Novation Peak Desktop Polysynth
Introductory overview The Novation Peak is a desktop-format polyphonic synthesiser designed for studio and live electronic music production. It combines a digital sound-generation stage with analogue signal processing, offering an eight-voice architecture for detailed sound design, chordal work, and expressive synthesis. View the Novation Peak Desktop Polysynth at Gear4Music (affiliate link) Affiliate disclaimer: This article may contain affiliate links. Purchases made through these links may earn a commission at no additional cost to the buyer. Key characteristics and design The Peak is built around three New Oxford oscillators per voice, using numerically controlled oscillators (NCOs) alongside 17 digital wavetables. This hybrid approach allows stable tuning while retaining a broad range of harmonic possibilities. Each voice is processed through a resonant multi-mode analogue filter, followed by multiple distortion stages placed before the filter, after the filter, and gl...