NOVATION XIO-SYNTH 2/4 OCTAVE SYNTH AND CONTROLLER
Never before has synthesis been so accessible! In this stylish, compact and highly affordable format, the XioSynth offers a staggering amount of classic and cutting edge sounds, many from internationally acclaimed artists, along with a brand new X-Gator patch programmer and optional filter distortion. Furthermore, the XioSynth provides everything required for producing on the move, through its audio interfacing and MIDI controlling capabilities.
Synthesizer Specifications:
- One part, 8-voice polyphonic
- 3 Oscillators, 17 Waveforms
- 2 LFOs, 32 Waveforms
- Multimode resonant filter section with various filter options
- Extensive modulation capabilities
- Arpeggiator with latch
- X-GATOR with latch
- Direct streaming of synth into computer via USB
Keyboard Specifications:
- Keys: 25
- Type: Semi-weighted
- Velocity curves: 7
Pitch and mod wheel mechanism:
- Pitch wheel lever: Rubberised - centre return spring loaded left to right motion
- Mod/control lever: Rubberised - spring loaded front to back motion
X/Y touchpad:
- Touchpad: 1 x touch sensitive 45x60mm
- Parameters: 2 assignable in X direction, 2 assignable in Y direction
LCD display:
- LCD: 2 x 16 character silver
- Blue LED backlit
MIDI interfacing:
- MIDI: 1 MIDI Out
- USB MIDI: 1 In/1 Out
Audio Interfacing:
- Inputs: 1 XLR (with phantom power)
- 1 TS Jack
- Outputs: 2 TS Jack (L/R)
- 1 stereo Headphones Jack
Other interfacing:
- Data ports: 1 x USB 1.1
- Sustain pedal: 1 x 1/4? Jack Input
Controls:
- Rotary potentiometers: 11, 0-270? rotation
- Rotary encoders: 1, 360? continuous DATA wheel
- Buttons: 11 function switches
- Group B switch
- General operation: 4 Mode and Menu select buttons
- Keyboard Octave Up and Down buttons
- Synth Menus/Audio mode select button
- Effect Select buttons (Synth Mode)
- Template/Bank/Page Up/Down buttons
- Line/Phones Volume pots
General Specifications:
- Battery operation: 6 x standard 'AA' Size
- External power supply: Standard 'centre positive' 9V DC 600mA (Novation PSU6)
- Size: 18.43" x 2.68" x 7.48"(468mm x 68mm x 190mm)
- Weight: 3.09 lbs(1.4kg)
System requirements:
- Operating system: Mac OSX 10.2.4 or greater or Windows XP
- Computer spec: Apple G3/400 GHz or Pentium 600 MHz or better
- Interfacing: USB 1.1 compatible USB connector
Templates (16 preset onboard, more available on Novation website):
- Apple ? Logic 7
- Steinberg ? Cubase SX3
- Ableton ? Live 5
- Cakewalk ? Sonar
- Native Instruments - Absynth 3
- Native Instruments - B4
- Native Instruments - FM7
- Native Instruments - Pro53
- Gmedia - Oddity
- Novation V-Station
- Novation Bass Station
- reFX ? Vanguard
- Linplug ? Albino 2
- Gmedia - Minimonsta
- Spectrasonics - Atmosphere & Trilogy
- User Template