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Average rating:
4.7 out of 5
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Half the features of the Supernova!? Get real. The Supernova patches work on the Nova, the sounds is great. The only cut back seems to be the polyphony, but 12 is still more than enough if it isn't your only synth. If it is your only synth, well go and buy another one.
I really can't say how good this thing is. It has 6 outs (a luxury), 42 simultaneous effects (no, I didn't believe it at first either), 2 line ins and every parameter change is sent out via midi (even Global parameters). The 2 line ins mean that, if you don't use all six multi-timerbal parts, you can use those left over as extra effect boxes for your drum machine/sampler/etc. How good is that?
Anyway, if you're into electronic music and think you're sound is a bit lacking, you could do much worse that use one of these.
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It gets better everyday. Complex moving sounds and a sonic presence that will resonate in your head hours later. Very cool. You simply can't be dissapointed. Buy it.
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JUST GREAT. Wonderful sounds. Just take your time on it to get the best sounds ever. Use a Lexicon effect unit or a TC electronics M1 & D2 and you'll see what you get !!!!d Lacks polyphony, but for the price I would buy three of them.
6 out of 5
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The Nova is the best VA on the market. Deep soaring leads, fat basses, you can do everything with it. the effects are good, except for the reverb which sounds a bit thin and cold. With an external reverb unit of better quality, you can get more warmth out of your Nova. Buy it.
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I promised myself I would not give this a review until I had tweaked for at least a month. I am sick of reading reviews that people submit after a 10 minute orgy at their local music store. A week before I bought the Nova, a good friend of mine got infected with the virus b. I have now had well over a month to explore each of these synth's sonic capabilities. First of all, DO NOT LISTEN TO THE NOVA DEMOS ONLINE! After hearing these I was reluctant to even try it out. One listen though, and you hear obvious sounds used in great trance tracks. I shelled out 12 of my hard earned bills. When I finally got it home and listened to the Virus and the Nova side by side I felt like shit. The Nova sounded like a pussy. That weekend we threw a party and was limited to using pads and bass filter sweeps. I toyed with returning it, but instead I decided to create. Damn! The sounds I can make with this are incredible! Lush pads, space-age sfx moving sounds, and even squelchy analog leads (takes time to perfect the harsh leads, but now I can get it to outmuscle the virus). The only thing unprofessional about it is the drums, which flat out blow. Other than that; hip-hop, trance, dnb, techno, ambient, or for just about anything I would recommend this synth. The virus: I recommend that as well. Both the Nova and the Virus can hold their own but both of these together is synergistic. I give the nova and the virus 5/5. I told myself I wouldn't give out anything more than a 4, but basically these machines w/ a sampler is a record deal waiting to happen. Create, stimulate, sign the contract. You are your own limitation.
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