Novation Supernova II, User Manual

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MODE SECTION
This is where the various operating modes of the Supernova II Rack is selected, initiate the Finder function, edit Global parameters
Compare & Write Performances & Programs, select Program & Performance Modes & play the Factory Demo.
Performance - Button
When this button is pressed ( lit ) the Performance mode is selected. For details on what a Performance is refer to page 25 .
Program - Button
When this button is pressed ( lit ) the Program mode is selected. For details on what a Program is refer to page 23 .
Find - Button
With so many sounds it can be a little difficult to find your favourite sounds quickly. For this reason Supernova II Rack features a
“Finder” mode that can find similar types of sounds. Supernova II Rack has 20 “Categories” of sounds. They are as follows:
1 Bass 9 Pad 17 User 1
2 Hard Bass 10 Strings 18 User 2
3 Soft Lead 11 Keyboard 19 User 3
4 Hard Lead 12 SFX 20 User 4
5 Porta Lead 13 Drums
6 Arpeggio 14 Piano
7 Motion 15 Organ
8 Bell 16 Brass
Each Performance & Program in Supernova II Rack has a “Category” assigned to it. The Finder uses categories to find similar
sounds. To use the Finder, press the Find button. ( a small sequence suitable for the selected sound category will play if the
“Finder demos” parameter on page 14 of the global mode is set to On ) When the Find button is pressed the display shows:
The higher parameter is “Category”. In this case with a value of Pad.
This parameter determines which category of sound you wish to find. Use the upper Data knob to adjust the value of this parame-
ter. The range of this parameter is Bass, Hard Bass, Soft Lead, Hard Lead, Porta Lead, Arpeggio, Motion, Bell, Pad, Strings,
Keyboard, SFX, Drums, Pianos, Organ, Brass & User 1 to User 4.
The lower parameter is a Program in the selected category. In this case with a value of D000 Synced Formant.
Use the lower Data knob to select the sounds.
To return to normal operation press the Program or Performance button.
Global - Button
The Global Mode has all the parameters that affect the “Global” operation of Supernova II Rack. This mode is accessed by press-
ing the Global button.
When any Global data is written into memory, the currently selected Program or Performance will become the “Power Up” sound.
i.e. the sound the Supernova II Rack defaults to when switched on.
When this button is pressed a series of pages is available on the display containing parameters relevant to this section.
In the Global Mode there are 16 pages available. These are selected using the page Up & page Down buttons to the left of the display.
NOTE: NOTE:
Category - Pad
DOOO Synced Formant
prog compare write global find perf
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