Summit and Peak Firmware Update v2.0
The latest update for the Summit and Peak synths brings in powerful tools to shape your sound.
Novation has just launched its biggest update yet for Summit and Peak. Firmware v2.0 brings in essential improvements and a multitude of features across stereo controls, modulation, unpredictability, and effects, that give you powerful tools to shape your sound.
You will now be able to create bigger, wider, and more intricately textured soundscapes with updated stereo controls. Experiment with expansive sound design with modulation and unpredictability. A range of effects improvements brings new tonalities with the addition of Chorus Modes, Flanger, Phlanger, new effects modulation destinations and Lo-Fi delay.
Firmware v2.0 Features
Stereo
New spread modes, panning per voice, and panning in the mod matrix give additional control and allows for sound design in the stereo field. Now you can create bigger, wider, and more intricately textured soundscapes.
Modulation and unpredictability
Create deeper and more experimental sounds with new mod destinations, noise as a mod source, and additional LFO 3 and 4 parameters. Animate Envelopes and Arpeggiator Chance open more creative performance possibilities.
Effects
New effects, including Chorus Modes, Flanger, and Phlanger add new tonalities. Additional effects modulation destinations open up more experimental sound design. A new Lo-Fi delay mode enables a more vintage style sound.
Bug Fixes
The firmware update v2.0 includes a number of bug fixes. The full details can be found in the release notes.
You can read more about the full details of the update for Summit and Peak in the Release notes from Novation Components.
Summit and Peak firmware v2.0 is the last addition to the legacy of Chris Huggett’s innovative synth design work with Novation. Having shaped the sound of Novation’s iconic synths – including Bass Station, Supernova, Bass Station II, Summit and Peak, Chris has left an indelible imprint on our heritage, and we will always be grateful for his influence and inspiration.
We will also be hosting a livestream today (Thursday March 31st, 2022), with product specialist Enrique, taking place on our YouTube channel, where the new v2.0 update features will be demonstrated live. Watch the livestream below to learn more about firmware update v2.0 and ask about the update in the chat.
For those unfamiliar with Summit and Peak, Peak is an eight-voice polyphonic synthesiser that boasts rich and warm sounds, while Summit is a two-part, 16-voice, 61-key synthesiser with great harmonic depth – both now with enhanced capabilities thanks to firmware update v2.0.
Summit and Peak owners will be able to download the v2.0 update from Novation Components.
Download v2.0 via Components