Novation Peak

Name: Novation Peak
Brand: Novation
SKU: 777465
Price: 1225 EUR
Availability: SoldOut
Rating: 9.4 (10 reviews)

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Key specs

	Synthesizer type	Digital
	Number of keys	0
	Full-size toetsen
	Vocoder
	Noise oscillator
	Arpeggiator

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Pros and cons

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The synthesizer has 8 voices, so you can play chords consisting of up to 8 notes.
Thanks to the numerically controlled oscillators, you'll have access to analog and digital noise waves.
You can overdrive sounds before and after the analog filter with the distortion function.
The synthersizer doesn't have a step sequencer that lets you easily program rhythms and melodies.
The 19-inch rack isn't included.

Description

The Novation Peak lets you program OScar-like synthesizer sounds. The synthesizer has 3 digital oscillators and 8 voices, allowing you to play chords consisting of 8 notes at once. Thanks to the numerically controlled oscillators, you'll have access to analog and digital sound waves. This lets you take your pick from the traditional sinusoidal, sawtooth, and squarewave sound waves, or 1 of the 17 wavetables. You can add distortion to give your sounds extra character, either before or after the filter. This means you can choose whether you want to have the overdriven signal filtered or not. You can connect the synthesizer with your modular rack, thanks to the CV-in connector.

Included by default

Manual
USB cable
Power cable
Access to Sound Collective
Ableton Live Lite (download)

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Review is 10 out of 10.

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Review is 10 out of 10.

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Review is 9,2 out of 10.

thick synth. just buy!

almost everything has a button per function.
sound quality very thick
solidly built
Mono timbral

had been on the wish list for a while. Thick syntht for a decent price. monotimbral and only 8 voices but that also determines the interesting price I think. combination of subtractive with wavetables very well executed.

Review by:
Matthias
Date:
23 January 2019
Translation:
Automatically translated from Dutch

Review is 9,6 out of 10.

Excellent sounding and very pleasant to operate instrument

Good interface with many buttons
Wide sound spectrum
Animate function
step sequencer missing

The Peak is an excellent 'hybrid' synthesizer. Although the oscillators are digital, it sounds very analog. The digital oscillators offer a number of advantages such as sawtooth waveform detuning and oscillator sync through virtual oscillators. You can emphasize the analog character with things like drift. The wavetables are a pleasant addition with which the Peak can also sound very thin and digital.

The buttons alone can go a long way when it comes to creating sounds, but if you dive into the various menus and explore the deeper possibilities, the possibilities become almost endless. The menu structure is smart and easy to understand and operate.

The arpeggiator offers sufficient possibilities, but a step sequencer is missing. That in itself is not an insurmountable problem, but a stepseqencer would have been a nice addition.

The effects are surprisingly good and with analog distortion, chorus, delay and reverb the main effects are well represented. The animate function makes it possible to directly call up various parameter settings and thus drastically change the sound at the touch of a button.

The OLED display is clear and also nice, the LEDs that show the active voices can be very useful.

All in all I am very happy with this synthesizer and it is a valuable addition to our studio

Review by:
Tom Ladiges
Date:
29 November 2018
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Automatically translated from Dutch

Review is 8,0 out of 10.

Very versatile and nice sound

Good sound
Very good reverb
Lots of modulation options
No external inputs and extra outputs to use e.g. the internal effects for external sound sources

It can sound digital as well as analog. He's just very versatile. It's just a joy to create your own sounds from scratch (initialize patch button). You have quickly made broadly what you want to make. If you want to go deeper, there are plenty of options to fine-tune the sound via the many extra options in the menu. Still, most menus only have a few pages, so it's not like you're constantly searching or something.

Review by:
Maarten
Date:
31 July 2018
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Product

Product
	Product number	777465
	Manufacturer code	RNO PEAK
	Brand	Novation
	Warranty	2 years
	Processing of your defect	Carry-in warranty

General properties

General properties
	Synthesizer type	Digital
	Timbre	Monotimbraal
	Maximum polyphony	8
	Number of oscillators	3
	Noise oscillator
	Sub-oscillator
	Number of waveforms	20
	Waveform types	Sawtooth, Sine, Square
	Number of wavetables	17
	Vocoder

Filters

Filters
	Filters
	Filter type signal	Analog
	Filter curve	Band pass, High pass, Low pass

Sequencing

Sequencing
	Step sequencer
	Arpeggiator

Keys

Keys
	Number of keys	0
	Velocity sensitivity
	Full-size toetsen
	Aftertouch
	Modulation wheel
	Pitch-bend wheel
	Octave buttons

MIDI connectors

MIDI connectors
	MIDI input
	Number of MIDI inputs	1
	MIDI output
	Number of MIDI outputs	1
	MIDI throughput
	Number of MIDI throughputs	1

USB connectors

USB connectors
	USB port
	USB function	Data transfer
	USB version	USB 2.0
	Number of USB ports	1
	Number of USB 2.0 connectors	1

Audio connectors

Audio connectors
	Headphone jack
	Type of headphone connection	[6.3mm jack]
	6.3mm jack line connector
	Number of 6.3mm outputs	2
	Number of 6.3mm inputs	2
	3.5mm mini jack connector
	Microphone connector

Foot pedal

Foot pedal
	Number of foot pedal connectors	2
	Foot pedal connections	Expression, Sustain

Power supply

Power supply
	Power source
	Power supply type	Power grid

Physical properties

Physical properties
	Weight	4,9 kg
	Material	Plastic
	Depth	233 mm
	Height	70,5 mm
	Width	464 mm

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