including legowelt, craig williams, lightbath, hinako omori, emily. Jun 24, 2017 novation ultranova natural patches synthmania. Chris scurrah provides his original patches for the novation bassstation rack, korg dw8000, korg ns5r, korg 05rw and alesis quadraverb. You can defiantly do a lot with the novation ultra nova but its a bit difficult to program. The x station is in the same k ks synth engine based synth, presume the k station is similar sounding think they all are and they are all pretty good imho. Because this is a major change to how the vocoder works this release also includes a bank of patches that are designed to work with it. The smallest of novation keyboards comptite returns directly with the alesis micron. K station vs ultranova vintage synth explorer forums. Windows sysex manager software with support for waldorf q, microq and microwave, oberheim matrix, access virus and novation nova laptop. New vintage presets for the novation bass station ii. When novation moved under the wing of focusrite in 2004, the focus shifted, right enough from predominantly hardware synths to keyboards and controllers often doubling as audio interfaces.
Enter inspiring worlds of music production on circuit, circuit mono station and groovebox. Since may ive been working with the novation ultranova. Level possibility the k station is a little below the ion because. Add to that our 23 years of innovation and expertise, and youve got the modern novation synth range.
Essentially, the kstation is an extremely well laidout and superbly designed 2octave keyboard version of their new astation rack module. On the mininova you need to use the menus on the lcd screen for indepth patch editing theres apparently also a pc application for that. Are ultranova and mininova patches compatible on either synth. Novation kstation editor and librarian for midi quest ipad developed specifically for the novation k station, sound quests midi quest multiinstrument editorlibrarian protects the k station from data loss, provides an intuitive graphic interface to display the instruments settings, and includes unparalleled editing, organization, and creative tools to maximize the sonic potential of the k. And could do with having the same controls layout as the bass station ii and it would be perfect. I own a mininova, where can i find the morodernova patches. This is the first part with pretty classic soundbanks covering wide range of sounds. Novation kstation specifications, pictures, prices.
Novation product compatibility with windows 10 creators update. Today the company specializes in midi controllers with and without keyboards, both analog and virtual analog performance synthesizers, gridbased performance controllers, and audio interfaces. If you have this one and want to help out, use the contact link on the bottom of the page to let us know. On the other hand as i understand it you can load all mininovas patc. If you feel like supporting me you can buy one of my tracks for a small donation at bandcamp. What operationg systems will the x station work with. Add to that our 23 years of innovation and expertise, and youve got the modern novation.
My advice woulds be if possible, to go to the music store and see if you can compare the two side by side. Plus it gets waveform doubling for mega phatt sounds with no loss of polyphony. Are patches from the x station compatible with the xio. How do i add the morodernova patches to my mininova. Moreover, in terms of expression, the keyboard is really mininova nase.
Jan 27, 2011 novation ultra nova demo by katsunori ujiie english subtitle available. The range of sounds you have available at your fingertips can be inspiring. Essentially, the k station is an extremely well laidout and superbly designed 2octave keyboard version of their new a station rack module. Arturia microbrute, novation bass station or novation ultranova.
Tweaking patches or constructing them from scratch is nearly as fast as on a synth. Within the collection of different instruments released through a period of a few years, the supernova ii module, launched in 2000, became a goto synth for dance producers. Mainly want to see how novation approached the ks from the nova design. This is a collection of 100 patches for the novation x station, xio, ks4. Novation has basically repackaged the supernova into a desktop performance module and dubbed it the nova. The novation ultranova is a 37 key synth that can be used as a usb controller or even an audio interface if the user wants. Ultranova is our most advanced, configurable and controllable synth, designed to create new, unique and edgy sounds, plus all the classics youd expect from a nova series synth. Dsi prophet 12 vs novation ultranova companion video to web article duration. I use some of the ultranova sounds on my mininova and it works great in a smaller package and a slightly lower price tag.
Soundcloud ultranova patches by novation published on 201012t17. All sounds from demo video are made with this pack. The k station does not respond to its front panel controls all patches sound the same. The patch library, the new vintage, features 87 new patches made by alba ecstasy for novation bass station ii. Patches are orginised in intervals of 10, so 100 is bass1, 110 is bass2 and so on.
