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Novation Peak 8-Voice Desktop Synth

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$1,599.99

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SKU: 815301000761 Category: Brand:

Description

The Novation Peak is an 8-voice desktop polyphonic synthesizer with three New Oxford Oscillators for each voice. The oscillators sound completely analogue by being high-quality NCOs (Numerically-Controlled Oscillators), but gain the flexibility of the digital domain with 17 digital wavetables. They can also become a linear FM source using either the analogue-sounding NCOs or digital wavetables – so are able to cross-modulate in an recursive loop.

The synth has a resonant multi-mode analog filter for each voice, and three distortion points for each voice – pre-filter, post-filter and global – in an analogue signal chain. Peak is capable of receiving polyphonic aftertouch, which puts expression right at your fingertips. Reverb, delay and chorus effects are at one’s disposal, and there is also an on-board arpeggiator.

The modulation system of the Novation Peak puts a 16-slot modulation matrix and 16 direct assignments in the main controls, cleverly arranged for intuitive patch design and sound editing. There are three ADSR envelopes and two LFOs for each voice, and more elaborate movements and secondary ‘via’ assignments are made just a few menu button presses away. In addition, two animate buttons give live performers instant one-touch transformation of patches.

Peak connects to modular systems via a CV modulation input, and has MIDI I/O on five-pin DIN ports, so other MIDI gear can be connected. Via USB, Peak can be plugged into Mac or PC, where unlimited patches can be kept using the Components software. Track Select buttons jump between banks of eight tracks/channels, and the bottom row of buttons map to Mute, Solo or Record Arm. The top two rows of rotaries, meanwhile, are freely MIDI mappable – yours to assign as you see fit!

Novation Peak Features

  • 8-voice desktop polyphonic synthesizer with three New Oxford Oscillators for each voice
  • Resonant multi-mode analog filter for each voice, and three distortion points for each voice
  • Reverb, delay and chorus effects
  • 16-slot modulation matrix and 16 direct assignments in the main controls
  • Connects to modular systems via a CV modulation input

Specifications

Product Hardware Specifications

  • 42 Control knobs
  • 8 35mm Sliders
  • 1 Volume knob
  • 2 Data encoders
  • 30 Function buttons (not lit)
  • 16 Function buttons (lit)
  • 2 Animate buttons plus hold button
  • 90 Indicator LEDs
  • OLED display
  • USB socket for system / MIDI comms only (no bus-power)
  • MIDI In / Out / Thru
  • 2 1/4 in. jack socket for continuous or switched pedals
  • 3.5mm jack socket for CV in
  • 1/4 in. jack sockets for left and right outputs
  • 1/4 in. jack socket for headphone output
  • Metal chassis with American walnut wooden end cheeks

Synth Engine

  • 8 note polyphony (dependent on voices used per note)
  • Mono-Timbral
  • 5 Voice Modes – Mono, MonoLG, Mono2, Poly, Poly2

Per voice

  • 3 oscillators
  • 1 noise generator
  • 1 ring modulator
  • 2 LFOs
  • 1 Amp envelope and 2 mod envelopes
  • 1 Filter
  • Sine, tri, sawtooth, square / pulse plus 17 wavetables of 5 waveforms per row

Filter

  • 1x State variable OTA filter per voice
  • 12/24dB slope
  • Low-pass / band-pass / high-pass
  • Pre-filter overdrive
  • Post-filter distortion

Modulation

  • 16 modulation slots per patch
  • Each slot has 2 sources to 1 destination

Mod sources (17)

  • Direct (depth)
  • Modulation wheel
  • Aftertouch (polyphonic and channel AT)
  • Expression pedal 1
  • Expression pedal 2
  • Keyboard velocity
  • LFO1 positive
  • LFO1 bi-polar
  • LFO2 positive
  • LFO2 bi-polar
  • Amp envelope
  • Mod envelope 1
  • Mod envelope 2
  • Animate 1
  • Animate 2
  • CV mod input bi-polar

Mod destinations (37)

  • Oscillator 1-3 frequency, v-sync level, shape amount and level
  • Noise source level
  • Ring modulator output level
  • Overal synth output level
  • Filter drive, distortion, cut-off frequency and resonance
  • LFO 1 and 2 frequency
  • Amp env / mod env 1 / mod env 2 attack, decay and release
  • FM Osc 1 -> osc 2, osc 2 -> osc 3, osc 3 -> osc 1 and noise -> osc 1
  • Osc 3 -> filter cutoff frequency
  • Noise -> filter cutoff frequency

Effects

  • Analog distortion
  • Chorus – 3 types, Reverb – 3 types
  • Delay with 16 types of delay sync, LP and HP damping, slew and stereo

Misc

  • Arpeggiator w/ key latch – 33 patterns, Glide
  • Patch storage – up to 512 on hardware (256 factory patches)
  • All knobs (excl. volume), sliders and most buttons transmit and receive MIDI cc commands for external control and mapping

Software Compatibility

  • USB-MIDI class-compliant device, Ableton Live Lite 9 is included
  • Maximum power consumption 12V DC 1A
  • 9.17 x 18.27 x 2.78 in.

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