All user reviews for the TC Electronic Nova System

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UTILIZATION

use between my preamp and power amp in "line" input, so without the drive of the unit!!

then so that I separated, I found indigestible!

entire interface is complicated, many settings are not at all intuitive!!

SOUND QUALITY

sounds are GORGEOUS!!

I used mainly reverb / delay ... nothing to say super nice!!
I moons hanging in the octave (oddly I prefer that my G3 zoom) ... the whammy effect is very convincing!!
ok chorus, tremolo blah (I have not managed to settle it as I want) ....

short full of thing ...

OVERALL OPINION

I used 3 months, I had to really cheap (150 €)!!
for the price of 3 pedals, there is a tons of effects and sounds!

on the other hand I add an exp pedal and midi mouse ... there was everything you need except the simplicity!!
unintuitive, many hyper settings, I separated, although the sound is very nice but I did not dare touch it when I found an effect that nothing sounded good.

So very good camera but not easy to access!

What are the effects or types of effects available?
+ All that there are traditional / wide NIOHC rev pitch delay, modulation ect .... And this part is really the top / quality and diversity


What technology is used? (Analog, digital, tube ...) Are they edited?
Analog and Digital fx management


Via a Mac / PC editor? What is the connection? (Audio / MIDI) Is this a rack or rack MODEL?

noon pedalboard size

UTILIZATION

The general configuration is it simple?
yes


Editing sounds and effects is it easy?

yes

The manual is clear and sufficient? ...

yes

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are they effective, responsive and realistic enough?
indisputable audio .... ben c TC quality, audio fx pro they do!!


Which instruments do you use?

ibanez, esp, prs, sigma (acoustic).


Which ones do you prefer, you hate

all the fx are top ..... the least: the distortion to the large metal .... (In use or saturated crunch "vintage" it makes the job)

simulaton of the HP is very effective ... it is more that illusion, it works really well.

OVERALL OPINION

ince how long you use it?

a p tit years

What is the particular feature you like best and least?
+ Flexibility: preset / stompbox ... ie, have its sound and have underfoot, accessible else fx pre defined ds this patch / sound

- No access to the EQ ON HP simultaneous fashion! damage

Have you tried many other models before buying it?

ho yes, I've skimmed the pedaliers multi fx!!

How would you rate the quality / price?
a view of the quality of fx (exept distortion), ie a top machine that buries share ca HD quality all the line 6 and other BOSS .. ect


With experience, you do again this choice? .
Yes.

to see on the site!

UTILIZATION

the manual is enough to learn how to manage everything, but it will take a little time to tame it!

SOUND QUALITY

a gas plant with great effect (a frightening variety of delay and reverb!)
there are some effects that are likely to "excess", but to find and customize "their" sound is perfect!

OVERALL OPINION

I used it for about one month, I wanted to try and I have not been over there has a lot of effect, some may be too much and the other can be a little better managed. However, some quality and really good, very realistic. It will take longer than 3 weeks to get familiar with because there is a lot of adjustment and it requires to be a serious look!
the effects I used are delay with tap tempo (ie top that!) overdrive may be lacking a bit of fishing, but it's still a good overdrive, distortion is not bad at all, and I loved: the octave! may be the expression pedal to resemble the whammy, but the sound of octaves and a more realistic-that it is missing!
I have not kept because there are many effects that I have ever used and I prefer to look exactly each pedal! but for a multi-effect is really good!

All effects that needs a guitarist in the form of bracket. Digital circuit with an analog distortion. The connection is complete.

UTILIZATION

The Nova is a bit difficult to take in hand to the extent that its effects are editable. Better prepare his set before going on stage. The manual explains how to include the effects. The technique.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are effective. Do not stop the presets that do not reflect the potential of the machine. I use it for electric guitar but it also works very well on an acoustic and a bass.
If we take the trouble to adjust with particular less impact than the presets supplied, it works very well.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since I bought it. I tried a bunch of models before: pedals, racks etc ... I appreciate its compact size, the fact that it is extremely well built. The Q / P ratio is very good. I recommend.

wouldnt the above .. it is fairly complete

if we must detail what he did not: reverse delay, looper, polyphonic octave ...
the rest is very complete

UTILIZATION

I do not like the interface, take the shot, but it is not very intuitive ...
you lose a lot of time editing

the manual is good, but you have to peel


after such multif is very full, so we get something for nothing

I do not like the side "christmas tree" and the lcd unreadable on stage.

there a pedal and preset mode ... preset mode there is slight lag to changes in bank, it's still livable ... we must anticipate.
but it is strange for a recent product from TC

SOUND QUALITY

reverbs and delays at the top.
chorus hold up the tremolos are very beautiful but generate breath on extreme settings

distos and overdrive are not unusable if it compared to what I've read ...

