Novation MiniNova Micro Synthesizer

Don't let its size fool you; Novation's MiniNova has the most powerful sound engine and effects of any micro synth. More polyphony, more filters, more effects, more modulation. Every sound has easy access to almost limitless variations, which you can subtly tweak or totally warp with the twist of a knob or the touch of a button. Create all the dirty-fat bass, soaring leads, lush pads and vintage sounds you could possibly want - but on a tough and compact 37 mini-key synth.

MiniNova comes with 256 killer sounds, space to save another 128 of your own, and a Patch Librarian for loading and storing as many extra sounds on your computer as you'll ever need.

Novation MiniNova Features

• Our signature Nova-series synth-engine, capable of creating and editing massive sounds with up to 18 voices and powerful effects.
• Create robotic and iconic vocals or run your instruments through the effects engine.
• Tweak your sounds in Realtime with five knobs, or totally warp them eight 'Animate' buttons and oversized pitch and modulation wheels.
• Instantly search for sounds by type or musical genre, from bass to pad, hip hop to house. Store another 128 of your own sounds onboard, too.
• Add up to five effects to each voice, including distortion, reverb, chorus/phase, delay, compressor, EQ and our very own gater 'stutter' effect
• Fully edit your synth and effects, and store as many sounds as you can fit on your Mac or PC
• Download regular free sound packs created by eminent artists and sound designers.
• Trigger external sound modules and connect larger keyboards, via the MIDI I/O.

• MiniNova Micro Synthesizer1
• 9V DC power supply1

• Product Hardware Specifications
  • Utility, display and patch select controls
    • 16 character custom LCD
    • 1x large detented patch select encoder
    • 1x patch sort switch
    • 1x volume dial
    • 1x detented data encoder
    • 5x navigation/utility buttons
    • 2x patch navigation buttons
  • Keyboard/performance controls
    • Pitch wheel (LED lit)
    • Modulation wheel (LED lit)
    • 37 note keyboard with velocity
    • 4x smooth edit/performance pots
    • 1x large smooth filter pot
    • 1x six position parameter selector switch
    • 6x parameter indicator LEDs
    • 8x three-color, back-lit animate/arpeggiator/favourite patch-select buttons
    • 2x animate/arpeggiate LED indicators
    • 1x back-lit 'hold' button
    • 1x animate/arpeggiator/favourite patch toggle switch
    • 1x 'favorite' patch select button
    • 1x arpeggiator tempo control pot
    • 1x arpeggiator tempo indicator LED
    • 2x back-lit arpeggiator control encoders
    • 2x back-lit octave select buttons
  • Inputs, Outputs, rear panel
    • XLR dynamic mic input
    • 1x ¼” jack inputs
    • 2x ¼” jack outputs
    • 1x ¼” jack headphone output
    • Sustain pedal on ¼” jack input
    • MIDI in/out
    • 12 volt power input
    • USB/DC/off power switch
    • USB B 2.0 (MiniNova can be powered via USB)
    • Kensington security slot
• 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 (Supported in the engine. Note, keyboard does not generate 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
    • VocalTune
    • 12 band vocoder
    • Arpeggiator – 33 patterns
    • Realtime Arp rhythm editing function
    • Chord function – lock up to 10 notes
    • Patch storage - up to 384 on hardware (ships with 256 factory patches)
• Power Requirements
  • USB bus powered
  • 9V DC power supply included
  • Maximum power consumption 9V DC 300mA
• Product Dimensions (LxDxH)
  • Unboxed: 22.04x9.84x2.95" (560x250x75mm)
  • Boxed: 24.21x13.58x4.52" (615x345x115mm)