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ENVELOPES SECTION

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As can be seen the higher parameter is “Env1 velocity”. In this case with a value of +63.

This parameter determines how the Velocity of the notes played on the Master Keyboard effect the amount of modulation produced by Envelope 1. In the central position of the higher Fast Data knob there is no volume velocity response to the sound. Anticlockwise of centre there will be an increasing amount of negative modulation. i.e. The volume of the sound will decrease as notes are struck harder ( with more Velocity ) on the Master Keyboard. Clockwise of centre there will be an increasing amount of positive modulation. i.e. The volume of the sound will increase as notes are struck harder ( with more Velocity ) on the Master Keyboard. The range of this parameter is -64 to +63. This parameter is memorised with a Program.

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As can be seen the higher parameter is “Env 2 velocity”. In this case with a value of +63.

This parameter determines how the Velocity of the notes played on the Master Keyboard effect the amount of modulation produced by Envelope 2. In the central position of the higher Fast Data knob there is no change to Envelope 2 amount of modulation. Anticlockwise of centre there will be an increasing amount of negative modulation. i.e. Envelope 2 amount of modulation will decrease when notes are struck harder ( with more Velocity ) on the Master Keyboard. Clockwise of centre there will be an increasing amount of positive modulation. i.e. Envelope 2 amount of modulation will increase when notes are struck harder ( with more Velocity ) on the Master Keyboard. The range of this parameter is -64 to +63. This parameter is memorised with a Program.

As can be seen the lower parameter is “Env 2 delay”. In this case with a value of 10.

This parameter introduces a Delay time before Envelope 2 starts when a note is struck on the Master keyboard. With the lower Fast Data knob fully anticlockwise there no delay. i.e. Envelope 2 will start immediately when a note is struck on the Master Keyboard. Turning this knob clockwise will introduce an increasing amount delay before Envelope 2 starts. After a note has been received from the Master keyboard. The range of this parameter is Off, 1 to 127. This parameter is memorised with a Program.

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As can be seen the higher parameter is “Env 3 velocity”. In this case with a value of +63.

This parameter determines how the Velocity of the notes played on the Master Keyboard effect the amount of modulation produced by Envelope 3. In the central position of the higher Fast Data knob there is no change to Envelope 3 amount of modulation. Anticlockwise of centre there will be an increasing amount of negative modulation. i.e. Envelope 3 amount of modulation will decrease when notes are struck harder ( with more Velocity ) on the Master Keyboard. Clockwise of centre there will be an increasing amount of positive modulation. i.e. Envelope 3 amount of modulation will increase when notes are struck harder ( with more Velocity ) on the Master Keyboard. The range of this parameter is -64 to +63. This parameter is memorised with a Program.

As can be seen the lower parameter is “Env 3 delay”. In this case with a value of 10.

This parameter introduces a Delay time before Envelope 3 starts when a note is struck on the Master keyboard. With the lower Fast Data knob fully anticlockwise there no delay. i.e. Envelope 3 will start immediately when a note is struck on the Master Keyboard. Turning this knob clockwise will introduce an increasing amount delay before Envelope 3 starts. After a note has been received from the Master keyboard. The range of this parameter is Off, 1 to 127 . This parameter is memorised with a Program.

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As can be seen the lower parameter is “Env 1 MWheel”. In this case with a value of +10.

This parameter controls the volume of the Program using the Master Keyboard’s Mod Wheel. With the lower Fast Data knob fully anticlockwise when the Mod Wheel on the master keyboard is applied the volume of the Program drops correspondingly. With the lower Fast Data knob fully clockwise when the Mod Wheel on the master keyboard is applied the volume of the Program gets louder correspondingly. The range of this parameter is -64 to +63. This parameter is memorised with a Program.

As can be seen the higher parameter is “Env 1 ATouch”. In this case with a value of +10.

This parameter controls the volume of the Program using the Master Keyboard’s Aftertouch. With the higher Fast Data knob fully anticlockwise when the Aftertouch on the master keyboard is applied the volume of the Program drops correspondingly. With the higher Fast Data knob fully clockwise when the Aftertouch on the master keyboard is applied the volume of the Program gets louder correspondingly. The range of this parameter is -64 to +63. This parameter is memorised with a Program.

Trigger - Button

When this button is pressed a series of pages is available on the display containing parameters relevant to this section.

In the Trigger Menu there are 6 pages available. These are selected using the Page Up & Page Down buttons to the left of the display.

