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EXCELLENT CONDITION VINTAGE NOVATION XIOSYNTH 25.
Comes with midi cord and is a triple threat: synthesiser, midi controller, and interface with phantom power. Requires 9V DC adaptor for power input OR this unit can also be powered by six ‘AA’ batteries. No scratches or damage.
SEE REVIEW OF THIS MODEL SYNTH HERE: https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/novation-xiosynth
This Novation’s Xiosynth is several products in one. It combines a flexible MIDI controller keyboard, an eight-voice polyphonic synth with on-board FX, and a two-in two-out USB audio interface, in a very competitively-priced package.
This 25-key version measures 468mm x 68mm x 190mm about the same amount of desk space required for a full-sized QWERTY keyboard. (VERY COOL!)
The Xiosynth features a high-quality ‘semi-weighted’ keyboard (just like Novation’s Remote LE) that feels nicely solid and responsive. Like the Remote LE, and unlike Novation’s more expensive controllers, it doesn’t provide aftertouch sensitivity, but the internal synth engine does respond to aftertouch data.
The top panel is home to 14 knobs (13 pots, one rotary encoder) and a couple of dozen multi-function buttons, whose meanings change according to which of the Xiosynth’s modes you’re working in. There’s also a two-line by 16-character LCD with an attractive blue backlight.
At the left-hand end of the keyboard there’s a combined pitch-bend and modulation joystick, and an X/Y touchpad reminiscent of a laptop trackpad. The joystick is spring-loaded in both directions, and this is not adjustable (Novation’s more upmarket controllers allow spring-loading to be disengaged for forward-backward modulation movements).
Regarding the back panel, there are two audio inputs: one quarter-inch jack and one XLR, the latter supplying phantom power (12, 24 or 48 Volts) to condenser mics that require it. Four additional quarter-inch jacks are provided for stereo audio output, headphone output and for attaching a sustain pedal (not supplied).
There’s one standard MIDI output, but no MIDI inputs. A standard USB connector is used for data transmission, and can also be used to power the unit. Another socket allows a 9V DC adaptor to be used instead (adaptor is not supplied). The unit can also be powered by six ‘AA’ batteries, and a three-position power switch allows you to select USB power, battery or external DC current, or to switch the unit off.
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