NOVATION ULTRANOVA by Damiano Della Torre

Exploring some sounds with real time editing and having some fun with this little but powerful instrument
More info about me at:
www.damianodellatorre.com
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[@StuartRochabrunt]

Came for the synth, stayed for the music. Very good.

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you so much Stuart!!

[@PeterPrism]

01.06 AM, getting out of bed to play my ultranova, you inspired me bro!

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Wow that's great!! hope you had fun with it! have a great day!

[@michal-es]

Me too! I'll get one soon and this video just made me 300% sure to get this machine!🎹 Tkank you sir💪🎹

[@meme-lx6cs]

i got inspired too but i don’t have any keyboard or synth lol

[@WingHouseCup]

This synth if very under rated. It's very capable and actually pretty easy to program even without the editor. Very awesome demo.

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you so much!! this synth is really fun to use I agree :-)

[@ryanmckenna3088]

Magic fingers! Such a pleasure to watch.

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you so much Ryan!

[@jeffjones1359]

This is one of the best synth demos I’ve ever heard. The machine is surprisingly capable and your playing is outstanding!

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you so much Jeff!! I think you love music as I do!

[@JamesAville]

Always in love with the Ultranova. Very nice interpretation!

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you so much!!

[@nebukenazar]

It is a hidden gem!!! I have one and i love it.

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

I agree!! so fun and powerful! have a great day!

[@mark35mi]

Wow. Killer chops. Made that blue sing. Bravo.

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you Mark!!

[@craigsurette3438]

Excellent playing and excellent programming !!!I t is good to see someone giving an Ultranova the love it deserves As someone who often plays my Ultranova while sitting cross-legged on the floor, I heartily approve!

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you so much Craig!

[@fryderyk2462]

Impressive Demo by Towering Damian...this guy really knows what to do with his machines...really enjoyable, like a concept album...full of ideas, no second wasted. Definitely the BEST demoer on the Web.

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you so much!!

[@brunodadivore9606]

Nice a never outfashion synth. I like the trick with the octave buttons played rapidely

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Hehe!! thank you, a simple but very effective trick ;-)

[@raymondpaul123]

Excellent video you play well. and you really get synthesizers. I’ve got one too I love it. I’ve never met a synth I didn’t like.

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you so much Raymond!

[@Lorneplumber]

Very nice

[@theonecalledvino8165]

Such a very slept on synth. I fell in love with it the day I played one. Buying a 2nd one so my keyboard player can use it for solos and effects over his main board.

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

I agree! very powerful and fun synth! happy new musical year!

[@cmcparavan-beacukaipasurua9454]

wow, very kind person

[@eamfos]

THANK YOU !!!

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you too!!

[@christopherisabell7981]

Cool cool shit man. I'm buying one next week. Nice playing man thanks.

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you so much Christopher!

[@YouzTube99]

01:14 -- Very effective use of panning. The motion really enhances the overall feel.

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you so much!!

[@e-conrecords4665]

Amazing Ultranova Demo!

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@Zealous_Tutorials]

Really cool man

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you so much!!

[@lX-NDR]

wow man you make this instrument sound in some patches like a real analog instrument!

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@paulleeming5733]

could you do a video on scaffolding the vocoder functions as I just can't seem to work out how to get it working. Cheers.

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Good morning Paul, unfortunately in this moment I don't have this keyboard with me, but you can check this video I made with the same keyboard at this link on minute: 33:12 and 35:22 where I use the vocoder on the ultranova, I hope it can help you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2G3m3iwot6Wirc&ab_channel=CA%27NOVAartistichouse

[@Phantommxr]

That is a BIG slipper on the floor! ;)

[@luismunoz4547]

Very nice, great playing. Are you using presets that come with the keyboard or your original sounds (like the pad at the begining of the video). Thanks!!!!

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Hi there, in this demo I think I started from default sounds but before recording normally I do some changes here and there. Have a great day! Damiano

[@surfpsych]

The human controller is the key element in this demonstration.

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you so much!

[@winanddesmet1842]

This is what synthesis is meant to be, in music !

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you so much!!

[@b-raver]

Have not yet been able to play around with my ultranova unfortunately, but this truly amazing demo makes me so damn excited to start playing and exploring this beauty!! (: Thanks for providing me with this itching desire to do so ;D

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

I'm so happy about it!! hope you will enjoy it soon!

[@alonelyowl3709]

Hi, great video, it was so good that I bought a second hand one, could you tell me how get the factory reset? thanks!

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Register your product with Novation and then ask them for the original Presents and they will assist you.

[@YouzTube99]

@A L O N E L Y O W L -- Did you already sort this?