OVERALL OPINION

6 months, it is necessary that I tamed.
So no reviews yet decided.
all this in the price halluciant some pedals, the value for money is excellent.
it makes a lot of things and does not take up too much space in the pedal board.

is objectively much better than Zoom xx xx GT boss or audio quality.

The Nova System has 7 "slices effects" broken down as follows:

Drive:

- Overdrive
- Distortion

Compressor:

- Perc
- Sustain
- Advance

EQ:

- EQ / Gate

Modeling

- Chorus
- Flanger
- Vibrato
- Phaser
- Tremolo
- Panner

Pitch

- Shifter
- Octave
- Wham
- Detune
- Intelligent P

Delay:

- Clean
- Analog
- Tape
- Dynamic
- Dual
- Ping Pong

Reverb:

- Spring
- Hall
- Room
- Plate

To this you add a "boost" in the form of handy switch, a tuner, a tap tempo ...

A Line Input, Input Drive entrance, a MIDI standard (In Out and Thru) interface, a Return / Send Digital I / O SPDIF, 2 outputs Left / Right connection for stereo & a "Pedal In" entry up the rear of the pedal.

No PC Edition / MAC

Very solid pedal metal
No on / off switch

UTILIZATION

So use .... !

I have to admit I bought this equipment on the advice of a professional musician friend guitarist, and also general reviews lurking here & there on the Internet ...

Let's start with the manual (!) No person seems to be the adjective that best matches the user manual, unintuitive, this manual is intended for technicians used devices of all kinds!

Then the camera: Again, big disappointment for me, if the basic settings seem to be pretty well arranged, the menu navigation and more generally all the knobs of the device is tedious, not at all friendly and above must be absolutely connoisseur of all frequencies to be used for fine tuning as moult settings are in terms of frequency (Hertz) so who knows nothing and instead used to adjust knobs classic style Line 6 Pod may worry! This is typically the type of device that stresses you out completely if you live and there is no output volume: you will have to enter the menu and check data 50 to ensure that there has the volume!

SOUND QUALITY

This is the highlight of this device: the quality of effects!

There is nothing to complain about all the effects present in the Nova System, all "subcategories" confused ... Very good reverb, great delays, chorus, flanger, octave etc. ... If you manage to adjust and refine the sound especially when you can not be disappointed, because they are really clean.

One disappointment: the Drive "Disto / Overdrive ... So then I did not understand ... The settings are very limited, and its messy, confused ... Yet I tried several combinations but to no avail Compared to ... - would it - a Vox Tonelab Ex, there is no picture!

OVERALL OPINION

I used six months in 2010 and I just dropped because of its use tedious ... To finally come back, because you realize that there really is no good multi effects for acoustic guitars live and the TC NOVA SYSTEM seems to be the best compromise to date for this purpose. The sound, it is true, are enhanced with effects that TC contains.

What I like +:

- Very good clean effects, pure
- The strength of the unit
- The handy light switches on stage
- The "Boost" function ideal for solos

What I like -:

- Config tedious requiring advanced technical knowledge management (Hertz)
- Quality Drive (Overdrive / distortion) nonexistent and unusable for me
- No on / off switch!
- Zero update for 2 years while a SHIFT is necessary, if only at the level of the external pedal that can be connected: it never worked for either me or my friend, or for several users who have complained on the forums!

I would do this choice ... lack of choice currently on multi effects specifically dedicated to acoustic guitars!

For specs, see the complete specifications. This is the TC Electronic, so this is pro!
2 preamps (OD and Disto) are ideal for register my blues / pop / rock / funk. There's no ultra-modern Metal saturation typed, it will sound rather clean the fat, all that I love.

UTILIZATION

Simple configuration is selected the effect parameters are adjusted with the buttons on the right and the program is saved.

for each effect can save the setting to one of the 4 buttons "favorites" in the upper left. Then we go to another preset and can recall the setting of Dlay that had previously added to favorites ... a child's play.

Each preset has a name in any letters, lots easier than remembering two months after that to play such a piece must remember the 5-3 program

Regarding the manual, it is sufficient to put the pedal in hand and eventually learn how each affects the sound effect. That said this is not a highly technical (like how to properly adjust the PreDelay a reverb), a sound engineer might find this book a little lighter. For me who am not, this is sufficient.

