Novation Summit
Novation's flagship two-part 16-voice 61-key polyphonic
synthesiser
Summit’s digital New Oxford Oscillators offer subtractive, FM
and wavetable synthesis, and feed into genuine analogue 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.
The best sounding synthesiser Novation has ever
made
Summit 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.
Totally tactile sound design
Summit 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.
Analogue where it matters
The true stereo analogue signal path comprises dual analogue
multimode filters, analogue VCAs and three stages of analogue
distortion – pre- and post-filter, and post-VCA. With roots in the
legendary OSCar, via Bass Station II, Summit’s analogue credentials
are truly impressive.
Two Peaks in one synth - and then some:
The 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. Also, Summit can use all
your Peak patches
Our best keyboard ever
Five-octave, semi-weighted, velocity-sensitive keyboard with
aftertouch – the same premium-quality keybed as introduced with our
SL MkIII controller keyboard.
New Oxford educated
Digital 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 analogue circuits.
True analogue filters and distortion
The New Oxford Oscillators output to true analogue filters, with
origins in the classic OSCar synth, and three stages of analogue
distortion give you ample saturation options.
Dual filters
Summit’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.
Hands-on sound design
Packed with modulation sources for deep sound design – LFOs,
envelopes, Animate buttons and more. Extended controls see FM
parameters, envelope loop switches and LFOs 3/4 moved from Peak’s
menu system to the front panel, for easy programming and
tweaking.
Audio in and auxiliary audio out
Hook up external instruments for processing with Summit’s
onboard effects, while using it as a synth at the same time.
Powerful effects
Onboard reverb, chorus and delay effects are hosted on the FPGA.
They’re also controlled directly from the front panel, and
available as modulation targets in the dedicated FX Mod Matrix.
