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Parameter:
Reverb Type
Displayed As:
Rvb1Type
Default value:
LrgHall
Range of adjustment:
Chamber, Small Room, Large Room, Small Hall, Large Hall,
Great Hall
MiniNova provides six different reverb algorithms, designed to simulate the reflections
which occur in rooms and halls of various sizes.
Parameter:
Reverb Decay
Displayed As:
Rvb1Dec
Default value:
90
Range of adjustment:
0 to 127
The Reverb Decay parameter sets the basic reverb time of the selected space. It can be
thought of as setting the size of the room.
Chorus Menu
Chorus is an effect produced by mixing a continuously delayed version of the signal with
the original. The characteristic swirling effect is produced by the Chorus processor's own
LFO making very small changes in the delays. The changing delay also produces the effect
of multiple voices, some of which are pitch-shifted; this adds to the effect.
The Chorus processor can also be configured as a Phaser, where varying phase shift is
applied to the signal in specific frequency bands, and the result remixed with the original
signal. The familiar 'swishing' effect is the result.
The MiniNova has four Chorus processors. Their facilities are identical; the example below
illustrates Chorus 1. Note that although the parameters are named 'Chorus', they are all
effective in both Chorus and Phaser modes.
Parameter:
Chorus Type
Displayed As:
Ch1Type
Default value:
Chorus
Range of adjustment:
Phaser or Chorus
Configures the FX processor as either a Chorus or Phaser.
Parameter:
Chorus Speed
Displayed As:
Ch1Rate
Default value:
20
Range of adjustment:
0 to 127
The Chorus Rate parameter controls the frequency of the Chorus processor's dedicated
LFO. Lower values give a lower frequency, and hence a sound whose characteristic
changes more gradually. A slow rate is generally more effective.
Parameter:
Chorus Sync
Displayed As:
Ch1Sync
Default value:
Off
Range of adjustment:
See Sync Values Table on page 34.
Chorus Rate may synchronised to the internal or external MIDI clock, using a wide variety
of tempos.
Parameter:
Chorus Feedback
Displayed As:
Ch1Fbck
Default value:
10
Range of adjustment:
-64 to +63
The Chorus processor has its own feedback path between output and input, and a certain
amount of feedback will usually need to be applied to get an effective sound. Higher values
will generally be needed when Phaser mode is selected. Negative values of Feedback
mean that the signal being fed back is phase-reversed.
Parameter:
Chorus Depth
Displayed As:
Ch1Depth
Default value:
64
Range of adjustment:
0 to 127
The Depth parameter determines the amount of LFO modulation applied to the Chorus
delay time, and thus the overall depth of the effect. A value of zero produces no effect.
Parameter:
Chorus Delay
Displayed As:
Ch1Delay
Default value:
64
Range of adjustment:
0 to 127
Chorus Delay is the actual delay that is used to generate the chorus/phaser effect.
Dynamically altering this parameter will produce some interesting effects, though the
difference in sound between different static settings is not marked, unless Chorus
Feedback is at a high value. The overall effect of Chorus Delay is more pronounced in
Phaser mode.
Modulating Chorus Delay with an LFO gives a much richer, dual chorus effect.
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Gator Menu
The built-in Gator is a very powerful Novation effect. In essence, it is similar to a Noise
Gate, triggered by a repeating pattern derived from the internal or external MIDI clock. This
breaks a note up rhythmically. One of six patterns is available by setting the Gator Mode
parameter; the base patterns have 16 steps, but by combining these in various ways, the
Gator Mode setting produces longer, more complex patterns.
The Gator is compatible with Patches prepared on the Novation UltraNova. The
UltraNova allows the user to freely create and edit 32-step patterns, including
definition of per-step volume, and to save these patterns as part of a Patch. As
UltraNova Patches are fully compatible with the MiniNova, these Gator patterns will be
replayed correctly if they are imported into a MiniNova.
Gator patterns in the MiniNova may be edited "off-line" using MiniNova Editor
software.
Note that for the Gator to have its full effect, the FX Amount setting for the Slot
into which it is loaded needs to be at maximum - 127. In addition to this, the
FX Routing configuration will also have a bearing on its audibility.
Parameter:
Gator On/Off
Displayed As:
GtOn/Off
Default value:
On
Range of adjustment:
Off or On
This switches the Gator effect on or off.
Parameter:
Gator Latch
Displayed As:
GtLatch
Default value:
On
Range of adjustment:
Off or On
With the Latch Off, a note sounds only while its key is pressed. With Latch On, pressing a
key will cause the note, modified by its Gator pattern, to sound continuously. It is cancelled
by setting GtLatch to Off again.
Parameter:
Gator Rate Sync
Displayed As:
GtRSync
Default value:
8th
Range of adjustment:
See Sync Values Table on page 34.
The clock driving the Gator's trigger is derived from the MiniNova's master tempo clock and
the BPM may be adjusted by the ARP TEMPO control [21]. Gator Rate may synchronised
to the internal or external MIDI clock, using a wide variety of tempos.
Parameter:
Gator Key Sync
Displayed As:
GtKSync
Default value:
On
Range of adjustment:
Off or On
When Key Sync is On, every time you press a key, the Gator pattern restarts at its
beginning.
With Key Sync Off, the pattern continues independently in the background.
Parameter:
Gator Edge Slew
Displayed As:
GtSlew
Default value:
16
Range of adjustment:
0 to 127
Gator Edge Slew controls the rise time of the triggering clock. This in turn controls how
fast the gate opens and closes and thus whether the note has a sharp attack or a slight
'fade-in" and "fade-out". Higher values of GtSlew lengthen the rise time, and thus slow
down the gate response.
Parameter:
Gator Hold
Displayed As:
GtHold
Default value:
64
Range of adjustment:
0 to 127
The Gator Hold parameter controls how long the Noise Gate is open for once it has been
triggered, and thus the duration of the note heard. Note that this parameter is independent
of the clock tempo or Gator Rate Sync parameter, and that the note duration set by
GtHold is constant, whatever speed the pattern is running at.
Parameter:
Gator Left-Right Delay
Displayed As:
GtL/RDel
Default value:
0
Range of adjustment:
-64 to +63
To enhance the effect of sequenced patterns further, the Gator includes a dedicated delay
processor. When set to zero, the notes in the pattern are centrally located in the stereo
image. With positive values, the notes are panned hard left and a delayed repetition of the
note is panned hard right. The value of the parameter controls the delay time. With negative
values, a pre-echo results (an echo which precedes the note). The stereo imaging is the
same, with the timed pattern note itself on the left and the pre-echo on the right.
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