There are a maximum of 2 parameters displayed on any page. One for each line on the display. The “Fast Data” Knobs on the right of the display are used to alter these parameter’s values.

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Envelope triggering 1:Mult 2:Mult 3:Mult

As can be seen the parameter is “Envelope triggering”. In this case with a value of 1:Mult 2:Mult 3:Mult.

This parameter determines how the Envelopes trigger. Turning the lower Fast Data knob selects the various triggering options.

All three Envelopes are displayed on the lower Part of the display. All are currently set to “Multi” Triggering. When “Mult” ( Multi ) is selected for any envelope any new note received will retrigger the envelope. When “Sing” ( Single ) is selected there must be a gap in-between received notes for the envelope to retrigger. Legato notes will not retrigger the envelope. The range of this parameter is 1:Mult 2:Mult 3:Mult, 1:Mult 2:Mult 3:Sing, 1:Mult 2:Sing 3:Mult, 1:Mult 2:Sing 3:Sing, 1:Sing 2:Mult 3:Mult, 1:Sing 2:Mult

3:Sing, 1:Sing 2:Sing 3:Mult & 1:Sing 2:Sing 3:Sing, .This parameter is memorised with a Program.

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As can be seen the higher parameter is “Porta type”. In this case with a value of Glissando.

This parameter determines If the Portamento effect is smooth or stepped in semitones. Use the higher Fast Data knob to adjust the value of this parameter. In the Porta position the Portamento effect is smooth, notes glide smoothly from one pitch to another determined by the Porta Time setting. In the Gliss position the Portamento effect is Glissando, notes glide in semitone steps from one pitch to another determined by the Porta Time setting. The range is Porta & Gliss. This parameter is memorised with a Program.

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ENVELOPES SECTION

As can be seen the lower parameter is “Porta mode”. In this case with a value of Exp.

This parameter determines if the glide of the Portamento effect is Linear or Exponential. Use the lower Fast Data knob to adjust the value of this parameter. Some synthesisers like the TB303* have an Exponential curve which gives them a “Character” to the way slides are performed, on the other hand for Portamento lead, Linear is the norm. The range is Lin & Exp. This parameter is memorised with a Program.

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As can be seen the higher parameter is “Poly mode”. In this case with a value of Mode 1.

This parameter determines If new voices are used when the same note is played. Use the higher Fast Data knob to adjust the value of this parameter. In the “Mode 1” position the voice allocation behaves like most modern synthesisers. i.e. a new voice is allocated to every new note played even if the new note is being already played by another voice. In the “Mode 2” position the voice allocation behaves like vintage 8 / 6 voice analogue synthesisers. i.e. If a new note is played that is already being played by another voice the existing voice is soft retriggered & plays the new note. No new voice is allocated. The range is Mode 1 & Mode 2. This parameter is memorised with a Program.

As can be seen the lower parameter is “Osc mode”. In this case with a value of Percussive.

This parameter determines if the Oscillators are reset on note on or not. Use the lower Fast Data knob to adjust the value of this parameter. In the “Percussive” position the Oscillators are reset on note on. This makes it possible to create “Punchy” basses & Drum sounds. In the “Ensemble” position all the Oscillators are free running & this allows the creation of fat string sounds etc. The range is Percussive & Ensemble. This parameter is memorised with a Program.

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Glide type

Normal glide

As can be seen the lower parameter is “Glide type”. In this case with a value of Normal Glide.

This parameter determines how the Portamento is controlled. Turning the lower Fast Data knob fully anticlockwise sets this parameter to the “Normal” position. In this mode the Portamento behaves normally. Turning this knob clockwise selects the “AutoGlide” option”. In this mode the Portamento will be switched off when notes are played with a gap in-between them however when Legato ( overlapping ) notes are received the Portamento effect is switched on. This is particularly useful as it makes TB303* type glides in a sequencer very easy to program by simply overlapping the notes where you want the glide to occur. From this position turning the knob clockwise brings up the Preglide options. When these options are selected a “Preglide” is applied to the pitch of the oscillators starting a a pitch determined by the PreGlide selected & gliding up or down to the normal pitch. The time it takes to do this is determined by the Portamento time. The Preglide is triggered with every note received. Below is a description of the different types of PreGlide available.

The range of this parameter is Normal Glide, Auto Glide, 2 semitones down, 2 semitones up, 5 semitones down, 5 semitones up, 7 semitones down, 7 semitones up, 12 semitones down & 12 semitones up. This parameter is memorised with a Program.

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NOTE:

You cannot have different settings of this parameter in different Envelopes.