SOUND QUALITY

I have a Fender Strat and a modified Champ25 (Electro-Harmonix 12AX7 + Celestion Black Shadow). Here are the details of my chain:
- Guitar
- Tuner
- Noise reduction Boss NS-2 "Input"
- NS-2 "Send"> my preamp combo
- Output effects loop combo "Send"
- SansAmp GT2 preamp
- Nova System on the Drive input
- Back on the "return" of the Boss NS-2
- Boost Electro Harmonix LPB-1
- Dunlop Volume Pedal
- "Return" of the effects loop combo to the power stage.

The advantage of the Nova System is that you can enable / disable effects and preamp. So I use the major part of the time the preamp clean channel of my combo, while disabling the preamp of the Nova System. After I have the opportunity to add crunch with my SansAmp and / or preamp Nova System because it makes me 3 preamps online, so a lot of opportunity to grains.

OVERALL OPINION

I once had a multi-purpose rack Alesi Quadraverb bought used around 1994/95. Some say it was excellent stuff, months I did not like the sound of too Dlay too metal for my taste. When it burned I played many years without any effects. Thereafter I had gone to get me a pedalboard with pedals that unit. When it came to choosing what to buy reverb and delay, I've tried several brands, and I was most impressed by the Nova Reverb and Nova Delay with very soft sounds very "analog". on the other hand in terms of price, these two pedals were bcp more expensive (€ 150/180 unit in hand).

The Nova System incorporates the same circuits as those two pedals, and offers the added ability to make presets with bonus 2 preamps, compression, modulation effects ... it was bcp economically more interesting and use I do not regret my choice, value for money unbeatable if like me you bought this pedal around € 250 on occasion.

MORE:
- BOOST and TAP-TEMPO useful
- It sounds analog, round and warm, just what I like
- Easy adjustment of different parameters
- Light interface that allows to navigate in the darkness of the stage
- Solid steel case, footswitches resistant, compact size

LEAST:
- Tuner function impractical, better not count on it.
- Noisegate function not top, I finally found. a Boss NS-2 and the problem is solved ^ ^
- Function equalizer not easy when you have not used the EQ parametrics
- Like any pedal settings output volume require a lot of preparation before the scene (why I kept my old boost pedal in my chain)
- Program changes are not instantaneous, they need to hold down the footswitch 1 sec to be initiated + QLQ-tenths of a second to be switched on when the footswitch is released. Perhaps by adding the "G-Switch" that simplify changes preset to see ...

After 3 months of intensive use, I do not regret my choice, it's the bomb baby! The sound of my guitar is respected and dynamic remains excellent, not like some other pedals (like Line6 and other digital modeling).
Is not such a fan of modulation effects at the base, I even learned to appreciate small dose (flanger, chorus, phaser, detune) as they are also of very good quality.

And if he Crame, I'd do anything to redeem the same so I love it.

See doc manufacturer for details.

UTILIZATION

Can connect the front (clear channel amp + Nova Drive) or in the effects loop (without Drive Nova). In two cases, the quality is not that happening RV for a little time on programming.
The case is solid, the buttons also (very effective boost button). Highly resistant to the scene.
Many forums and videos detailing (often in English) the grip of Nova and his programming or used to retrieve presets.
We must spend time on the general configuration to ensure the achievement of clear sounds.

SOUND QUALITY

Sound quality RV. A plus for Delay and Reverb.
The drives are also qualities but in a blues-rock record not to exceed the standard saturation Hard Rock.
For a more modern sound for metalheads, this is not enough.

OVERALL OPINION

Unbeatable quality / price. Beauty effects.
I use it for 3 years. RAS

everything has already been said.

UTILIZATION

risk to repeat what has already been said, you have to spend time on, the sounds are beautiful, there are opportunities everywhere, on some effects there are so many parameters that it is sometimes confusing. I found also blocked on me to have to look in the manual to be able to work with a multi-function buttons and drop-down menus. Once a little tame it becomes more interesting. I did not want to give a definite opinion, for those who delight in the menus and submenus, which is used or intuitiveness for this kind of product, it's great, I've sold because I spent too much time sitting cross-legged in front of the guitar on his knees to change the settings.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are good good quality, very nice reverbs, delays beautiful,
I also liked the octave and phaser, chorus can be I do not like it after I personally find they lack heat, I think it will suit very well to a person wanting to spend time and make a beautiful sound, a little air, I returned in a Koch Studiotone, clear channel, it did me well but in the end I found my sound better without effects, in the end I love the big rock with his thick ILI, an orange head and 2x12

