With music, anything's possible.
We are Novation
We’re here to bring inspiring instruments and tools to musicians, producers, beatmakers, composers, and anyone else who creates sound. We’re based in the UK, but have always been found wherever you’re making music: from the cold, muddy warehouse raves of our early years right through to today — where our gear powers everything from DAWless jams to live shows and studio sessions the world over.
Breaking down barriers
While grunge and hip hop dominated the early 90s, electronic dance music was very much alive and kicking in the underground. We debuted with the MM10 MIDI controller before, under the guidance of legendary synth designer Chris Huggett, quickly releasing the Bass Station, and later the Drum Station — each delivering the essential sounds of the era at a price point ordinary musicians could afford.
Super synths
As electronic music blossomed into the mainstream, a second wave of Novation synths embraced the digital revolution to go bigger and sound better than ever before. Supernova brought powerful analogue modelling tech and extensive effects to the party and inspired much of what we’ve done since — from Nova, to the A-Station, and beyond.
Everything under control
The tail end of the 90s saw a seismic shift in music production and performance, with affordable PCs and powerful new software opening a new creative landscape for home producers. We saw the change coming, and created smart, deeply customisable hardware that gave this new wave of producers full control over their evolving setups.
Novation now
Novation today looks an awful lot like Novation in the ‘90s. Whether we’re making a synth, a groovebox, a MIDI controller, or any other piece of gear, we’re still driven by the same obsession with helping musicians of all stripes to become lost in creative exploration.
MIDI keyboard controllers
We’ve come a long way from the MM10. Today, we have a keyboard for every player, every composer, and every beatmaker — and in every size from portable minikeys to studio centrepieces. Choose the seamless DAW integration of Launchkey, the unrivalled FL Studio workflow of FLkey, or the standalone power of SL MkIII.
MIDI keyboard controllers
Control surfaces
Launch Control XL, with its array of tactile controls, is all about helping you focus less on your laptop and more on your music — whatever your setup. Trade mousing around for fluid fader movements, timely knob tweaks, and custom profiles that are limited only by your imagination.
MIDI control surfaces
Grid controllers
Launchpad, our legendary line of grid controllers, is all about getting you hands-on with your sound. The latest generation ranges from the compact and highly affordable Launchpad Mini up to the standalone Launchpad Pro, which features more dedicated controls and deeper connectivity than ever before.
MIDI grid controllers
Grooveboxes
Our grooveboxes, Circuit Rhythm and Circuit Tracks, are synthesis, sampling, and sequencing powerhouses designed to spark inspiration and make performance both fluid and fun. Circuit Tracks is an all-in-one portable studio with two separate synth tracks, while Circuit Rhythm is a versatile sampler for making beats.
Grooveboxes
Synths
Our legacy was built on synths, and they’re still a big part of our identity today: Bass Station II has become an icon in its own right; Peak rolls thirty years of analogue and digital know-how into an inspiring, modern platform; and our flagship Summit doubles the power and adds a keyboard.
Synths
Artists
For more than three decades, we've been in the studio with dance music pioneers like Orbital and The Prodigy, on stage with era-defining bands like Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails, and deep in the workshop creating custom hardware with Aphex Twin. To this day, we’re proud to build incredible gear that helps incredible artists do incredible things.
Nahre Sol
S-X
Lex Luger
Electric Cherry
TRISHES
Kazuya Oi
TOKiMONSTA
Samantha Togni
Meet our sibling brands.
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Sonnox
Designing award-winning plugins, Sonnox quickly earned a reputation for their Oxford range, trusted by leading audio engineers worldwide.
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Sequential
Sequential was founded by legendary synth designer Dave Smith, co-inventor of MIDI, and creator of the first programmable Polysynth, Prophet® 5.
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Oberheim
After introducing the first commercially available polysynth, Oberheim now bring their famed sound to a new generation of instruments and artists.