Keyboards

Novation’s first attempt at an 88‑note controller keyboard seems to get everything right.

Novation’s compact keyboard gives you hands‑on control of FL Studio.

Novation have injected the Bass Station II with a healthy dose of Aphex acid.

The third generation Launchkey offers versatile control over hardware and software alike.

Novation's latest LaunchKey Mini offers more features in a smaller package.

Novation scale dizzying heights with their new flagship synthesizer.

Could Novation’s new keyboard be the ultimate command centre for your synth studio?

Novation’s ambitious new synthesizer brings together the best of analogue and digital.

In the 20 years since its launch, the Bass Station has become something of a classic — and with analogue monosynths enjoying their biggest revival since the early '80s, what better time for a sequel?

Novation go back to their portable synth roots with a compact gem that reworks the Ultranova synth engine and adds a few extras...

The Impulse controllers are cost-effective, yet seem generously specified — so where’s the catch?

After an extensive programme of selective breeding, Novation have created the Nocturn 25 — an affordable, touch-sensitive controller keyboard.

The updated SL range rejoices in touch-sensitive knobs and sliders, and in Novations ingenious Automap technology.

Synthesizer, USB audio interface, MIDI controller — Novation's Xiosynth does it all, and at a very reasonable price...

Novation's Remote LE range offers a healthy selection of features from their popular Remote controller keyboards at a cut-down price.

Novation have an elegant solution to the tedium of configuring hardware controllers — the Remote 25SL can read your sequencer and automatically map plug-in instrument parameters to its controls. Is this the first 'intelligent' hardware control surface? We find out...

The monotimbral K-Station offered keyboard players an affordable Novation -- but now, for a bit more money, the company have released the KS4 and KS5, which add plenty of new features, better keyboards and multitimbrality. The perfect marriage at the perfect price? We find out.

Novation seem to be on a roll. Scarcely had the monotimbral A-Station made the cover of our December 2001 issue, when news broke of a £500 keyboard version. We look at one of the first UK production models.

The Supernova modelling workstation earned a pile of accolades for its excellent 'analogue' sounds, superb multitimbral effects, and its user-friendly, knobular interface. But Novation have now withdrawn the original and replaced it with the Supernova II. Can something so good get better still?