Novation Supernova II

I have used the keyboard pretty extensively, it is easy to use except that when you turn local control off, you really turn it off! You must through map the global channel on your sequencer for any global changes to take effect once the local control is off.

I bought the keyboard for this reason. It has the best features of any VA board out there.

Inspiring.

This is my big problem. I have already taken three of these boards home from my local retailer. The first had a screw rolling around in the case and did not work. The second worked fine but had a horrible buzzing vibration in the keyboard mechanism. The third has the same horrible buzzing, as well as three keys that are rubbing against something internally. The modulation/pitch bend cover plate is also bent. I really think that for $2500.00 you should expect and get a better quality product than this, and after trying three boads from two different shipments I am hesitant to expect anything would be better if I get another. I will most likely end up with an access virus.

I called them once on the phone and have yet to recieve a call back. They are in England, so calling is expensive. They have no real support info on their website, except for os downloads which are easy to deal with...

First i'd like to tell u about the price! 1400$!! Yes !!!! I feel like i'm the luckiest person on earth! There was a friend of mine who bought it brand new about a month ago but he lost all of his money in the stock market so he wanted some fast cash and..... I GRABBED IT!

Anyway !!!!I'm using Version 1.3 which i downloaded yesterday and i don't know yet how can you make the Supernova II an even more perfect instrument! And something for the people that say that the Supernovas don't sound fat... Yes you are right! they don't sound fat! They sound FFFFFFFAT! People go check your ears! 1024 Programs, 512 Programs, and 128 Favourite memories for u! you want more? Editing pitches is a breeze! I don't know if there is anybody on this world that wants more than 43 knobs, 8 sliders and 135 switches in front of you! And there are some menus too!!! People .. This is a beast of a synth! The manual is real good showing you some simple analogue synthesis theory in the beggining so u can understand the nature of the synth and how it all work together! Then it goes on explaining every section of the synth. Not perfect , but good! Anyway with so many knobs , sliders ... You have to let yourself EXPERIMENT!

Mine is The PRO-X 48 VOICE version and i'am really happy about it! it's like having 48 analogue synths of the past! But with 8 parts and 7 (yes 7!!!) fx per part! The fx are basic (you can't compare these fx with an external quality fx unit) but especially the delays and distortion are some of the best i've ever heard! Everything you touch on the synth transmit midi messages so you can unterstand how flexible all becomes! The keyboard is great! It's semiweighted and you get touch sensitivity and a great AFTERTOUCH! Of course there are the classic pitchbend and controller wheels and especially the controller wheel is so great because you can assign almost anything there is on the synth! And of course you can't forget the 8 separate outputs for every part and the perfect audio ins! there are two of them and you can put any external sound into them and manipulate it with the synth's engine (osc,filters,fx,vocoder??) . Oh yes i forgot ! There is the VOCODER too! It's a 42-band vocoder and you can do great things with it! Nuff said!

You are in ANALOG HEAVEN! You can create everything what's called electronic sound! You got to play it to understand! i can't say no more! I'm still playing..... everything is perfect!

It looks and feels real solid! Never had a problem by now! Except it's a little heavy! Buy the supernova ii rack if you want to gig! well that's what i would do!

The people at Novation are real friendly and helpful! I don't know about support here in Greece but everytime i sent an email to Novation UK i had an answer the next day!

i've been playing for 6 years but my hands have touched many old analogue and new virtual analogue synths! There are so many out in the market (WALDORF , ACCESS , CLAVIA , ROLAND , KORG) but no one can beat the feature and clarity of this BEAST! If they stole it from me i would definetely buy a new one again! (maybe first i would wait outside the stock market place for a broke musician hehehe!) This is the best analogue synth you can buy in the year 2k!

The manual goes real into academis stuff, on the other hand, it is very useful for getting an idea what synthesizers are all about for users who are new at it (like me!) Let me tell you folks, with basic music knowledge you'll fly with this instrument.

Mine is 24 Polyphony which is the cheapest in that category. The Pro and Pro X versions can carry more sounds along playing but I can upgrade it if I need to. This keyboard has everything you want. Keyboard action is great.

Sounds are magnificient!! I went into SamAsh in NYC to try this out. Everybody in the store was shocked to see the difference this instrument can make in comparison to all other keyboards and synths!!
If sounds were included in 7 wonders of the world, this would be the first!!!!!!! Incredibly phat, incredibly full and bone pushin'.

It looks very solid and it has the most beautiful looks in comparison to other instruments. I would use it everywhere, although I'm really tidy when it comes to instruments like this, so I would carry it much out my home studio.

I would buy it again if it were stolen. It's worth the double of what I paid! I'm a 27 year old guitar player, who has been playing for 10 years, and I had melodica and piano lessons between 6 and 12, and this is the most enthusiastic instrument ever for also those people who want to get their hands on the keyboard.