Meanwhile, lets just share sysex and audio files for this one. Nov 09, 2010 i remember that years ago i had a novation k station and it didnt support patch names. The presentation video for the mininova looks so cool with all the edgy sounds and easy to get going. The ultranova is a nova series analoguemodelling synthesizer with a powerful effects processor. I frequently will redo patches i make with it inon another synth when its. The special buttons in the filter and oscillator section of the nova show not available when pressed. The improvement comes in the form of a simple to install firmware update a free upgrade for all ultranova owners. Awesomesounding synth with effects, vocoder, arpeggiators and much more. I really like the bass station but im mainly interested in electro house and dubstep, and it just doesnt seem to be able to make as good of lead synths which is to me an equally important part.
Stream ultranova patches by novation from desktop or your mobile device. It is a singlepart synth taking the legendary supernova ii synth engine as a starting point and packing it with the latest technology. Adding the new vocoder patch banks to ultranova novation. The ultranova may be a return to novations roots, but its still a very. For example the ks45r has singlecycle wavetables like the esq1, as opposed to scannable waldorf wavetables so obviously a supernova or k station could not open a patch based on. Hi,i want to buy a new synth my first real synth and am on the fence whether to go for the mininova or the ultranova.
Ive narrowed it down but which will be my first synthesizer. The novation mininova and ultranova are quite similar so its best to compare these two together and then take a look at the bass station ii. Ive hardly tried the vocoder or played with touch sensitive knobs but i have made some crazy patches on it. Sep 08, 2010 novation today introduced a new keyboard synthesizer, the novation ultranova. If you already own a k station, the interface is almost identical and you can send patches between the two. There are midi in midi out and midi thru connections on the ultranova synth, i used it right along with all of the other midi gear and had it hooked up with my midi sport. Buy novation ultranova nova series analogmodeling synthesizer. If you love making electronic music, youll love our grooveboxes.
Station patches, and also because onboard storage of 400 patch names would just push the k. Im using the v station but im not sure if it sounds as good as the k station did. The kstation features three of the most powerful oscillators around, each providing the classic waveforms and a sine wave for those subbass floorshaking grooves. A station, k station, v station, x station, xio and ks series patch compatibility. I bought it because i needed a midi controller for vsts so i figured by purchasing the ultra that id get both a controller and a digital synth out of it. It uses analog sound modeling asm to create stunningly clean but analoglike sounds. Impressive as they may initially appear, we found most of the presets to be so heavily processed that they were more a demo of the effects than the synth itself. The editor is also updated to support the new vocoder features. Since i also got a novation ultranova last year and bass station ii. With the k station, novation has taken that concept into the digital realm, and the results are excellent. Novation astation patches ovni vago soundbank duration.
The bass station ii is different to the mininova and ultranova as its a proper analogue mono synth. The kstation is a whole new take on the original bass station keyboard that put british synth makers novation on the analog synth map. When in auto mode, tempo now freewheels until the next internal tempo is set or a new external clock appears. I cant access the side bar in the ultranova librarian.
Supernova ii was looking into a novation ultranova keyboard. D with 128 patches in each, bank d being initially empty. It has the same real 3oscillator flexibility as the award winning k station, with powerful filters, 8voice polyphony, simultaneous novation fx. Novation ultranova overview by gak the novation ultranova is a powerful synth with great sounds at an affordable price, all packed in to a stylish compact design. Novation s nova range slotted nicely into this group too, offering great sounding oscillators, a warm, rich filter section, basic effects routing and more of those dials. The k station is a whole new take on the original bass station keyboard that put british synth makers novation on the analog synth map. Resonance normalize make it easy to faith fully recreate anything from distorted rave screams to tightly rounded bass patches. Its now possible to use the mininova vocoder patches with your u.
Bass station iis patternbased arpeggiator and step sequencer are a fun and immediate way to find new inspiration. The x station can load all a, v and k station patches i believe. Novation has released a free firmware update to the ultranova synthesizer. It packs the massive nova sound into a compact body with a builtin vocoder. Fixed bug where patch b127 cannot be saved to favourite slot 1. The bass station ii is different to the mininova and ultranova as its a. These novation v station sounds are available for instant download to your computer. As i recall, i really liked the sound of the k station, though. The filter is a lowpass resonant type with 12 or 24 dboctave slope. I know they are different but i have heard all of these and like them all. Peaks design consultant was none other than chris huggett, the man behind bass station, supernova, oscar and many more legendary synths. Ultranova 2010 is a nova series usb buspowered singlepart.
