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HARDWARE OVERVIEW
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Top view – controls
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37-note (3 octaves) keyboard with velocity sensing.
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PITCH and MOD wheels: The PITCH wheel is mechanically biased to return
to the centre position when released.
SELECT/EDIT section
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Custom 2-row x 8-character LCD dot matrix display for patch selection and
menu access. The LCD also incorporates a bargraph meter showing audio
input signal level, tempo indication in BPM and other status information.
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TYPE/GENRE selector: Use this to select a subset of available patches.
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SORT switch: allows you to order your set of patches by patch number or
alphabetically by name.
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DATA detented rotary control: Used in patch selection, and to alter parameter
values within menus.
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PAGE I and H buttons: these are used to step forwards and backwards
between menu pages.
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MENU/BACK button: Press to enter menu system; within the menu system,
pressing again will jump back to the previous menu level. A 'long' press (> 1
sec) will exit the menu system entirely.
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OK button: Used within the menu system for navigation (goes to next menu
level), and to confirm data entry.
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SAVE button: Used to save alterations to patches.
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Patch I and H : dedicated buttons to scroll through the currently available
patches. Pressing both buttons simultaneously for at least one second enters
DEMO mode.
PERFORM section
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Rotary controls: 4 rotary "Tweak" controls for parameter adjustment. The
function of each control is determined by the setting of the PERFORM ROW
selector [13]. (Use of a rotary control in the manual text is indicated by 'RCn',
where n is the number of the control; e.g., 'RC1' refers to rotary control 1).
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Perform Row selector: This 6-way switch determines the functions of the
four rotary controls [12]. An LED indicates the currently selected row, and the
parameters then available for adjustment are printed on the MiniNova's top
panel. Moving the switch allows you to select any row of the table printed on
the panel. The first two rows assign the Tweak controls to parameters which
have been factory-selected by the Novation programming team for each Patch,
giving you immediate access to the most useful and striking sonic variations.
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FILTER: this is a large rotary control intended to aid more expressive
performance when playing live. It always adjusts Filter 1's cut-off frequency.
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PAD section
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PADS 1 to 8: a set of eight backlit, multicolour, pressure-sensitive pads,
which may be used in two primary ways – Animate or Arpeggiate. Additionally,
in conjunction with the FAVORITE button [17], they may be used as "Quick
Load" buttons to recall preferred patches.
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ANIMATE/ARPEGGIATE switch: A 2-position switch (spring-loaded to
return-to-centre), which assigns the pads [15] to act as Animate controls or
Arpeggiator pads.
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FAVORITE button: used to store and recall preferred patches in conjunction
with the eight pads [15].
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HOLD button: modifies the action of a pad [15] in Animate mode by "locking"
it in an "On" state.
ARP section
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ON: backlit button to switch the Arpeggiator on and off. When selected 'On',
the eight pads [15] enter Arpeggiator mode and the Arpeggiator LED in the
Pads section illuminates.
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LATCH button: applies the Arpeggiator effect to the last note(s) played
continuously, until a subsequent key is pressed. LATCH can be pre-selected
so that it is effective as soon as the Arpeggiator is enabled.
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TEMPO control: sets the tempo of the Arpeggiator pattern being played. An
adjacent LED blinks to give a visual indication of the tempo, and the actual
BPM value is displayed on the LCD.
Misc
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Dynamic Mic Input: an XLR socket for the connection of the supplied
gooseneck microphone, or alternative dynamic microphone (i.e., a mic not
requiring phantom power to operate). The mic can be used with the MiniNova's
vocoder and VocalTune features, or routed to the audio outputs. This input is
overridden when a jack plug is plugged in to EXT IN {8} on the rear panel.
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MASTER VOLUME: the level control for the main audio outputs and the
headphone output.
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OCTAVE + and – buttons: these transpose the keyboard up or down one
octave each time they are pressed. Associated multi-colour LEDs confirm that
a transposition has been applied.
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