Description

Peak is an eight-voice desktop polyphonic synthesizer built around New Oxford Oscillators that combine the best of analog sound and digital flexibility – including inbuilt and custom digital wavetables. With a resonant multi-mode analog filter for each voice and three separate points of distortion per voice, it’s truly the best of both worlds.

Polyphonic aftertouch, an extensive mod matrix, and two dedicated Animate buttons allow for endlessly expressive performances, while lush onboard reverb, delay, and chorus round off a formidable addition to any sound designer’s arsenal.

Digital where it counts – Digital FPGA-generated New Oxford Oscillators for analog-style, wavetable, and FM synthesis
Analog where it matters – an analog filter, analog VCAs and three stages of analog distortion per voice
High-quality digital effects – stunning reverb, delay, and chorus effects are instantly accessible via the effects section
Extensive modulation system – 16-slot modulation matrix and 16 direct assignments controllable from the front panel
Wavetable Editor – featuring drawing tools and a Live Edit mode, so you can draw your own oscillator shapes and preview them in real-time

Analog where it matters – digital where it counts

Peak’s design consultant was none other than Chris Huggett, the man behind Bass Station, Supernova, OSCar, and many more legendary synths. Peak has its origin in the Bass Station II analog mono synth, and Peak’s oscillators sound completely analog by being high-quality NCOs (Numerically-Controlled Oscillators), but gain the flexibility of the digital domain with 60 digital wavetables.

Build and refine new sounds from scratch

Broaden out your electronic music, draw in new influences, and take artistic risks. The modulation system puts the most frequently used assignments right at your fingertips in the main controls. More elaborate movements and secondary ‘via’ assignments are made just a few menu button presses away.

Specifications:

Overview

42 Control knobs

8 35mm Sliders

1 Volume knob

2 Data encoders

Rubberized knob caps with spun metal discs

30 Function buttons (not lit)

16 Function buttons (lit)

2 Animate buttons plus hold button

90 Indicator LEDs

OLED display

Kensington Security Slot

Power switch

Power supply connector

USB B 2.0 / MIDI comms only (no bus power)

MIDI In / Out / Thru

2 1/4" jack socket for continuous or switched pedals

3.5mm jack socket for CV in

1/4" jack sockets for left and right outputs

1/4" jack socket for headphone output

Metal chassis with American walnut wooden end cheeks

Metal magnetic inset end pieces

Dimensions

Width: 233mm
Depth: 464mm
Height: 70.5mm

Software compatibility

Ableton Live Lite is included

Peak is a USB-MIDI class-compliant device

Power requirements

Maximum power consumption 12V DC 1A

Synth engine

8 voice polyphonic (voice modes available unison etc.)

Mono-Timbral

5 Voice Modes - Mono, MonoLG, Mono2, Poly, Poly2

Per voice

3 oscillators

1 noise generator

1 ring modulator

2 LFOs

1 Amp envelope and 2 mod envelopes

1 Filter

Waveforms include

sine, tri, sawtooth, square / pulse plus 17 wavetables of 5 waveforms per row

Filter

1x State variable OTA filter per voice

12/24dB slope

Low-pass / band-pass / high-pass

Pre-filter overdrive

Post-filter distortion

Modulation

16 modulation slots per patch

Each slot has 2 sources to 1 destination

Effects

Analog distortion

Chorus - 3 types

Delay with 16 types of delay sync, LP and HP damping, slew, and stereo

Reverb - 3 types

Misc

Arpeggiator w/ key latch – 33 patterns

Patch storage - up to 512 on hardware (ships with 256 factory patches)

Glide

All knobs (excl. volume), sliders and most buttons transmit and receive MIDI cc commands for external control and mapping

Novation Peak Polyphonic Synthesizer