Novation Summit

The Novation Summit is based on the powerful technology of the well-known Peak synth module. This 2-part, 16-voice synthesizer with three oscillators per voice is designed for the professional and semi-professional musician looking for an inspiring keyboard for both live and studio use. The Summit combines two Peaks into one device, so to speak, and gives you the ability to layer or split two completely independent patches across the keyboard, or to switch directly between them. The front panel is expanded over the Peak, with additional knobs and features such as FM routing, LFOs 3 and 4, full arpeggiator controls, and more. Of course, the pitch and modulation wheels are not missing.

In addition, the Summit features several new filter options and an audio input that lets you edit external signals with the built-in reverb, chorus and delay effects.

Impressively vivid analog sound
The beating heart of the Summit is three digital New Oxford Oscillators per voice, controlled via a powerful FPGA chip (Field Programmable Gate Array). This technology not only provides analog-sounding waveforms with extremely high resolution, but also enables FM and wavetable synthesis. The result: rich, harmonically complex and detailed sounds full of character. Each voice features a full stereo signal path with two analog filters, three analog distortion stages and analog voltage-controlled amplifiers (VCAs). Extensive modulation options and per-part effects such as distortion, chorus, delay and reverb add movement, energy and sophistication to your sounds.

Firmware v2.0: more creative freedom than ever
Novation continues to innovate and honors the work of synth designer Chris Huggett, who was instrumental in the development of the Peak and Summit. With firmware version 2.0, the Summit gets a major expansion of its already impressive capabilities. Explore layered, spatial soundscapes with new stereo editing tools, such as per-voice panning and panning via the modulation router (mod matrix). This lets you decide how to shape the stereo image. The update adds new modulation targets, makes it possible to use noise as a modulation source and provides additional parameters for LFO 3 and 4. This creates plenty of new sonic possibilities full of character and controllable unpredictability. Also new are the Animate Envelopes and the Arpeggiator Chance function, adding even more expression and variation to your playing. Effects have been expanded with new chorus modes, flanger and phlanger, plus new modulation options. For example, you can use the distinctive sound of a Lo-Fi delay as a creative tone shaper. This update makes the Summit an even more powerful and flexible sound design instrument.

Novation Summit 61 synthesizer features:

• premium 5-octave semi-weighted keyboard with velocity and aftertouch
• 2-part multitimbral 16-voice polyphonic synthesizer
• hybrid architecture: digital where it's needed, analog where it counts
• multitimbral engine for splitting, layering or switching between two simultaneous patches
• 3 New Oxford Oscillators per voice for subtractive, wavetable or FM synthesis
• dual analog filters, analog VCAs and 3 analog distortion stages per voice
• per-voice analog multimode 12/24dB filters with Dual mode
• per-part arpeggiator and effects (distortion, chorus, delay and reverb)
• powerful Wavetable Editor for full control over oscillator shapes
• stereo audio-in for use of external sound sources via internal effects or aux outputs
• ableton Live Lite DAW software included
• USB-MIDI class compliant
• dimensions: 999 x 304 x 92 mm
• weight: 10.64 kg.