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Novation Peak 8-Voice Desktop Synth

Name: Novation Peak 8-Voice Desktop Synth
Brand: Novation
SKU: J52520000000000
Price: 1599.99 USD
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Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

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Eight-voice desktop polyphonic synthesizer with three New Oxford Oscillators for each voice.

Peak is an 8-voice desktop polyphonic synthesizer with three New Oxford Oscillators for each voice. The oscillators sound completely analog by being high-quality NCOs (Numerically-Controlled OscillatShow More

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Peak 8-Voice Desktop Synth Specifications:

Product Hardware Specifications

42 Control knobs
8 35 mm 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" jack socket for continuous or switched pedals
3.5 mm jack socket for CV in
1/4" jack sockets for left and right outputs
1/4" 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 with 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

Dimensions

9.17" x 18.27" x 2.78"

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Novation Peak 8-Voice Desktop Synth

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Eight-voice desktop polyphonic synthesizer with three New Oxford Oscillators for each voice.

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