Novation MiniNova Synthesizer | Sound Demonstration

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Novation's compact MiniNova is a Mini-Keys Synth boasting 256 onboard sounds and massive sound and performance/editing controls as well as 37 keys and MIDI I/O making this a versatile compact synth that is ideal for producers and gigging musicians.

[@nektardymski6025]

I own this synth for two and a half years now. This is my first hardware synth. When it arrived, I was overwhelmed by the amount of parameters, but when I learned how to use it, I fell in love with it. First of all, the build quality is excellent. Knobs feel firm, LED's are amazing. But the sound is most important here. There's a lot you can do with it. Don't be discouraged by the factory presets - they are a bit plastic for my taste. You can get a lot more of it if you dig down.

[@fritzthecat6164]

How many factory presets?

[@christhedemocrat]

@@fritzthecat6164 250

[@sidneyholmes9385]

Love the demonstration.

[@nengstro]

Love this synth! So good in live settings, big clear knobs to twist, and the animate functions! Bought and sold a lot of synths over the last 5 years, but this one and Boutique SE-02 are the only ones I have kept so far

[@drastic209562]

Have you tried using it with Omnisphere?

[@jjl4802]

Cool Sounds!

[@davidrobot7818]

great demo , amazing sounds

[@jcBurton2094]

OMG... this synth still rules

[@scottcupp8129]

This synth is amazing. It is right at home with my other hardware synths ( Behringer DeepMind12, Ensoniq SQ1Plus, Keystation Pro 88) and software synths and daw (Cubase 10) IF I don't want to play the mini keys, I can just assign it as a midi device and play it from my keystation Pro 88. So Much fun though. I highly recommend it.

[@hypnoticatrance]

full agree - Mininova is a great synth for low budget with prof sounds! I realy like that little beast!

[@LazerNutz]

great playing.. a pleasure for my ears..

[@SirPraiseSun]

just imagine if it had a 30 second looper... still amazing af

[@itsjacksongray]

Can we just talk about the insane arpeggios on this thing??!!! Like holy 💩

[@blackpillfitness9136]

Nice playing

[@josephwilkinson1610]

Good job. Think your demo has tipped it for me

[@SanplerVarondaro]

wow muy bueno saludos desde Baja California

[@DipTunes]

Do we get any piano tone here?

[@Goettel]

Can the vocoder be used simultaneously with the effects?

[@michaelgibson5047]

I play the mini nova thru my peavey classic tube head and guitar cabinent with 6 10 inch red coat speakers and it sounds warm and better than the guitars i play thru the same amp!

[@TheB1gduk]

Hey G4m - I broke the original goose neck mic for my mininova (dropped) and made a mess of what was originally a simple repair ... Do Novation sell replacements ? I have a JDXi it for some reason it doesnt like that mic very much so Im thinking it needs to be an original replacement ?

[@Boomsterblak]

Glad I bought one..is very cool

[@lookingforplaces]

interesting sounds!

[@sebastianstutz1766]

Helle, Do you have a tip for me how I can adjust the pace? I currently only connected the synthesizer & headphones. When I use the cruise control, it shows the Info External Clock, but the tempo does not change. Vg Sebastian

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

The BPM is at bottem left corner. Use a metronome if you need one all daws have one.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

I'm getting this synth for that DnB Bass. I can do it in a Daw like Reason but I want to mess with somthing physical.

[@lostcrow]

I have one of these, i only wish it was a module because the keys are nasty!

[@roverpattinama4619]

can someone pls tell me the first 8 chords from the biginning?? i would die for that

[@tikolasola]

Only if you promise to stay alive! Not sure this is 100% correct but close enough: | Ebm | Gb9 | Bmaj7 | Bbaug | Db/Eb | Db/Gb | Bmaj7 | Ddim7 |

[@raulacevedo-esteves9493]

Can the Mininova filters shape the signal from another synth?

[@hypnoticatrance]

yes

[@alfonsuroj]

Sorry for the noob questions, but Im looking forward to buy this equipment to my wife. 1) Does it need an amplifier to output its sounds? 2) Apart from its darkwave/ synthwave sounds, does it also have classical piano effects? Thanks in advance, guys.

[@drewstrom75]

I had the exact same Qs. Have you got any answers elsewhere?

[@jerry-dh7qf]

hey man i have one of these. you don't necceserally need an amp, you can plug in ordinary headphones with an adapter, but the synth doesn't have speakers built in so you need to plug something into it. Also as far as I know, it doesn't have any defult classical piano sounds (only E-piano), but you can load these onto it using patches. :)

[@wingsofsteel3246]

@@jerry-dh7qf thanks man 👍 Lotta respect

[@timtunes42]

I’m totally ignorant but could this be connected to a basic guitar amp combo for a kid to play with ?

[@Yeastlord]

Yes

[@shadowbanned5164]

Just give the kid some headphones and send it outside with the mininova....make sure its not raining lol

[@MIXtofMusic]

This gear is really awesome. But I'm still in learning process 😅

[@jen.h907]

Is it polyphonic?

[@gear4musicguitars]

Up to 18 note polyphony!

[@Denvermorgan2000]

They really cut corners on the keybed.

[@timjohnson2006]

I'm looking for an instrument that I can plug in and make weird sounds. Is this a good instrument to buy?

[@mattsmith1440]

I think so. If you look at the synth engine it has a ton of modulation possibilities, multiple effects and filter types. Plus wavetables. Plenty of ingredients there for weird sounds.

