Winter NAMM 2009 sees the launch of Novationâ€™s first independent collection of VST/AU plug-ins : Thu, 15 Jan 2009 : Music Industry Newswire™

Winter NAMM 2009 sees the launch of Novationâ€™s first independent collection of VST/AU plug-ins

by Jesse JJ Jame
published Thu, 15 Jan 2009 – 10:30:36 +0000 UTCNo Comment

High Wycombe, U.K. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Novationâ€™s Plug-in FX suite provides five key effects from Novationâ€™s illustrious synth heritage, including signature effects derived from the legendary SuperNova II. The five independent VST/AU plug-ins include Chorus, Delay, Tremelo, Phaser and the famously flexible, powerful filter featuring overdrive. Each and every one of them offers a significant upgrade from standard sequencer effects. The Novation filter plug-in is perhaps the most sought-after effect of the five. Modelled on the filter section of Novationâ€™s legendary Supernova II synthesiser, this powerful effect has an array of features and a unique sound that sets it apart from any other filter on the market.

An audio triggered envelope alongside five different filter types, three different octave slopes and a â€˜crunchyâ€™ overdrive dial, allow this filter to deliver a wide variety of dynamic filter modulation effects. Of all the filter types, the dual peak filter is rare in this day and age, but capable of delivering that signature â€œWOWâ€ sound â€“ a key ingredient for modern dance remixes. The filter also features a â€˜Q-Normâ€™ dial, a resonance normaliser that reduces the signal level in relation to the resonance level; ideal for mimicking classic filters like those found on Moog and Oberheim synthesisers, or the Roland TB303.

The Novation Delay plug-in is an enhanced version of the Supernova II delay and an essential for any producerâ€™s arsenal. The delay can of course be used to bring an edge to guitars or to provide a slap-back delay for vocals. However, with the addition of a high- and low-pass in-line filter, it can also deliver funky dub-style effects or a psuedo tape echo. The various stereo modes offer yet more creative flexibility.

The Tremolo has never been seen before as a dedicated Novation effect. It is based on the panning section of the Supernova II. Depth and speed controls sit alongside a new â€˜Phaseâ€™ control that brings another dimension to this effect, helping to produce fully variable auto-pan stereo spatial effects. Finally, the Chorus and Phaser effects directly model the same effects featured on the award-winning, industry-changing Novation K-Station synthesiser.

The Novation Plug-in Suite brings quality digital signal processing to a new level of affordability, placing sound-sculpting flexibility and professional solutions within reach of producers on even the tightest of budgets.

[tags]Novation Plugin FX suite, Winter NAMM 2009, SuperNova II filter[/tags]

About The Author / Editor:

JJ Jame is a percussionist and home-brew theremin player, formerly a member of the Redondo Beach based BoyRacer.com electronica band, and a long-time electronic music fan, as well as formerly an editor for the defunct EMcult website that Christopher Simmons launched in 1997 but soon abandoned (in many ways this site, MIN, is the stepchild of that project). JJ wants high-speed rail to criss-cross California sooner than later, and is madly in love with local Fox 11 TV personality Lauren Sanchez.