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Novation MiniNova 37-key Synthesizer with Vocoder

37-mini-key Synthesizer/Vocoder and USB Controller with Realtime Performance Controls, 14 Filter Types, 6 Envelope Generators, 3 LFOs, and Gooseneck Mic
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It's MiniNova!

Small yet beastly, Novation's MiniNova 37-mini-key synthesizer/vocoder gives you robust performance controls that let you tweak and warp 256 great-sounding onboard presets - and your voice - in real-time. Under the bonnet, MiniNova sports the same potent synth engine as its big brother UltraNova. String synth engine modules together in the 20-slot modulation matrix to create monster patches. Jam to patterns you create with the onboard arpeggiator. Connect MiniNova to your computer via USB and use it as a MIDI controller. Want boatloads of synth in a pint-sized package? You want Novation's MiniNova.

Novation MiniNova 37-mini-key Synthesizer/vocoder at a Glance:
  • Gets its attitude from its big brother
  • A beefy synth engine juiced with great-sounding effects
  • Knobs and buttons (oh, goody!)
Gets its attitude from its big brother

The Novation MiniNova is endowed with the same sound engine as its big brother, the UltraNova. It ships with 256 dynamite patches that you can tweak using five knobs - or completely warp with MiniNova's eight Animate buttons. MiniNova also sports an onboard voice-tune effect as well as a classic vocoder. The net result is a powerhouse of a synth in a tidy, trim package.

A beefy synth engine juiced with great-sounding effects

Novation's MiniNova has the beefiest synth engine ever put into such a compact synth. You get 14 waveforms (square, sine, sawtooth, pulse, and triangle, plus variations), 36 wavetables, plus 20 digital waveforms. Each of the three oscillators (per voice) sports Density/detune for fattening up sounds, Virtual Sync, and Hardness - which functions as an additional lowpass filter. Speaking of filters, MiniNova is fitted with 14 different types (you can run two simultaneously), six envelope generators, three LFOs, and a modulation matrix with 20 slots in which you can string synth engine modules together to create a sonic beast. Effects? Definitely. With MiniNova, you can add up to five effects to each voice - that includes distortion, reverb, compression, EQ, chorus/phase, delay, and Novation's proprietary Gator effect. Wow!

Knobs and buttons (oh, goody!)

Novation's MiniNova has unique and powerful sound-shaping capabilities for such a bantamweight. You get knobs, naturally, that let you tweak your sounds, but you can also "animate" sound using eight back-lit buttons that trigger mods in the synth engine that warp your patches in real-time as you play. There's a large knob for filter cutoff so no matter what else you are doing, you always have instant control over the filter. MiniNova also sports a 33-pattern arpeggiator, and you can use the eight buttons to jam with these patterns, creating completely new sequences (in real-time) in the process.

Novation MiniNova 37-mini-key Synthesizer/vocoder Features:
  • Massively powerful mini-synth with UltraNovasound engine
  • Voice-tune and classic vocoder effects
  • Tweak and warp your sounds in real-time
  • 256 amazing sounds onboard, instantly searchable
  • Layer up to five effects per voice
  • Comes with editing software and a software patch librarian
  • Run guitars andother instruments though the vocoder and effects
  • Also functions as a 37-key controller keyboard with MIDI I/O
  • 3-year warranty
The Novation MiniNova is a beastly little synth!

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Keyboard Synthesizer with Vocoder
  • Sound Engine: Modeling
  • Number of Keys: 37
  • Type of Keys: Mini Synth
  • Velocity Sensitive: Yes
  • Other Controllers: Pitchbend, Mod Wheel
  • Polyphony: 18 Notes
  • Number of Presets: 256
  • Number of Effects: 7
  • Effects Types: Distortion, Reverb, Compression, EQ, Chorus/Phase, Delay, Gate
  • Arpeggiator: Yes
  • Audio Inputs: 1 x XLR, 1 x 1/4"
  • Audio Outputs: 2 x 1/4"
  • Headphones: 1 x 1/4"
  • USB: 1 x Type B
  • MIDI I/O: In/Out
  • Pedal Inputs: 1 x Sustain
  • Mod Matrix: 20 Slots per Patch, 66 Destinations
  • Power Source: 9V DC power supply
  • Height: 2.95"
  • Width: 23.2"
  • Depth: 9.06"
  • Weight: 6 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: AMS-MININOVA

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Rated 5/5

Mini nova vocoder keyboard synthesizer

Fun little synth with a great vocoder on board, so much better and easier to use then the microkorg I had prior to this. Nice toy as well as a practical special synth to add to your rig. This little synth gets more use then I actually thought it would. I definitely reccomend this product over the microkorg, microkorg s, microkorg xl, and the Arturia microfreak. They are all great products, but the mininove is way better and much easier to use.
Music background: non professional music lover
Rated 5/5

New user

Still trying to figure everything out but it is a quality synthesizer
Music background: Most
Rated 5/5

So much fun

I have played guitar for years and dabbled with synths. This Mininova is an amazing synth. Honestly, it has become my go-to for when I need to decompress and get back to creativity. It is really easy to get going with the presets or from scratch. The controls are very manageable and intuitive. The sounds I can get out of this blow my mind. And I haven't even messed around with the Vocoder that much. If you are a busy working family person who wants to get back to creativity... this is budget therapy.
Music background: Mostly guitar
Rated 5/5

Great AFTER the 2022 update

This has been my go-to synth for over 10 years but now with the new 2022 "ultimate patches" update, just WOW. This has brought it into the present. A powerhouse minisynth not to be underestimated IMHO.
Rated 5/5

None like this little one....

Setting up the tempo is my only complain, but after 7 years I purchased @Sweetwater, it sounds fresh and vintage, you can make it sing at what you need.

Have many mini synths and boutique ones but this is my secret weapon.

The rubber components are suffering for the age (kind of sticky) but still very ahead of it's time.

It's 2022, and it works and sounds like charm

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Carson McClain

The Novation MiniNova picks up where the MicroKorg left off. Affordable, lightweight, portable, and a completely unique and different soundset when compared to other boards similar to it. The highlights of this board are all easily accessible and not buried in menus. Just 30 minutes with this little beauty and you will fall in love (until you meet her bigger sister, ULTRANOVA!).
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