Novation 49 Xio

You can't spell ""Innovation"" without Novation, and that pretty much sums up every product that Novation has introduced since their inception 12 years ago. Now they've gone and done it again with the new Novation XioSynth - an 8-voice polyphonic synth, that's also an audio interface. Oh, and it's also a MIDI controller - all in one compact unit. The XioSynth comes equipped with what is essentially a new sound engine that offers some pretty incredible onboard sounds, many of which just happened to be programmed by top international producers. One USB cable is all that's needed to turn your computer into a complete workstation for recording, controlling, and synthesizing. Since the XioSynth is class compliant (no drivers needed for Win XP or Mac OSX), you truly can just plug and play.

Technical Info:

• Synthesizer
• One part, 10-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
• Keys: 25 or 49
• 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
• Battery operation: 6 x standard 'AA' Size
• External power supply: Standard 'centre positive' 9V DC 600mA (Novation PSU6)
• Size (25): 468 x 68 x 190 (mm) w x h x d
• Size (49): 798 x 68 x 190 (mm) w x h x d
• Weight (25/49): 1.4/1.6kg