OVERALL OPINION

I used one for years before putting it aside, saying that I would come back and then I finally got rid of it, in the end I would say it's very good stuff, but that suited me not. I wanted to delay reverb, a little modulation on some sound octave type phaser and then finally I no longer played guitar, I became a sound engineer (no offense)
To summarize I would say it is excellent if you feel ready to invest in the machine, but it takes more time than I thought or a Cartesian brain than mine

Good to go elsewhere to learn the features. =)

UTILIZATION

In terms of use I have nothing to say.
I'm a Guy who hates no-stop fiddling with the pedals. I love and support Hop sounds, well I must say that this nova CLOSER this and that for a multi-effect is very easy to use. I took 1 hour to master.

I put 8.

SOUND QUALITY

Then effect level there's nothing to say, this is the effective. We must also say that they are all impression its big brother the G-system ...

The small downside for me is the overdrive that does not satisfy me.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had five months, and before that I had individual pedals. The practical side without sacrificing quality my enchanted.

Value / price: 9

I remake that choice with alacrity.

See the website of TC

UTILIZATION

Many adjustable parameters, manic sound, there is something. Still time to spare. The documentation is very well done. I never saw because I refereed between two paths: I wanted to spend time to generate great sounds or improve my guitar playing to the scene? I chose the second option and I sold the TC Nova System. I imagine that complementary Midi pedal could satisfy both possibilities ... not wanted.

SOUND QUALITY

The sound quality is impressive, I would write again "unusual." Incomparably better than that afforded me my multi effects Vox Tonelab LE, Boss, Zoom, etc. ..; earlier. réeelement very well.

OVERALL OPINION

I sold it after I realized that I was "Plug and Play" programmer that sounds very high quality. Since I switched to single pedals ((TS9, Headrush, CS3, EC20 BF2 modded, etc ...) MUCH oriented game Live. And it suits me better. It does not detract from the excellence of the Nova System great product for anyone who is either home studio almost time to invest in programming sounds very high level.

Note 8 is for anyone who has time to devote to it.

If you're the type I plug and play ... it can not be the product for you and I mettaris 6

Presumably if you're reading this you arrive to find caracs the gear on the TC website. And its instructions and tutorial videos handy.

UTILIZATION

The setup is fairly simple, but it is relatively complete, recess is a little more complicated and slower than a set of effects pedal with all the separate buttons (above the pod HD seems to me still more immediate ).

Reverb, a ton of adjustment is not obvious to understand what they are and it takes the ass pounding fly, but hey, it works in general.

SOUND QUALITY

Effects of superb quality.

OVERALL OPINION

I'll go in my opinion.
Compared to other devices fuller potential levels the sound quality is there, every guitar gives a different result. In addition the machine is really designed to be connected to the input of a guitar amp, and in this context it sounds better than a lot of other things that are sometimes boiled.


Level features gear is really well thought out, there is the essential matérielement it lacks in my opinion nothing major.
What could be more:
- An outlet for switching amp (it's not always easy to implement) if we want to use it in the effects loop it would have been welcome (especially for EMMC bums me quin have not driven swithching pm)
One-(or two) small loops to insert his favorite distortion pedal.
- Obviously a loop to walk four son it would have been great but it is matièrelement longer the same price.

Programing on:
- This is generally not done wrong, the editor would have been a more PC.
- Appoint a preset is a bit long.
- Setting levels require making back and forth between two menus, it's not too boring, but it is not what is best.
- Some effects tend to be set for stereo, mono must be a little careful.
- Great idea to be able to save the effect settings for import into another preset. Basically, the flanger preset that I like, I copy and I glue in my preset.


Sound level can effect all this:
- The effects he did not miss any of my critical sense. And most importantly they sound great property.
- Big Boost for more that is con but it's really a great idea.
- The tap tempo and tuner are there (classqiue but it's still really better with).
- Functioning as set pedal is great. With a small pedal next to the presets for switching is even better, but it takes more space.

On the ease of getting a good sound, or the sound you want:
There is much less obvious, you really become familiar with the action of each setting, watch downloaded presets, to understand the effect of each parameter. Sometimes watching how the phaser was set on a preset, I was surprised I could not set the effect like that for it.
In brief must tame the beast that is not always obvious, it opens in exchange quite a field of possibility.

The distos:
It's not always easy to get the distortion sound you want.
The od and distortion are good qualities are no doubt the grain color is good too, but:
This is a bit light, a big fat fuzz distortion and a big slobbery metallers I still would not spit.
The tone control, I do not know, it's not like a beast SD1. Distos the blows were fast enough you tend to ask parametric equalizer uses, this one is super powerful, but in return it is frankly difficult to resolve.


