Brand
Novation, from the UK, are known for making electronic music more hands-on. Their Bass Station synths became modern classics, and the Circuit grooveboxes are favourites for portable jamming. The Launchpad series practically defines the controller market, with pads lighting up studios worldwide. Novation design gear that encourages creativity and direct interaction. For producers and performers who want intuitive, playful tools, Novation is always worth checking out.
Category
Explore hardware synthesisers for sound design, performance and music production. This collection includes analogue, digital, hybrid, FM and wavetable instruments in keyboard, desktop and modular formats. Compare the synthesis method, polyphony, keybed, sequencer, effects and MIDI or CV connectivity to find an instrument that fits your studio, live setup and preferred way of creating sounds.
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Products using analogue sound-generation or signal-processing circuitry, also commonly written as analog. Analogue instruments shape continuously varying electrical signals and are often chosen for direct controls, natural variation and a character that responds organically to performance and modulation.
Products using digital sound generation, processing or control. Digital instruments can offer precise recall, extensive polyphony, sampling and complex synthesis methods, often combining a wide tonal range with compact hardware and flexible modulation.
Products that send, receive or process Musical Instrument Digital Interface data. MIDI carries performance and control information rather than audio, allowing keyboards, synthesisers, sequencers, computers and other equipment to play and synchronise with one another.
Products centred on electronic sound generation and synthesis. This tag brings together keyboard, desktop, modular and performance instruments that create or substantially shape their own sounds rather than serving only as controllers.
Products using wavetable synthesis to create and shape sound. Wavetable instruments scan or move through collections of waveforms, producing tones that can change dramatically over time and respond expressively to envelopes, modulation and performance controls.
