Novation Peak Polyphonic Synthesiser

Peak is an eight-voice desktop polyphonic synthesiser with three New Oxford Oscillators for each voice. The oscillators sound completely analogue by being high-quality NCOs (Numerically-Controlled Oscillators), but gain the flexibility of the digital domain with 17 digital wavetables. The synth has a resonant multi-mode analogue filter for each voice, and three distortion points in an analogue signal chain.

Key features

• Innovative New Oxford Oscillators using two waveform generating techniques: NCOs (Numerically-Controlled Oscillators) and 60 digital wavetables
• Pre-filter and post-filter distortion per voice, plus global distortion. Polyphonic aftertouch and linear FM. High-quality reverb, delay and chorus effects, and onboard arpeggiator
• Extensive modulation system, with 16-slot modulation matrix and 16 direct assignments controlled on the front panel. Three ADSR envelopes and two LFOs per voice, plus animate buttons
• CV modulation input for integration with modular systems

Compact desktop module design with optional die-cast aluminium stand for positioning (not included)

Product Hardware Specifications

• 42 Control knobs
• 8 35mm Sliders
• 1 Volume knob
• 2 Data encoders
• Rubberised knob caps with spun metal discs
• 30 Function buttons (not lit)
• 16 Function buttons (lit)
• 2 Animate buttons plus hold button
• 90 Indicator LEDs
• OLED display
• Kensington Security Slot
• Power switch
• Power supply connector
• USB socket for system / MIDI comms only (no bus-power)
• MIDI In / Out / Thru
• 2 1/4″ jack socket for continuous or switched pedals
• 3.5mm jack socket for CV in
• 1/4″ jack sockets for left and right outputs
• 1/4″ jack socket for headphone output
• Metal chassis with American walnut wooden end cheeks
• Metal magnetic inset end pieces

Synth Engine

• 8 voice polyphonic (voice modes available unison etc.)
• Mono-Timbral
• 5 Voice Modes – Mono, MonoLG, Mono2, Poly, Poly2

Per voice

• 3 oscillators
• 1 noise generator
• 1 ring modulator
• 2 LFOs
• 1 Amp envelope and 2 mod envelopes
• 1 Filter

Waveforms include:

• Sine, tri, sawtooth, square / pulse plus 17 wavetables of 5 waveforms per row

Filter

• 1x State variable OTA filter per voice
• 12/24dB slope
• Low-pass / band-pass / high-pass
• Pre-filter overdrive
• Post-filter distortion
• Modulation
  • 16 modulation slots per patch
  • Each slot has 2 sources to 1 destination

  Mod sources (17)

  • Direct (depth)
  • Modulation wheel
  • Aftertouch (polyphonic and channel AT)
  • Expression pedal 1
  • Expression pedal 2
  • Keyboard velocity
  • LFO1 positive
  • LFO1 bi-polar
  • LFO2 positive
  • LFO2 bi-polar
  • Amp envelope
  • Mod envelope 1
  • Mod envelope 2
  • Animate 1
  • Animate 2
  • CV mod input bi-polar

  Mod destinations (37)

  • Oscillator 1-3 frequency, v-sync level, shape amount and level
  • Noise source level
  • Ring modulator output level
  • Overal synth output level
  • Filter drive, distortion, cut-off frequency and resonance
  • LFO 1 and 2 frequency
  • Amp env / mod env 1 / mod env 2 attack, decay and release
  • FM Osc 1 -> osc 2, osc 2 -> osc 3, osc 3 -> osc 1 and noise -> osc 1
  • Osc 3 -> filter cutoff frequency
  • Noise -> filter cutoff frequency

  Effects

  • Analogue distortion
  • Chorus – 3 types
  • Delay with 16 types of delay sync, LP and HP damping, slew and stereo
  • Reverb – 3 types

  Misc

  • Arpeggiator w/ key latch – 33 patterns
  • Patch storage – up to 512 on hardware (ships with 256 factory patches)
  • Glide
  • All knobs (excl. volume), sliders and most buttons transmit and receive MIDI cc commands for external control and mapping