Basically, this is great stuff, the sound quality is there, ergonomics is correct, but you still manage to tame it.

all essential digital effects, distortion and overdrive analog

UTILIZATION

not intuitive at all malgrés the manual, aillor like most multi-effects!

SOUND QUALITY

some cool effects mostly delays, distortion and overdrive are the coarse and compared to my dual ht without interest. very disappointed by all critics were as rather good and I thought the product more intuitive and easy to use

OVERALL OPINION

I used 2 months, returned to its box and sold the same price purchased. it was my first multi-effect and probably the last. I spent two months tweaking it and no longer play guitar. with the sale I paid 3 nice small pedal well (tremolo, chorus, reverb) and rediscover the pleasure to hook up my amp and scrape again ....
Long live the good old pedals, I leave to others the Swiss army knife making head!

You will find everything that you need: no useless effects that the useful!
Everything is configurable, used in two modes: either in "following pedals" or program mode.
Imagine a series of pedals to boot your high quality
Full MIDI

UTILIZATION

I used several multi effects, it is the most logical, the clearer and more intuitive!

SOUND QUALITY

We are in effect upscale, all effects present in this multi effect are of high quality.
Miss can be a noise gate type "hush" of roctron, but we nitpick!

OVERALL OPINION

I keep this one solid, efficient, quality and really efficient.
Damage, ps pedal "expression!
Green light! you will not be disappointed!

Everything has been said

UTILIZATION

The configuration is simpler than on a rack More detailed course on the pedals.
This is an exceptional compromise between the rack and pedals ....

SOUND QUALITY

Effects very transparent, unquestionable quality TC.
I was absolutely amazed by the quality of the distortion, extremely versatile and excellent quality ... I used to date the Fulldrive II, and / or dual overdrive Vox: believe me or not, I have rows in the closet, and I quickly acquired the nova drive that allows two saturations in series or in parallel, in complement that of the nova.
TC was not known for its distos, but then .... Ben gosh!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a little less than a year.
I started with pedals in all directions, and then I went to the racks (G-Major 2), keeping in distos pedals (Fulldrive II Dual Overd Vox were my favorite - especially FULLDRIVE-up nova system ....). I love to program a bit more before the effects that can only pedals ... and especially keep settings in memory ...!

I am interested in the Nova System because there is no button "tap tempo" on the g-major 2 ... and I'm not keen on programming the afternoon ...

And .. I almost turned all that I had ... thanks to the innovative system! What is appreciable ...

I use to complement (not mandatory ...) of the nova drive, a 7-band equalizer BOSS pedals in, and .... that's it!

I complete my pedalboard reflechis has a nova modulator, because the relatively small number of effect blocks can not superimpose or distos modulations ... (which is my hobby ...).

I seem to have found everything you need, and just what it takes, feet, and I stopped my research material from this innovative system which I did not expect much! !

I would do this choice a thousand times! Complete the Nova System with one or the other (but not too much!) Typee pedal, analog, you love ... is a very good idea ...

The only "regret is the lack of Wah Wah - but I do not use it.

everything has been said analog distortion, reverb, compressor, delay, pitch, harmonize, chorus, noise gate, EQ tap-tempo tuner etc..
Very full, no effects and unnecessary gadget that would be unusable.


The sound editing is done directly on the nova.
It can communicate with a computer by noon but the connection nova is not thought of as a computer peripheral, rather it is the complement of a guitar and an amp.

UTILIZATION

The settings are simple we choose the effect you set parameters and stored.
Patches are constructed by registering multiple combinations of effects, but I use it more like a pedal board and I turn the effects on demand.

The manual is well done, simple and allows to understand the operation.

SOUND QUALITY

The quality of the effects is the strong point of the nova system: clean, varied and hot.
Good value for money.

I use a strat and an amp directly perform facade.
In clear, with just a little reverb is crystalline.
Its saturated and once properly adjusted the sensitivity, it has a good heat.

I use most often distorse, the delay and reverb.
I do not use the tremolo or the flangler.

OVERALL OPINION

Used for a few months and repeats concert, I have a natural and precise sound I keep the sensitivity of my guitar ..

I had zoom, korg, I dabbled line6 and the nova system is well above the level of the quality of the effects.

What I like most: sound, ease of use, small footprint.

It lacks a built-in expression pedal.

