The knobs are bigger than on the MS2000 and feel more sturdy too...The Nova only has 20 knobs but the interface is pretty intuitive...

1. The sync sounds are too polite, no where near as raucous as the AN 1X's. 2. You can't find out the value of some parameters without changing them since the knobs don't necessarily mirror the true values. 3. The amp envelope can't be used inverted i.e. with a negative modulation amount, in fact there is no depth control at all for env 1. 4. Although the LFOs go upto audio frequencies their speed cannot be made to track the keyboard making them useless for melodic FM/AM sounds and only good for creating special effects. 5. Oscillators only have two waveforms available, the special button doesn't provide any more (yet?) 6. The special filter button is still not yet implemented, and since the Nova II is now available, probably never will be.

My advice is to hold out for the Nova/Supernova II which will be much more powerful even if they share some of the irritating traits of their predecessors.

I think you also should get one if you like to make ur own sound, ie twist, turn, and push buttons. The presets are not good but not bad either. Some are useful, some are not. Piont is that you should like to elaborate with the sounds, which the Nova really welcomes you to. Alots of buttons, and alots of twisters, for your delight!!

Right now I am using my nova as a synth ( of course ) AND as a multieffect processor. Let me explain:

2 aux send from my mixer goes to the 2 inputs of the Nova. Then I have set up 2 programs, at part 5 and 6 to work as a delay and a reverb. Simple as a pie!...not really, but once you understand it...

As you can see this baby has some real routing powers. I have tried the vocoder and it kicks as to!

However, the effects in the Nova isn't the greatest one ( especially the reverb, to much metal. The rest of the effects are fine ) I am just using it cause it is better than my cheap ol' Art Proverb.

As I said before, the preset in the Nova are not good, but not bad either. If you sit down with, you can come up with some crazy, whacked, totaly cool sounds, thanx to the Modulation Matrix. In this feature you can route lfo1, lfo2, env2, env3, mod wheel, to a number of osc settings, like pitch, sync, level, soften, and such.

All in all, it can make your track groove. If you "creativness" for it...