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Subject: Supernova: good or garbage?
Original Message 1/27 30-Nov-98 @ 03:36 AM - Supernova: good or garbage?
What is the deal I been hearing there are a lot of problems with the box..Users please fill me in before i spent my blood money.
Message 2/27 30-Nov-98 @ 10:20 AM - RE: Supernova: good or garbage?
I've had very few problems with my Supernova since I bought it and in my opinion it is a very solid product. Sure, there is the odd minor quirk here and there, but nothing serious that stops you being creative and I believe most, if not all of the problems/shortfalls are being addressed with the imminent OS3 software update. That's one of the cool things about it - it is *software* upgradeable.
If you want a synth with bugs, try the Yamaha EX5...nice synth, but has a truckload of problems and the OS is stored in EPROM, which means to get updates you have to open it up and install the new chips. However, it will be cool when Yamaha eventually get their act together...
Sorry, I digress. I can honestly say, hand-on-heart, if you're thinking of buying a Supernova then go ahead - you won't be disappointed. It's like having eight polyphonic analog synths, each with their own independent effects and arpeggiator all in the one box....and it's the most tweakable synth I've ever owned. In fact, it's so tempting to edit, it's difficult to switch it on and not create a new sound! ...but perhaps most important of all, it has a wonderful rich, full sound.
Er...as you may have noticed, I rather like it!
Harry
P.S. ...and what other synth out there has such a cool name?!
If you want a synth with bugs, try the Yamaha EX5...nice synth, but has a truckload of problems and the OS is stored in EPROM, which means to get updates you have to open it up and install the new chips. However, it will be cool when Yamaha eventually get their act together...
Sorry, I digress. I can honestly say, hand-on-heart, if you're thinking of buying a Supernova then go ahead - you won't be disappointed. It's like having eight polyphonic analog synths, each with their own independent effects and arpeggiator all in the one box....and it's the most tweakable synth I've ever owned. In fact, it's so tempting to edit, it's difficult to switch it on and not create a new sound! ...but perhaps most important of all, it has a wonderful rich, full sound.
Er...as you may have noticed, I rather like it!
Harry
P.S. ...and what other synth out there has such a cool name?!
Message 3/27 30-Nov-98 @ 10:52 AM - RE: Supernova: good or garbage?
On Friday we attended the FUTURE Music READERS AWARDS presentation. The first category was Best Synth ( And remember the award is nominated and voted for by the readers, not a single reviewers opinion.)
The Supernova was nominated and won BEST Synth by the UK readers.
I think that says something about the SUPERNOVA.
Phill@Novation
The Supernova was nominated and won BEST Synth by the UK readers.
I think that says something about the SUPERNOVA.
Phill@Novation
Message 4/27 30-Nov-98 @ 11:36 AM - RE: Supernova: good or garbage?
Why doesn't that surprise me at all ????
It's the best synth of this century.
waiting for OS3 !!!!!
Cheers,
Steve
It's the best synth of this century.
waiting for OS3 !!!!!
Cheers,
Steve
Message 5/27 30-Nov-98 @ 05:25 PM - RE: Supernova: good or garbage?
I really love this synth! My advice is buy it! You wont regret it.
And about the problems i had before... Maybe Phill was right, I havent heard that noise again.
//SwampMan
And about the problems i had before... Maybe Phill was right, I havent heard that noise again.
//SwampMan
Message 6/27 01-Dec-98 @ 05:17 AM - RE: Supernova: good or garbage?
All this hype about Future Music...I lost my faith in that magazine when they gave the quasimidi raveolution an award! I mean come on...Talk about Garbage for the masses! And as far as new synth's having cool names...huh...Almost every synth has a cool name except the ones from Yamaha!
I can't wait to get my hands on a supernova so that I can test out it's strength and durability by slamming it against my studio wall when one of those cheesy little knobs fails to respond to my caress...We'll see...If we ever do because it sure does take novations u.s. dist. a hell of a long time to get these stinky boxes in our stores!...Really. I can't wait.
I can't wait to get my hands on a supernova so that I can test out it's strength and durability by slamming it against my studio wall when one of those cheesy little knobs fails to respond to my caress...We'll see...If we ever do because it sure does take novations u.s. dist. a hell of a long time to get these stinky boxes in our stores!...Really. I can't wait.
Message 7/27 01-Dec-98 @ 10:57 AM - RE: Supernova: good or garbage?
> Almost every synth has a cool name except the ones from Yamaha!
What, you mean like the Roland JP-8080...or maybe the Korg Z1? :-)
The Supernova was VOTED the BEST SYNTH by the READERS of Future Music, not decided by the mag itself. Besides, Sound-on-Sound (which IMHO is the definitive synth mag to read) also gave the Supernova a blinding review.
