SPECIFICATION
SUPERNOVA II RACK SERIES SPECIFICATION
Synthesis System
Analogue Sound Modelling.
Polyphony
24 Voice (expandable) for the standard Supernova II Rack.
36 Voice (expandable) for the Supernova II Pro Rack.
48 Voice for the Supernova II ProX Rack.
Sound Sources per Voice
3 Oscillators, 2 Ring Modulators and a Noise Generator.( Ring modulators can be swapped
for FM modulators on Oscillator 3 )
Modulation Matrix
Comprehensive Modulation Matrix with 130 possible routings.
Multitimbral capacity
8 part Multitimbral.
Filter
12, 18 and 24 dB per octave Resonant filter configurable in Low Pass, High Pass and Band
Pass modes, plus 9 “Special” dual type filters with modulatable frequency separation.
All filters also feature an overdrive control capable of subtle “Saturation” effects to dirty
Overdrive. Filter Bypass mode allows Noise to be independently Filtered and is Ideal for the
creation of Drum sounds.
LFOs
2 LFOs capable of oscillating at Audio rates. Syncable to MIDI Clock and Slewable with
LFO Delay assignable to Fade in or Fade out characteristics.
Envelopes
3 Envelopes. 1 x ADSR and 2 x D(Delay)ADSR types. All have loopable AD stages and
Sustain time and Sustain Rate features. ADR Tracking and Level Tracking are also
provided for each Envelope.
Program Effects
Distortion, Comb Filter, EQ, Reverb, Chorus/Flanger/Phaser/Ensemble/Rotary Speaker, Delay
and Panning effects for each Program.
Total number of Effects
57 Effects available simultaneously - 7 Effects for each of the 8 Parts of a Performance or
Program, Plus 1 Global 42 Band Vocoder. Yes you can have a different Reverb on each
part, a different Delay on each part, a different Chorus etc.
Vocoder
42 Band Vocoder with Sibilance modes and Spectum Analiser.
Effects Configurations
18 different Effects Configurations available on each Part of a performance or Program.
Realtime Morphing between Effects Configurations is also possible.
Number of Outputs
8 assignable polyphonic outputs with high quality DACs for each output.
Number of Inputs
2 assignable Intputs with high quality ADCs.
Number of Programs
1024 Programs in 8 banks. ( 512 are pre-programmed with Factory sounds )
Number of Drum Programs
400. ( 392 Drum sound Programs and 8 Drum effects Programs.)
Number of Drum Maps
8 Drum Maps of 50 Programs each. ( 3 of which are pre programmed with Factory sounds )
Number of Performances
512 Performances in 4 banks, ( 256 are pre-programmed with Factory sounds )
Arpeggiator
Built in Arpeggiator with 128 Preset Polyphonic, 128 Preset Monophonic and 192 User
Programmable Polyphonic and 192 User Programmable Monophonic Patterns with 8
Arpeggiators available simultaneously in Performance mode.
Control
All knobs, switches and Parameters transmit MIDI Controllers and NRPNs.
Operating System
Flash upgradeable operating system via MIDI. Free as a MIDI file on our Web Site.
Power Requirement
Multi Voltage built in power supply. 90V to 260V. 40 Watts.
MIDI
In/Out/Thru.
Dimensions
3U Rackmount. Width 483 mm. Depth 222mm. ( Including Knobs ) Height 133mm.
Weight
5kg
SUPERNOVA II SERIES EXPANSION BOARDS SPECIFICATION
( For standard 24 voice version and Supernova II Pro version only )
12 VOICE EXPANSION BOARD. ( For standard Supernova II models & Supernova II Pro only )
Additional Voices
12 Voices This can be fitted to the Supernova II.There is no point in adding this to the Supernova
II Pro as the 12 voice expander card is already fitted.
24 VOICE EXPANSION BOARD. ( For standard Supernova II models & Supernova II Pro only )
Additional Voices
24 Voices This can be fitted to the Supernova II & Supernova II Pro. If fitted to the Supernova II
Pro the 12 voice expander card must be discarded and this one installed in it’s place. Once
installed the polyphony will be 48 voices.
Specification subject to change without prior notice due to improvements.
Release dates of improved Operating Systems is up to the discretion of Novation EMS Ltd.
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