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What do you think about Mininova??
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 1:30 pm
by Oby
Does anyone have this?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5d8uj-YF8g[/youtube]
What do you think about ?
Re: What do you think about Mininova??
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:25 pm
by 01010111
I think it looks like a pretty sweet synth for someone who:
-knows a lot about synthesis
-is never going to try and program it without a computer
If you can accept those two things, it looks like it's be a pretty cool synth. I've thought about trading my blofeld in and getting one of these. It looks like a fun performance oriented synth, and I usually do all my programming seperate from my actual music making. So something like this might be pretty coo.
If you're just starting out with synthesis this would probably be horribly frustrating to use, and you'd be better served getting one of the new analog synths that are coming out. Like the ms-20 by Korg.
Re: What do you think about Mininova??
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:20 pm
by sonidero
I say AWESOME... You can program it without a Computer and I don't think and Encyclopedic knowledge of Synthesis is needed... If it's got the sounds and features you want GO FOR IT!!! It's a great company that doesn't skimp on their gear, I'm sure there's stuff in there for years of playing not to mention future upgrades...
Re: What do you think about Mininova??
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:05 am
by 2+2=5
great synth, nice sound and many useful function
better than the microkorg, i think
more convenient during live performance
Re: What do you think about Mininova??
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:02 am
by 01010111
So I got to play around with one of these today and it is awesome. The interface was a lot easier to deal with than I expected, and the controls were hella fun. Yeah, if you're thinking about getting a performance based synth, as opposed to a learning synth, this is the shit; and I want one. One thing I thought was silly was a whole bank of settings dedicated to dubstep
Bottom line: if you're thinking about getting a microkorg or any other small budget-minded synth, buy the mininova. It's super fun and gets the Willy seal of approval
Re: What do you think about Mininova??
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 1:10 am
by El Stompalapagus
I love my Mininova. Its technically not my first synth, but i did return the Microkorg i originally bought for it when i started to realize that I wanted more control and more presets. Also its cool to note that aside from making your own sounds, Novation uploads a bunch of sound packs to their site, and the ones designed for the Ultranova can be save on to the mini.
Oh and I've used it to control VSTs in Ableton too
The only thing that i really preferred on the microkorg was the feel of the keys, the mininovas aren't bad, just not as good
