SFW
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Ok, so I’ve had a few days to sink my teeth into the T.C. Electronic Nova System (NS). At first, it took some adjustment in the way I approach putting together patches. The menus locations and features are not the same as my G-Major. After reading the manual a few times, I was able to start wrapping my head around the way the NS would fit into my setup.
I am using the NS in the Effects Loop of my TriAmp Mk I. I use it in preset mode, so that I can use the MIDI on the NS to change the channels on my amp. Even in the Preset mode you have access to a few of the effects to turn on and off like pedals. I have core patches that I know I will use most often with a few extra “colors” to be able to turn and off at will within the preset. This works really great, and adds a bit of flexibility to the system. Someone asked me in another thread if you could bypass the NS. Well, you would have to switch off your amp’s effects loop, as the NS doesn’t have a “Bypass” switch.
The effects on the NS are top notch. I’m sure that someone with an Eventide Eclipse will find something to call lackluster, but I’m very pleased with the sound quality of the effects. They are much cleaner than the G-Major. The boost feature is a cool bonus. The ability to adjust tap tempo is pretty cool as well. I plan to add an expression pedal to my board soon to control CC values.
At any rate, I am very happy with the Nova System. It has really allowed me to remove most of the pedals on my board- which creates a much cleaner system. It also gives me the effects that I like to use in a high quality package that is pretty straight forward. Here are a few pictures on the new gig setup. And I threw in an older picture of how my pedal board used to look like. If you have any questions, I’ll be happy to try and answer them.
I am using the NS in the Effects Loop of my TriAmp Mk I. I use it in preset mode, so that I can use the MIDI on the NS to change the channels on my amp. Even in the Preset mode you have access to a few of the effects to turn on and off like pedals. I have core patches that I know I will use most often with a few extra “colors” to be able to turn and off at will within the preset. This works really great, and adds a bit of flexibility to the system. Someone asked me in another thread if you could bypass the NS. Well, you would have to switch off your amp’s effects loop, as the NS doesn’t have a “Bypass” switch.
The effects on the NS are top notch. I’m sure that someone with an Eventide Eclipse will find something to call lackluster, but I’m very pleased with the sound quality of the effects. They are much cleaner than the G-Major. The boost feature is a cool bonus. The ability to adjust tap tempo is pretty cool as well. I plan to add an expression pedal to my board soon to control CC values.
At any rate, I am very happy with the Nova System. It has really allowed me to remove most of the pedals on my board- which creates a much cleaner system. It also gives me the effects that I like to use in a high quality package that is pretty straight forward. Here are a few pictures on the new gig setup. And I threw in an older picture of how my pedal board used to look like. If you have any questions, I’ll be happy to try and answer them.