See other opinions

UTILIZATION

ras

SOUND QUALITY

effects st good but turn the sound of the amp
amp with a rotten it can be an advantage

OVERALL OPINION

I do not repeat any
the format, are very well built

BUT the unit is not transparent at all and me too bouffais signal

tested on a diezel einstein, brunetti a track and a mesa f30.
I like the sounds of these amps and origins of the day and night with the nova connected


in series, even without effect operated
and in the loop ...

I sold directly
I'm not saying it's bad but does not suit me

An analog section consists of an overdrive and distortion. This section is placed before all other treatments and can be disabled by inserting a loop Novasystem in order to benefit from the pre-amplification stage of the amp.
Followed: a compressor (three variants), a parametric EQ, a noise gate, a block modulation (chorus, flanger, tremolo, phaser, tremolo, panner), a block Pitch (pitch, octaver, Whammy, detune, harmonizer programmable ), a Delay block (clean, analog, tape, dynamic, dual (as U2), table tennis) and finally four réverbes.Pas Wah available, sorry!
Jack-connector input for Guitar
-Jack connectors for insertion in a loop (bypass of OD and Disto)
-Connectors SPDIF in / out RCA
Triplette-MIDI in / or / throuh
-Connector for expression pedal or GSwitch TC to call the preset mode Pedal
-Power connector (no need external power)


UTILIZATION

We can not say that editing on this machine is very simple.
The number of available parameters is complete, the use of menus and submenus is imperative and requires the user manual.
Once tamed, the Nova System finally seems logical. The manual is well written and clear, though it lacks some subtleties to be discovered by chance and use.
No software publisher, or usb socket to communicate with a pc.
The MIDI dump is still possible for updates and load banks.
Each effect can be edited in a comprehensive and nuanced. You can store 4 settings "favorites" for each one that can be recalled at any time to develop an entire preset. Each program can be saved in a bank. 30 factory programs, and 60 available to the user. This is less than the competition but more than adequate.
Each parameter can be edited via a two-line monochrome display, very bright. Four knobs serve to vary the settings on the display.
Two main modes of operation:
PRESET MODE: In this mode switches the pedal increment two banks and three other programs operate in the bank. There are three switches to operate the Boost, Tap / Tempo (and tuner), delay. In this mode, 3 sounds per bank may seem insufficient, but we made it.
PEDAL MODE: here it is as if we had a traditional pedalboard to 8 pedals. The limitation comes from the fact that you can not stack multiple effects of the same famille.Par ex: it's either chorus or flanger or phaser but never together. This is a restriction to the truth but I do not see when I had to use a flanger together with a chorus ... Same for the pitch, not Octaver along the harmonizer. It does not matter but you must know.
Just then prepare its sounds in advance (as we would solve the pedals) and then turn them on and off on demand as with a traditional pedalboard.
There is also a speaker simulator for direct output to console or a tuner enregistreur.Ainsi accurate but difficult to read because of the narrowness of the display, it helps out good anyway.

SOUND QUALITY

Here, there is more ambiguity.
The sound quality is at the rendezvous, as always with TC Electronic, we fly far above the competition in terms of transparency, dynamics, compliance with it connected. This is the digital (except DO), but no emulation! The sound is great, the staggering Delay, reverbs small but perfectly usable, the sublime chorus ... Everything is monstrously efficient!
There are no miles sounds like an esoteric Line6 HD500 or a Digitech RP1000, but everything is far from usable ridiculous, far from my face.
Small problem: the overdrive and distortion, while being of good behavior, look ordinary in terms of the quality of the rest. The sounds are similar, roughly speaking a SD-1 and DS-1 at Boss. Nice but not transcendant.Attention in front of a tube amp that makes him seriously anyway, but it will forget the abysmal distos the metal beyond the grave!
This is done to the Rock and Heavy Metal to the limit, of Maiden Hendrix to Satriani through if we want ...
Do not hesitate to put the Nova in the loop and connect his favorite distortion pedal in front.
In any case, having heard the G-System of the same brand (but three and a half times more expensive), I was hoping to get a bit of magic in this TC Electronic pedal "economic" and I'm not disappointed! ! I assure you that there is a world between this machine and disappointing Boss GT10, the side of IRONMONGER Line6 successful emulations with a cold but still marked.
For better is AxeFX, G-System (more complete).