What fomat plugins can be used with automap universal. Both share the same digital synth engine boasting 14 waveforms, 36 wavetables and 20 digital. Produce commercial sounds for a variety of synths including the novation nova supernova iii. Firstly, they can be used to back up all of the k station s. From what i can tell, the synth side is somewhere between a k station and an eightvoice version of the ksrack using a single ks sound engine. The mininova has the same sound engine as the ultranova in fact, they can share patches presets. Quick demo showing some of the patches available in the. Sound engine compatible ultranova, more patches supernova were brought to the mn. The updated version includes a new vocoder algorithm with separation and spread controls for moving the bands, formant freeze, adjustable band resonance and decay time, full bandwidth vocoder operation, and 17 new vocoder patches. Arp gate can now affect built in ultranova arp patterns.
Are ultranova and mininova patches compatible on either. Some presets are in fxp fxb format you can load them to v station via daw while others are in mid format use import button from v station global screen. Peak has its origin in the bass station ii analogue monosynth, and peaks oscillators sound completely analogue by being highquality ncos numericallycontrolled oscillators, but gain the flexibility of the digital domain with 60 digital wavetables. Whether you are brand new to synthesis or have been in the game for years, the ultranova is designed to be a very easy synthesizer to get the hang of. After all, were the guys behind bass station and supernova.
Please be aware that your original ultranova vocoder patches will sound different. Astation, k station, vstation, xstation, xio and ks series patch compatibility. Help text now shown for tweak knobs when in demo mode. Regarding patch compatibility, the way it worked on prior models is that a newer novation synth could open patches from oldersimpler ones, but not vice versa.
However, the x station concept was born when novation realised they could use the dsp chips in the unit to add a hardware synth to the featurelist. According to novation, this is because they wanted to maintain full compatibility with a. Apr 07, 2009 some presets are in fxp fxb format you can load them to vstation via daw while others are in mid format use import button from vstation global screen. Vstation sounds, vstation patches, sounds for vstation. Ultranova patches by flux ken flux pierce fluxwithit. Well, the k station has more knobs, and the ultra nova has fewer, but the ultra nova has awesome functions for those knobs. We are a family of brands, all committed to removing barriers to creativity. V station, a station, x station, ks45, k station, xiosynth single programs from these novation synths are compatible with each other as shown in the table below. Not impossible, but a bit tedious in these modern times. Sometimes middleold synths can be still useful in 2017 and beyond. Our nerds havent mapped this synths parameter table yet. Also released in 2003 were the vstation and bstation.
Synthesist and sound designer alba ecstasy has released a new sound library for the novation bass station ii. Astation, kstation, vstation, xstation, xio and ks. I remember that years ago i had a novation k station and it didnt support patch names. There are a wide range of original patches including huge basses, mysterious pads, colorful leads, crazy sfx and things inbetween. There are a few classic synth sounds of yesteryear and some new modern classics as well. Mininova and ultranova patches can be installed on either a mininova or an ultranova and they should sound similar if not the same.
Novations first commercial product, released in 1992, was the novation mm10. Youll find the products you own from all of our brands in one place, streamlined to get you what you need, as fast as possible, with a single signon for all. Bass station ii users will need to install the patch librarian before the patches. I was wondering however, if the ultranova and the supernova ii share the exact same sound engine. A new touch performance system places deep control of the synth right at your fingertips incredible new ways to play, create and perform are just a touch away. Now, reclaiming a name long associated with analogue modelling, a brand. In 1993 the company released the novation bass station also known as the. An excellent polyphonic super synth based on the classic bass station.
Ultranova, mininova mininova and ultranova patches can be installed on either a mininova or an ultranova and they should. The special buttons in the filter and oscillator section of the supernovasupernova ii show not. Ultranova patches by novation novation music free. Commercial supernova nova patches available plus a demo of the patches is available for download. The novation ultranova is a synthesizer that promises to bring a powerful analog sound for a relatively low price. This is a collection of 100 patches for the novation xstation, xio, ks4. We offer soundsets, sound banks and patch sets for over 70 different synthesizers. This also means that v station owners can import k station patches from the novation website. Our design consultant is none other than chris huggett, the man who designed oscar and wasp. Provides some synth sounds and os updates for the access virus, roland xv3080 and novation.