nova system - how is the intelligent pitch shifter?

[stratotone]

Had an Eventide pitch factor, thinking of moving on to a TC Electronic Nova system. how well does the pitch shifter track? Does it sound good?

I'm going to use it in the loop of a Kemper, so extra stuff like delays will be nice too, but main concern is that the pitch shifter works well and doesn't 'hunt' around for the note like some harmonizers do. Any info from users would be greatly appreciated.

 

[university81]

Had an Eventide pitch factor, thinking of moving on to a TC Electronic Nova system. how well does the pitch shifter track? Does it sound good?

I'm going to use it in the loop of a Kemper, so extra stuff like delays will be nice too, but main concern is that the pitch shifter works well and doesn't 'hunt' around for the note like some harmonizers do. Any info from users would be greatly appreciated.

i had the nova system for a while, the pitch shifter is pretty good, i was just using it for an octave up and an octave below stuff, but it did that nicely, i just wasn't particularly keen on how the effects sounded at least to my ears ,

when i was comparing, the verb on a TC hall of fame is a lot nicer and easier to dial in, on the nova system you've got a ton of extra settings for verbs with 5 basic types, i spent ages trying various settings and it wasn't bad for shorter verbs but longer/ambient stuff just didn't sound right, somewhat metallic,

i had a similar experience with the delays too, they're not bad by any means, but i much preferred a cheapo digidelay and it's various modes than those from the nova, i have a strymon as well that's a lot nicer

the modulation section was pretty decent

tbh i'd stick with the pitch factor if i were you, which is probably one of the best pitch shifting/harmonizing pedals money can get, and for extra delays/modulation/verb maybe separate pedals, you'd be downgrading imo

 

[bigdaddyd]

I have one, and have had all of the separate pedals. I find all of the effects are pretty amazing. I don't get any metallic sounds, so I can't speak to that. The reverb in the Nova Reverb pedal, is anything but metallic, and the same reverb is in the Nova System. I get some amazing delays out of it as well. It is a very inexpensive system to begin with and when you consider everything you get, it is a no brainer.

 

[garey77]

I had one for a while with my Ecstasy head. I didn't like it. I could never get it to sound the way I wanted it to in the loop. Perhaps it was my inexperience, but I am happier without it.

 

[rcm78]

I have a Nova System in the loop of an Ecstasy Classic. I use the Detune feature in the pitch block on a couple clean parts. It works really well and I like it better then the built in chorus.
I also use the octave up/down feature to simulate the Keyboard part in "Gold On The Ceiling". That also works well.
Intelligent pitch shifting I havent had much luck with. I tried to use it for the beginning of "Shout it out Loud" and while It does stay on pitch I found it to be inconsistent. Bending notes resulted in hunting. We just decided to actually harmonize two guitars and that sounds great...