Excellent little VA synth
The Mininova sports the same engine as the Supernova, Novation's VA beast from the early 2000's. It's one of the best VA engines on the market, with three oscillators, 14 conventional waveforms, 36 wavetables and 20 digital waveforms. That will give you a pretty ample sound palette that goes way beyond simply recreating analog tones. If the latter is what you're looking for, you have definitely better choices, although you'll have to be prepared to shell out a lot more money. But if you want a digital-analog hybrid with a lot of character and offered at a reasonable price, there's nothing that comes even close to the Mininova.
If you use this synth for live performance, you will definitely appreciate the "animate" keys that can change your sound on the fly and the nifty sequencer. You get 256 preset patches plus 128 user slots to store your own. Polyphony is a respectable 18.
How does this synth compare with its direct competitors in the same price range? Well, it blows the Microkorg and the Micron out of the water. It even compares favorably to Roland's more expensive GAIA, which has similar features but it sounds colder and lacks character. The only mini-synth you may consider instead of this is the new Korg Minilogue. It probably sounds a bit more like a real analog synth and it definitely has some nice features, but it also has serious drawbacks, like polyphony limited to a paltry 4. And it has a completely different character, so it's something you may consider adding to your rig instead of replacing your Mininova.
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