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The higher parameter is “Unison”. In this case with a value of Off.

This parameter activates the Unison mode. Use the upper Data knob to adjust the value of this parameter. When this parameter is set to Off only one voice is used per note in a Program. When this parameter is set to On more than one voice is used per note in a Program. The number of voices used per note is determined by the Unison mode parameter on the lower line of this page. The range of this parameter is On & Off. This parameter is memorised with a Program.

The lower parameter is “Unison mode”. In this case with a value of 2 voice.

This parameter determines the number of voices used on one note when the Unison mode is active. Use the lower Data knob to adjust the value of this parameter. Larger values tend to create fatter sounds. The range of this parameter is 2 to 8. This parameter is memorised with a Program.

NOTE:

Large voice settings of the Unison mode can be quite polyphony hungry. For example a setting of 8 voice will produce a fat sound but 2 notes will consume all 16 voices.

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The higher parameter is “DCO / VCO mode”. In this case with a value of VCO.

This parameter determines the behaviour of the Oscillators tunings. Use the higher Data knob to adjust this parameter. When this parameter is set to DCO the tuning between the oscillators is perfect. This is the case on “DCO” ( Digitally Controlled

Oscillator ) synthesisers such as the Roland Juno 106* or Juno 60*. Setting this parameter to VCO recreates the classic “VCO” ( Voltage Controlled Oscillator ) characteristics of imperfect oscillator tuning. The range of this parameter is DCO & VCO. This parameter is memorised with a Program.

* Juno 106 & Juno 60 are trademarks copyright of Roland Corp. Japan.

The lower parameter is “Constant gate”. In this case with a value of On.

This parameter determines if the envelopes are “constantly” gated on as if C3 was being played & held down. Use the lower Data knob to adjust this parameter. When this parameter is set to On the signals fed into the Inputs ( & that are assigned as Special waveforms to the Oscillators ) are passed through the Nova’s synthesis engine without requiring a MIDI Note message to trigger the envelopes. Also this feature can be used to create sustained sound effects that require no trigger note. When a Program that has this parameter set to On is selected, the Program will sound straight away as if C3 was played. This will continue until another program is selected. When this parameter is set to Off normal operation occurs. i.e. a note on message is required to trigger the envelopes before any sound can be heard. The range of this parameter is On & Off. This parameter is memorised with a Program.

NOTE:

When the Arpeggiator is active Constant gate no longer functions.

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EFFECTS SECTION

Effects

menu delay reverb chorus..

This section contains all the knobs & buttons associated with the Effects Section.

There are 7 effects available on each Program in the Nova.

These buttons select the effect that will assigned to the Effect knob & which set of effects parameters will be displayed when the Menu button is pressed. i.e. If the Delay button is pressed ( lit ) the the effect knob controls the amount of Delay & the Delay parameters are displayed when the menu button is pressed, similarly if the Reverb button is pressed ( lit ) then the effect knob controls the amount of Reverb & the Reverb parameters are displayed when the menu button is pressed. etc. etc.

Effect - Knob

This knob controls the amount of effect that is currently selected in the effects section. i.e. If the Delay button is pressed ( lit ) the the effect knob controls the amount of Delay, similarly if the Reverb button is pressed ( lit ) then the effect knob controls the amount of Reverb. etc. etc. Fully anticlockwise no effect will be heard & as the knob is rotated clockwise more & more effect is added. When the Vocoder button is selected the knob controls the balances between the Carrier, Modulator & Vocoder output signals. At a position of 000 the Program ( Carrier ) only will be heard. Turning the knob to the mid position will fade this into the Vocoder’s output. At the Mid position only the Vocoder’s output will be heard. Tuning the knob clockwise from the mid position fades out the Vocoder’s output & fades in the Modulator’s signal. At the fully clockwise position only the Modulator will be heard. The range of these parameters is 000 to 127. This parameter is memorised with a Program in Program Mode or memorised with a Program or Performance in Performance Mode depending on the value of the Part’s “Effects Used” parameter.

NOTE:

Setting the Vocoder balance to anything other than 000 activates the Vocoder.

NOTE:

When a Performance / Program, “[V]” will appear after the Performance / Program name.

Menu - Button ( Delay selected )

When this button is pressed a series of pages is available on the display containing parameters relevant to this section.

In the Delay section there are 4 pages available. These are selected using the Page Up & page Down buttons to the left of the display.

There are a maximum of 2 parameters displayed on any page. One for each line on the display. The “Fast Data” Knobs on the right of the display are used to alter these parameter’s values.

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