I've also yet to hear an owner of this awesome synth to say a bad word about it. 'nuff said.
Harry
P.S. Congratulations to all at Novation on winning the best synth award - you well and truly deserve it.
What, you mean like the Roland JP-8080...or maybe the Korg Z1? :-)
The Supernova was VOTED the BEST SYNTH by the READERS of Future Music, not decided by the mag itself. Besides, Sound-on-Sound (which IMHO is the definitive synth mag to read) also gave the Supernova a blinding review.
I've also yet to hear an owner of this awesome synth to say a bad word about it. 'nuff said.
Harry
P.S. Congratulations to all at Novation on winning the best synth award - you well and truly deserve it.
Message 8/27 02-Dec-98 @ 01:26 AM - RE: Supernova: good or garbage?
Stay out of that cyberporn and read these fickin help pages if you want to hear owners of the supernova complain about it!You shriveled up nutsack..Listen here Mr. Palm The JP8080 is a decendant of the "Jupiter" family!Novation all they are are a bunch of biting queers!Roland started this star,planet,universe thing a long time ago...So get a clue Mr. Balls..or is that Mr. Palm...?
Message 9/27 02-Dec-98 @ 01:27 PM - RE: Supernova: good or garbage?
Personally, I lost my faith in Future Music when they started using women on the cover but perhaps I'm in a minority here.
I notice once again the the Quasimidi 309 is taking a slagging
>I lost my faith in that magazine when they gave the quasimidi raveolution an award<
Well I've already caught out two people on the net who were slagging this. Their comments clearly showed that they had never used one.
I can understand why the pages on a Novation site may not be over keen to promote the 309 and that many of the people looking at this page may have choosen between the 309/BS/DS. I have a Bassstation and DrumStation too so I feel I can be somewhat impartial.
If your going to critise something why not say why. What don't you like ? The sounds, the sequencer, the fact that you can stick it on your lap with head phones and write a whole track !!.
It's synth sounds don't compete with the TB303 (but then nor does the BS) but if you can't get great synth sounds out of it then I suggest you stick to a machine with lots of presets as, clearly, you don't know what your doing.
The drum sounds are great. They may need some additional external processing (but then so does the DS).
What is really useful on this machine is the drum grid programming. If the DS had come with a decent sequencer I would not have bought a 309. I use the drum sequencer along with Re-Cycle and it's great.
One final useful feature is the ability to stick an external source through it's filters. This just acts like any other effects unit in my set up and works particularly well with the BS for some reason.
If I lost my BS DS and 309 tomorrow which would I replace ? Well hopefully all of them but which one first ?. I'll leave that to you.
Basically if you can't be constructive why bother at all.
Paul
I notice once again the the Quasimidi 309 is taking a slagging
>I lost my faith in that magazine when they gave the quasimidi raveolution an award<
Well I've already caught out two people on the net who were slagging this. Their comments clearly showed that they had never used one.
I can understand why the pages on a Novation site may not be over keen to promote the 309 and that many of the people looking at this page may have choosen between the 309/BS/DS. I have a Bassstation and DrumStation too so I feel I can be somewhat impartial.
If your going to critise something why not say why. What don't you like ? The sounds, the sequencer, the fact that you can stick it on your lap with head phones and write a whole track !!.
It's synth sounds don't compete with the TB303 (but then nor does the BS) but if you can't get great synth sounds out of it then I suggest you stick to a machine with lots of presets as, clearly, you don't know what your doing.
The drum sounds are great. They may need some additional external processing (but then so does the DS).
What is really useful on this machine is the drum grid programming. If the DS had come with a decent sequencer I would not have bought a 309. I use the drum sequencer along with Re-Cycle and it's great.
One final useful feature is the ability to stick an external source through it's filters. This just acts like any other effects unit in my set up and works particularly well with the BS for some reason.
If I lost my BS DS and 309 tomorrow which would I replace ? Well hopefully all of them but which one first ?. I'll leave that to you.
Basically if you can't be constructive why bother at all.
Paul
Message 10/27 02-Dec-98 @ 06:06 PM - RE: Supernova: good or garbage?
Yo Jo Dady...
Please advise where you are in the US and I will tell you where the nearest US Dealer is...
We have dramatically improved distribution in the US since we started Novation USA. The US is a big place though and all territories are not fully covered on it yet, but we are making progress.
Contact Novation USA direct on Free Phone 1 888 782 3166.
Phill@Novation
Please advise where you are in the US and I will tell you where the nearest US Dealer is...
We have dramatically improved distribution in the US since we started Novation USA. The US is a big place though and all territories are not fully covered on it yet, but we are making progress.
Contact Novation USA direct on Free Phone 1 888 782 3166.
Phill@Novation
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