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for three weeks in the rehearsal studio and home studio. For this I set all of the pedals to stick with the band's repertoire. Few hours of toil and trial and error, but the rewards are worth it. Exit my pedalboard heavy and cumbersome. My preferred configuration is: just NovaSystem with my expression pedal in front of my Laney VC30 on clean channel.
For concerts I plan to pull through the loop and use my BlackStar HTdual for saturation because of its texture.
Before acquiring the Nova System, I tried a Vox Tonelab SE, Line 6 HD 500, Boss GT10 and DigitechRP1000. I admit that these products are more complete in terms of possibilities, not really sound limitations in delusions. It's really the sound that tipped the balance in favor of TC. When you hear the purity of the TC effects, we realize that it is not the same audience. A very similar rate, we must choose between opulence and ... quality.
The price / quality ratio seems paradoxically more favorable to the Nova System.
Not only that choice I would do the same budget, but I plan to stay in the same family and migrate to the big brother to have the cake and eat it too.

NDT - Nova Drive Technology: All-analog programmable overdrive and distortion circuit under preset and expression control.
6 effect blocks taken straight from G-System: Compression, EQ + Noise Gate, Modulation, Pitch, Delay, Reverb - these are all digital
30 factory and 60 user presets
Two footswitch layouts: preset and pedal
Hi-Z and balanced input + balanced stereo outputs
Optional G-Switch for added control
Very nice display feature
Anodized aluminum housing - very durable
Great switches

UTILIZATION

The Nova System is designed to replace a pedalboard setup. It is a multi-effects processor, which is a term that makes many guitarists groan - one tends to think of the old cheesy processor units with over a hundred sounds, but zero GOOD sounds - but this unit is full of excellent tones. It has a smaller amount of presets, as well as different effects models, as something like a Line 6 M9 has, but they tend to be higher quality sounds. The unit is really easy to navigate and program.

SOUND QUALITY

First things first - the delays and reverbs are PERFECT. They don't get much better than this, folks - you'd have to get into mega-expensive Axe Fx units to get any noticeable difference. The analog drive unit is surprisingly good. I thought the addition of having analog drive instead of digital distortion was a great move on TC's part - digital distortions frankly typically sound like crap. Now, distortion is one of the most personal of sonic touches that any guitarist looking for their "signature tone" can have, so it won't be everyone's cup of tea, but TC Electronic has made it easy to bypass the distortion signal so one can use one's amp distortion or another external pedal.

OVERALL OPINION

I love this pedal. The functionality is vast, deep, and yet simple. Two gripes - it weighs a lot for the size, so it definitely adds a considerable mass to a pedalboard. That's not totally a bad thing - it seems to be extra durable, but I wanted to mention this in order to be thorough. The other gripe I have is with the switching - it seems like the switch activates the function upon the RELEASE of the switch, and not upon the PRESS of the switch, like 99.99999% of all other units. This is a bit awkward to get used to. It's not the most annoying feature in the world, but for someone that is used to many sound changes in the course of a set, this can make the stomp timing a bit harder to nail.

All in all, this is a great unit.

base effect (the standard) + a disto annalogique.dommage that neither a equa have not for the distortion, is just a tone ... I think it's fair, you will understand later.

UTILIZATION

the time to understand the logic builder and it's going a little pres.Dans the first time the manual is well done and very useful.

SOUND QUALITY

In terms of sound, I'll try to be objective: In the light without any modification, the sound is a bit colorful, very slightly compressed ... nothing major has a relative modulation concurence.les, bah ... CT is ...
And distortion, well I invite someone who left a negative opinion on this subject, and offers them to play with the equation, which inevitably condemns preset distortion "because the equa plays on the clear too." J ' I even managed to get a heavy sound, while it does not register the pedalboard ... and what is the distortion ... I do not find anything wrong slightly lacking in bass but nothing good means of comparison grave.Mais distortion are: Mesa Boogie V-Twin, Vox bull dog, Blackstar HT dual.J 've concervé the blackstar with a gold ground tung, to have an OD of each preset .... yes you have of course, the distortion of the blackstar will be inclined to that of the nova.

OVERALL OPINION

I have now for three months, used during rehearsals alone ... I would say that at present, the nova system + a small distortion pedal for aditional = best quality / price / size / practice.
I buy a replacement, and to be honest mate three guitarists of all three very good hesitated seriously sell their monstrueu pedalboard and expensive it is to say ... cherie

see website for features

everything is not editable via PC but not useful

it's not a rack is a pedal

analog (od and distortion) and digital everything else

Complete lack of USB connection but it's not not the spirit of the thing

UTILIZATION

great config not complicated but not simplistic

manual clear but brief as this is the site of tc full info if needed

editing? easy

SOUND QUALITY

quality? top !!!!!! listen to the delays and other shifters detune it's clear clear pro I use a gibson les paul 58 reissue and an all-tube Laney L5T hp celestion

everything is good: the overdrive and distortion is analog not digital understood that means you can turn down the volume on the guitar that keeps the dynamic simulations like no tricks or was all or nothing

it's simple: I put the distortion with the gain to 20 (max is 30) delay and reverb on the neck pickup and the volume was 5 les paul I have a good crunch blues and round we feel the attack behind but clean and defined, and presto! I switch the toggle switch and I spend about two microphones has the upper back and it tumbles and then I switch the switch again to finish the micro acute and bam!

