Novachord Play Audio
  • Kontakt Player Compatible
  • 3.5 GB Sample Library  
  • 24 bit 44.1 khz sampling
  • Every Note Sampled : 50 original settings
  • Over 200 presets
  • VST AU RTAS Standalone

 

NOVACHORD

ANCIENT POLYSYNTH

  • Analogue Sample Modelling
  • 200 Presets
  • 3.5GB Original Samples
  • Kontakt player NKS
Novachord

THE FUTURE SOUND OF 1939

The Hammond Novachord was first put into production in 1939. A 72-note polyphonic beast, it used 163 vacuum tubes to power its oscillators.

Neither piano nor organ, it was misunderstood and was not the success it could have been. However, its eerie, ethereal sound became a mainstay of film and television soundtrack production.

Gone with the Wind, The Maltese Falcon, Rebecca, House of Frankenstein, The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone all feature Novachord as part of their soundtrack.

THE KONTAKT INSTRUMENT

DUAL LAYER SYNTH

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The host instrument for the original Novachord sampled patches. Layer and combine 2 different multi-sample sets at once, with different modulation settings for each.Choose from 50 different Novachord multi-sampled layers.

NOVACHORD 1939

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A modelled recreation of the Novachord as it was originally, in 1939. Includes level control for each voice:
Attack, Vibrato and Brightness.

NOVACHORD 2039

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Flick the switch on the 1939 panel and you get a Novachord with modern synth controls added:
resonant filters, ADSR envelopes, saturation, detune, etc.

NOVACHORD EFFECTS

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All Novachord instruments include the effects panel. Featuring convolution reverb with a large choice of natural and SFX IRs,
a delay unit, phaser, chorus, rotary speaker, and cabinet modeling.

 

THE FUTURE SOUND OF 1939




No lover of vintage analogue can set eyes on those massive teardrop switches for the first time and keep her composure. Like Darth Vader's door handles, they control a wide range of synthesis parameters on the Novachord. The names may not be familiar, but conventional filters, LFOs and envelopes are all here in some form or another.

THE RESTORATION OF NOVACHORD 1256

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Novachord 1256 as it is today, in Phil Cirroco's music room.

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The damaged, rotting interior before restoration.

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The valve power supply in an unloved state.

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And after some love from Phil.

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Power supply in situ in the Novachord.

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Phil opens the hood for us.

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Inside The Novachord

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Phil resoldered the whole thing. Really.

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More tube porn.

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The original Hammond ID badge

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KONTAKT PLAYER COMPATIBLE

This is a Kontakt Player instrument. This means that you do not need to own the full version of NI Kontakt to use it. It will run as a plug-in instrument in any VST/AU/RTAS/AAX/WASAPI,compatible host program or DAW eg: Cubase, Logic, Ableton Live, DP, Reaper, Pro-Tools. No extra purchase necessary.

System Requirements:

Windows 7 or higher (latest Service Pack, 32/64 Bit), Intel Core Duo or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2, 4 GB RAM (6 GB RAM recommended)

Mac: OS X 10.9 or higher, Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM  

Requires KONTAKT 5 or KONTAKT 5 PLAYER version 5.6.8 or later  

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