NOVATION Ultranova

Novation Ultranova

Polyphonic synth with keyboard and controller

The Sound Designer's Dream

UltraNova is our most advanced, configurable and controllable synth, designed to create new, unique and edgy sounds, plus all the classics you'd expect from a Nova-series synth.

Create Truly Unique Sounds

This is our most ambitious synth to date. It takes our legendary SuperNova analogue-modelling synth engine, and enhances it to vastly increase its sonic capabilities. The result is a synth that can create sounds that are simply impossible with other synths in its class.

• Three oscillators, noise and ring modulation for making your sounds as rich as possible.
• Classic waveforms and cutting edge wavetables for creating classic and unique new sounds.
• Two routable multi-mode filters for flexible sound sculpting.
• 6 Envelopes, 3 LFOs and 20 slot modulation matrix for almost unlimited programming capabilities.
• 18-voice polyphony for playing complex synth lines and chords.

The Sound Designer's Dream

UltraNova sounds great with the very simplest of patches, but also gives you intuitive hands-on control over the powerful synth engine for deep and complex sound editing. Alter your sounds however you like, then shape them to perfection with 5-way multi-FX processor. The powerful modulation matrix lets you connect any source to whatever you like, so you can create almost any sound you can imagine. Don't worry if sound editing isn't your thing; we'll also send you regular soundpack updates, with loads of new sounds to inspire you.

Touch n' Tweak

UltraNova's patches are more than just static presets. Each is set up with up to eight parameters, which can be tweaked or totally warped using touch-sensitive encoders. Tweak to alter the brightness or dial in some grit, or touch to trigger subtle movement in your sound, or seriously warp it into something completely different.

Tech Spec

Product Hardware Specifications

Hardware

• 144 character LCD
• 8x detented touch sensitive encoders
• 1x large smooth encoder (with back-lit filter lock buttons)
• 1x large patch select/speed dial encoder
• 2x volume & monitor mix dials
• 39 LED lit/indicated buttons
• Pitch wheel (LED lit)
• Modulation wheel (LED lit)
• 37 note keyboard with velocity and aftertouch
• XLR dynamic mic input
• 2x ¼” jack inputs
• 2x ¼” jack outputs
• 2x ¼” jack aux outputs
• 1x ¼” jack headphone output
• SPDIF digital output on RCA connector
• Expression pedal on ¼” jack input
• Sustain pedal on ¼” jack input
• MIDI in/out/thru
• 12 volt power input
• USB port (UltraNova can be powered via USB)
• Kensington security slot

USB Audio Interface

• 2 in, 4 out soundcard
• 44.1 / 48kHz at 16 or 24 bit to host
• 44.1 / 48kHz at 16 bit from host (if you select 24 bit from host, audio
• data is limited by the driver to 16 bit playback)
• Dynamic range : - 98dB
• Input 1 + 2 frequency response : 20Hz to 20kHz +/- 1dB
• Gain rage : -10 to + 65dB
• THD+N = 0.002%
• Maximum output level +6dBu
• signal to noise ratio referenced to 0dBFS (+6 dBu) = 96dB
• Noise EIN = 117dB
• Input 1 - balanced XLR & balanced TRS 1/4"jack
• Input 2 - balanced TRS 1/4" jack only

Synth Engine

• Up to 18 note polyphony (dynamic voicing)
• Mono-Timbral

Per patch

• 3x oscillators
• 1x noise generator
• 2x ring modulators

Waveforms include:

• Square, sine, tri, sawtooth, pulse, 9x saw:pulse combinations
• 20x digital waveforms
• 36x wavetables

Filter types

• 2x filters per patch
• low pass no resonance 6dB per octave
• low pass 12dB
• low pass 18dB
• low pass 24dB
• band pass 6:6
• band pass 6:12
• band pass 12:6
• band pass 6:18
• band pass 18:6
• band pass 12:12
• high pass no resonance 6dB per octave
• high pass 12dB
• high pass 18dB
• high pass 24dB

Modulation sources

• 20 modulation slots per patch
• 6x envelope generators
• 3x LFOs
• Aftertouch
• Velocity
• Key scaling/track
• Mod wheel
• Expression pedal

Total of 66 Destinations including

• Oscillator pitch, pulse width, wavetable index, level and sync
• Filter cutoff, resonance, envelope settings
• Effects parameters and send levels
• Recursive modulation (modulating modulation sources themselves)

5 effects slots per patch

• Distortion – up to 2 instances
• Compressor – up to 2 instances
• Chorus/Phase – up to 4 instances
• Delay – up to 2 instances
• Reverb – up to 2 instances
• Gator
• EQ

Misc

• 12 band vocoder
• Arpeggiator – 33 patterns
• Chord function – lock up to 10 notes
• Patch storage - up to 512 on hardware (ships with 300 factory patches)

Power Requirements

• USB bus powered
• 12V DC power supply included
• Maximum power consumption 12V DC 400mA

Product Dimensions

• Unboxed: 635mm (25") length x 290mm (11.41") depth x 70mm (2.76") height
• Boxed: 725mm (28.54”) length x 374mm (14.72”) depth x 152mm (5.98”) height

OS Compatibility

OS compatibilty not relevant for this product range/type