{"product_id":"novation-summit","title":"Novation Summit - Flagship Two-Part 16-Voice 61-Key Polyphonic Synthesizer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUpdate April 2022: New 2.0 Summit Firmware released!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNovation's flagship two-part 16-voice 61-key polyphonic synthesizer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummit’s digital New Oxford Oscillators offer subtractive, FM and wavetable synthesis, and feed into genuine analog dual filters, distortion and VCAs. The multitimbral engine enables merging and combining of two complete and independent patches, while up to 16 simultaneous voices deliver enough harmonic depth for even the richest of pads\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe best sounding synthesizer Novation has ever made\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummit doubles the power of Peak’s digital New Oxford Oscillators up to 16 voices and two parts, and adds a wealth of new features and a premium-quality five-octave keyboard. A synth much greater than the sum of its parts, it gives the serious producer or performer everything they need to design and play stunning basses, leads, arps, pads, effects and beyond\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTotally tactile sound design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummit takes Peak’s architecture and workflow to new heights, with a swathe of extra front panel controls for hands-on wrangling of FM, effects, LFOs and more; dual filters with six LP\/HP\/BP combinations; audio input for processing external sources with the onboard effects; and auxiliary audio outputs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAnalogue where it matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe true stereo analog signal path comprises dual analog multimode filters, analog VCAs and three stages of analog distortion – pre- and post-filter, and post-VCA. With roots in the legendary OSCar, via Bass Station II, Summit’s analog credentials are truly impressive\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOther features:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo Peaks in one synth - and then some\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 16-voice, multitimbral engine combines two simultaneous patches. Split or stack them for keyboard-divided or layered sounds, or switch the entire synth between two separate and independently controlled setups, perhaps using one as an effects processor for an external input source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso, Summit can use all your Peak patches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNovation's best keyboard ever\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive-octave, semi-weighted, velocity-sensitive keyboard with aftertouch – the same premium-quality keybed as introduced with our SL MkIII controller keyboard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew Oxford educated\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDigital New Oxford Oscillators are capable of subtractive, FM and wavetable synthesis. Waveforms are generated directly on the FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) chip, using 24MHz bitstream processing; and adjustable drift and divergence emulate the inherent and often desirable instability of analog circuits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrue analog filters and distortion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe New Oxford Oscillators output to true analog filters, with origins in the classic OSCar synth, and three stages of analog distortion give you ample saturation options\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDual filters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummit’s dual filter is switchable between six paired combinations of low-pass, high-pass and band-pass modes at 12dB\/octave, or any single mode at 24dB\/octave, for a broad range of sonic possibilities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHands-on sound design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked with modulation sources for deep sound design – LFOs, envelopes, Animate buttons and more. Extended controls see\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFM parameters, envelope loop switches and LFOs 3\/4 moved from Peak’s menu system to the front panel, for easy programming and tweaking\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudio in and auxiliary audio out\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHook up external instruments for processing with Summit’s onboard effects, while using it as a synth at the same time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePowerful effects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnboard reverb, chorus and delay effects are hosted on the FPGA. 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