and same if I move the knobs of tone

Brief shades are made as they should be

OVERALL OPINION

then understand it: this thing is very well thought out guitar is not for cosmonauts computer sound engineer plumber (I have nothing against eh)

it is a rig of pedals at his feet who walks the fire of God in front of an amp on the clean channel
I know ... it can be frustrating to say that his great tube amp only serves as a power amp and often when one returns to the distortion of the amplifier is that the multi effect in question has no grain ... ,.... but he

my laney l5t112 is not the last of dung (excuse me if I fart but it's to say), well the nova with its crunch makes it both a perfect front and it's rare .. . especially with the distortion


icing on the cake: If your amp crunch you look great and you have the best overdrive pedal shops at 500 euros each, while the nova erase the drive to get quietly through the loop of your amp with the line imput (and some level adjustments) and you take advantage of the delay and reverb, or they must be ... and other bad effects as

I forgot: the sound cleans are to die but you guessed because of a clean if you Casez a chorus and a delay of tc tc you will understand quickly!

I pass on the compressor, chorus, who are intelligent picth shifter top and allow to sculpt will see the video of Ron Thal for the compressor is subtle

2 modes: pedal in play play preset or take pedal play it scrolls through presets but also in each preset you can enable or disable the effects as if you have the pedals in chain

ha yes ... there is also noise gate and EQ: EQ I then with my boost or lower frequencies to find me the mediums that go to a blues, and you can dig your mids for cold metal sound that I ' not like it but hey

and those who say that the crunch is not going far enough to the metal? so they like what pickups? may be tired? (Micro) burstbuckers me I just sent it to Gibson and

Then of course you will find people who will say yes but you can not do with the method 4 cables ... ouiiiiinnnnnnnnnn!

it's true! but what is it with the nova? to a distortion of the nova in front of the amp and effects in the loop of the amp.

yeah. except that if you want to buy it a distortion, turn the front (it will be as good as the nova) and put the nova in the loop of the amplifier

then the method is 4 cables for those who want the cake and butter
and 280 euros opportunity for such a quality sound ben um they have already a very good creamy butter


value for money: even at the cost of nine (390) is top

I had a boss GT6 TONELAB POD XT it has nothing to do and yet it was worth as much if not more

modeling we get tired quickly even if the lack of momentum for the home studio is very well
for a true sound better the nova, the config is classic, one that makes the guitar sound to which we return, with the known effects that give the grain rather than 457 gadgets, amps, soap boxes, placement of microphones , room size, color sofa Ocean Way recordings etc etc

See previous opinions.

UTILIZATION

The general configuration is it simple?
Not always ... But the manual is quite clear and we get used to it quickly.
Editing sounds and effects is it easy?
When we know the frequencies that are going well, the equalizer is not easy to configure. For the rest it goes.
The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
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Listed under:
I miss the button to select presets. There are 3 per bank and finally it is not much. Spend it if he had hold keys to change banks. I am not a fan. Live is risky. I really prefer having a preset by her.

Another point that was not important to me at the time of purchase but who is now is the lack of effects loop. So I no longer use the section OD / distortion as I plugged the Nova in the loop of my amp. Ditto for the compressor to spend after my overdrive pedal and it's not great either. In short all these faults are erased by the G-System (as if by chance ...) but budget issue ...
Also in the idea of ​​changing its in a "click" I plan to buy the MIDI in 4X ment of G-LAB, which contains four loops midi controllable (what can the Nova) and for € 140. If I ever want to further improve the ergonomics I could always buy a MIDI pedal to control everything.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are they effective, responsive and realistic enough?
Super. As a multi purpose and since I use no effect too "exotic" for me is impeccable.

Which instruments do you use?
Ibanez AT300 singature, Blackstar HT-60, BB Preamp, Tech21 GT2-...

Which ones you prefer, you hate?
Plus: delay, reverb, Octave, Detune
Less: Flanger, Phaser

OVERALL OPINION

I bought it before the stage. Today I miss certain things but does not affect the super quality. Today I made my way to something else (rack + foot controller)