[@oldowl4290]

Hi, I cannot find the Librarian / Editor download anywhere on Novation's site. Is it included in the USB drivers file or the 1.5 firmware download? I would think it would be a separate download file but it's simply not on Novation's website or if it's included in the two files I mentioned it doesn't say so on the site. It's very frustrating.

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Hi there! I think you can find it here: downloads.novationmusic.com/novation/synthesisers/ultranova

[@philou06100]

special for techno , electro , trans , space music !!!! really good

[@leeBoB4257]

Hi Mr Keys. Love your Synthesizer playing. I need help I've just bought the Novation ultranova and a Behringer xenyx 1002 fx input mixer plus a TC electronic flashback pedal my problem is because iam a beginner I have known idea of how to connect all of this together could you please advise. Regards Lee.

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Hi Lee, well it depend on how you want to use the pedal, but if you want to use it specifically on the ultranova, just connect the stereo output of the ultranova to the stereo input of the pedal and than from the stereo output of the pedal to the mixer. Let me know if this can help 🙂

[@MIDERA]

Well crap, now I want the Ultranova. Also - I am super jealous of your space. It looks like an old church or something. I have a grimy old basement room that is teeny.

[@MIDERA]

That said - I hate that screen Novation used. It was in the ReMOTE SL and it was junk when I had it :/

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you so much Midera!! Yes man this space is really lovely

[@System-1541]

Are these factory presets? I'm upgrading from a MiniNova to an UltraNova. The UltraNova has an extra bank so there're a lot of sounds I've never heard. These sound higher quality than what Novation typically includes with their factory patches though.

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Hi! they are all factory preset, but before I start to record I change some parameters to obtain something that I like more and then as you see I do a lot of changes during the "performance", btw great machines! thank you for your comment! have a nice day! Damiano

[@goldstream5147]

I just ordered one today

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Worth buy the Ultranova if I already have a MiniNova? Good to have both it a Dawless rig?

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Hi there, to me the biggest differences are the keyboard size and the aftertouch that is missing on the mininova. 🙂

[@johanneschristopherstahle3395]

Sound-wise they should be almost identical. If you need a second synth, because you need to use two different sounds at the same time, this might work for you. If you want to explore different sounds than the ones you can already achieve, try something else.

[@louisbaxellerie483]

👏 What’s the preset at 10’ please?

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

HI! tell you the truth I don't know now but I'll check soon as possible!

[@biggrime]

19:06 very impressive strings. Is that a stock sound?

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Hi there! I think it was an stock sound but normally I do some editings here and there before I start to record

[@biggrime]

@mrkeys5999 cool inreally like that same. Great playing too. I have the ultranova but traded for moog dfam. I got a blofeld. Was trying to cover different territory

[@odindryll]

Would you recommend the ultra nova to a beginner?

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Hi Vicente, why not? it is a very easy instrument to use, but my question is beginner with the music or with a Synth?

[@odindryll]

With a synth, I definitely know my way through a piano, at least am constantly learning. But lately I've had watched so many great cheap synths, this is one of them and I never owned a synthesizer. So I guess am a little overwhelmed by the amount of choices

[@ricky4379]

Woahhhh is that first patch a preset???

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Hi Ricky! I think this was a preset, but I did some real time changes with the controllers before I start record it...and I don't remember what I did! 🙂 these instruments are instruments to do what you feel in that moment 🙂 Have a beautiful music day! Damiano

[@ricky4379]

@@DamianoDellaTorre888 ahh I see! Yeah it’s very fun to tweak I love my nova so much lol I’m always finding a new way to look at and enjoy it thru other artists! N

[@enda4689]

The patch used at 10:00 anyone?

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Good morning, unfortunately I cannot help you with the name of that patch, 'cause I don't have that keyboard with me, but I'm quiet sure it is in the factory sound bank

[@enda4689]

​@@DamianoDellaTorre888 Good evening Damiano :), I will look there , thank you. Your Quarantine album is beautiful.

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

@@enda4689 Thank you so much! I'm really happy you had the chance to listen to it, I will release something new soon! stay tuned! have a beautiful musical day, Damiano

[@michaelscherer9063]

Good chance it is A002 Ark Rhodes

[@ricky4379]

If you have the ultra nova you can use the patch browse function n switch the knob through keys n find it, the controls r pretty intuitive so you could find it really fast

[@hostnik777]

Nice playing but the audio is clipping hard, makes it harder to really appreciate the quality of the Ultranova.

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Thank you for your message! I recorded it with a zoom q8 and sometimes is not easy to control the input volume, I'll be more aware of it next time, I promise! happy new year!

[@djalphared9945]

Are you in a castle?

[@DamianoDellaTorre888]

Hehe!! It looks like! It was a barn, but now is a music room 🙂 have a great day!

[@ryanmckenna3088]

This is not how my ultranova sounds. Lol