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New Oxford NCOs
Each voice has three numerically controlled oscillators with analog-style sound and access to 17 digital wavetables.
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NovationPeak 8-Voice Desktop Synthesizer
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
An eight-voice desktop polyphonic synthesizer built for detailed patch design, expressive control, and wavetable-based sound exploration.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Sound designers who want analog filtering, digital wavetables, and extensive modulation
- Performers who use polyphonic aftertouch, the onboard arpeggiator, and Animate buttons
- Peak or Summit owners who want to create and import custom wavetables with Components
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who need an integrated keyboard
- Buyers who need more than eight voices of polyphony
- Users who do not want to use menus for deeper modulation assignments or secondary movements
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
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Analog signal chain
Each voice has a resonant multi-mode analog filter and pre-filter and post-filter distortion; global distortion is also available.
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Modulation
There are 16 modulation-matrix slots, 16 direct assignments, three ADSR envelopes per voice, and two LFOs per voice.
Detail 04
Wavetable Editor
The free Components editor supports drawn waveforms, Live Edit previewing, and audio import for oscillator waveforms.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Peak is a desktop synthesizer; a keyboard is not included.
- 02It can receive polyphonic aftertouch.
- 03Custom wavetable creation and unlimited patch storage via Components require a USB-connected Mac or PC.
- 04Firmware Update 2.0 adds stereo controls, modulation additions, and effects including flanger, phlanger, and Lo-Fi delay.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01How many voices does Peak have?
Peak has eight voices of polyphony.
02Does Peak support custom wavetables?
Yes. The free Wavetable Editor in Novation Components lets you draw waveforms or import audio as oscillator waveforms.
03What connections does Peak provide?
It has a CV modulation input, five-pin MIDI input and output, and USB.
04What effects are available?
It includes reverb, delay, and chorus. Firmware Update 2.0 also adds chorus modes, flanger, phlanger, and a Lo-Fi delay mode.
Reference
Full specifications
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1 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Black
12 detailsOther
- Category Source
- detail
- Five Voice Modes
- Mono, MonoLG, Mono2, Poly, Poly2
- Reverb
- 3 types
- Chorus
- 3 types
- Korena Special
- false
- Dimensions (WxHxD)
- 18.27" (46.40 cm) x 2.78" (7.05 cm) x 9.17" (23.30 cm)
- Weight
- 10.80 lb. (4.90 kg)
- Patch storage
- Up to 512 on hardware (256 factory patches)
- Tier
- new
- Arpeggiator with key latch
- 33 patterns, Glide
- Source Id
- site51500000047933
- Prop65
- WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and Lead, which is known to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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