[@hypnoticatrance]

@@mattsmith1440 exactly!

[@angustaylor3410]

Can you use this as a midi keyboard?

[@gear4musicguitars]

Hi Angus, while the MiniNova does have the ability to output midi data and the keys will likely trigger notes from your DAW, this wouldn't be considered a controller as you would not have full control to map across the synthesizer. For this reason, we would not advise using this as a midi controller.

[@angustaylor3410]

@@gear4musicguitars thank you Are there any alternative synthesisers that you can recommend with this feature?

[@angustaylor3410]

For around the same price

[@EyezerProductionz]

I just bought this synth myself and while I like it, I was also disappointed by it at the same time. A digital synth requires good quality effects, otherwise it is going to sound like crap. The effects that come with this synth, are laughably bad. The chorus and phaser are alright, but the reverb and delay are of very low quality. If you plan on buying this synth, make sure to at least have access to external reverb & delay (whether it be VST FX or effect pedals). Besides this sad issue, the synth itself is quite nice. I find the sound to be a bit fuller and a bit more aggressive compared to let's say Sylenth1, Spire, Serum etc.

[@psychcowboy1]

Does anyone know if the mininova has modern chill synth tones, e.g. suicide sheep, chill nation. These are all more harsh vintage tones.

[@alanorange9376]

@Saint Cocaine Also, there's thousand of patches available on various forums/websites. Novation has some interesting sound packs available. If people want stock presets, just get some VSTs or a beginner keyboard.

[@cougarman8]

Ming Li such an angry dude!

[@wingsofsteel3246]

@Ming Li calm down son, calm down. Stay calm.... He just asked an innocent question.... Calm down. Don't make me kick you.....

[@scottcupp8129]

Explore the possibilities on it. Learn synth architecture and programming. Also use the editor in your DAW. It is a lot easier to navigate than the menus on the synth. Give it a shot. Explore and discover and create. That is what a synthesizer is all about. I also have a Behringer Deep Mind 12 that is absolutely STELLAR. Check that synth out too. I love my synths.

[@scottcupp8129]

@Ming Li ABSOLUTELY right!!!

[@fluffyx1556]

0:55 who else hears stranger things?

[@mattwalsh9278]

we all know the whizzy sounds on keyboards why didnt you show the UNUSUAl item .. the Microphone input.. please huh..

[@wingsofsteel3246]

One of the things that worries me about buying one of these is, the keys look like they're same size as kiddy toy keyboard , the sounds are amazing tho IMHO

[@scottcupp8129]

It's something you grow used to rather quickly. I grew up playing piano and keyboards with no less than 88 keys. These little keys are just perfect enough for you to actually be able to get used to it quickly. I think Novation knew that and took it in to consideration. I bought one of these and absolutely LOVE it. Easy to play and I have huge hands and fingers. With my pinkie finger on a C or whatever note, I can reach an octave and a half with my thumb on that same hand. I've no problems with this little guy and I recommend buying one all the way. You won't be sorry.

[@saysomething2041]

@@scottcupp8129 I want to buy it. I produce hip hop, but I fear it's capabilities will dissapoint me, there, judging by the sounds played

[@EyezerProductionz]

@@saysomething2041 My advice, if you haven't bought the MiniNova already, is to spend that money on 1-2 good soft synths instead of the MiniNova (I assume you're a DAW based producer, otherwise this may not apply to you). I don't make hiphop (but I might try someday) but I'd never use the MiniNova for that. The MiniNova is good for big pads (as long as you have good external effects) and basslines but for the rest it is really average in sound.

[@hypnoticatrance]

Just use a midi controller keyboard, and you have a realy nice synth then!

[@legniak1]

Prefer the microfreak personally

[@shanedesign43]

what's a pity they should put on this great synth bigger size keys , i hate mini keys !

[@NightFallTech]

Then buy the ultranova... same synth engine, 3 octaves of full size keys

[@shadowbanned5164]

@@NightFallTech The ultranova is missing some of the features of the mininova

[@scottcupp8129]

as I guy that grew up playing pianos and workstations with no less than 88 keys, I was able to adapt to this very easily. Although my other synths (Behringer DeepMind 12, Ensoniq SQ1 Plus and Keystation Pro88) have full size keys, this one is just as enjoyable as the others. It's synth engine is pretty fucking awesome. It goes along well with the other synthesizers.

[@scottcupp8129]

Or if you use a DAW you can just create a MIDI track and assign the Novation as the output on that channel and play it from a controller.

[@hypnoticatrance]

buy a cheap midi controller keyboard, and you have a great synth with mininova! I use M Audio code as midicontroller keyboard.

[@ericcornish1983]

Oh hell yes i am so buying this synth the last two were epic the second last one sounded like that song superstitious from 70's or 80's and the cathedral one was pretty cool as soon as i heard it playing i pictured myself using the vocoder with that saying welcome to the church of satan everyone welcome to your death muahahahahahahaha!!! 😜😂😂😂😂

[@wingsofsteel3246]

Did you buy this? And words of wisdom for those of us still on the fence ?? Thanks .....

[@Methanol2000]

Wobble wobble jazz..boring demo..

[@kingtrance6826]

You posted just to complain? Congratulations you’ve succeeded then!

[@Methanol2000]

@@kingtrance6826 So did you, congrats 👍🏻

[@paulcollins5586]

Cheap toy sounds . Not good.

[@hypnoticatrance]

if you think! It sounds far away of cheap, if you ask me!