Building upon the success of the Novation Peak synthesizer, the flagship Novation Summit is a two-part multitimbral, 16-voice polyphonic synthesizer with a premium five-octave, semi-weighted keyboard (with velocity and aftertouch); it is well suited for musicians, sound designers, and synthesizer enthusiasts.Summit effectively puts the power of two Peaks at your fingertips, enabling two completely independent patches to be split or layered across the keyboard, or switched between on the fly. It also expands on Peak's layout, with many hidden controls and functions made accessible on the front panel including FM routing, LFOs 3 & 4, all arpeggiator parameters, and dedicated pitch and mod wheels. What's more, the Summit features numerous new filter options, and an audio input for processing external sources with its reverb, chorus, and delay effects.The instrument features analog-sounding NCOs (numerically controlled oscillators), which include 3 new Oxford oscillators per voice, as well as a flexible digital domain with 43 digital wavetables of 5 waveforms per row. The instrument also features an analog, multimode, state-variable OTA filter with high-pass, band-pass, low-pass, and dual-filter selections with 12/24 dB slopes. The dual filter offers several routing configurations including LP to HP, LP to BP, HP to BP, LP + HP, LP + BP, HP + BP, LP + LP, BP + BP, and HP + HP. Summit's sound engine is rounded out by analog distortion, overdrive, and digital effects including chorus, delay, and reverb per part.At the heart of the synthesizer lies the high-powered processor component called a field programmable gate array (FPGA) chip, which far surpasses traditional DSP chips. Each of Peak's 16 voices has an independent oversampling digital-to-analog converter (DAC). These DACs are oversampling at over 24 MHz (24 million times per second), using a simple RC (resistor-capacitor) filter on their output in the analog domain. Peak's ability to generate waveforms at the oversampling frequency (up to 512 times the traditional rate) ensures that Peak's waveforms are pure at all frequencies and free from digital artifacts, no matter how aggressively the pitch is modulated.The front panel of the synthesizer provides a variety of controllers for 1:1 control over most of its parameters. There are 50 control knobs, 8 sliders, 1 data encoder, 1 volume knob, 55 function buttons, 2 animate buttons, and a crisp OLED display. What's more, most of the control knobs, switches, and sliders transmit continuous controller data for recording and playing back automation from your sequencer of choice.The rear panel offers a 1/4" headphone output, stereo (left & right) 1/4" outputs, two auxiliary 1/4" outputs, two 1/4" inputs, two 1/4" pedal inputs, and an 1/8" CV modulation input for incorporating modular synthesizers. Additionally, the instrument features MIDI In, Out, and Thru via standard 5-pin DIN connectors. The onboard USB port is class compliant and transmits system and MIDI data. The Summit includes a power cord, USB cable, and a download card for Ableton Live Lite 9 and Loopmasters sample content.
Technical specification:
Connectors
Headphone: 1/4" / 6.35 mmStereo Outputs (Left & Right): 2 x 1/4" / 6.35 mmAuxiliary Outputs: 2 x 1/4" / 6.35 mmInputs: 2 x 1/4" / 6.35 mmPedal 1: 1/4" / 6.35 mmPedal 2: 1/4" / 6.35 mmMIDI In, Out, & Thru: 3 x 5-Pin DINUSB: USB Type-BPower: Standard IEC Power Cord
Controls
50 x Control Knobs8 x 1.8" / 45.0 mm Sliders1 x Volume Knob1 x Data EncodersRubberized Knob Caps with Spun 55 x Function Buttons2 x Animate Button 2 x Hold Button
Display
OLED Display
Security
Kensington Security Slot
USB
USB Socket for System / MIDI Communication only (No Bus-Power)
Synthesizer Structure
16-Note Polyphony (Dependent on Voices Used Per Note)2-Par MultitimbralModes: Layered, Split, Dual Bi-Timbral 5 Voice Modes: Mono, MonoLG, Mono2, Poly, and Poly2
Voice Specifications
3 x Oscillators1 x Noise Generator1 x Ring Modulator2 x LFOs1 x Amp Envelope and 2 Mod Envelopes (ADHSR + Looping)1 x Filter
Oscillator
Sine, Tri, Sawtooth, Square / Pulse, plus 43 Wavetables of 5 Waveforms per Row
Filter
1 x State-Variable OTA Filter per Voice12/24 dB SlopeLow Pass / Band Pass / High Pass / Dual Filter (Separation of Each 12 dB Filters)Dual Filter: LP to HP, LP to BP, HP to BP, LP + HP, LP + BP, HP + BP, LP + LP, BP + BP, and HP + HPPre-Filter OverdrivePost-Filter Distortion
Modulation
16 x Modulation Slots per PatchEach Slot has 2 Sources to 1 Destination
Effects
Effects are Per PartAnalog DistortionChorus: 3 x TypesDelay: 16 x Types of Delay Sync, LP & HP Damping, Slew, and StereoReverb: 3 x Types
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator with Key Latch33 x Patterns
Patch Memory
Patch Storage: Up to 512 on Hardware (Ships with 256 Factory Patches)
Portamento
Glide: Yes
MIDI Data
All Knobs (excluding Volume), Sliders, and Most Buttons Transmit and Receive MIDI CC Commands for External Control and Mapping
Software Compatibility
Ableton Live Lite 9 is IncludedSummit is a USB-MIDI, Class-Compliant Device
Material of Construction
Metal Chassis with American Walnut Wooden End CheeksMetal Magnetic Inset End Pieces
Power
Maximum Power Consumption: 1 A
Dimensions
12 x 39.3 x 3.6" / 30.3 x 99.8 x 9.1 cm
Weight
23.5 lb / 10.6 kg
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