SIGNED GARY NUMAN MININOVA - WINNER ANNOUNCED

Posted on Fri 04 July 2014 in Customer Services • Tagged with focal, focal sm9, gary numan, Korg, korg kingkorg, matt jessup, Novation, novation mininova, o2 academy bournemouth, roland, roland system-1

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From left to right: Garry Robson, Gary Numan and Matt Jessup

So, who was there for Gary Numan's recent gig at the O2 Academy Bournemouth? Those who missed out on tickets will be kicking themselves, because Gary absolutely rocked the place, playing plenty …


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FREE ICONIC SYNTH SOUNDS FOR MININOVA & ULTRANOVA

Posted on Mon 10 February 2014 in General News • Tagged with analogue modelling synthesiser, Novation, novation mininova, novation ultranova

Novation have just announced that they have released a brand new soundpack for their UltraNova and MiniNova synths, entitled '1992-Today, Iconic Synth Sounds'.

This FREE soundpack gives you a selection of recognisable presets from a number of classic tracks, spanning a variety of genres. Check out some examples in the …


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HISTORY OF NOVATION, FREE SAMPLE PACK & COMPETITION

Posted on Wed 05 February 2014 in Uncategorized • Tagged with eats everything, liam howe, Novation, novation bass station, novation bass station 2, novation bass station ii, novation mininova, novation ultranova, orbital, paul hartnoll, sneaker pimps, timo maas

Novation is a company with a rich history of creating game-changing products, from iconic analogue synths, software instruments, digital synths, professional MIDI controllers (and their innovative AutoMap software) and of course the hugely popular Launchpad. If you've got a few spare minutes then we highly recommend that you grab a …


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NOVATION LAUNCHKEY ACCOMPANIES WILL.I.AM LIVE TOUR

Posted on Thu 09 January 2014 in Computer Music • Tagged with ableton, ableton live, backstreet boys, cee lo green, keith harris, Novation, novation impulse, novation launchkey, novation launchkey 25, novation launchpad, novation launchpad s, novation mininova, novation sl mkii, will.i.am

Novation recently spoke to Keith Harris, a multi-instrumentalist who tours with acts such as will.i.am, Backstreet Boys and Cee Lo Green in the capacity of Musical Director. In this short interview, he explains how the Launchkey 25 and Launchpad play a major role in the show, in combination …


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WOLF + LAMB WITH NOVATION

Posted on Wed 23 October 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with ableton, ableton live, ableton live 9, analogue synth, analogue-modelling synth, crew love, midi controller, midi keyboard, Novation, novation 49 sl mkii, novation bass station, novation bass station ii, novation mininova, novation sl mkii, wolf + lamb

Zev and Gadi, better known as Wolf + Lamb are producers, who make music, perform and throw parties as part of the Crew Love collective. The group often come together at The Marcy Hotel in Brooklyn, New York, to work on collaborative projects and in this interview, Zev and Gadi talk …


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PILLOWTALK AND NOVATION

Posted on Thu 12 September 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with Novation, novation impulse, novation impulse 61, novation mininova, novation ultranova, pillowtalk

PillowTalk are a three-piece electronic band from San Francisco, who fuse together elements of R&B, soul, funk and underground house and techno to create their own unique style. Although still a relatively new act, PillowTalk are already gaining a reputation as putting on a great live show, and in …


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SUPERNOVA SOUNDS VOL. 2 FOR MININOVA & ULTRANOVA

Posted on Thu 12 September 2013 in General News • Tagged with Novation, novation mininova, novation supernova, novation ultranova

Novation have recently released their second FREE SuperNova soundpack for UltraNova and MiniNova synthesisers. This second Soundpack adds another 64 sounds to your instrument, which replicate the characteristics of Novation's classic SuperNova synthesiser. Each of these presets were created by sound designer Phil Macdonald, who was on the original SuperNova …


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HOT SUGAR & THE NOVATION MININOVA

Posted on Fri 30 August 2013 in General News • Tagged with hot sugar, Novation, novation mininova

We just stumbled across this video showing electronic artist Hot Sugar playing around with Novation's MiniNova synth in some fairly unusual ways! Whilst there are much better videos out there that demonstrate the features and sounds of the MiniNova (click here to view ours), Hot Sugar's video did make …


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TEDDY RILEY IN THE STUDIO WITH FOCUSRITE & NOVATION

Posted on Tue 11 June 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with backstreet, focusrite, focusrite 2802, guy, michael jackson, Novation, novation mininova, novation sl mkii, teddy riley, teddy's jam

Teddy Riley, Focusrite 2802, Novation SL MkII, MiniNovaTeddy Riley... there's only one word to describe him: 'legend'! If you're a fan of R&B groups Guy and Blackstreet, then Teddy was responsible for forming them! If you like Michael Jackson then Teddy co-produced and co-engineered his Dangerous album. There's a lot more that Teddy has worked on …


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FREE SUPERNOVA SOUND PACK!

Posted on Tue 23 April 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with mininova, mininova soundpack, Novation, novation mininova, novation supernova, novation ultranova, supernova, supernova soundpack, ultranova, ultranova soundpack

Novation SuperNova SoundpackIt's hard to believe that it's 15 years since the launch of Novation's Supernova analogue-modelling synth. Its wealth of control and power was unheard of at that time, its sleek design took many a rack by storm and its groundbreaking new sounds were scattered on tracks by everyone from Orbital …


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