My first Hardware synth
My first Hardware synth Posted on: 17.10.2012 by Ralph Alderette Novation Mininova (~$500) vs Akai Miniak (~$275 used)I barely know anything about synths, and I don't have too much room for like a 49 key synth. I know the key's on the Mininova are "mini" but I don't play piano, so i dont feel a real difference. I can find an UltraNova for $500 used.. any reason I should just "make the synth fit" into my studio?? Should I just skip both and get the UltraNova for some huge reason? I wanna make sounds like Gesaffelstein and Valentino Khan; I would prefer hardware vs software bc I like having physical knobs to turn. | |
| Ralph Alderette 17.10.2012 | Novation Mininova (~$500) vs Akai Miniak (~$275 used) I barely know anything about synths, and I don't have too much room for like a 49 key synth. I know the key's on the Mininova are "mini" but I don't play piano, so i dont feel a real difference. I can find an UltraNova for $500 used.. any reason I should just "make the synth fit" into my studio?? Should I just skip both and get the UltraNova for some huge reason? I wanna make sounds like Gesaffelstein and Valentino Khan; I would prefer hardware vs software bc I like having physical knobs to turn. |
| Ralph Alderette 23.10.2012 | I ended up picking up the MiniNova for $425. So far, easy to use, a comprehensive user's manual is included. The knobs feel good, the menus are easy, the keys are WAAAAYYYY better than the MikroKontrol (Owned) and MikroKorg (played one several times), and I really like the matrix switch on the right hand side. So far, I haven't found too much use for the "Animate" buttons but maybe I can customize the functions myself. The FX are very customizable but they sound just ok. I'll be hooking it up to my Audio8 soundcard and using it alongside Maschine. Question: Is it possible to have audio AND midi connected at the same time? I would like to be able to play a phrase, then quantize it in Maschine, then adjust additional parameters after I've played the phrase. Possible? |
| Drew Beans 17.10.2012 | pretty sure Gesaffelstein uses the Virus TI2 which cost around $2K. but with the magic of synthesis hopefully you can achieve that kind of sound with any synths. I'm actually looking for a synthesizer just like you, confused between the Mininova and UltraNova. I wouldn't get the Miniak as it doesnt have as many buttons as the Mininova/UltraNova (because I really want as much tactile control). Personally I believe its better to go right onto UltraNova as it has more flexibility on control, and if you can find it just as cheap as the Mininova I would go for the UltraNova! |
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