The new Liquid Analog Sound synthesizers from Novation are simply the best sounding, best value, coolest looking and downright easiest to use synths in their class.

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Awesome Sonic Performance
Being the pure pleasure seeker that you are, you’ll appreciate that both these instruments feature Novation’s chilled and unique Liquid Analog Sound. Phatt? Oh yes. Gut wrenching bass? And then some.
Three powerful oscillators combine with waveform ‘doubling’ and clever single cycle wave replay for mega phatt sounds with no loss of polyphony, while FM algorithms take care of the metallic and percussive sounds.
Want more? - You’ve got it, as these superb synths are also capable of producing classy electric pianos, organs, basses and leads, plus, you can use an external audio source as an oscillator waveform or route it through the mixer, filter and envelope sections.
Cool.

Awesome Sound Modelling
When it’s pumpin the last thing you need is a user interface that gets in the way. Slows you down. Turns you off.
No fear of any of that here. 33 knobs and sliders get you immediate access to where the action is, plus the large, blue and silver 2 x 20 character backlit LCD screen accepts full descriptions for program and parameter naming. That’s right - no more cryptic messages. Recall a named factory preset, tweak, pull it, bend it to get 'your sound' and instantly save it in any of the 400 program or 100 performance locations.
But a great sound and easy to use nature are only the start as the KS4 and KS5, with typical Novation flair and genius, have other real cute tricks under the hood.

Hypersync™ to the Beat
Taking a staring role is Hypersync. Another unique Novation technology, Hypersync means no more individually selecting and adjusting multiple parameters to create MIDI clock / tempo synchronized effects.
Just grab and turn the powerful Hypersync edit control to apply templates (either factory stored or user created), of musically inspiring synchronisation and effects settings. Within minutes, you’ll be using Hypersync to create complex audio motion effects that are perfectly locked to the tempo of your composition. It sounds great. It’s time saving. It works.

Simultaneous Effects and More
You want more?
How about 24 simultaneous effects with a distortion that will make your ears bleed? A flexible reverb and a synchronized stereo chorus with incredible depth, are just a few of the effects available.
Add to this the four stellar arpeggiators, which can be combined with the two LFO‘s to create jaw-dropping audio motion effects, a funky 16-band Vocoder for robot and talky effects, handy drum maps plus the superb semi- weighted with aftertouch keyboards, and you’ve got two of the the slickest, highest quality synths available today.

Technical specifications

Architecture
Voices 16
Modes Program (Mono Timbral) Performance (Four Part multi timbral)
Part Edit Note range /Fine/semi-tone detune / On-Off / Output select / MIDI channel
Audio Input 1 x 20 Bit A/D
Audio Outputs 4 x 24 Bit D/A
Oscillators 1, 2 and 3
Waveforms Square / Saw / Variable Pulse / Tri / Sine / Double Saw / Double Tri / Double Sine / 16 Complex Cycle Waveforms
Noise Sources White / Crack / Metal 1 / Metal 2
Octave Range Shift -1 / 0 /+1 / +2
Mod Env Depth -64 to +63
LFO1 Depth -64 to +63
PWM Source Mod Env / Manual / LFO2
Ring Mod 1 * 2
FM 2 * 3
2 * 3 FM Level 0 – 127
2 * 3 FM Mod Level 0 – 127
FM Env Attack Rate 250uS-20 Seconds
FM Env Decay Rate 1mS-20 Seconds
Comprehensive Aftertouch, Breath and Pitch / Mod Wheel control of both static pitch and modulation of pitch
Mixer
Osc 1 Static Level 0 – 127
Osc 1 Mod Level / Lfo1 -64 to +63
Osc 2 Static Level 0 – 127
Osc 2 Mod Level / Lfo2 -64 to +63
Osc 3 Static Level 0 – 127
Osc 3 Mod Level / AD Env -64 to +63
Noise Static Level 0 – 127
Noise Mod Level / Lfo1 -64 to +63
FM StaticLevel 0 – 127
FM Mod Level / AD Env -64 to +63
Ext Input Static Level 0 – 127
Ext Input Mod Level / AD Env -64 to +63
Filter
Frequency 5Hz-24kHz
Slope 12dB / 24dB
Modes Low Pass High Pass Band Pass
Resonance 0-Self Oscillation (24dB mode)
Mod Env Depth -64 to +63
LFO 2 Depth -64 to +63
Cut Off 0 – 127
Keyboard Tracking 0 – 127
Velocity 0 - 127
Overdrive 0 – 127
Q normalise 0 - 127
Comprehensive Aftertouch, Breath and Pitch / Mod Wheel control of both static filter freq and modulation of filter freq
Amplifier & Modulation Envelopes
Velocity -64 to +63
Attack 250uS-20 Seconds
Decay 1mS-20 Seconds
Sustain 0 – 127
Release 1mS – 20 Seconds
Delay (Mod Env) 1mS-20 Seconds
LFO1 - LFO2
Modes Cyclic / One-shot
Waveforms Sine / Tri / Saw / Squ / Sample & Hold / Sample & Hold / Quantize / Random 12 Intricate Wavetables
Speed 0 Hz – 1Khz
Delay Fade In 0 – 5 Seconds
LFO Sync Internal – MIDI Clock
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiators 4 Independent
Controls Speed / Range / Gate Time MIDI Clock / Sync / Keysync
Modes Up / Down / Rand / Chord
Patterns 16 Rhythmic
Interfacing
MIDI Sockets In / Out / Thru
Audio Input Line Level 1 x Mono 1/4” Jack
Audio Outputs Line Level 1 x Mono 1/4” Jack
Pedals Sustain / Expression 1/4” Jack
Effects
Reverb Level / Echo Chamber, Small Room, Large Room, Small Hall, Large Hall, Grand hall / Decay / Wheel Level
Chorus - Phaser Level / Rate / Type / MIDI Clock Sync / Feedback / Mod Depth / Centre / MIDI clock sync initial Position, Wheel Level
Distortion Drive / Compensation / Wheel Level
Panning Position / Mod Depth / Speed / MIDI clock Sync, Initial Position
Delay Depth / Time / Feedback / MIDI Clock Sync / Stereo Width / Ratio / Wheel Level
16 Band Vocoder On –Off / Sibilance Level / Sibilance Type
EQ / Filter Depth / Freq / Mod Depth / Mod Speed. MIDI clock sync / MIDI clock sync Initial position
General
Keyboard 49 note with velocity, sensitivity and aftertouch
Wheels Pitch and Modulation
Power (AC Mains) 85 - 270 V.A.C 250mA
Dimensions (mm) W=852 H=94 D=300
Weights KS4 = 7.5kg